Final Exam Flashcards
What are the 4 opposing views to monotheism?
- Atheism- there is no God
- Agnosticism- God exists, but His existence is unknowable
- Pantheism- equates God and nature
- Polytheism- there is more than one God
Moses was a mediator of the ________. Christ was a mediator of ________.
Law
Redemption
What God really is can be discussed under two headings:
God is Spirit
God is Life
As such, God is ________.
Invisible
God is not ________ because the Spirit is not ________.
Matter
We can observe what a Spirit is from 2 sources:
- The Word of God
* Our own consciousness
What is an attribute?
An aspect of God’s nature which reveals some part of the essence of His substance.
Why are creating, governing, preserving, and redeeming not attributes of God?
Because they are not necessary to the idea of God.
What are the 7 incommunicable attributes?
God is:
- Independent
- Infinite
- Eternal
- Omnipresent
- Immutable
- Omniscient
- Omnipotent
The titles and names of God are important because they reveal what 4 things about Him?
- Characteristics and character
- Presence
- Power
- Authority
What does “Adonai” mean?
Lord
What are the Eloistic combinations?
El Elyon- “Most High God”
El Olam- “Everlasting God”
El Shaddai- “Almighty God”
What does Jehovah mean?
Self-existent
From “Jehovah,” man discovered what?
A personal name for God.
The prophets revealed Jehovah to be what?
Holy and Just