terms P to W

Question 1

pantheism

Answer 1

God and nature are the same. (wrong for christians)

Question 2

paradox

Answer 2

2 intuitive but incompatible ideas that coexist.

Question 3

paticipation

Answer 3

connection between God and his creations.

Question 4

pelagianism

Answer 4

rejection of christian doctrine of original sin. emphasizes on free will.

Question 5

perfectibility

Answer 5

no limit of how good someone can be. can’t be as perfect as God

Question 6

perfection

Answer 6

essential God attributes. all powerful, just…

Question 7

predestination

Answer 7

God knows everything before it happens. contrast with free will. (God knew Adam was gonna sin)

Question 8

predication

Answer 8

all humans are mortal

Question 9

prevenient grace

Answer 9

grace that comes before you are converted.

Question 10

revelation

Answer 10

God helps you to become better. tells you how to live your life in the bible

Question 11

saving remnant

Answer 11

what is left. the few that are saved when the rest is destroyed

Question 12

sea battle

Answer 12

unpredictable

Question 13

slave to sin

Answer 13

rectitude is gone because of Adam and Eve. not free without God’s help

Question 14

spontaneity

Answer 14

something that comes from itself. ex: God. he acts within its own nature. not us. we are influenced by others.

Question 15

substance

Answer 15

what a thing is. you are a substance and the color of your hair is an accident

Question 16

synchronic / diachronic

Answer 16

synchronic = everything in one view. (God sees past, present and future all at once)

diachronic = image through time. we live life as it goes.

Question 17

syncretism

Answer 17

merging of different world views.

Question 18

temporal / ontological priority

Answer 18

temporal = October 9 is temporally prior to October 10.

ontological = not related to time. the essence beyond time.

Question 19

word / logos

Answer 19

God (trinity). beginning.

Question 20

theology

Answer 20

study of God and the divine

Question 21

typology

Answer 21

interpret old testament events as prefigurations of new testament events.

Question 22

timaeus

Answer 22

plato. creation of the world

Question 23

unmoved mover

Answer 23

thing that animates the universe but is not moved. does not change. comes from aristotle

Question 24

via negativa / via affirmativa

Answer 24

via negativa = describing God by negation.

via affirmativa = positive statements about God. (God is love, God is just)

Question 25

weltanschauung

Answer 25

world view. set of beliefs, practices, that characterize people and help them make decisions

Question 26

wheel of fortune

Answer 26

from Boethius. unpredictable nature of faith. wheel os always turning. sometimes at the top (good things happen) sometimes at the bottom (bad things happen)

Question 27

will

Answer 27

name for human faculty of choice. capacity of making choices