God Flashcards
(12 cards)
What is Christian monotheism?
one god, omnipotent creator, controller of all things,transcendant,unknowable
doctrine of trinity
What is omnipotence?
God can do anything,logically possible
God as omnipotent creator-universe cam ou of its own being (ex deo)
universe came from nothing- (ex nihlio) bought everything to existence, ordered it
processes theology-earth was already in existence, state of chaos,god ordered it
god as omnipotent controller of all things-God sustains universe,omniscient
What is omniscience and transcendance?
God knows the past present and future,controls everything-theological determinism
God exists beyond space and time, patio-temporal language cannot be used
however this raises the issue of evil and free will
God is eternal and limitless
What is the doctrine of the trinity?
God in three persons:father, son,holy spirit
each person Has attributes of God
Connects beliefs about atonement and sin
Gos sent son to atoe for sin throughcricifixion to reconcile humans to god
God is immanent
what are the different ideas of jesus as son of god?
‘I and the father are one’
one-common in essence
one-unity of purpose,gods purpose for humanity and jesus’ mission were in harmony
jesus spoke aramaic so translation may have been distorted , written 60 years after crucifixion
‘through whom we live’
Through-Jesus as God’s agent in creatio, no divinity
Through-equating jesus with god
What is god as personal and as father?
personal-immanent,hears and answers prayers, humans can relate to go seen in the Holy spirit
father-creator of universe, forgiving,unconditional love,jesus reffered to God as father
What is gid as love and as king?
God is omnibenevolent,agape love
King-gods rule as king of the universe
kingdom of god
What are the problems and strengths with anthropomorphic language?
limits transcendant god
God like us is not worthy of worship
meaningful way to describe God who is beyond our understanding
What are the problems with gender-specific language about God?
Bible is cultrllt conditioned and Reinforces patriarchal stereotypes of male superiority:
man,son,father,king
god is portrayed as male, attributes males to god,unacceptable, suggests females should pray to a male god
What is process theology?
Griffin rejects traditional Christian belief that creation came from nothing
universe has always existed and is eternal,therefore not created by God
God like te universe is uncreated and eternal
panentheistic relationship universe is in God, gid in universe
gods role is to persuade universe into order and complexity
god is not omnipotent
What are positives of process theology?
fits in with big bang theory,evolution
Explanation of why god does not control evil,he cannot
What are the negatives of process theology?
claim that God is not omnipotent is unacceptable,not truly god, God worthy of worship
