Unit 2: God’s relationship with humanity & through Jesus Flashcards

1
Q

What is unique about how God made humans compared to creation?

A
  • Humans are made in God’s image
  • God gives humans a role of stewardship over His creation
  • No other creature is given this role
  • God breathed his own breath into Adam’s nostrils to give him life
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

How is God’s ongoing care for humanity seen throughout the Bible?

A
  • His provision of the Promised Land of Canaan for the Israelites
  • His provision of laws and commands which help humans to understand how to live a good life e.g. the Ten Commandments
  • His provision of a means for salvation through animal sacrifice in the Old Testament
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

When is God’s care for humanity most clearly seen?

A

His incarnation, when He became human as Jesus.
But one could argue it’s His crucifixion.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Examples of God’s omnibenevolence

A
  • Jesus was incarnated
  • Jesus lowered Himself to the level of a human
  • Jesus served people in his time on Earth
  • He died as a sacrifice for human sin, he paid the penalty in order for humans to be with God in heaven for eternity
  • Jesus’ sacrifice restored the relationship between humans and God, since sin was the blockage
  • Humanity has the opportunity for forgiveness and salvation
  • As Jesus ascended he left the Holy Spirit down on the Earth
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What does atemporal mean?

A

God is outside time and not limited by it.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Why do some Christians disagree with how God is atemporal?

A
  • Some Christians believe that if God were outside time and unchanging, then He wouldn’t be able to relate to His creation.
  • e.g. in order to answer prayers, many Christians say that God has to be able to respond and change
  • Also, God is shown to interact with the physical world in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
  • From this view, God is seen as active in time and as changing in response to events in the world and prayers
  • These Christians argue that God’s everlasting
  • This means that instead of being outside time He’s in time, without beginning or end, but with humans each and every moment.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What does the Catholic Church believe about how humans communicate with God?

A
  • Priests have been called into the ministry by God
  • When a priest is ordained, the Church teaches that he is acting in the power of Christ
  • There is an intimate relationship created through God in the priest
  • The priest can act as a link between humans and God
  • Priest offers forgiveness from sins
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What do Protestants believe about how humans communicate with God?

A
  • Protestants believe they don’t need a mediator between themselves and God
  • Jesus enabled all people who truly believe in God to pray directly to Him and have a personal relationship with him, immanence
  • Priests are no longer needed
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly