omnipotent, loving & just Flashcards
omnipotent scripture
‘nothing is impossible with God’ - Luke
omnipotent meaning
almighty, with unlimited power
omnipotent in terms of God
-God is the supreme being who is all powerful
-God has unlimited authority
-there is nothing God cannot do or achieve
-God has power and authority to do good
-God’s omnipotence is benevolent
benevolent scriptures
‘God so loved the world, he gave his only son’ - John
‘love is patient, love is kind, it never fails’ 1 Corinthians
benevolent meaning
loving and good
benevolent in terms of God
-christians believe God wants what is best for us to show love for each other by kindness
-God uses his power to do good
where does God show his omnipotence?
God shows his power when he created the world
where does God show his benevolence?
-Showed his love by sending Jesus, his son to earth to die so humans could gain salvation
-showed his love by creating humans and caring/giving his love to them
just meaning
fair, bringing about what is right
just in terms of god
-God is a just judge on humanity
-God will never support injustice prejudice, ill-treatment or intolerance
-God will judge the living and the dead on judgement day and
decide whether people will go to heaven or hell
describe the problem of evil and suffering
-if God is loving why does he allow people to suffer?
-if God is powerful why does he not prevent evil and suffering?
-if God is just why does he allow injustices to take place?
responses to the problem of evil and suffering
-He cannot be both loving and all powerful
-a result of human’s free will, take responsibility for our own actions
-The Devil- Tempts us into going against God and committing sins
-Life is a test, we need to show God we are worthy of heaven.
-God is to be trusted even if we can’t understand why bad things happen
