revelation Flashcards
LATIN - which means to lift the veil, to discover, to uncover.
REVELARE
basic function of words ; merely speaking to converse
informative
basic function of words ;we speak to disclose our deepest feelings
expressive
- God’s personal loving communication to us of who He is and his plan to save us all in his love
revelation
- the ultimate purpose of God’s free act of self-disclosing to us is nothing else but our salvation
revelation
GOD is a spirit; spirit cannot be perceived by senses.
True or False?
True
The series of motion necessitates a first mover
motion / from motivation
the series of cause and effect requires a first efficient cause
cause and effect / from efficient cause
some being exists of its own necessity and doesn’t receive existence from another being but rather causes them.
from possibility and necessity
The contingency of being necessitates a non contingent being to bring forth existence
from possibility and necessity
the degrees of perfection point to a perfect being who has the maximum of all positive qualities
from gradation of being
”- all positive qualities is in God, he is a perfect being”
from gradation of being
The order and beauty visible in the world requires an intelligent designer
from governance of things
is a product of human experience. for us humans able to speak of God, we have to speak of him in terms of what our senses can process
language
- is the attribution of human qualities to non-human beings including God
anthromorphism
