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God is present and active within his creation, and within the human race, even those members of it that do not believe in or obey him |
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God is not merely a quality of nature or of humanity; he is not simply the highest human being. He is not limited to our ability to understand him |
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God is not composed of matter and does not possess a physical nature |
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God is the name “I am”. He is the living God. He has always existed and was not created |
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God is an individual being, with self consciousness and will, capable of feeling, choosing, and having a reciprocal relationship with other personal and social beings |
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God is not only unlimited, but he is unlimitable |
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the ability to be at all places at the same time; usually only attributed to God |
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The capacity to know everything infinitely |
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God is able to do all things which are proper objects of his power |
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the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater |
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a figure of speech concisely expressed by comparing two things, saying that one is the other |
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The attribution of human characteristics to non-human creatures and beings |
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An appearance of God to a human or to a group of people, as with the burning bush to Moses |
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God is unique and separate from all creation, unable to tolerate the presence of evil |
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God is perfect as he is and he is in accord with the law which he himself has established |
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God is like a judge who as a private individual adheres to the law of society, and In his official capacity administers that same law, applying it to others |
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The basic dimension of the divine integrity is God’s genuineness |
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The second dimension of God’s truthfulness. God represents things as they really are |
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God keeps all of his promises. He never has to revise his word or renege on a promise. |
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God unselfishly seeks our ultimate welfare |
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God deals with his people not on the basis of their merit or worthiness, what they deserve, but by simply according to their needs |
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God’s mercy is the tenderhearted, loving compassion for his people |
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The decisions of God with respect to any matters within the realm of cosmic history |
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The matter of eternal salvation or condemnation |
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God’s positive choice of individuals, nations, or groups to eternal life and fellowship with him |
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The negative predestination or God’s choice of some to suffer eternal damnation or lostness |
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Omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone |
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Opposes the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin and holds that human free will is compatible with God's sovereignty |
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The days mentioned in Genesis chapter one refer to long periods of time rather than 24-hour days |
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God created everything that is and ever will be; nothing ever evolves. |
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God created the first organic life forms and uses evolution to create other life forms from these |
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At various times in history, God created new life forms and used these along with evolution to bring about additional life forms |
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The world was created with the appearance of age (maturity) at some time in the recent past |
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The continuing action of God by which he preserves in existence the creation which he has brought into being, and guides it to his intended purposes for it |
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God maintaining his creation in existence. God’s protection of his creation against harm and destruction and his provision for the needs of the elements or members of the creation |
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• Does God direct every detail of history, or only certain events of his choosing? • If God directs every detail of history, how can this be reconciled with his opposition to sin? • If God has an unchanging plan for the future than how can prayer actually change anything? |
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A vindication of God’s goodness and power in the face of the existence of evil |
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Evil that occurs without the involvement of human choice |
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Evil that occurs as a result of human choice |
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Jesus was born a normal human, but at his baptism the Christ Spirit descended upon him in the form of a dove, empowering him for God’s ministry |
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Christ is the first and highest of all created beings, not equal with God, but superior to everything else |
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Jesus was a great prophet but not God |
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The Liberal Christian View |
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Jesus was the greatest example of Godly living, but is not God. |
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The Orthodox Christian View |
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Jesus is fully human and fully divine |
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The two natures intersect but are not united in the person of Christ |
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Jesus’ humanity was so absorbed into his deity that it was virtually eliminated |
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As the incarnate, God emptied himself of some of his attributes to temporarily become human, and then took them up again at the resurrection. Thus Jesus was not completely divine: he did not have all of the divine attributes |
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Jesus was fully God and fully human, united in one person without the loss of either divine or human attributes |
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The surrender or destruction of something prized or desirable for the sake of something considered as a higher or more pressing claim, It is loving God with all your being,Results in a changed life of total Commitment |
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That which makes one favorably inclined toward one who was viewed with animosity appeasement and conciliation |
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A person or thing acting or serving in place of another |
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The reestablishing of cordial relations between two estranged parties |
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God’s entrance into history to reign over His creation |
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God’s kingdom is entirely future |
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God’s kingdom was realized during Jesus’ earthly life |
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The second coming and with it the inauguration of God’s kingdom, has been delayed for 2,000 years. |
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• It is a belief and trust so deep that it transforms your life, sometimes in unpleasant ways |
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