origins +meanin Flashcards
omnipotence
the belief that god is all powerful.
transcendence
existing outside of space and time .god exists in a way that makes him nothing like anything else that exists above and beyond creation .
creation ex nihilo
creation out of nothing .before god created out of nothing .
evolution
the process of mutation and natural selection 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 gods personhood .unlike the other animals .
inspiration
“god breathed “the belief that the spirit of god guides an individual.
revelation
the word used to describe all of the ways in which god makes himself known to human beings Christians believe that god does this finally and fully in the peron of jesus christ