Attributes A + B
True or False: The definition of God's unchangeableness is that he cannot change yet he does act and have emotions
True
True or False: The definition of God's omnipresence is that God is contained by space and is present everywhere
What is the definition for God's simplicity?
God is not composed of parts but he is what he is all the way all the time.
True or False: An assumption can be proven as fact
False
True or False: Marxism and Secular Humanism have the same view on epistemology
True
What is the definition of God's independence?
God does not need us and he is distinct from his creation and sufficient in Himself yet we can glorify him and give him joy
What is the definition of God's eternity?
He has no beginning or end nor any succession of moments in his being
What do Muslims view the doctrine of the Trinity as?
Polytheism
What is the definition of epistemology?
the study of how we know what we know
What is New Spirituality's advice on how we know things?
By looking into ourselves
Why did God not have to create us?
If God needed to create us then that would mean he is dependent on creation and he would no longer be God
Explain how our definition of God's omnipresence does not end up being pantheism or panentheism.
Though God is present in everything he is still distinct from Creation and we are not part of God.
What is the unforgivable sin called in Islam?
Shirk
Do all worldviews hold assumptions that have to be placed in an article of faith?
Yes
Describe the analogy I gave in class when people claim faith is a leap in the dark and explain what faith really can be described as
Faith is not a leap in the dark but rather it is based on things we already know somewhat like someone who has a parachute he knows the parachute is said to save him from falling but he has to actually trust it to do so
What did we say is Process Theology?
God is in process with us and God is changing just like us
How does God's eternity help us understand that he must punish sin?
Our sins are seen as present for us but God sees time differently than us and he has seen our sins for eternity
How does Islam relate to the claim that the New Testament fulfills the Old Testament?
They claim that they are the fulfillment of Christianity
What are the three different answers we receive from the six different worldviews on the question Why do things happen as they do?
Fate, Chance, and Purpose
Why did we say that Islam's tier system of knowledge end up being a problem for them philosophically and how are we as Christians different?
They believe special revelation is the top tier and this is a problem because if something happens in history that goes against the quran they have to deny reality. We as Christians believe in not only special revelation but also general revelation
Does God have emotion? If so in what way?
God is not like us in that he does not have passions that consume him or overcome him like when we are scared or embarrassed since God is not surprised but he does have emotions in a way as the Bible shows
What helped us when we look at God's omnipresence when it came to the question of is God in hell?
God is present in different places in different ways in hell God is present to punish sin
What are three reasons we gave why someone would become an atheist?
The moral law of God is too restrictive; God is like a make up father we go to when we have problems; There is too much evil in the world; science can explain everything God used to
What are the five answers the worldviews give as to what the purpose of life is?
Classless society; eat, drink for tomorrow we die, glorify God and enjoy him forever, achieve nirvana or enlightenment, submit to Allah and obey him
List at least three out of the four basic laws of epistemology and their definitions