Diffrent Views On The Nature Of God Flashcards
What does the Plymouth Brethren believe in about the Nature of God?
Focuses on holiness of God and his purity. They believe the Brethren people are able to truly know the oneness of God.
Why do the Brethren people live as far as possible from the rest of the world?
To remote themselves from evil. Follows from the Bible passage from John 2:15-17 ‘Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. But whoever does the will of God lives forever.’
What does the Amish people believe a about God?
Love has provided salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus.
They must practice life of salvation by works
They believe that God is forgiving (Matthew 6:12)
Living with the laws in the bible is necessary for salvation.
What does Hillsong Church focus on?
The Hillsong church focuses on the grace of God for forgiveness and does not believe that anything a person has done can lead to salvation.
God’s forgiveness is a revolt ion of his benevolence and it is a gift.
A simple belief and acceptance of this is all that is required for salvation.
What does Free churches believe in and give examples?
Free Churches such Baptist Churches teach God is directly accessible by all believers.
Priests aren’t necessary to intercede between humans and God.
Emphasise personal And accessible nature of God.
How is the relationship to God without priests shown in Free Churches and in the Bible.
Jesus teaches the disciples to prayer using the phrase ‘abba’ to speak to God.
Abba means daddy which shows close relationship.
Bible also speaks Christians being priests and kings (1 Peter 2:9) for free Churches this is further reason to emphasise God as immanent.
