Revelation and the divine Flashcards
1
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What is the Divine
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Ultimate reality - eternal and unchanging
Personal being
2
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Special Revelation
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- God cannot be known fully
- Term given to someone experiencing God directly
- Moses receiving 10 commandments
3
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Types of special revelation
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- Dream
- Hearing God’s call
- Miracle
- Prophecy
- Vision
4
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Visions
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- Seeing something that reveals nature of God
5
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Enlightenment
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- Gaining true knowledge
- To understand the ultimate reality
6
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Types of general revelation
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- God’s presence in nature
- A persons conscience of morality.
- Worship and reading scriptures
- Lives of religious leaders close to god
7
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General revelation meaning
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God making himself known through ordinary experiences.
8
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Nature
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- God revealed through sea, storm, etc.
- leads to awe and wonder of God’s power
- Atheists may argue that observing nature leads to a greater scientific truth
9
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Scripture
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- bible allows knowledge of the nature of God in the past and the present.
10
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Gods 7 descriptions
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- immanent
- transcendent
- benevolent
- omnipotent
- omniscient
- personal
- impersonal
11
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The value of revelation
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- proof of gods existence
- help to start a religion
- enables believers to have a relationship with divine
- help people to understand how to live
12
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Alternative explanations for experiences
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Drugs or Alcohol
wishful thinking
illness
lying for money or famed
error
