1.5 ultimat realirt Flashcards
describe what ultimate reality means?
- the absolute nature of all things
- either a personal/impersonal being or an eternal truth or principal that governs the universe
what are the nature and character of god?
- natural world can reveal god to christians because it shows gods everlasting greatness and presence in the world. natural world shows patterns and signs or intelligent design
- bible can reveal god to christians as it gives a clear image of god and sets him apart rrom other gods
- church teachings developed over 2000 years of christianity are part of gods revation
- religious leaders interpret the bible and the meanings of christianity then deliever their findings to the congress
-p ersonal god, as christians believe individuals can have a relationship with god leading them to talk as if god were a person with human emotions and characteristics - impersonal god, perhaps god is simply an idea, the idea of infinity or the ifea of a prome number. perhaps god id a force that invisibly influences earth. “the universe is held together by forces, maybe god is one of them”
- transcendent God he is beyond the world and universe, created earth and left it to develop and flourish itself
- the trinity tells us god has three persons. the father son and holy spirit.
what is the christian view of ultimate reality?
- all creatures visible and invisible are subject to Gods willl and are to play a role in Gods divine plan
- the ultimate reality is the higher authority, which is God, is the distinct and proven response to prayers and answers of miracles
-attaining ultimate reality is to
- live a life in the light of final judgement and Christs example
- transforming this world into God’s kingdom
ultimate reality is salvation
what is the buddhist view on the ultimate reality
Nirvana, the enlightened soul follows the 8 fold path to ultimate spiritual reality
- the world is not fully real, the buddhist seeks escape/liberation from this unreal existence
- space and time are cynical, such world system come into being survive for a time and then destroyed then are remade
- buddhists seek an escape or liberation from this unreal existence
- ultimate reality is nothing but transcending truth, which governs the universe and human life
what do hindus say as the ultimate reality
-describe ultimate reality as brahman
-non dusl pure conscious, indivisible, incorporeal, infinite and all pervading like trh sky
- the reality of realities, rhe soul of all souls, one without a second, constant witness of the changing phenomena of the universe
A has two aspects, transcendent and immanent
what is the humanist view on ultimate reality
- a meaningless concept, thdre is no ultimate reality
- do not put belief in a god or gods or any other supernatural or divine eternities
- do not think the world needs a divine power itself in order to have value, we inside the universe determine its value
- rhe purpose instead is fulfillment of potential
-can be attained by co operate living on earth and enjoying our brief spark of consciousness
what are the christian views on the nature of god
believe in monotheism(only one god) and the holy trinity
- believe that there are three distinct persons to the one god
God the father (creator and sustainer of all things)
God the Son - incarnation of God as a human being, jesus christ on earth
God the holy spirit - the power of god which is active in the world drawing people towards god
believe that god is
- omnipotent
- omniscient
- omnibenevolent
- omnipresent
describe polytheism
- the belief in many gods,
- nature and the world is divided up into responsibilities of numerous spirits and gods, under one high god, or seen as aspects of one god.
- these gods are separate, squabbling individuals or personifications of the character of one spiritual reality
- modern pagans have a form of polyheism
advantage of polytheism
- it may work in the sense of bringing luck, also nature can be explained and tamed by reference to spiritual powers
