test 2 quotes Flashcards
give a quote that show God is omnipotent
“For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty and awesome” deuteronomy 10:17 NRSV
give a quote that shows God is benevolent and an example
he protected and guided the Jewish people in the old testament and then sent Jesus to save humanity from sin
“God’s love was revealed among us in this way:God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him” - 1 John 4:9 NRSV
give a quote that shows God being just
“The LORD works vindication and justice for all who are oppressed. He made known his ways to Moses, his acts to the people of Israel. the LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love
what raises questions about God’s nature and why
the problem of evil and suffering “if God is omnipotent,loving and just then why does he allow evil and suffering?”
if God is just he should not abandon his people or allow good people to suffer
if God is loving he should not want humans to come to harm
idolatry definition
worshipping something other than God which is forbidden in christianity
name 7 things the Nicene Creed states
God is one
God the Father made the world and everything else
Jesus is also God, and everything ws created by him/with his help, a well as by the Father
Jesus came to Earth as a human,born of the Holy Spirit and his mother Mary, in order to save humanity
Jesus died,rose and ascended to heaven
Jesus will come at the end of time to judge humanity (alive+dead)
The Holy Spirit gives life and has influenced prophets
what do Christians believe they’re worshipping
Christians belive they are worshipping the same God, not a different God “Hear, O Israel: the LORD is our God, the Lord alone - deuteronomey 6:4 NRSV
where is worshipping another/false God forbidden in
its forbidden in the old testament in the 10 commandments
“You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or worship them” - Exodus 20:4-5 NRSV
