final exam 8th Flashcards
worldview
our most basic beliefs
theology
the study of what we know about God
general revelation
revealing God through nature
special revelation
revealing God through his word
atheism
the belief that God does exist
pantheism
god is and is in everything
theism
the belief that God does exist
ethics
the study of why and how we make moral choices
Darwinism
the theory that species evolve over time by random genetic mutations and natural selection
trinitarianism
the belief that God is the father son and the holy spirit
positive law
the idea that government is the ultimate source for human law
law
rules enforced by the state to help society live peacefully
just law
a law that is in harmony with moral law
biblical law
the idea that god has given specific instructions for rightly ordering society
natural law
physical and moral laws reviled in special and general revelation and built into the structure