Theology Proper Test Flashcards
God is unity
Deuteronomy 6:4
all creation comes from God and exists for His glory
1 Chronicles 29:11-13
acknowledgment of the existence of God is intuitive and reasonable
Psalm 14:1
God is eternal
Psalm 90:2
God is omniscient
Psalm 139:1-6
there is only one God
Isaiah 43:10-11
special revelation (the Bible) is necessary for salvation
Romans 10:17
God is three “persons,” i.e., the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
1 John 5:7
God is a spirit
John 4:24
God’s revelation of Himself in history, nature, and conscience *justifies belief; insufficient for salvation
general revelation
God’s revelation of Himself to specific people at specific times & places (embodied in the Scriptures)
special revelation
man’s inherent sense of right and wrong
conscience
argument from cause (cause & effect)
cosmological
argument from design (design demands a designer)
teleological
argument from harmony (sustaining natural systems)
congruity
argument from idea of perfect Being (requires His existence)
ontological
argument from human nature *includes human intuition, historical/universal belief, reason
anthropological
argument from moral nature (moral law demands a lawgiver)
moral
a physical manifestation of God in the Old Testament
theophany
a human manifestation of Christ in the Old Testament
Christophany
an attributing human features to God as a way of understanding Him
anthropomorphism
a description of God as one Being, but existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, each fully God
Trinity
refers to the Trinity’s distinction of order
ontological Trinity
refers to the Trinity’s distinction of function
economic Trinity