Quotes Flashcards
Genesis 1 - Quote for Paley’s teleological argument showing deliberate creation
“And God said let there be light and there was light”
John 1:3 - Quote for God being the creator of all
“God is the creator of all, through him all things were made, ” John 1:3
Psalm 19 - Quote for general revelation
“The heavens declare the glory of God, the skies proclaim the work of his hands” Psalm 19
Thomas Aquinas - Quote supporting the teleological argument
“Whatever lacks knowledge cannot move unless it be directed by some being with knowledge and intelligence; just as an arrow is directed by the archer”
Genesis 1 - Quote for cosmological argument supporting God as creator
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” Genesis 1
David Hume - Quote against miracles
Miracles are a “violation of the laws of nature”
Believing those that experience miracles: Swinburne’s ‘principle of testimony’
“In general it is reasonable to believe what someone tells you unless you have specific reason not to”
Believing that miracles are real: Swinburne’s ‘principle of credulity’
“In general what we think we experience, is the case in reality”
Critics of Swinburne’s approach: C. Stephen Evans
“Religious people will always interpret things that happen in a religious way even if they are not”
Examples of miracles (Matthew 14)
“Jesus walks on water”
“Jesus feeds the 5000”
David Hume - Quote for God not existing
“The existence of evil in the world is the rock of atheism”
Genesis Story of Adam and Eve - Quote for The Augustine Theodicy
God created the world and “it was good”
Genesis 1:27 - Quote for Irenaean Theodicy
“God made man in His perfect image” Genesis 1:27
Exodus 3 - Quote for special revelation (Moses)
Moses and the Burning Bush - “God called to him from within the bush” Exodus 3
Jeremiah 1 - Quote for the Bible being verbally inspired
“Now I have put my words in your mouth”
