origins and meaning keywords part1 Flashcards

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omnipotence

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the belief that God is all powerful

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trandscendance

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Existing outside time and space

God exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything exists above and beyond creation

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creation ex nihilo

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creation out of nothing

before God created the universe nothing existed. only God can create out of nothing.

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Revalation

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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.

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Inspiration

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“God breathed”

the belief That God guides an individual to act or write what is good and true

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evolution

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the process of natural selection and mutation which leads to changes in species over time to suit particular environments

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imago dei

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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

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