Re Key Words Test Flashcards
The God of islam
Allah
Description of God in ‘personal terms’ as though God has human qualities
Anthropomorphic language
Holy book of the Christian faith which is accepted as the final source of authority in belief and practice for Christians
Bible
Hindu deity responsible for creative power
Brahma
The ultimate reality (God) from which everything comes and into which everything will return (Hinduism)
Brahman
God is the creator of the Earth and of life (Islam, Hinduism, Christianity and Judaism.)
Creator
The third person of the holy trinity who is present to inspire Christians (also called the Holy Ghost).The gift to believers of the Early Church at Pentecost. He indwells Christians today and guides and empowers them.
Holy spirit
The idea that God is outside of time and is unbound by it’s constraints.
Infinite/ Eternal
The idea that God is involved in the world and everywhere. God is capable of being known as He is present in His creation.
Immanent
Believe in one God
Monotheism
The quality of being all good/loving
Omnibenevolent
The quality of being all-powerful.This quality is usually seen as being essential to the nature of God. There is nothing which is beyond God or impossible for Him to do.
Omnipotent
The quality of being everywhere in the world.Seen as an attribute of God.
Omnipresent
The quality of being all-knowing. Quality to be essential to the nature of God.
Omniscient
Belief in more than one God. It can be used to refer to people who worship more than one God and is seen as the opposite of monotheism
Polytheism
