Doctrine 2 Foreman

Question 0

False Worship

Answer 0

Devotion to something/someone other than God

Question 1

Doctrine 2

Answer 1

We believe that there is only one God, who is infinitely perfect, the Creator, preserver, and Governor of all things, and who is the only proper object of religious worship.

Question 2

Wrong Theology

Answer 2

Panatheism
Polytheism
Deism
Atheism

Question 3

Pantheism

Answer 3

All living things are divine

God is in creation and all sacred

Question 4

Polytheism

Answer 4

Many gods
Limits divinity
Anthropomorphism: human characteristics attributed to god(s)

Question 5

Deism

Answer 5

There is a creator, but distant and uninvolved
Denies immanence
Denies personal nature

Question 6

Atheism

Answer 6

There is no God
Denies creator
Denies personal & moral character & power

Question 7

Wrong Practice

Answer 7

Idolatry

Worship is absorbed by it’s own activities

Question 8

True worship

Answer 8

Concerned with the moral perfection of God who alone is worthy of praise

Elevates creation towards creator

Creates desire for pure relationship

Leads to repentance & re-creation

Question 9

Ex-Nihilo

Answer 9

From Nothing

Question 10

How does God relate to sin?

Answer 10

Prevent it
Permit it
Direct it
Limit it

Question 11

Rationalist

Answer 11

There is no higher source of knowledge than reason

Question 12

True Worship

Answer 12

Acknowledgement
Submission
Adoration

Question 13

Issues for Salvarionists

Answer 13

Worship- ensure that our worship celebrates ALL the attributes of God and not just the ones that resonate with us.

Accountability- safeguard God’s creation but don’t worship it

Human worth- every person is a creation of God and should be protected and provided for