key words CH.1
Logic/Logical
Following the laws of logic: reasonable
Faith
Having confidence in something not perceived with the senses.
Sin
Disobedience to God.
What does logic have to do with God?
We believe that God thinks correctly.
Where does knowledge come from?
God
True
Conforming to the mind of God.
Something is true if it is something God would say.
Objective
Independent of the person.
Something is objective if it is the same for all people.
Emulate
To copy or imitate; to match the characteristics of another.
What is the definition of logic?
To reason something correctly.
What is "revelation"?
Information fro God to man.
Belief
Something a person believes to be true.
Special Revelation
The disclosure of information from God to man that is contained in the bible.
Quantitavely
Pertaining to the amount, degree, or number of something.
What is a question that can be answered logically, but not scientifically?
mathematical and moral questions.
How is our mind like God?
Implications
Something that is suggested by evidence or reasoning.
Sovereign
Having supreme power or authority and not required to answer to any higher authority.
Speculation
Conjecture, guess, or hypothesis without sufficient supporting evidence.
Can God learn anything new? Why or why not?
No, because he knows everything.
What is "special revelation"?
Information from God to man through the Bible.
Stoicism
The belief that emotions cause you to be illogical.
Laws of Logic
Universal, invariant, abstract rules of correct reasoning.
Qualitatively
Pertaining to the quality, kind, or nature of a thing, regardless of the amount or degree.
Using the words "Discovers" and "Determines", fill in the blanks:
Our mind ___________ truth.
God's mind__________ truth.
Our mind discovers truth.
God's mind determines truth.
How is our ind unlike God?