Systematic Theology Exam #1 Flashcards
Mono
Single; one.
Theos
God.
Atheism
There is no God
Agnosticism
There is a God, but His existence is unknown and probably unknowable.
Pantheism
This equates God and nature
Polytheism
This believes there is more than one God
The only 3 monotheistic religions:
Judaism, Islam, & Christianity
The two schools of Trinitarian thought
- emphasizing the unity of God without having understood what is meant by three persons in the Godhead
- Those who emphasize threeness to the point of being tritheistic
The two schools of thought in strict Monotheism
- Those who believe in one God and believe that the fullness of the Godhead rests in Christ
- Those who belie in one God but deny the deity of Christ
Isaiah 37:16
O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwell eat between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.
Exodus 15:11
Who is like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
Deuteronomy 4:35
Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else beside him.
He is the One _____, not a second person.
Mediator
Moses was a mediator of the _____. Christ was a mediator of _____
Law, Redemption
Three levels of mental awareness
To know- it is fact.
To believe- it can be proven.
To understand- you can comprehend it.