Beliefs about the nature of God 1

Question 1

What are the beliefs about the nature of God?

Answer 1

That God is made of three persons: The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit

The Father - the transcendent creator
The Son - Jesus who is immanent and person, who came to earth and lived a human life
The Holy Spirit - immanent, but impersonal, the way God inspires and guides Christians everyday

Question 2

What does Immanent mean?

What does transcendent mean?

Answer 2

God is within all.

God is above all.

Question 3

What may Christians use when speaking about God?

Answer 3

Christian tend to use pictures, symbols or symbolic language to describe God

Question 4

How may some christians describe God?

Answer 4

Some christians describe God as not jealous and not cruel.

Writers in the bible paint the image of God being a Shepard, a warrior, a king, a father and even a mother hen