Nature Of God Flashcards
What are the three parts of the trinity ?
The father the son and the Holy Spirit
Omnipotent
God is all-powerful
Evidence of god being omnipotent
He created the world and resurrection of Jesus
Omnibenevolence
All loving
How does god show his omnibenevolence ?
He sacrificed his son to humanity showing how much he loves all humans
Just
God is fair and forgives those who say sorry for their actions
What teaching says god is just and fair
Psalm (25:8)
Transcendence
God exists outside of our worldly constraints and physical laws. Complete understanding of God is beyond the human intellect he is eternal.
Immanence
God is in the world. He is interactive with the world now and has been throughout history, e.g. Jesus being sent to earth
Name five solutions to the problem of evil
God gave humans free will. experiencing bad things is a test of Faith. humans need evil to appreciate good. God is beyond human understanding and it is all part of God‘s plan
Omniscient
All knowing
Give the properties of the father
Creator of everything.the sustainer of all and transcendent
Give the properties of the son
Both fully divine and human. Immanent. understands human suffering. model for Christian behaviour and the saviour
What did Saint Paul describe Jesus as having?
Equality with god
What are the properties of the Holy Spirit?
A presence of God God in the world today an imminent part of God guiding the church and a source of strength, courage, and wisdom