knowledge of god

Question 1

immediate revelation

Answer 1

where some given direct knowledge of God

Question 2

mediate revelation

Answer 2

where someone gains knowledge of God in a secondary non direct way

Question 3

How can God be known according to christanity?

Answer 3

God cannot be known of all, if people believe knowledge can be gained through reason and logic this too could mean God cannot be known at all.

Christians DO NOT accept that empirical knowledge and logical reasoning are the only methods of gaining knowledge.

Question 4

empiricism

Answer 4

a way of knowing, that depends on the 5 senses.

Question 5

what did Bonaventura believe?

Answer 5

he believed human minds gave 3 different ways of knowing.

Question 6

eye of flesh

Answer 6

is the way of knowing that incorperates sense perception. The ‘eye’ is the means by which we gain knowledge about the physical world.

Question 7

eye of reason

Answer 7

is the way of knowing that lets us work our mathematical and philosophical truths through the use of logic.

Question 8

eye of contemplation

Answer 8

which is the way of knowing which allows us to come to a knowledge of god by going beyond the scope of both sense experience and reason.

Question 9

which other person believed in this metaphor too?

Answer 9

john Polkinghorne used this metaphor as he sees scienc through ‘one eye’ showing him the physical world and laws behind it.

Question 10

ways we gain knowledge

Answer 10

about the physical world, mathematical and philosophical thinks and knowledge of god through faith.

Question 11

Polkinghorne (on natural theology)

Answer 11

Suggsted about binocular vision is helpful to understand relationships between faith and logic. the two lenses are used together to give a clearer picture.

Question 12

aquinas (on natural theology)

Answer 12

we should use our logic or reason to work out the God exists

Question 13

richard swingburn (on natural theology)

Answer 13

argues we can conclude that god exists as tgere are so many signs of order in the universe.

Question 14

what is natural theology?

Answer 14

the idea that when we look to creation God is revealed to us and this is proof of existence.

Question 15

john calvin (on natural theology)

Answer 15

claimed we are innate sense of God. Calvin argued the world is a ‘mirror’ or a ‘theatre’ of god who increases human capacity for awareness of his presence

Question 16

epistemic distance

Answer 16

distance between people and god, believed to be made by people not god due to sins.

Question 17

conscience in natural theology

Answer 17

we have an inner voice of conscience is evidence of the existence of God

Question 18

creation as natural theology

Answer 18

god can clearly be seen in the order and beauty of creation

Question 19

acts 17:16-34

Answer 19

st paul uses natural theology to convince on true god exists. Materials such as gold are made by one god. yet how can you worship an idol made out of something given to us by a higher power?- lacks sense

Question 20

revelation of god through the person of jesus

Answer 20

god is revealed through jesus through the word- ‘word made flesh’

Question 21

revelation through faith and gods grace

Answer 21

faith comes with knowledge eg -feeding 5000. God as the holy spirit gives wisdom and faith and confidence to share the word.

Question 22

revelation through the bible itself

Answer 22

it reveals knowledge about the creation of the world and disobedience of humanity

Question 23

revelation through words of prophets

Answer 23

wisdom literature reveals god through wise people eg- isaiah writing about the coming of the messiah in the NT . They speak n the very own words of the lord.