The Nature of God

Question 1

Explain the difference views on Monotheism.

Answer 1

Christians believe that there is only one God but that he is made up of three persons. These three persons are know. As the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. God is seen as the creator of the world.

Question 2

What do all Christians believe about God?

Answer 2

All Christians agree that God is loving and powerful despite the suffering that goes on in this world.

Question 3

What is the greatest evidence of God’s Love?

Answer 3

They believe when He took human form and revealed Himself on Earth as Jesus. Jesus’ life fulfils God’s promise of salvation and reveals more about what Christians believe will happen after death.

Question 4

What are the main characteristics of God?

Answer 4

God is Eternal without end or beginning.

God is outside time-atemporal

God is in control of both time and space as He created it.

Question 5

What does Omniscient mean?

Answer 5

God is omniscient meaning- He knows everything

Question 6

What does Transcendent mean?

Answer 6

Transcendent meaning above all created things.

1) God is outside the world
2) God is not active in human affairs

Question 7

What does immanent mean?

Answer 7

Immanent meaning He is involved with the world and human lives.

Question 8

What does Benevolent mean?

Answer 8

Benevolence showing kindness and love at all times. Shown to be in relationships with people through prayer.

Question 9

What does Omnipotent mean?

Answer 9

Omnipotent- all powerful. Had the power to perform MIRACLES and become a human being INCARNATE.

Question 10

Why would it not be possible in God’s nature to lie or bring evil?

Answer 10

Because He is good and loving “Omnibenevolent ”. He cannot do anything that is evil and He does not lie.

Question 11

What do Christians believe about God’s perfect nature and omniscience

Answer 11

Gos’s perfect nature and omniscience ensures that He is a fair and righteous judge of humans.

Question 12

What makes God personal?

Answer 12

God is often shown to be in relationships with people through prayer, visions and the presence of the Holy Spirit. So Christianity understand Him to be personal God.

Question 13

Recall what Psalm 96:13 talks about God being Judgemental.

Answer 13

‘Let all creation rejoice before the Lord for he comes to judge the Earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the people in his faithfulness”

Question 14

Recall what the Jeremiah 10:10talks about God being True.

Answer 14

‘But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God, the eternal King. When he is angry the Earth trembles: the nations cannot endure his wrath.’

Question 15

Recall Revelation 1:8 describing God as almighty.

Answer 15

‘I am the Alpha and the Omega who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty”

Question 16

Recall Corinthians 1:3-4 and how it describes God.

Answer 16

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort who comforts us all in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God”

Question 17

Recall John 3:16 about God’s eternal love.

Answer 17

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Question 18

Recall Psalm 86:10 about the Greatness of God

Answer 18

‘For you are great and you do marvellous deeds; you alone are God.’

Question 19

Recall Matthew 6:12 describing God as forgiving.

Answer 19

‘And for give our sins’

Question 20

Recall Exodus 20:3 about Monotheism

Answer 20

‘You shall have no other Gods before me’

Question 21

What does “atemporal” mean?

Answer 21

1) God is outside time

2) He is in control of both time and space