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Theme C - Revelation of God Flashcards

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general revelation

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God makes himself known by everyday experiences
-available to everyone

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special revelation

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personal experience
-individual`

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personal God

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ppl can have a relationship with Him

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impersonal God

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  • no human characteristics
    -unknowable/mysterious
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nominous

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feeling of a presence greater than yourself

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How does God reveal himself

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-enlightnment
-miracles
-visions
-nature
-scipture

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Enlightenment

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-seeing things as they really are

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Enlightenment eg

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  • Beneath the bodhi tree
    -Siddhartha was absorbed by meditation
  • reflected
    -found truth
    -became Buddha
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Enlightenment teaches

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  • seek understanding of truth
  • seek ways to stop suffering
    -achieve happiness
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Enlightenment strengths

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  • God spreads his word amongst his followers
  • universal consciousness
  • find truth
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Enlightenment weaknesses

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  • could be someone’s subconscious
    -others may have doubts
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Hearing God’s call eg

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-Saul threatened Jesus’ disciples
- He was struck by a light from heaven
- heard ‘Saul why do you persecute me?’
- preach Jesus word then

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Hearing God’s call teaches

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-God’s omnipotence
-immanence and love

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Hearing God’s call strengths

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  • believe that God has spoken directly to them
  • message received = change of ways
  • share this msg
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Hearing God’s call weaknesses

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-others don’t believe
- self-doubt

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miracles eg

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-saul’s vision was healed by a disciple instructed by Jesus
- blinded for days then healed

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miracles teach

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  • God’s omnipotence
  • shows immanence of intervention
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miracles strengths

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  • miraculous healing = not explained by science
  • can lead to revelations = yusuf islam drowning
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miracles weaknesses

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coincidence
not believed
could be incorrect

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visions eg

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-saul heard jesus calling
‘i am jesus whom you are persecuting’

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visions teaches

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  • jesus’ benevolance to guide saul
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visions strengths

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shows God’s love and omniscience

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visions weaknesses

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no proof

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Religious experience eg

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Allah revealed the Qur’an to muhammad through angel jibril
‘read in the name of your lord’

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religious experience teaches

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allah’s power
-guidance of muslims = his love

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religious experience strengths

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actual word of God

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religious experience weaknesses

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inspired by God
-not him directly
-people may not believe

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Prayer eg

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communication through prayers
speaking in tongues
- evangelism

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Prayer teaches

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God’s immanence
feel his presence

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Prayer strengths

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answer prayers
cast out demons and be healed

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Nature eg

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  • beauty/power of nature
    -ppl in awe
  • nature is perfect = god is the creator
  • design argument
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Nature teaches

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  • intelligent designer
    -complexity of creation = god’s power
  • beauty comes from god
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Nature strengths

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  • laws of science = accurate = God must have designed
  • complexity of human life = power
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Nature weaknesses

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climate change
natural disasters

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Scripture eg

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  • night of power
    -muhammad recieves qur’an
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Scripture teaches

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‘absolute’
‘one and only’
reveals God himself

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Scripture strengths

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direct word of God
- truth

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Scripture weaknesses

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inspired by God only
- commentaries written are subjective

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work and life of people eg

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  • fight for justice
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work and life of people teaches

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  • learn about nature of God
  • shows god exists
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work and life of people strengths

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  • guidance by god is felt
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work and life of people weaknesses

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may not be believed

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miracle

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breaks law of nature
cannot be explained by scientists
God has intervened

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enlightenment allegory

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blind man and the elephant

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Enlightenment - 4 noble truths Buddha

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  • all life is suffering
  • always a cause to suffering (want/guilt)
  • there is an end
  • follow the middle (neither extreme)

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