Quiz #2 Flashcards
(36 cards)
Apologetic
Defense of the Faith
Moral Argument for the existence of God
- People have a sense of right and wrong (universal)
- This sense is built into the structure of the universe
- The best explanation is that there is a mind behind the universe
Law of Human Nature
- Just as all bodies are governed by their law of gravitation or not
- Called this because people thought it was known by everyone
- law abt right and wrong, that humans can choose to disobey
Theism
- Personal monothesism
- Good Will
- Impersonal force
Atheism
Justice in the universe
Pantheism
God is all
Dualism
Good is equal and opposite of evil
Free will Defense
- Beings that exist that can act in ways that are moral or immortal
- Watered down christans (Dylan)
Greater Good
The better a being is, the worse it can be
God
- Has attributes
Attributes
Things that are true and characteristic of God
incommunicable attributes
- Only things God has humans don’t have
- Ex: Eternal
communicable attributes
- what humans have
- ex. love
Trinity
God as three people
1. Father
2. Son (Jesus)
3. Holy Spirit
Metaphor
Figurative language, its symbolic
Images of God in the Psalms
P95: King- a great one
P95:Rock of our salvation
P96: Shepherd
P95: Creator/Shaper
Paul
- The missionary letter writer who’s letters are the earliest texts in the new testament
- Slave of Jesus Christ
- Was called to be an apostle
- Roman Citizen
Apostle
“One who is sent”
Missionary/Evangelist
Jewish Christian
Jewish believer of Jesus
Gentile Christian
Non-jewish believer of Jesus
Apocalypticism
the religious belief that the end of the world is imminent, even within one’s own lifetime
Romans
-letter to Romans
-written by Paul
-intended to provide direction, guidance, and encouragement for Christian believers
House Church
People who gather for worship in private places like their homes together
Justification
not guily