God

Question 1

2 montheism quotes in OT

Answer 1

exodus - u shall have no other Gods before me
deuternomy ‘ the lord our God the lord is one

Question 2

what is a covent and give 2 examples

Answer 2

Abraham
Moses 10 commandments

Question 3

New testament monotheism

Answer 3

emphasis love
moral obedience central having right relationship with God

Question 4

God as creator and sustainer

Answer 4

God controls and preserves

Question 5

what is ethical monotheism

Answer 5

god sustaining human morality links to omnipotences

Question 6

what is theological determinism

Answer 6

gods knowledge of everything means humans can’t have totally free will
asks if god is right to judge

Question 7

what does Aquinas say about God as creator and sustainer

Answer 7

God knows all outside time
God doesn’t have complete control

Question 8

God as transcendent and unknowable

Answer 8

God is unlike anything within creation must be eternal

Question 9

Give 3 examples of God as transcendent and unknowable

Answer 9

Moses at burning bush - revealed name
parting of Red Sea
Ezekiel had visions - define all understandings

Question 10

give 2 examples of biblical foundations of the doctrine

Answer 10

Jesus’ baptism
Mathew 28 - great commission

Question 11

3 important facts about doctrine of trinity

Answer 11

1. brings doctrinal truths of sin, atonement, redemption
   Gods response to the fall explained all roles of Trinity
   God father - sent Jesus to die, God son - human, God spirt - relationship
   2.personal relationship with God
   God head - transcendent, father - creation, son - incarnate, spirit - empower
2. relationship between trinity is one love
   augustine, lover, loved and love
   moltmann - trinity as a community of self hiving and receiving love call to community and love

Question 12

god as omnipotent creator

Answer 12

creator of all things must be omnipotent
1. god can do anything
2. God can do everything - that is logical
most accept 2nd provides free will can’t stop evil and suffering
some believe Gods universe ex deo - denies Gods transcendence
ex nihilo - genesis1 creates problem origin of evil
1. augustine - evil = good
2. hick - second order good
3. process theodicy - God gave order to chaos

Question 13

God as trinity in New Testament

Answer 13

Jesus putting into action words of Old Testament
never defined in new

Question 14

Christians and God as trinity

Answer 14

1. they are 3 distinct people
2. they coexist, coequal and coeteneral
3. only 1 person - not spirit - mystery
   different sections different reads

Question 15

Jesus as son of God

Answer 15

has full authority over God
one essence with God - hen
others him and God in harmony
1. there s one god
2. only 1 god Jesus Christ doesn’t mean God himself
3. Jesus was Gods instrument

Question 16

2 bible quotes to show jesus son of God

Answer 16

I am the father and one - John
Pauls letter - if christians should eat meat or not. no other God exists so allowed - 1 corth 8

Question 17

meaning of anthropomorphism

Answer 17

giving human attributes to non human entities
genesis 3 god walking through garden of Eden

Question 18

problems with anthropomorphism

Answer 18

creates image of God
reduces god who is immaterial

Question 19

Anthropomorphic God as personal

Answer 19

does not mean God is person
analogy
God is rational rather than personal
Allows god to be immanent

Question 20

anthropomorphic God as father

Answer 20

metaphor attributes strength
Used in OT and NT links to creator
abba - lords prayer. Christians close father relationship combines Gods role as father and creator - power and father of Jesus intimate in apostles creed.

Question 21

Anthropomorphic God as King

Answer 21

metaphor
ancient power of king - absolute
Jesus reinterpreted role of messiah as well as Kingdom of God
chrostains are to pray and work for Gods kingdom to come
on earth as it is in heaven

Question 22

anthropomorphic gender specific language

Answer 22

masculine terms
minority see God as female
such ideas excluded women from church

Question 23

Hampson anthropomorphic gender specific language

Answer 23

third person abstract - rarely given pronouns

Question 24

feminst point to parodox anthropomorphic gender specific language

Answer 24

God is spirit doesn’t have chromosomes

Question 25

Genesis 1 anthropomorphic gender specific language

Answer 25

male and female made in image of God

Question 26

Sallie McFauge anthropomorphic gender specific language

Answer 26

when metapore comes outdated new Ines needed Trinity other lover and friend

Question 27

Julian Norwhich

Answer 27

references Jesus as mother

Question 28

3 bible for anthropomorphic gender specific language

Answer 28

as a mother coots her child so will I comfort you - Isaiah 66
choice 12 male disciples
appeared to women

Question 29

anthropomorphic God as love

Answer 29

Gods omnibenlovence critical for belief and omniscience and omnipotence
Attacked inconsistent Triad
1. Gids love basis for covent
2. Giving of his son for salvation
3. because god loves us we should love others

Question 30

2 bible quotes for anthropomorphic God as love

Answer 30

John for god so loved the world
Paul writes of all the gifts of the spirit ‘greatest of these are love

Question 31

process theodicy

Answer 31

A N Whitehead - quantum machines
God growing and changing

Question 32

God is not creator process theodicy q

Answer 32

rejected traditional view
believes god created order out of chaos
1. universe is eternal
2. universe began as chaotic matter
3. God also here
4. Gods role persuade matter from chaos -> order

Question 33

God is not omnipotent - process theodicy

Answer 33

if matter not created by God. God doesn’t have any control over it
Griffin God has persuaded the universe to change and adapt for good. But God has taken years to encourage it to get to that point God can’t do it