Diller Flashcards
As Reeves puts it, the God that Jesus reveals is
“is first and foremost, a Father…not first and foremost Creator or Ruler, but Father”
What is the right way to think about the triune God
Father, Sone and Holy Spirt as one
Why cannot God exist without the trinity
God loves the Son through the Spirt and none could exist without the others.
Why did God Create
God creates because God loves, and it is in his nature to do so. By creating the universe God creates another thing to love.
Why does evil exist in the world God created
God wants a creation full of people with lives and personalities with the freedom to decide to follow him
Why is our main problem is not the mere act of sin
the act wholeheartedly loving something other than God
how do you think we ought to engage the Scriptures so as not to miss their point
- we should engage with Scripture is to constantly be wrestling with it and thinking about
- pray for proper interpritation
- Discuss it with others
What do you think of the idea that your education is something you strive after as a participation in the work of the Spirit
very motivating to think of your education as a way of participating in the work of the spirit
How does the Spirit’s work against sin
Spirit works against the forces of sin by loosening its grasp on our heart so that we many yearn the Lord and the Christian life
What is Sin
sin is described as the unbelieving in our hearts and our fleshly desires that stem from the heart that force us further away from Christ
What is the wrath of God
- Not pure rage lacking love and good
- His wrath is a responce to evil
- Wrath comes from a place of love to act against evil
What is different and distinctive about the glory of the triune God
- God’s glory is pure and radiant and giving of life
- meant to be spread out and not be reflected back onto him
When the Tiune creates….
- creation is a free act of love
- creation is in Gods image
- Our identity is God’s beloved
Christian approach to the liberal arts
moving us toward becoming the more full and flourishing human beings we were created to be
