Existence of God (Omni-God, Arguments, & Theodicies)

Question 1

What are the key attributes of the Omni-God in Christianity?

Answer 1

Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omnitemporal, and Omnibenevolent.

Question 2

What is petitionary prayer?

Answer 2

It is asking God for something through prayer.

Question 3

What is the Cosmological Argument?

Answer 3

It argues that everything has a cause, and the universe must have a cause, which is God.

Question 4

What is the Teleological Argument?

Answer 4

It argues that things with a purpose, like Earth, must have been designed by someone, implying a creator.

Question 5

What is the Ontological Argument for God’s existence?

Answer 5

If God is the greatest being, He must exist because a being that doesn’t exist cannot be the greatest.

Question 6

What is the Epicurean Paradox?

Answer 6

If God is willing but not able to prevent evil, He is not omnipotent. If He is able but not willing, He is malevolent.

Question 7

What is the Augustinian Theodicy?

Answer 7

Evil is a perversion of good, and it is the fault of humans that evil exists.

Question 8

What is the Irenaean Theodicy?

Answer 8

Humans are created imperfect and must face suffering to grow morally and spiritually.

Question 9

What is the Inconsistent Triad and what does it argue?

Answer 9

God is All-Good (benevolent) so God is willing to get rid of evil. God is All-Powerful (omnipotent) so God is able to get rid of evil.
Because evil exists, then does God does not exist.

Question 10

What are the 2 types of evil?

Answer 10

Moral Evil – Suffering caused by the cruel or uncaring actions of humans. Eg. Hitler and the Holocaust.

Natural Evil – Things that cause suffering but have nothing to do with humans. Eg. The Japanese Tsunami.