Attributes of God eternal omnipotent omniscient omnibenevolent 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? PhilosophyIdeas of godsA2/A-levelAll boards Created by: robyn raysonCreated on: 25-05-10 12:57 Eternal meaning 'timeless' the belief that God stands outside of time and all time is simultaneous to him humans a determined by time God has no beginning or end God is different from our world --> he is immaterial Anselm: God is eternal because nothing can contain God God is the ultimate cause Iraneous: God exists necessarily Boethius: God is changeless and God's life is limitless. God sees time simultaneously. 1 of 5 Eternal meaning 'timeless' -problems God becomes completly transcendant God can only be spoken about through analogical, symbolic or mythical terms or the Via Negativa God is beyond human understanding Cannot act on time --> not omnipotent 2 of 5 Eternal meaning "Everlasting" it means God began with time swinburne believed this argued events occuring simultaneously to God made no sense everlasting God is evident in the Bible being everlasting does not lessen God's powers Wolterstorff argued that the only way to understand God's actions is to see them as reasons to human behaviour --> time does not pass God by many argue the future does not yet exists --> omniscience does not include it 'everlasting' helps the human interpretation of God for understanding 3 of 5 Eternal meaning "Everlasting" - problems If God did not create time he is not omnipotent If you believe omnipotence to include the future, he is not omniscient 4 of 5 God's omnipotence God's power allows for all things to be possible Aquinas: God has 'active power' this means God can exercise his power and bring about events God's omnipotence is seen through miracles God has power beyond human understanding three main ways omnipotence is viewed: God can do anything God can do anything logically possible God can do anything logically possible for God to do 5 of 5
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