Lecture 3 Flashcards
Although we can know God truly, we cannot know him _____.
exhaustively
Theologica Beatorum is “a theology of pilgrims on the way to glory” (true or false)?
false (Theologica Beatorum is the theology of the glorified saints, and Theologica Viatorum is a theology of pilgrimage on the way to Glory)
Name one of the positive affirmations made in the lecture regarding the trinity
- Monotheism
- Three divine persons
- Coequal existence
The fact that God depends on nothing for His existence is known as
Aseity
Yahweh
originally written without vowels and likely related to the verb “to be” as in “I am who I am”
El Shaddai
“God Almighty” probably from the word for mountain
Adonai
Lord, my Lord, or Master
Elohim
a Hebrew plural termed “a plural of majesty”
We are limited to God’s
revelation
We cannot love God if we are not
theologians
Theologica Viatorum
a theology of pilgrimage on the way to glory
Theologica Beatorum
the theology of the glorified saints
Theology Proper?
The study of God Himself and His works
The chief end of God
everything He does reveals His glory
God is _____. He belongs to a realm of existence which we cannot penetrate.
transcendent
God is not composed of attributes, but his _____ is His attributes.
essence
God knows all things _____, which indicates that He knows everything that has happened, is happening, and will happen.
actual
God knows all things _____. He knows every contingency and what could happen in every occurrence in the universe were anything slightly altered at any time.
potential
God knows all things _____ _____.
equally well
God’s knowledge is without discovery of _____.
facts
With His _____ knowledge, God knows the best way to bring about His will in the world and in our lives.
perfect
God fully knows _____ since He is infinite.
himself
God knows all things at the _____ _____.
same time
