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what is ethical monotheism? |
belief in one God also means following the moral codes linked to that belief (e.g the ten commandments) |
ten commandments |
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give two ways of explaining what is meant by omnipotent |
god as the omnipotent creator god as the omnipotent controller of all things |
creator controller |
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what are the two ways of understanding ‘one’ in john 10:20? |
‘one’ as referring to common essence; “of one Being with the Father.” ‘one’ as referring to unity of purpose; God’s purpose for humanity and Jesus’ mission were in harmony. |
essence purpose |
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what do christians mean when they say that God is immanent? |
He is involved in the world and accessible |
involved |
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why do many christians refer to God as the Father? |
He created the universe He rescued Israel when in trouble He sets standards of behaviour, as seen in the Ten Commandments |
helped created rescued |
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what is the problem of using anthropomorphic language to describe God? |
puts limits on God, who is believed to be transcendent portrays God as unworthy of worship as he is changeable and unreliable |
limit unworthy |
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what is the problem for feminists of the biblical description of God as king? |
reinforces patriarchal stereotypes of male superiority language like this encourages an unacceptable understanding of God |
patriarchy understanding |
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in what two ways are God and the universe similar? |
the universe is eternal and uncreated, so was therefore not created by God. God, like the universe, is uncreated and eternal |
uncreated eternal |
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what word describe the relationship between God and the world? |
panentheistic - God and the universe exist together in the same way that the human mind and body exist together |
exist together |
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what’s God’s role in relation to the universe? |
persuade it into order and complexity this has gone on for billions of years, so the world’s independence of God explains the very slow and arduous process |
persuade |
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what does process theology believe about the power of God? |
He doesn’t have unlimited power as it’s independent, the chaotic matter making up the universe is able to resist God’s attempt T persuasion |
chaotic matter not unlimited |
