Revelation Flashcards
Ways that Christian’s think God reveals himself
-m
-s
-the … around us
-r… e…
-miracles
-scriptures
-the world around us
-religious experiences
What is revelation
An … that reveals … presence (…) or the … about … (Buddhism)
An experience that reveals Gods presence (Christianity) or the truth about life (Buddhism)
2 main types of revelation
-special revelation
-general revelation
What is special revelation
-revelations to … people
-include revelations through … (scriptures), visions, and …
-they are d… and …
-they are hard to …
-revelations to specific people
-include revelations through prophethood (scriptures), visions, and miracles
-they are direct and personal
-they are hard to prove
What is general revelation
-revelations available to …
-they are more … so have to be …
-many think our … proves … exists as people everywhere have similar …, therefore … must have create this with every …
-revelations available to everyone
-they are more indirect so have to be interpreted
-many think our conscience proves God exists as people everywhere have similar morals, therefore God must have create this with every person
What is the bible
A collection of books written by various authors
What things do Christian’s believe that revelations show about god
-o…: all k…
-i…: he has no l…
-o…: all-p…
-t…: beyond this w…
-i…: involved in this w…
-e…: he has always e…
-a.. l…: shows c…
-personal: relationship with god
-impersonal: see him as distant
-omniscient: all knowing
-infinite: he has no limits
-omnipotent: all-powerful
-transcendent: beyond this world
-immanent: involved in this world
-eternal: he has always existed
-all loving: shows compassion
-personal: relationship with god
-impersonal: see him as distant
What do Buddhists believe the truth about life was revealed through
The 4 noble truths
Why do Christian’s see nature as revelation
-christians believe … created the w…, so it shows God e…
-believers feel that n… provides n… experiences
-i… in nature like m… show gods i..
-christians believe God created the world, so it shows God exists
-believers feel that nature provides numinous experiences
-interventions in nature like miracles show gods immanence
How is Gods intelligence revealed
Through the complexity of nature
What religious experiences can grid be revealed through
-v…
-d…
-h… a v…
-f… of p…
-feeling of being l…, f… or g…
-visions
-dreams
-hearing a voice
-feeling of peace
-feeling of being loved, forgiven or guided
What is a vision
A religious experience in which a person sees something sacred
What do visions usually tell people
About God and his will
What do Buddhists believe revelations are
When … beings from different … of existence can r… themselves to h… on earth
When supernatural beings from different realms of existence can reveal themselves to humans on earth
Example of visions and dreams in revelation
-siddharatha Gautama mother saw a white elephant in her dream
What did the white elephant symbolise in Siddharthas
Majesty and authority
How do atheists view revelations
-a person … it so much that their s… makes it happen
-the person in l…
-result of m… i…, d…
-the person m… their e…
-a person wants it so much that their subconscious makes it happen
-the person in lying
-result of mental illness, drugs
-the person misinterpreted their experience
