God Unit Flashcards
Monotheism
Belief there is only one God
Sinai Covenant
10 commandments were given
Ethical monotheism
Form of exclusive monotheism in which God is believed to be the only God and a source of ones standards
Omnipotent
All powerful
Creatio ex nihilo
Out of nothing
Omniscient
All knowing
Theological determinism
God determines every event that occurs in the history of the world
Spatio-temporal language
Having spatial and temporal qualities - within time and space.
Asiety
The quality or state of being self-derived or self-originated
Heresies
Holding religous beliefs opposed to Church doctrine
Atonement
Action of making amends for wrong/injury
Trinity
The father, son and holy spirit
Transcendent
God is outside of humanities full experience
Immanent
Presence within creation
Anthropomorphic language
Attaching human characteristica to something abnormal