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| All members of the Trinity are involved in every area of God's activity in the world |
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| Function which distinguishes the Father from the Son. |
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| Function which distinguishes the Spirit from the other members of the Trinity |
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| Functional definition of the Trinity |
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| God is one essence but three centers of consciousness or independent realities sharing the same will, nature and essence. |
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| Participation in the community of the Trinity. |
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| Something incomprehensible, willful and free |
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| The terms "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" do not refer to distinct persons in the Godhead, only to successive representations. |
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| The community of love within the Trinity |
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| Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (1) |
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| Belief in the one true God |
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| Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (2) |
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| Acknowledgement that Jesus is Lord |
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| Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (3) |
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| Experience of the indwelling Holy Spirit |
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| The Father acts, through the Son, by the agency of the Holy Spirit |
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| The universal code of morality |
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| The infinite is necessary for the existence of the finite. |
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| The idea of God- definition. |
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| That which no greater than can be conceived. |
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| Specific details of the universe- design. |
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| Human existence as a moral creature. |
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| God as the supremely perfect being. |
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| God as necessary existence. |
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| God as cause of the universe- beginnings |
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| Duty and supreme law-giver. |
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| Aquinas' 5 ways- parts 4-5. |
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| Also called the moral argument. |
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| A purely rational approach which requires no evidence provided by the senses or experience |
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| "I follow Zeus, you follow Neptune." |
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| Belief in only one true God |
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| Contradictory beliefs joined into a single religious system. |
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| Denies the existence of any god. |
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| Everything is god and god is everything |
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| Everything is god, but god is not everything. |
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| Explaining and defending the Christian faith. |
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| god is not personal and everything will eventually unite with this absolute. |
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| If an action brings pleasure it is good or right. |
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| If God exists no one can know him |
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| If it works it is good or right |
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| Islam, Judaism, Christianity |
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| Many founding fathers fit this category (hint: not evangelical Christian) |
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| Multiple gods but personal commitment to only one. |
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| Personal creator god, distinct from creation, continually interacting with creation. |
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| Personal god, distinct from creation yet not involved in an ongoing way. |
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| The created universe is the body and god is the "soul" of universe. |
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| The past and future act of God. |
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| Self-determining, active agents with goals, plans and purposes |
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| Our knowledge of God and people is partial. |
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| God works in human history |
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| God perceives all events simultaneously |
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| God is separate from creation. |
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| God is faithfully present through time. |
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| God is active within the universe. |
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| God is able to bring to completion the divine design for creation. |
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| God enters freely into relationship with the universe. |
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| God enjoys a direct view of every occasion in the universe. |
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| God alone has the right to declare what creation should be. |
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| God is involved with the natural processes. |
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| Fights the idea of pantheism. |
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| Example of God's goodness. |
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| Actions are beyond the control of others. |
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| The time of God's judgment on the world |
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| God works with humans in distinct ways in different periods of history |
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| Jesus only appeared to be human. |
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| God's choosing of people for specific purposes. |
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| Words that have more than one meaning. |
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| "I give thanks"; communion |
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| The idea that human behavior is self-caused. |
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| What made Moses great is that when he saw the burning bush, he______. |
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| C.S. Lewis said of most Christians that "we are far too easily_______. |
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| "Instead of focusing on the__________. Jesus focused on the _________...of spiritual life." |
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| In order to succedd, Ortberg says that we have to ____________rather than to_______ to be like Jesus. |
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