Test 1 slides Flashcards
(22 cards)
Human concepts of God vary
- to some, God is distant or non-existent
- some people pray to a God of war and revenge
- expectations differ
- attitude to prayer differ
- reaction in crisis differ
- Some people are full of fear of God, gods, or evil spirits
- Some people believe that God is only God of their tribe, race, or people
- some people think that God only is on the winner’s side
What verses in the bible say that there is only one true God?
Isaiah 45:5
Galatians 4:8
Examples of nature regions
- old Nordic
- Early Vadic (Indian)
- Ba’al worship
- Traditional Greek-Roman religions
- American Indian religions
- Aboriginal religions
Characteristics of nature religions
- Polytheism
- a god for each section of nature
- easily develops into pantheism - Worship of rhythm of nature
- leads to strive for unity with nature
- develops into pantheism as unity with everything
Characteristics of the Biblical God
- Creator of the Nature
- not a part of it
- creation ex nihilo - Monotheism
- A person, not a force (freedom of choice)
- Lord of History
- intervention, revelation
Common characteristics
- Creator
- God as Lord of History
- Eschatology
Decisive Differences between Allah and God
- The Concept of sin
- Act or broken relationship - God and freedom
- fatalism, historical determinism - Atonement and sacrifice
- divinity of Jesus
- Trinity
Core elements of the Christian concept of God
- Creator
-The Creeds
-the four main points
~creation, fall, cross, second coming
-salvation history - The Trinity
-the Creeds - Atonement, salvation and freedom
- History and Eschatology
Core Christianity
- Creation
-the sabbath
-the nature of humankind
~no “god within”
-health and education
2.The Trinity
-The Arian debate, Minneapolis 1888
-Significance of Ellen White - Salvation and freedom
-Sovereignty/freedom -assurance and faith
-Freedom, kingdoms and judgment - View of History
-the prophetic interpretations
-the second coming
Kavvwv
-A measure rod, a ruler
-Rule, prescript
~the holy books accepted as rule of faith by the Church
Kavva
-Reed, rush, pipe, (tube)
~something round and hollow
Canna
Reed, rush
Canon
-a law of the church
~old English before 900
~borrowed from Latin and French
-a clergyman belonging to a cathedral or collegiate church (before 1200)
Canonical
According to a rule
Canonize (1384)
Accept into the holy group
Canon
-“criterion, standard of judging”
~appeared in English in 1601
Can(n)on
-big mounted gun ~from Anglo-French ~from Italian cannone, barrel, great tube ~from Latin reed -Difference in spelling ~two "nn's" appeared by 1650 ~firmly established around 1800
Canyon
-from Mexican/Spanish ~Spanish canon, tube, pipe -Perhaps from callon ~Spanish calle, narrow way ~ Latin callis, rough track, path
Cannibal
-From canibal, or caribal (cf. Carib)
-Name of natives in the Caribean
~”Strong men”
~thought to be man eaters
~given by Columbus
Communication process
Revelation -God reveals a message to an individual
Inspiration-The Holy Spirit guides that individual in writing
Illumination- The Holy Spirit helps you and me to understand the message today
Inspired by the Spirit
Persons -not every word
With a purpose-specific and general
Role of Holy Spirit
Revelation and Inspiration
- Testifying to Jesus
- main purpose of scripture - Old Testament in symbols, types, and prophecies
- human ideal, perfect king, complete sacrifice - New Testament in person
- Bible a coherent whole, a unity
- Jesus in light of all of Scripture
