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Knowledge Of Gods Existence Essays Flashcards

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True knowledge of God is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ Discuss

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What is ur view essay 1

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Agree

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What is the intro essay 1

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Natural Theology - gaining knowledge through the powers of human reason and observation.

Revealed theology- God choosing to reveal himself to humans directly through religious experience and scripture.

Jesus - incarnation of God = helps people to understand God so he is a revelation - links to revealed theology.

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What is the point in para 1 essay 1

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Jesus’ character and why he was important figure in Christianity.

Self- sacrifice on cross - bridged the gap between mistakes made at the fall and our relationship with God.

He gifted us all with salvation.

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What is the counter argument para 1 essay 1

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NT is better. Don’t need revealed theology to understand God and have faith.

We are all made in the image of God ‘imago dei’ , so we all have an innate sense of the divine. ‘Sensus Divinitatis’ - John Calvin.

We can use the power of reason which God gave us to understand

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Reason can be subjective and unhelpful. Barth was witnessing the rise of Nazism - showed him how reason can lead people in wrong direction.

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Revealed emphasise the special nature of Jesus and gives importance to salvation history
Sacrifice and incarnation gives us knowledge
Calvin - believed revelation should be focused on Jesus
This knowledge brings humans into complete relationship with God
Since church was. gift by Jesus which reveals aspects of God in rituals e.g. holy communion

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Natural is better
Reason is natural for humans -we have a spark of divinity
Calvin -senses divinizaros
Allows recognition of intellect
Gift from God to know him
Psalm 8:3-9 - talks about work of God’s fingers in regards to moon and stars he ‘set in place’-we can see round us things that have been created

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Fall estropee relationship so we live in disharmony so we can’t fully know God through natural alone
There is an epistemically distance between us and God so it’s too great to accept the senses dignitaries

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Humans have an innate knowledge of God

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What is ur view essay 2

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Yes but we also need reason

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What is the intro essay 2

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Innate knowledge is a quality which you were born with in this instance it is the ability to know God from when you were born

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What are the scholars essay 2

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Cicero
Calvin
Barth
Brunner
Augustine
Joseph Butler
Aquinas

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John Calvin - 16th century French theologian. Formed the idea of sensus divinitatis. We can experience this through conscience , beauty and intellectual ability.

Beauty of world = clear evidence of God.

Chapter 3 of Book I of Calvin’s Institutes ‘ That there exists in the human mind…some sense of deity’.

“Without the knowledge of the self there is no knowledge of God”

The world around us is like a mirror .

Sensus divinitatis can been see in 3 ways , one of which is conscience.

Conscience - feeling of guilt - voice inside of us that provides innate evidence that God exists.

Joseph Butler agrees - internally holds is to account , internal sense of God’s divine spark and reveals him.

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Barth- nature, conscience and guilt do not provide points of contact with God - only a person experienced after a person has experienced God’s grace.

Revealed Theology is better - ‘True knowledge of God is revealed in person of Jesus Christ’.

Unrealistic to some - its seen as taking ‘a leap of faith’ its difficult for many people.

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What is the point in para 2 essay 2

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Reason

Innate knowledge also links to the intellectual ability - which is the ability to reason and God gave this to us.

Our intellectual ability sets us apart. Reason can help us reflect on what we see around us.

Normal for humans to use their brains for reason. Thomas Aquinas’ five ways. These help to define what kind of being God is.

‘Let us make mankind in our image’ -Catholics use the Latin term- Imago dei implies we have an innate desire to know God. - our openness to goodness and beauty which are all aspects of God.

RCC- ‘desire for God is written in the human’.

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What is the counter argument para 2 essay 2

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how reason can lead humans in the wrong direction

Brunner - Sinful nature is so corrupted that our reason cannot point to God in nature in any sense.

Augustine - humans are sinful, relationship with God destroyed due to fall. Concupisence. We were all present in Adam’s loins so we all have orignial sin. So were more innately sinful than innately religious.

Humans have underestimated the effects of the Fall

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How will you counteract the counter argument in para 2 essay 2

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Barth- Too extreme - looking at historical events which have nothing to do with Christianity.

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Can God be known through reason alone ?

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What is your view essay 3

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No we need both NT and RT

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What are the scholars essay 3

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Aquinas Barth

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What is the intro essay 3

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Reason links to natural theology because that is gaining knowledge throigh the powers of human reason. Some also believe that we can find out more about God from revealed theology - God choosing to reveal himself to humans directly through religious experience and scripture.

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What is the point in para 1 essay 3

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Natural theology is when the thinker tries to use reason and experience to understand God’s nature and existence. However, this is too flawed to just be used on its own.

Many people come up with different conclusions , including that God does not exist - so its too subjective.

Revealed theology is also needed to achieve true faith. Only God can properly reveal something as indescribable as himself. Understanding the Bible as a revealed text shows how God has left that revelation for all to have access to.

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What is the counter argument para 1 essay 3

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Our intellectual ability sets us apart. Reason can help us reflect on what we see around us.

Thomas Aquinas - reason to justify Gods existence in his 5 ways.

  • unmoved mover
  • argument from first cause
  • argument from contingency
  • argument from degree
  • argument from design

These help to define what kind of being God is

Normal for humans to use their brains for reason

Long tradition which shows people using reason to prove God’s exist

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How will you counteract the counter argument in para 1 essay 3

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Even if you can intellectually determine the existence and nature of God doesnt mean its enough for trust in him. - cant develop meaning about God’s purpose and intentions from reason alone.

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What is the point in para 2 essay 3

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He was just being influences by historical events -not linked to Christianity,
Barth is too extreme , if no human reason, then people have no way of judging between true and false beliefs

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What is the counter argument para 2 essay 3

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Karl Barth - protestant theologian

Revealed theology provides DETAILS of faith - makes people faith stronger

NT can only provide a starting point for conversations between people.

NT was almost a kind of idolatry - people make up and worship false ideas , believing they were so clever they could access absolute and eternal truths.

He was witnessing rise of Nazism - which influenced his views on reason can lead people in the wrong direction.

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How will you counteract the counter argument para 2 essay 3

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We need both
God isn’t rational so God isn’t something that can be grasped and understood through logical reasoning

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What is essay 4

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Compare natural knowledge of God and revealed knowledge of God

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What is ur view essay 4

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Natural theology is better

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What is the intro essay 4

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Natural theology - gaining knowledge through the powers of human reason and observation
Revealed - God choosing to reveal himself to humans directly through religious experience +scripture

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What scholars are u gonna use essay 4

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John Calvin , Karl Barth, Aquinas

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What is 5e point in para 1 essay 4

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Natural Theology

Works in ways we are used to - normal for humans to use their brains for reason.- sheer number of people have faith so there must be a point of contact between God and humans.

Reasonable to believe omnibenevolent God would make a way for humans to connect with him.

We all have a sensus divinitatis - John Calvin - 16th Century Philosopher - made it possible for everyone to know God.

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What is the counter argument in para 1 essay 4

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Revealed is better
Only God can reveal somet as indescirbable as himself
Karl Barth - Protestant theologian - any only starting point
Like a kind of idolatran -people make up and worship false ideas,
In believing they are so clever they could access absolute and eternal truths - arrogance.
He was witnessing rise of Nazism - showed him how reason can lead people in wrong direction

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How will counteract the counter argument in para 1 essay 4

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Jus being influenced by historical events at the time and not linked to Christianity
He’s to extreme - if there’s no human reason how will we have a way of judging between true and false beliefs

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What is the point in para 2 essay 4

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Aquinas and NT
5ways to justify God’s existence
- unmoved mover
Argument from first cause
Argument from contingency
Argument from degree
Argument from design
Appreciation of awe and wonder -God can be known from earthly things

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What is the counter argument in para 2 essay 4

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Just because beauty makes us feel awe it doesn’t mean that God has made this feeling
Understanding Bible as a revealed text shows how God has left revelation for all to have access too

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How will you counteract the counter argument in para 2 essay 4

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Parley - watch analogy - intelligent design = intelligent designer

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What is essay 5

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Assess whether the Fall completely removed all natural human knowledge of God

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What is ur view essay 5

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The fall has completely removed all natural knowledge of God

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What is the intro essay 5

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Explain the fall

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Which scholars essay 5

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Calvin, Barth, Augustine, Aquinas, Brunner , Cicero

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What is the point in para 1 essay 5

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What actually happened and the relationship between God and humanity.

Augustine - Fall - placed an insurmountable barrier between God and Humanity. Orignial sin has prevented knowledge of God because we became corrupt in our will.

Due to this we all have a sinful nature, so without the help of God, we are never going to reach full knowledge of God. - Revealed theology is better (input strengths)

BARTH- Fall was destruction of human nature, which became corrupt. God reveals himself to us as and when he wants to (cant know by ourselves ).

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What is the counter argument for para 1 essay 5

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Brunner - it did still damage relationship
ALL HOPE IS NOT LOST THO
We still have our spirituality which connects us to God is still there - there is still a line of communication (point of contact)

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How will you counteract the counter argument in para 1 essay 5

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Barth -titled Nein - hated what Brunner said - no authoritative source of knowledge apart from God’creation
All NT is rejected as there is no such point of contact

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What is the point in para 2 essay 5

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Reason and senses divinitatis
Calvin - Fall made it questioned if it’s possible for humans to use their senses in knowledge of God

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What is the counter argument para 2 essay 5

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Aquinas - God gave us the ability to use our senses and reason to work out knowledge of God. - why would he do this if he knew the fall would happen (omniscient).

Brunner - Natural Theology only exists to promote deeper thought of revealed theology

Conscience, sensus divinitatis and the beauty of nature are points of contact with God - however if a person wants full knowledge of God - they need to accept their faith in Jesus - and seek redemption brought only by revelation.

Also, no dominantion believes Natural Theology is sufficient on its own anyways, you need a combo of natural and revelead for best understanding.

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How will you counteract the counter argument in para 2 essay 5

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Human reason is inadequate
Refutes Cicero’s human consent argument -the fact that there are many different interpretat of God shows human reason is faulty

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