The Divine attributes Flashcards
What are the traditional monotheistic conceptions of God?
God is the most perfect possible being
What does it mean if God is personal?
God has traits similar to those of a person, in particular intellect and will
What does it mean if God is omniscient?
God knows everything it is possible to know
What does it mean if God is omnipotent?
God has the power to do anything it is possible to do
What does it mean if God is supremely good?
God is the most perfect possible being, Gods will is in accordance with moral values
What does it mean if God is eternal and everlasting?
Eternal - God exists outside time
Everlasting - God exists in time
What does it mean if God is transcendent and Immanent?
God exists outside of space and time
Yet he exists throughout everything that exists
Name the solutions to the statement “can God create a stone that he can’t lift”
A stone that an omnipotent being can’t life is a contradiction in terms
God can lift any stone
Name the solutions to the statement “Can God commit evil”
God can commit evil, but chooses not to
No distinct power to commit evil
Evil is a form of failure, God cannot fail
