Key Words - Chritstian Concept Of God Flashcards
Omnibonevolence
All loving and good
Creator
A title applied to God, referring to creation stories in the bible
Omnipotence
All powerful
Omnipresence
Present all all times in all places
Omniscience
All knowing
Creatio ex nihlio
Creation out of nothing
Theism
Belief in a God who created and sustain the world and is involved in it
Deism
Belief in a God who created the world and then leaves for it to run by itself
Euthyphro dilemma
Is an action good because God commands it?
Or does God command it because it is good?
Partisan
Unfairly favouring one group over another
Arbitrary
Irrational decision making
or decision making not based on reason
Myth
A story which communicates values, key truths or beliefs
Transcendent
God is separate from and different from the physical world
Immanent
God is involved and active in the world
Ethical monotheism
Belief in one God that requires a moral response to how life is lived