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All members of the Trinity are involved in every area of God's activity in the world |
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Function which distinguishes the Father from the Son. |
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Function which distinguishes the Spirit from the other members of the Trinity |
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Functional definition of the Trinity |
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God is one essence but three centers of consciousness or independent realities sharing the same will, nature and essence. |
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Participation in the community of the Trinity. |
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Something incomprehensible, willful and free |
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The terms "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" do not refer to distinct persons in the Godhead, only to successive representations. |
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The community of love within the Trinity |
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Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (1) |
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Belief in the one true God |
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Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (2) |
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Acknowledgement that Jesus is Lord |
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Building block of the doctrine of the Trinity (3) |
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Experience of the indwelling Holy Spirit |
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The Father acts, through the Son, by the agency of the Holy Spirit |
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The universal code of morality |
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The infinite is necessary for the existence of the finite. |
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The idea of God- definition. |
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That which no greater than can be conceived. |
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Specific details of the universe- design. |
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Human existence as a moral creature. |
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God as the supremely perfect being. |
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God as necessary existence. |
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God as cause of the universe- beginnings |
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Duty and supreme law-giver. |
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Aquinas' 5 ways- parts 4-5. |
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Also called the moral argument. |
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A purely rational approach which requires no evidence provided by the senses or experience |
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"I follow Zeus, you follow Neptune." |
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Belief in only one true God |
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Contradictory beliefs joined into a single religious system. |
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Denies the existence of any god. |
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Everything is god and god is everything |
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Everything is god, but god is not everything. |
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Explaining and defending the Christian faith. |
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god is not personal and everything will eventually unite with this absolute. |
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If an action brings pleasure it is good or right. |
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If God exists no one can know him |
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If it works it is good or right |
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Islam, Judaism, Christianity |
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Many founding fathers fit this category (hint: not evangelical Christian) |
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Multiple gods but personal commitment to only one. |
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Personal creator god, distinct from creation, continually interacting with creation. |
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Personal god, distinct from creation yet not involved in an ongoing way. |
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The created universe is the body and god is the "soul" of universe. |
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The past and future act of God. |
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Self-determining, active agents with goals, plans and purposes |
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Our knowledge of God and people is partial. |
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God works in human history |
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God perceives all events simultaneously |
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God is separate from creation. |
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God is faithfully present through time. |
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God is active within the universe. |
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God is able to bring to completion the divine design for creation. |
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God enters freely into relationship with the universe. |
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God enjoys a direct view of every occasion in the universe. |
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God alone has the right to declare what creation should be. |
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God is involved with the natural processes. |
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Fights the idea of pantheism. |
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Example of God's goodness. |
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Actions are beyond the control of others. |
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The time of God's judgment on the world |
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God works with humans in distinct ways in different periods of history |
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Jesus only appeared to be human. |
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God's choosing of people for specific purposes. |
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Words that have more than one meaning. |
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"I give thanks"; communion |
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The idea that human behavior is self-caused. |
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What made Moses great is that when he saw the burning bush, he______. |
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C.S. Lewis said of most Christians that "we are far too easily_______. |
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"Instead of focusing on the__________. Jesus focused on the _________...of spiritual life." |
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In order to succedd, Ortberg says that we have to ____________rather than to_______ to be like Jesus. |
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