Christianity - God

Question 1

Give a quote that supports God as King, God as Father, God as Perosnal and God as Love

Answer 1

King = "The Lord reigns; let the earth rejoice"
Father = "The Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth"
Love = "He who does not love does not know God; for God is love... Beloved, if God is so loved, we also ought to love one another"
Personal = Referring to god immanent within the world so we an talk about how god "walked"

Question 2

What are two ways of understanding ‘one’ in John 10:30 ?

Answer 2

” I and the Father are one”

The word for one in Greek is ‘hen’, which some take to mean that Jesus is claiming to be one in essence with God, whereas some others suggest that he and God are in harmony about Jesus’ mission

Can also be used to support the Trinitarian idea

Question 3

What does the term Perichoresis?

Answer 3

The relation between the three persons of the godhead , ‘mutually indwelling’ - so that the father is in son ; the son is in the father etc

Question 4

Name some of the key problems with understanding anthropomorphic language about god?

Answer 4

• reduces him to human level how can he be all powerful with these limiting terms
• If god an judge it shows he has a conscious brain therefore his brain states are analyzable
• universe needs to be created out of it externally and anthropomorphism suggests god is a part of the universe
• How can such a limited god save us from sin
• Freud wish fulfillment we create god in our own image

Question 5

Talking about Christians that believe in ex nihilo what may they suggest the universe is?

Answer 5

Suggest that the universe may be some kind of mental construct by god

Question 6

When saying that God is the creator of all things what else does this refer to?

Answer 6

Referring to God as ‘King’ or ‘Sovereign’

Question 7

What is a key quote to support the idea that ‘God sustains the universe’ ?

Answer 7

God “. . . set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be shaken” (Psalm 104:5)

Question 8

When looking at God as transcendent what quote can we use to support it?

Answer 8

” My ways higher than your ways and my thoughts and my thoughts are higher than your thoughts “ (Isaiah 55:8-9)

Question 9

What are the other names of the three god heads of the trinity?

Answer 9

• The Father = The Creator
• The Son = The Redeemer
• The Holy Spirit = The Sanctifier (Purifier)

Question 10

What does the key term hypotases mean?

Answer 10

Hypotases = God exists as one substance in three persons

Question 11

What s a quote to show that Jesus was pre-existent and one with God?

Answer 11

“Before Abraham was, I am” - this quote can also be used to support John 10;30

Question 12

What is the key quote from 1 Corinthians 8:6?

Answer 12

“the Father, from whom are all things and from whom we exist”

We can use this to support monotheism

Question 13

What is the Shema quote?

Answer 13

“Hear O Israel : The Lord our God is one”

Question 14

What does Elohim mean?

Answer 14

one all mighty God

This is a title for God ( like saying Father )

Question 15

Who supports the feminist perspective and a quote to support her view?

Answer 15

• Daphne Hampson

“I have concluded that these religions are a form of fascism”

She also states that “God is the male patriarch to the extremes”