Believing In God Flashcards
Conversion
When your life is changed by giving yourself to God
Numinous
The feeling you get when you are in a great cathedral all look up at the stars and feel there is something much greater than you
Miracles
Something that seems to break a law of science and makes you think only God could have done it
Prayer
And attempt to contact God, usually through words
Agnosticism
Not being sure whether God exists
Atheism
Believing that God does not exist
Moral evil
Actions done by humans that cause suffering
Natural evil
Things like earthquakes and floods that cause suffering and have nothing to do with humans
Benevolent
The belief that God is good/kind
Omnipotent
You believe that God is all–powerful/ can do anything
Omniscient
The belief that God knows everything that has happened and that is going to happen
Free will
The idea that human beings are free to make their own choices