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| What 5 things do we need to know or do to understand theology? |
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1.) The historical context
2.) The language
3.) The narrative
4.) Comprehension or Understanding of said narrative
5.) Contemplation |
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| What does it mean to know "language"? |
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| The biblical context. The language gives us the ability to convey meaning. This is how culture is communicated to us. |
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| What is Dogmatic theology? And what is another name for it? |
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| Historical theology. Communicates and analyzes the knowledge of God through the teachings of the church (christian creeds, confessions, statements of faith). |
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| What is systematic theology? |
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| What does the bible say about _______? Use the bible to explore themes. EX: How is blood communicated through the bible? |
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| What is Biblical theology? |
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What does this author or this text say about _______? EX: What does Revelations say about Christ? Emphasis on the literary agent used.
3 different types of text, compare what justice means in all 3 of them. |
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| What is philosophical theology? |
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| "Natural" activity of studying God using human reason/methods. Ex: Teachings at a public university. |
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| What is practical theology? |
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| The application of knowledge of God to the church and world. |
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| What is the 1st major proof of God? |
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| Cosmological Argument. Everything that happens has a cause. Aquinas -> Aristotle. |
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| In the Cosmological thought, what is considered the "first cause"? |
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| What is the 2nd major proof of God? |
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| Teleological Argument. The evidence of God is seen in creation. |
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| What is the 3rd major proof of God? |
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| Moral argument. Morality is a common sense shared amongst people. Proves there is a God. |
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| What is the 4th major proof of God? |
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| Ontological Argument. Anselm said God is that which no greater can be thought of . |
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| Why can God not be an object? |
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| Because we cannot fully understnad God fully. If we view God as an object, we lose the sense of His almighty-ness. |
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| Do human beings possess the reasoning skills to comprehend God? |
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| No. We would be attempting to explain that which we cannot comprehend. Without God revealing himself, we cannot truly prove he exists. |
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| God is super transcendant so there is no possible way of knowing who He is. |
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| Everything is God. He can be found in all things. |
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| What does it take to know God? |
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| What is the first of three ways God reveals himself? |
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Declaration of God.
- Jesus says "I am life"
- Triume
- The 3 entities of the Holy Trinity are constantly
revealing themselves to each other.
- The Declaration of God in the Holy Trinity. |
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| What is the second of three ways God reveals himself? |
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Declaration of the Lagas (The Word, Christ)
-John 1.1 |
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| What are the 2 subtypes of revelation of God through Jesus Christ? |
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1. General
Declaration of the lagas/Jesus to creation.
2. Special
God’s revelation of Himself through the Bible and the person of Jesus Christ is known as Special Revelation. |
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| What is the final way God reveals himself? |
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| Declaration of the scripture. |
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| In special revelation, what are the two examples of this? |
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1.) Historical incarnation of the word. AKA Jesus becoming flesh.
2.) Scripture |
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| Truly, not fully. To know something truly does not mean you know it completely. |
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| What does Theopneustos translate to? What are the 4 groups of thought on inspiration? |
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God Breathed. (1 Timothy 3:16)
1.) Historical Critical
2.) Neo Orthodox Group
3.)The Verbal Plenary
4.) Dictation Inspiration |
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| What does Historical Critical believe? |
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| The bible is a human document bound to a historical context provided by the church for doctrine. This school of thought lacks the supernatural element, has aspects that are non applicable due to human document, and has lead to reinterpretation of supernatural notions |
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| What does the Neo Orthodox group believe? |
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The scripture "witness" to the word of God but are errant. God encounters the individual in the witness of the word of God. THE BIBLE IS WITNESS TO THE WORD OF GOD.
Word of God = Jesus
Witness = Bible
Human beings have NOT created the perfect word of God. |
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| What does the Verbal Plenary group believe? |
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God so perfectly orchestrated the lives and circumstances of the apostolic writers that they communicated the world and will of God perfectly.
-Supernatural because there is no human error.
-Divinely guided point
-Humanity is active |
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| What does the Dictation Inspiration group believe? |
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God so interrupts the lives of apostolic writers so as to directly communicate the word.
-Trance like state.
- Humanity is passive. |
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| What is the foundational teaching of the christian church? |
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| What are the 2 ways we look at the trinity? |
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1.) Ontological
2.) Economical |
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| What is the ontological view of the trinity? |
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| The Ontological Trinity is the teaching concerning the Trinity that all three persons within the Godhead are equal in nature, essence, and attributes. Each member of the Trinity is equal in omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, holiness, etc. |
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| What is the catch with the son being begotten from the father? |
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| He is eternally "generated" or begotten. There was never a time that the son was not apart of the trinity, |
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| What is the catch with the Spirit eternally preceding from the father and son? |
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| There is no specific beginning of when the Sprit came from the father and the spirit. There was never a time that the spirit was not apart of the trinity. |
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| What is the economic trinity? |
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| The activity of the Godhead in relation to creation, salvation, redemption, basically humanity. |
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| In the economical trinity, The Father ___________. |
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| In the economical trinity, The Son __________. |
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| In the economical trinity, The Spirit __________. |
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| What is an example of the economic trinity? |
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| For a single verse that shows differences in roles, see 1 Pet. 1:2, "According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, by the sanctifying work of the Spirit, that you may obey Jesus Christ and be sprinkled with His blood," You can see that the Father foreknows. The Son became man and sacrificed himself. The Holy Spirit sanctifies the church. |
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| The trinity provides ________ and ________ at the same time. |
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| Unity (Godhead) and Diversity (3 different essences) |
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| What is creation the consequence of? |
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| How is creation an act of God's revelation? |
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| The very ACT of God creating is a revelation. God's eternal love is a disposition to abundant communication. |
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| What does creation provide us with? |
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| The texture of God's language. We speak in terms of creation. |
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| What is anthropomorphism? |
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| Speaking of God in human language/terms. |
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| What does creation exemplify? |
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| The relational community of God. Peace, Unity, and Diversity. |
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| What does ex nihilo mean? |
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| The tension between the material and spiritual world. |
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| Stresses the oneness of God to the detriment of the person. Refuted the idea of the trinity. |
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| What do the adoptionists believe? |
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| Jesus was a man endowed by the Father with special powers. Error occurred when people tried to explain how Jesus was God and Man. Negated God's deity-ism. |
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| What do modalists believe? |
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The idea that God reveals himself under 3 distinct models.
Modalism is the theological error that deals with the number and form of the person(s) in the Godhead. It states that there is only one person in the Godhead who manifests himself in three forms or manners: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Father deals with creation and law.
Son deals with the new testament and incarnation.
Spirit deals with ascension of Christ |
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| God is one person with 3 different names. |
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| What is subordinationism? |
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Christ is subordinate to the Father in essence.
"Christ is equal in essence to the Father, but subordinate in role." |
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| What do Tri-Theist believe? |
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| 3 persons are distinct Gods. Not 1 God in 3 persons. |
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| Consubstantial in essence. Equal in essence. |
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| Mutual in dwelling. Interpenetration of the 3 persons/entities of the Godhead. Their eternal dance. |
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| We would not know the trinity if it were not for which type of revelation? |
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| What does ex nihilo declare? |
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God's transcendance and otherness. Root all goodness we attribute to creation, we root in God.
Ex: Butterflies are beautiful, God is beautiful. |
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| What are the 3 conflicts of Dualism? |
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1.) God did not create from existing matter.
2.) The Earth is not eternal matter.
3.) If there is no dualism, there is no sense of Spirit is Good, Matter is bad. |
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| What are the implications from a society who emphasizes the spiritual world over the material world? |
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Leads to
-ascetism
-worldly denial
-abuse of creation
-immorality on the micro and macroecological level.
Whatever you do in the physical world has no effect on creation. |
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| If you believe in ex nihilo, why is emphasis on the spiritual world a bad thing? |
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| Everything God created is good. You have to rethink the way you treat everything. |
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| What are the implications from a society that emphasizes the material world over the spiritual world? |
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| This results in the distortion of material reality on a micro and macro level. Humanity becomes defined from its economic relationship. People suddenly have a prototype and people believe that having certain things will make life complete. |
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| If you believe in creation, what do you become dependent on? |
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| A belief in creation affirms 3 things. What are they? |
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1.) Our existence is contingent on God.
2.) Our salvation is dependent on God.
3.) Creation in its finitude, limitations etc. is GOOD. |
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| Creation being good rejects what theory? |
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| Dualism. If everything that God creates is good, then there is no conflict between the spiritual and physical world. This also means that everything has a value because God created it purposefully. |
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| What is the Western thought on the goal of creation? |
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| It is linear. There is a distinct beginning and end. |
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| What is the Eastern thought on the goal of creation? |
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| It is cyclical. Ex: God was faithful to the israelites through the seasons. |
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| What does Genesis 1 say about God and creation? |
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| God is referred to as Elohim which refers to his power and transcendence. In this book, HUMANITY is treated as the pinnacle of creation. It is created in the image of God and is referred to as very good. This gives humanity dominion over creation. |
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| When Gen. 1 says we are made in the image of God, what does this mean? |
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| We are given morality, the ability to reason, and the want to be relational beings. |
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| When Gen. 1 talks of humanity's dominion over creation, what does this mean? |
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| Dominion in the sense of harmony, peace, and community. |
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| What does the Young Earth Creationism theory state? |
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| The world was created in 7 days. |
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| What does the Old Earth Creationism theory state? |
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The days of creation are epochs of time. This leads us to the framework theory. Think of 3 different frames, each depicting a certain day of creation that also emphasizes another day of creation at the same time.
I have no idea what the fuck that means. |
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| What does Theistic Evolution theory state? |
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| God developed the Big Bang so the world would become what it is today. |
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| What is the separation between God's attributes? |
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| Communicable vs Incommunicable |
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| Can God be separated from his attributes? |
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| NO. There are no parts to God, he cannot be separated. Failure to emphasize his oneness and not his persons = Monarchism. |
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| How is diversity and unity shown in the trinity? |
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| Different attributes, unified in persons. |
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| How can we figure things out about God without Revelation according to Natural/Philosophical theology? |
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1.) Cause. The effects of creation. Can look at nature and find something out about God.
2.) Eminence. Can see qualities of God in Humanity.
3.) Negative. Can see qualities we do not have.
This does not work because we are dependent on God's truine revelation. We cannot know Him unless he makes himself known. |
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| What are the incommunicable attributes of God? |
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1.)Independence
2.)Infinity
3.)Immensity
4.)Immutability |
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| What does the attribute of Independence mean for God? |
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| He is self reliant. In the context of creation: ex nihilo. |
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| Why is the attribute of independence troublesome for humanity? |
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| If God is self reliant, why create? Why does he relate to creation? |
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| What does the attribute of infinity mean for God? |
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| It is that perfect of God which expresses the transcendence in relation to time. |
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| Why is the attribute of Infinity troublesome for humanity? |
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| If he is infinite and transcendent of time, why is God involved in history? |
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| What does the attribute of Immensity mean for God? |
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| This refers to the perfection of God in relation to His transcendence to space. Omnipresent. |
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| Why is the attribute of Immensity troublesome for humanity? |
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| If omnipresent, why would God send forth Jesus Christ? |
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| What does the attribute of Immutability mean for God? |
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| That perfection which designates God's constancy and unchangeableness in His being, decrees, and works. |
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| Why is the attribute of Immutability troublesome for humanity? |
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| Why pray is He is unwavering? Does God actually listen? |
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| What are God's communicable attributes? |
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The attributes that are comparable to human's but not an exact replication.
1.)Intellectual abilities.
2.)Moral attributes.
3.)Volition
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| What are God's intellectual attributes? |
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| His knowledge, and application of said knowledge through His wisdom. |
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| What are God's moral attributes? |
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1.)Goodness
2.)Love
-Grace
-Mercy
-Patience
3.)Veracity
-Truthfulness
4.)Holiness
-Rightousness
-Justice |
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| His sovereign will, application of said will is His power. |
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| Why were names given to people in OT/NT times? |
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| Based on their character. The same applies to God. Declaration and revelation by word and deed. |
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| Since we use human language to refer to God's names, this makes it what? |
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| Why is the name "Father" problematic? |
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| It is gender specific. God does not have a penis or a vagina. He is a fatherly figure and is usually referred to as a man but he goes BEYOND the idea of fatherhood. We are limited by language. |
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| Is Elohim an OT or NT name? What does it mean? |
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| Is Adonai an OT or NT name? What does it mean? |
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| Is El Shadei OT or NT name? What does it mean? |
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| OT. Blessing and Comfort. |
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| Is Yahweh an OT or NT name? What does it mean? |
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| OT. Is sometimes shown without vowels because hebrew language does not use vowels. Means "I am that I am" Refers to timelessness and self reliance. |
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| Why do Jewish people use Jehovah instead of Yahweh? |
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| B/c yahweh is the holiest name ever and it should not be spoken. |
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| Is Theos an OT or NT name? What does it mean? |
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| Is Kurios an OT or NT name? What does it mean? |
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| Is Pater OT or NT? What does it mean? |
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| Why do the names in the OT disappear? |
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| Because Jesus is born/around! |
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| What is the ontological side of the trinity? |
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| The Father is made of none, neither created, nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone, not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Spirit is of the Father, neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding. |
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