unit 2 Flashcards

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Allah

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the God of Islam

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Anthropomorphic language

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description of God in ‘personal’ terms as though God has human qualities.

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Brahma

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Hindu deity responsible for creative power.

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Brahman

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The ultimate reality (God) from which everything comes and into which everything will return (Hinduism)

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Holy spirit

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The third person of the holy trinity who is present to inspire Christians.

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Infinite/eternal

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The idea that God is outside of time and is unbound by its constraints.

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Immanent

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The idea that God is involved in the world and everywhere.

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Knowable

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Able to be acquainted with;able to be known.

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Monotheism

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Belief in one God.

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Omnibenevolent

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The quality of being all good/loving.

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Omnipotent

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The quality of being all powerful.

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Omnipresent

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The quality of being everywhere in the world.

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Omniscient

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The quality of being all knowing.

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Personal God

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God is an person with whom people are able to have a relationship with.

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Polytheism

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Belief in more than one God

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Qur’an

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Muslim Holy book

17
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Shiva

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Hindu deity. The destroyer part of the Trimurti.

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Transcendent

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God is beyond life on earth and the universe.

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Trinity

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The belief that the father, son and holy spirit are all distinct but also one being.

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Tawhid

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oneness of God in islam

21
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Unknowable

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cannot be known or understood

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Vishnu

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A hindu deity. Persevere order and harmony in the universe.

23
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what is christianity

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Christianityisamonotheistic religion. Christians central belief is that God has three persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Trinity). These three persons share the same Godly substance but perform different roles. This means that the three persons of God have a “relationship” of full knowledge and support of what each other is doing.

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what is the fathers role

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The creative and sustaining element of God that created the world and watches over it
ensuring that it is properly looked after.

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what’s the sons role (Jesus)

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The part of God that became incarnate (took bodily form) and is the human form of God. Christians believe that Jesus is a window through which other parts of God can be known. Jesus also acts as a model human for others to replicate and by dying for humans, he allows others to be saved. (Saviour

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what’s the holy spirits role

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The part of God that is a living presence in our world today. It symbolises the fact that God is always with us (a comforter) and helping us to lead positive and life-affirming lives (guide).

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what is an example of God the father in the bible

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The father can best be seen through the creation stories of the old Testament, along with the many times he comes to save the Israelites one example of this is Noah and the Flood.
another is the story of Moses .

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example of the son and the Holy Spirit

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the son and the holy spirit are ideas that stem from the new Testament, the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross, along with his teachings highlight how God the son, is both a model to be followed, and a window into God. The day of Pentecost is evidence of the nature of the Holy Spirit.

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how does worship reveal the nature of God in christianity

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Through prayer believers can come to witness the personal nature of God for if God is not capable of relationships in prayer, becomes pointless if prayers are answered, and it shows the powerful and benevolent nature of God. God could also be said to be immanent as many people pray to him at one time.