Nature of God Flashcards
(23 cards)
Define omniscient
all knowing
Define omnipotent
all powerful
Define omnipresent
present everywhere
Define omnibenevolent
all loving
God is eternal, meaning
outside time
God is the creator, meaning
god created the world
God is transcendant, meaning
god is outside the world
God is immanent, meaning
god is everywhere
God is impersonal, meaning
god is a force that holds the world together
God is personal, meaning
god can be talked to
An example of God being personal and immanent
God appears to moses as a burning bush
An example of God being impersonal and transcendant
There would be no life without God
Name the three things the Trinity suggests God is
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
What is a problem with the Trinity
it turns into a more than one God religion
Step one of the design argument
the world is full of pattern and order
Step two of the design argument
this is evidence that God exists
Step three of the design argument
the world was planned out, not made by chance
What does the design argument prove
God made the universe
Give one criticism of the design argument
this doesn’t prove that there is only one God
What does the cosmological argument suggest
whatever begins to exist has a cause and the universe began to exist therefore it had a cause
We all have a sense of right and wrong…
we know what we should do even if we don’t do it, this comes from God
Criticism…
It’s how we are brought up by our parents
What is upbringing
If you’re brought up by a Christian you are most likely to be a Christian
