Ch 8 - The Doctrine Of God Flashcards
1
Q
What does the Bible teach about God’s nature?
A
The Bible teaches that God is both immanent and transcendent.
2
Q
What does it mean that God is immanent?
A
God is present and active within his creation.
3
Q
What does it mean that God is transcendent?
A
God is superior to and independent of everything he has created.
4
Q
Why must the ideas of God’s immanence and transcendence be kept in balance?
A
Emphasizing one over the other will lead to a faulty conception of God.
5
Q
What methods have been employed to classify the attributes of God?
A
Several methods have been employed, but we follow the classification that differentiates between his greatness and goodness.
