Quiz 2 Flashcards
apologetic
defense of the faith/justifying of one’s beliefs
moral argument for the existence of God
-people have a sense of the existence of God
-sense is built into the structure of the universe
-the best explanation that there is a mind behind the universe
Law of Human Nature
law about right and wrong
-humans can choose to disobey
-must be a real thing not made by humans -> moral argument
theism
belief in 1 or more gods
-monotheism(personal): God has a conscious
-pantheism(impersonal): God is everything
atheism
there is no god/rejects existence of divine being
-opposite of theism, questions theism
pantheism
God is identical with the universe
dualism
good and evil are equal and opposite
-manicheanism depicts the world as battleground between forces of good and forces of evil
free will defense
beings can act in ways that are moral or immoral
-response to the problem of evil (allows humans to choose)
greater good
concept where actions/outcomes are morally right
-used to explain why God allows evil and suffering
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God
Supreme divine being, creator, and ruler of the universe
-has incommunicable attributes and communicable attributes
attributes
things that are true/characteristics(of God)
incommunicable attributes
attributes only God has
-example: eternal, immutability(unchangeness)
communicable attributes
attributes God shares with humans
-example: love, holy, wisdom, goodness, patience, peace, joy
Trinity
God has 3 people- father, sin, holy spirit
metaphor
figurative language, symbolic
Images for God in the Psalms
psalm 95: king, rock of our salvation, creator shepherd
psalm 96: king, ruler, judge
psalm 103: gracious, compassionate, slow to anger
Paul
-missionary letter-writter whose letters are the earliest dated text in the New Testament
-second generation Christian and apostle
-argued Christians don’t have to be circumsized
-also known as Saul but name -> Paul lived in Rome
-calls himself “slave of Jesus Christ”
apostle
someone who is sent (missionary)
-example: Paul
Jewish Christian
Jewish believer of Jesus
-follow the Torah
Gentile Christian
non-Jewish believer of Jesus
-Paul preacher the Gospel to gentiles on his missionary journeys
apocalypticism
religious belief that the end of the world is about to happen, even in one’s lifetime
Romans
-letter to Romans
-written by Paul
-intended to provide direction, guidance, and encouragement for Christian believers
house church
people who gather for worship inplrivate places like their homes
-1st churches
justification
act by which God declares a sinful person to be righteous (from God’s grace and Jesus’ work)
faith
belief in something that can’t be proven
wrath
God’s anger towards sin
-saved from God’s wrath= saved from punishment
Adam
first human created by God
-symbolizes God’s creation
-symbolizes humanity’s complex relationship with God
-symbolizes the fall and original sin (because of him)
union with Christ
to be filled with the Holy Spirit
-enables a new way of living
-do lawful things out of love
-love your neighbor as you love yourself
the Law (of Moses; the Torah)
Jewish rules to live by
-Law of Moses: 10 commandments
-Law of the Torah: Jewish text with laws and teachings
the will
what God wants to happen in the world and people’s lives
-Christians aim to live according to God’s will
redemption
God’s act of saving us from is, guilt, death
-Jesus’ death-> sin atoned and relationship between humanity and God is restored
body & soul
-dualism believes in strict separation
-Christians believe they are interconnected
Neoplatonism
philosophical system by Plato
1) consciousness is prior to materiality
2) all existence stems from a unitary higher principle (the one, the good)
Augustine’s Neoplatonism
divine transcendence (God exists independent of the universe)
divine immateriality (God doesn’t have a physical body)
ontological hierarchy (God, soul, body)
intelligible(abstract) and sensible realms(physical)
evil=lack of good
conversion
change of life
