Augustine View Of God Flashcards
1
Q
How is God described ?
A
- God is creator of all things - omnificient
- God is loving
2
Q
Why is God loving according to Augustine ?
A
His love does not rely upon a relationship with anything
3
Q
Why is God having a relationship with anything wrong ?
A
If he needed a relationship would suggest an incomplete God
4
Q
What else does him needing a relationship challenge ?
A
Challenges God as being perfect as God is immutable
5
Q
What has God created ?
A
Good
6
Q
What does God expect ?
A
Ultimately good
7
Q
Why is God loving ?
A
Has relationship with itself
8
Q
God is loving through what ?
A
Through the trinity , father , son and Holy Spirit