eternal and personal?
- Created by: Megan Rose McHugh
- Created on: 02-05-13 20:30
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- ETERNAL GOD + PERSONAL GOD
- god is the creator = outside of time. he must be greater than the physical world in order to create it.
- but how can he also be a personal god as seen within Christianity
- evidence in bible that god has no end: but you are the same and your years have no end- psalm 102:27
- but there are also examples of god acting in the world: God helps Joshua defeat the city of Ai
- God has also been experienced by humans via miracles/ revelations/ religious experience suggesting he acts in time
- language in the bible represents the way people describe their experience of god - by using personal language
- symbolic: god is anthropomorphised in order for humans to understand him
- if god is unable to interact with the world how is he able to be omnibenevolent and respond to his people? how can he answer prayers?
- God is all loving: he sustains creation for people and is able to do so changelessly
- changelessly wills good for people reflecting his love
- god and answering prayers: Aquinas- advocates the theory that prayers are are about making requests- they are about being aware of god's activity in the world either through primary/ secondary agencies
- God is all loving: he sustains creation for people and is able to do so changelessly
- god is the creator = outside of time. he must be greater than the physical world in order to create it.
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