Sys. 3 test 1 Flashcards
Explain monotheism
Mono means one and theos means God. So monotheism means one God.
Duet 6:4
Hear, O Israel: the LORD our God is one LORD:
Opposing views to monotheism
Atheism- there is no God
Agnosticism- there is a god but his existence is unknown and probably unknowable
Pantheism- equates God and nature
Polytheism- believes that there is more than one God
Name the 3 monotheistic religions
Judaism- Jews-Jehovah
Islam- Allah
Christianity
Name the 2 divergent views within trinitarianism
One emphasizes the unity of God without having a true understanding of what is meant by three persons in the Godhead
And then are those who emphasize the threeness to the point of being tritheistic
What are the 2 schools of thought within monotheism
One believes in one God and that the fullness of the godhead rests in Christ
And then others believe in one God but deny the deity of Christ
Binitarianism
De-emphasizes the Holy Ghost as a person and leaves 2.
Isaiah 37:16
O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Deut. 4:35
Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
He is the one __, not a second person
Mediator
Moses was a mediator of the _. Christ was a mediator of ___.
Law, redemption
Know- it is _
Believe- it can be _
Understand- you can _ it
Fact
Proven
Comprehend