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ATTRIBUTES OF GOD Flashcards

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Key term

IMMANENT

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God is present in the world permanently and is involved in what takes place

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PERSONAL

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God is an entity that can communicate with humankind

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IMPERSONAL

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God is not a person with a personality but more of an idea or a force

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TRANSCENDENT

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God is outside of the limitations of time + space

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TRINITY

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Christian idea that God is made up of 3 parts- Father, Son and Holy Spirit

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OMNIPOTENT

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God is all mighty- he has unlimited power

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OMNI-BENEVOLENT

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God is all good and all loving

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OMNIPRESENT

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God is everywhere at all places at all times

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OMNISCIENT

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God is all knowing

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ETERNAL

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God has and always will exist

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ONE

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There is no other God

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CREATOR

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God is responsible for bringing the universe into existence

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What does Peter Vardy argue about God? (3)

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  • Argues that God created a world in which his own abilities are limited and he can do only the logically possible
  • God CAN do the logically impossible: he chooses not to by restricting himself.
  • The limitation on God’s power is self imposed so that the universe is perfect for the existence of free, rational beings
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God + Universe

Peter Vardy Quote

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“God is limited by the universe he has chosen to create”

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Genesis 1:3

Old Testament Examples of God’s power
(3)

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  • “And God said ‘Let there be light’ and there was light”
  • God is able to create “ex nihlo” (out of nothing)
  • God is able to create something from nothing from will
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Abraham and Sarah

Old Testament Examples of God’s power

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  • God can do things that break laws of nature - Sarah had baby at 90
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Job 42:1-2

Old Testament Examples of God’s power

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  • “I know that You can do all things, And that no purpose of Yours can be thwarted”
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Jesus’ resurrection

New Testament Examples of God’s power

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  • An indication that God came back down as a man but with the power of God inside him
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Matthew 19:26

New Testament Examples of God’s power

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  • “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
  • God can do anything, even the logically impossible

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