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What is Theology Proper
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Doctrine of Gods
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"Theism"
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Theos-Greek-any belief in God or gods.
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imminent
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He's present
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transcendent
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over & above time & space
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cosmological arguement
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2nd law of thermo dynamics-things are running down. Going from complex to simple. Everything that exists must have a cause which proves it must have come from nothing. If something now exits, it must come from something otherwise it has to come from nothing (Boxwell)- Since there is a creation, there must have been a creator.
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definition of God
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God is the infinite, perfect, spirit, love, consuming fire etc
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Teleological argument
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is limited - universe is order & design - A world so intricate in every detail could not just evolve
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ontological argument
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I have known all my life that there must be some being that is greater than man.
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moral argument
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all men are obligated to keep morals - There are definitely some things that are wrong, no matter what the culture says.
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probability argument
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The existence of God makes the best, overall sense.
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Exodus
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Jehovah - Yahweh - I am that I am
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Adonai
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Lord
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intuitive truth
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The belief in the 3existence of God is a rational intuition - Has to be universal (religion or belief system) and has to be necessary (we cannot deny His existence without doing violence to the laws of our nature.
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Immaterial and incorporeal
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He is a substance but has no material body - spiritual lsubstance (anthropomorphic)
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theopany
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sometimes take on another form
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self-existence
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does not depend on anything to exist
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immensity
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relationship to space - not bout by space - transended
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eternity
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over & above time - everlasting
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omnipresence
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everywhere at once - an act of God's will - He chooses to be everywhere PS 139:7-8
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omniscience
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He knows Himself, Father, Son & Holy Ghost know each other. MATT 6:32
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Omnipotence
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all powerful MATT 19:26
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immuntability
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unchanging JAMES 1:17
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eternity
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COL 1:15
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1 Corth. 10:31
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Whether therefore, ye eat, or drink, or what-so-ever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
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John 1:14
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The Son
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Acts 5:3-4
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Holy Ghost & God are the same
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Titus 2:13
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Father & Son are one
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2nd Corin 3:17
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Father & Spirit are one
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Matt 3:16
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All 3 members of the trinity were present
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Elo im
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plural names & pronouns passages that seem to speak of God in the plural
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momothesism
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One God
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Angel of the Lord
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was an Old Testament appearance of Christ
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What five attributes of God are attributed to Christ
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Eternity - Col 1:15
Omnipresence Eps 1:23 Omniscience Col 2:3 Omnipotence Matt 28:18 Immutability Heb 13:8 |
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What are the two ways to prove the doctrin of the Trinity in the NT
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By general statement and allusions
By demonstrating that all 3 are recognized as God |