Nature Of God Flashcards

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What are the three parts of the trinity ?

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The father the son and the Holy Spirit

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Omnipotent

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God is all-powerful

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Evidence of god being omnipotent

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He created the world and resurrection of Jesus

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Omnibenevolence

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All loving

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How does god show his omnibenevolence ?

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He sacrificed his son to humanity showing how much he loves all humans

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Just

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God is fair and forgives those who say sorry for their actions

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What teaching says god is just and fair

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Psalm (25:8)

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Transcendence

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God exists outside of our worldly constraints and physical laws. Complete understanding of God is beyond the human intellect he is eternal.

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Immanence

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God is in the world. He is interactive with the world now and has been throughout history, e.g. Jesus being sent to earth

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10
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Name five solutions to the problem of evil

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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

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Omniscient

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All knowing

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Give the properties of the father

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Creator of everything.the sustainer of all and transcendent

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Give the properties of the son

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Both fully divine and human. Immanent. understands human suffering. model for Christian behaviour and the saviour

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What did Saint Paul describe Jesus as having?

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Equality with god

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What are the properties of the Holy Spirit?

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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

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16
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Jesus tell his apostles that when he leaves them, God will send the Holy Spirit who…

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‘ will teach you all things and Will remind you of everything I have said to you’

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What did Angel Gabriel say to the Virgin Mary? What quote is used to back this up?

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She was to have a son called Jesus. ‘ the holy one to be born will be called the son of God.’

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What did Jesus say at the Eucharist about the bread and wine to his disciples?

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‘ this is my body. This is my blood.’ ‘ do this in remembrance of me.’

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What is the miracle of transubstantiation?

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Catholics believe the bread and wine are transformed into the body and blood of Jesus during the Eucharist

20
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What is memorialism

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Baptist believe that the bread and wine are symbolic of Jesus is blood and body

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What did Luke 24:5-6 say about Jesus resurrection to Mary Magdalene?

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“ Why do you look for the living amongst the dead? He is not here he has risen!’

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What does Jesus’s resurrection show and tell to Christian?

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It shows them the power of God, but it also teaches them not to be afraid of dying

23
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How many days after his resurrection did Jesus greet and blesses disciples?

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40 days

24
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What does the resurrection Ascension of Jesus proved Christians and why does it prove this?

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It proves he is the son of God as his sacrifice over became sin and offers humans. A hope of eternal life.

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What did Luke say about Jesus’s Ascension?

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“ While he was blessing them he left them and was taking up into heaven”