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The nature and attributes of God Flashcards

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Book of Job on God shows just how transcendent He is

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’ How then can a mortal be righteous before God ‘?

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The Creeds on God

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describe God as Almighty and Creator of all but are vague as to what that really means

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Catholic encyclopedia Simplicity

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a unified, indivisible being, without parts or internal distinctions. God is not composed of separate elements, attributes, or substances; He is his own essence

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Catholic encylopedia Immutable

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unchangeable

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Catholic encyclopedia infinity

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to do with his perfections , infinite in goodness and infinite in reality

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Omnipotence

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all-powerful, meaning God possesses unlimited power and can do anything He wills

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Issues with god being all powerful

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  • existence of evil; God has the power to stop them but he doesnt e.g Holocaust
  • what is the point of being powerful if this power is not used
  • free will
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Euthypro dilemma

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if God does not have the power to decide what is morally good and what is morally wrong, then it seems like the God cannot be omnipotent

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God’s power over creation Genesis 1:3

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“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” This verse is part of the creation narrative in the Bible, where God is described as creating light on the first day of creation.

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God’s power over creation Prophet Amos

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He who…turns midnight into dawn …the LORD is his name.

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God’s Power over indivduals Luke 1:3 6

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“And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age

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Declartaion of power by Jesus

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through his miracles the power of God is shown

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Matthew 19:26

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“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

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Descartes

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Descartes was a prominent French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist he believed God could do anything including the impossible and the self contadicting

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Descartes 1

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God can make a square circle or 2+2 = 5 because he is supreme perfection and can have no limitations at all

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Descartes 2

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God is the source of logic and has the power to suspend logic or replace when he wills

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Descartes 3

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rejects other understanding of omnipotence as believed it limits the greatnes of God and becomes comparable to a mere Zeus who is subject to the fates who control destiny

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Descartes 4

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God is capable of evil bcs of omnipotence but incapable because of bis benovelence … God can see how to be self- contradicting as he is omnipotent

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Weakness Descartes 1

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christian scholars argue facts stop God from being able to make square circles

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Descartes Weakness 2

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his view of God makes him unpredictable an arbitrary tyrant who may do anything so is not reliable

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Descartes Weakness 3

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makes it impossible to have a relationship withGod and trust in him for salavtion

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Descartes Weakness 4

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creates diffcutlies for theodicys which emphasise free will e.g Hick

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Descartes Weakness 5 Numbers 23:19

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“God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?

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Aquinas

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Aquinas was a 13th-century Italian philosopher and theologian he believed God can do everything that is within his nature and which is logically possible

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Aquinas 1
' he can do everything that is absolutley possible'
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Aquinas 2
God is omnipotent in the sense of being in charge of the whole world creating it and keeping it in existence
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Aquinas 3
he can nor do naything inconsistent with his nature as that would imply a contradiction
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Aquinas 4
God is perfectly good and cant deceive or do any form of evil
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Swinburne
God can do anything but not the logically impossible bcs impossible things are not actual things e.g a square circle or a stone too heavy to lift arent a challenge to God's omnipotence as He remains capable of doing all that is possible
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Vardy and Macquarrie
God's omnipotence is limited .. he is not in control of the whole world and its wrong to suggest that everything that happens is the will of God
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Vardy and Macquarrie 1
God created the universe in such a way that his ability to act is limited .. self imposed limitation
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Omnibenvolence
Omnibenevolence refers to the attribute of being perfectly good or all-loving. It implies that God is entirely free from any trace of evil and that His will is always in alignment with what is morally good.
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Conflicts with other attributes If God is both omnibenevolent and omnipotent, it seems logically impossible for evil and suffering to exist.
If God is both omnibenevolent and omnipotent, it seems logically impossible for evil and suffering to exist.
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Inconsitent triad
a logical problem... if God is both all-powerful and all-good, then he should be able to prevent suffering, but since suffering exists, at least one of these attributes must be false.
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Christian understanding of omnibenovlence
God is omnibenivlent in both the OT and NT , God is intrinsically loving it is a part of his nature
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Hosea marrying Goema
Hosea married Gomer a woman he knew would commit adultery. The marriage would serve as a symbol for the relationship between God and His people.God remains faithful in His love. He softens His heart and gives Israel another chance because His only desire is to heal and save his bride
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In the Bible God's love is compared with the love of a human parent .. female ?
To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them
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Psalm 63:3
bcs your love is better than life my lips will praise you
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Hosea 7:13 ' destruction to them because they have rebelled against me .. i long to redeem them but they speak about me falsely '
God's love is expressed through judgement and forgivness ; his punishment of sin is precisley because of his love
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Amos 3:2
i will punish you for your sins
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Death of christ
sacrificial death of christ is understood to be conclusive evidence of god love.. love of God linked to concepts of salvation, reconciliation and redemption
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" God is love"
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Agape
In the New Testament, "agape" refers to a specific type of love, distinct from other forms. It's often described as unconditional, sacrificial, and selfless love, embodying God's love for humanity and the call for humans to love one another in the same way. This concept is central to Christian teachings and is exemplified in the teachings and actions of Jesus. LOVE THROUGH ACTION
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! corinthians 13
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. .. Pauls letter to corinthians explains the importance of love ..and explains the love of god will be revealed in the way people treat each other
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In "The Crucified God," Jürgen Moltmann
argues that the crucifixion is not merely a historical event but a central, theological truth that reveals the very nature of God. He proposes that God's suffering in Christ is not a problem to be solved, but an integral part of God's being, demonstrating God's love and solidarity with humanity. The book challenges traditional understandings of the cross, moving beyond mere theodicy (justifying God's actions) to a more radical vision of God's involvement in the world's suffering.
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In order for God to be loving he has too ...
- change not immutable - respond + empathise - be with us and love us - feel pain and understand us cant be impassible
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Aquinas on omnibenovlence
gods nature and his will is immutable but his activty is not because things change in relation to God therfore we can having a locing relationship with him
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creel
divine impassibility .. god can be loving as well as immutable .. he know his will and knows everyones possibilies without limiting freewill .. God doesnt have to be chnageable if his essence is love

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