test 1, God and revelation

Question 1

immanent definition + give an example of a religion

Answer 1

god is present in the world, Muslims believe God is immanent

Question 2

impersonal definition and who believes in it

Answer 2

god is beyond human understanding and deists + Judaism believe God is impersonal

Question 3

omnipotent definition and give an example

Answer 3

God is all powerful, Christians believe God is omnipotent

Question 4

personal definition and give an example

Answer 4

God and creation can interact, Judaism and Christians believe God is personal

Question 5

transcendent definition and give an example

Answer 5

God is outside space and time. Muslims believe God is transcendent

Question 6

deism definition and give an example

Answer 6

the belief in a creator who does not intervene in the universe ,Edward Herbert –– English Lord of Cherbury

Question 7

theism definition and give an example

Answer 7

the belief in a creator who does intervene in the universe ,Theistic religions such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism all have the monotheistic belief in a God

Question 8

pantheism definition and give an example

Answer 8

the belief that identifies God with the universe. Major pantheistic religions include Taoism and some schools of Hinduism

Question 9

what is revelation and give an example

Answer 9

revelation is when someone gets an idea of something like a lightbulb moment or learns something new e.g. when Jesus would train his disciples

Question 10

special revelation definition and give 2 examples

Answer 10

revelation that happens via a supernatural experience e.g. miracles,visions

Question 11

general revelation definition and give 2 examples

Answer 11

every day information that tells us about the divine e.g. nature,scripture

Question 12

natural miracle definition

Answer 12

An event caused by God which appears to break the laws of nature

Question 13

intervention miracle definition

Answer 13

an coincidental series of events which could be considered the action of God

Question 14

semeion definition

Answer 14

the ancient greek word used in the gospel or john which is translated as miracle but really means sign

Question 15

an argument Keller made for miracles

Answer 15

miracles show that either God does not exist or he is not loving

Question 16

an argument Buitmann made for miracles

Answer 16

miracles go against our modern understanding of science

Question 17

an argument Strauss made for miracles

Answer 17

miracles are myths with spiritual meaning

Question 18

what was David Humes argument

Answer 18

a miracle could be only accepted if it were even more miracles that the evidence for it was false

Question 19

fundamentalist definition

Answer 19

the bible is the word of God written down by people, everything is true and if there appear to be contradictions it means the bible hasn’t been understood properly

Question 20

liberal definition

Answer 20

written by people contains teachings about God, parts need to be interpreted to suit modern society

Question 21

conservative definition

Answer 21

word of God, written down by people, own personalities and perspectives were included. Over many centuries, the Bible was copies so Christians would except some mistakes

Question 22

how can scripture change someones life

Answer 22

changes the way you view things, gives new meaning to life, installs belief which makes people behave better

Question 23

what is enlightenment

Answer 23

its a state of mind where you’re present in the moment and not to hold on to the past. To clear your mind of negative thoughts

Question 24

what does the mackle consist of

Answer 24

omnipotence (all powerful), evil exists (in any form), omnibenevolence (all loving)

Question 25

natural evil definition

Answer 25

an event that causes harm,pain or suffering with no influence from a free willed agent

Question 26

moral evil definition

Answer 26

an event that causes suffering pain or harm that resukt from the direct actions of a free willed agent

Question 27

give examples of natural evil

Answer 27

earthquakes, famines, plagues, drought

Question 28

give examples of moral evil

Answer 28

rape, murder, war, arson, theft

Question 29

what did Thomas Henry Huxley say about agnocism

Answer 29

agnocism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe

Question 30

How can God be revealed through religious experience

Answer 30

They can come in many forms e.g. a vision they can take place during prayer or worship or at other times

Question 31

What examples of visions r there in Christianity

Answer 31

The disciples saw a vision of Moses and Elijah with Jesus who was covered in light

Question 32

How was Judaism founded

Answer 32

Judaism was founded by men who had visions of God

Question 33

give 2 strengths of the design argument

Answer 33

complicated things like the human eye seem to have been designed
the argument is supported by the Torah, Qur’an and the bible

Question 34

explain 2 religious beliefs about how nature shows the existence of God

Answer 34

jews believe that the beauty and complexity of nature proves the existence of God. “The heavens declare the glory of God” (Psalm 19:1 NIV) beauty in the world can inspire feelings of awe and strengthen someone’s belief in God. Christians also believe that nature can show God’s existence by demonstrating his qualities some believe the cruelty of nature came after the fall, and so this does not reflect the nature of God

Question 35

give 2 scientific arguments against the existence of God

Answer 35

many scientists believe that there is no need to explain the creation of the universe using a God, they believe that the Big Bang Theory is evidence enough
the theory of evolution can be used to explain how life and human beings came to be so theres no need for a creator God to form animals and humans