Chapter 5 PowerPoints Flashcards
perfection
fullness of existence, completion, or the absence of any potential need
does god have attribute or is them
is them - he is love, is goodness, is mercy
eveywhere at once
transcendent
what is a sign of god’s presence
creation
are the attributes we ascribe to physical matter applicable to god?
no
is god material
no, he is pure spirit
immanent
present at all times and in all places
immutable
unchanging
does god change
no
are movement and change the same thing
no
contingent
dependent- humans are contingent, god is not
evil
absence of good
two kinds of evil
moral evil- sins of ommission and commission
ontic evil- weakness emotionally, physicall, and mentally; can be overcome; ex: injuries, natural disasters, diseases, defects; they are not your fault, its just bc youre human
reflectio of god’s goodness
creation
in the midst of the greatest ___, the greatest ___ takes place
evil, good
omniscient
all knowing
who knows us better than we know ourselves
god
why does god konw all
bc he is the first cause
where is the closest we are to heaven
the altar, now, bc god is the eternal now
theology
faith, seeking, understanding; the study of the existence and attributes of god
omnipotent
all powerful
what does god have power over
everything
the essence of what someone or something actually is despite what might appear to the senses (each person of the trinity is of one, divine, ___)
substance
an individual substance of a rational nature (there are3 distinct in the trinity); refers to the distinctions btw the father, son , and holy spirit
person
the relationship btw the distinct things (the father generates, the son is begotten, and the holy spirit proceeds); indicates that the 3 persons of the trinity are distinct bc of how they relate to one another
relation
