origins and meaning keywords part1 Flashcards
omnipotence
the belief that God is all powerful
trandscendance
Existing outside time and space
God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything exists above and beyond creation
creation ex nihilo
creation out of nothing
before God created the universe nothing existed. only God can create out of nothing.
Revalation
the word used to describe the ways in which God makes himself known to human beings
Christians believe that God does this finally in the person of Jesus Christ.
Inspiration
“God breathed”
the belief That God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true
evolution
the process of natural selection and mutation which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments
imago dei
in the image of god. the belief that human beings are uniquely a reflection of god’s personhood.
Unlike other animals , human beings are rational free and moral