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AQA A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES > 2.0 NATURE OF GOD - CHRISTIANITY > Flashcards

2.0 NATURE OF GOD - CHRISTIANITY Flashcards

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Define monotheism

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Belief in one God

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Define transcendent

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God is above and beyond time and space

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Define anthropomorphism

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Describing God using human qualities

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How does Genesis 3:8 highlight anthropomorphism in the bible?

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Adam and Eve “heard God’s footsteps walking in the Garden of Eden”

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Complete the quote Isaiah 44:6 “I am the first ….

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“and the last”

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What is ethical monotheism?

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Morality comes from one God

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Define ex deo

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Out of God’s being

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Define Ex nihilo

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out of nothig

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Process theologians translation of Genesis 1

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“the earth being without form and void”

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Finish the quote from 1 Corinthians 8:6 “yet for us there is one God …

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“from whom all things came and for whom we live”

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Finish the quote from 1 Corinthians 2:11 “No one comprehends the thoughts of God ….

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“except the spirit of God”

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Finish the quote from Exodus 3:14 “I am …

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“who I am”

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What qualities of God does Exodus 3:14 “I am who I am” highlight?

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God as transcendent and unknowable

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What is the doctrine of the Trinity?

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That God is in three forms

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Define incarnate

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God in human flesh/form

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Finish the quote from John 10:30 “I and the …

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“Father are one”

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Define hypostases

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God in three forms

18
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Define perichoresis

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relationship of the three forms of the trinity under one godhead

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Explain the role of God the father in allowing atonement

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God the Father sent the Son to die to redeem humans for sin

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Explain the role of God the son in allowing atonement

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The son dying allowed for atonement

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Explain the role of the Holy Spirit in allowing atonement

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Holy Spirit gives new birth in Jesus so humans can have hope of salvation

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Explain the role of the trinity in allowing a personal relationship with humans

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God the father is transcendent, God the son and holy spirit make God immanent

23
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One issue with translating 1 Corinthians 8:6

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mistranslation due to language

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What is the ultimate form of anthropomorphism in Christianity?

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God is the son within the holy trintiy

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Issues with describing God as human

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  • limits God’s power
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What qualities does God the Father represent?

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power, strength, authority, wisdom, love

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How does the Lord’s prayer highlight the role of God as Father?

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“give us our daily bread”

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How is God as love proven?

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God sent his only son to die to atone for human sins

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Define substitutionary atonement

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atonement via Jesus’ sacrifice

30
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Finish the quote from John 3:16 “For God so loved …

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“the world that he gave his only son”

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How does the golden rule prove God’s love?

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it promotes agape love

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What qualities does God as king represent?

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Absoloute power

33
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What is a feminist critique to gender specific anthropomorphism?

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Promotes male sex as supereior

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Finish Hampson’s critique of gender specific language in the Bible “I have concluded that fundamental to the Abrahamic religions …

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“is the qill to subvert women and establish man as the norm”

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How does Process Theodicy prove that God is not omnipotent?

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God is constantly changing and growing

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How does Process Theodicy prove that God is not creator?

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God persuaded existing matter to come into order

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define pantheistic relationship

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God and the universe exist together

38
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How does quantum mechanics support process theodicy

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it suggests the universe is in a constant state of flux and change

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How can God’s lack of omnipotence be seen as a strenght?

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solves the problem of evil

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AQA A LEVEL RELIGIOUS STUDIES (30 decks)

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