The Nature Of God The Father

Question 1

Omnipotent

Answer 1

All powerful

Question 2

Omniscient

Answer 2

All knowing

Question 3

Omnibenevent

Answer 3

All loving

Question 4

Creator

Answer 4

Christians believe that God created life and rules over us (‘the Father’), became a man on earth and lived among us (Jesus ‘the Son’) and is a power that changes lives and gives people the courage to do amazing things (‘the Holy Spirit’)

Question 5

fundementalists

Answer 5

Fundamentalist Christians believe that the creation story is literally true.

Question 6

Allegory

Answer 6

allegory – that it was never intended to be literally true, but that it contains certain truths about God

Question 7

Transcendant

Answer 7

This means that god is apart from the rest of the creation

Question 8

The problem of evil

Answer 8

If God is omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent, how come there is suffering in the world ?

Question 9

3 solutions to the problem of evil

Answer 9

1. The Free-will Defence
2. Suffering is a test
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