Nature of God Flashcards
(40 cards)
What is the Apostles creed?
An early statement of Christian beliefs
What is the Bible?
Christian holy book
What is the cosmological argument also known as?
The causation argument
What is the cosmological argument?
A belief that the universe had a cause and this is God
What does creation ex-nihilo mean?
Creation from nothing
What does creator mean?
Someone that starts something - Christians believe that god is the creator of the world
What does deity mean?
God
What does eternal mean?
Lasts forever
What does God mean?
A divine supreme being
What does Gospel mean?
A teaching or doctrine of a religious person
What is the Holy spirit?
The element of God that is within all Christians
What is immanence?
The idea that God is within us
What is incarnation?
It means “in flesh” it relates to the belief that Jesus was God “in flesh” or human form.
What are the Laws of nature?
A regularly occurring or apparently inevitable phenomenon observable in human society
What is a miracle?
A unexplainable act that breaks the law of science
What does numinous mean?
A feeling of being in the presence of something bigger than yourself
What does Omni benevolence mean?
That god is all loving
What does omnipotence mean?
God is all powerful
What does omnipresence mean?
All around/everywhere
What does omniscience mean?
All knowing
What is the ontological argument?
The argument for the existence of God in where if you believe God exists, then He must exist being you can think it
What is a paraclete?
The holy spirit
What is the Pentecost?
The seventh Sunday after Easter, commemorating the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the disciples. Also called Whitsunday
What is a prayer?
Communication with God usually through words
