Belief about Deity

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How many gods do Christians believe in?
One
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What is the doctrine of the Trinity?
God can be understood in many ways- as the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
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Do Christians believe that the Universe was created by chance?
No, they believe that God created everything with reason.
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Do Christians believe good is unactive?
No, they believe that God is active in the world and performing miracles and sometimes healing the sick
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What does incarnate mean?
It is the doctrine (school of thought) that God took human form in Jesus
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What are the four main characteristics of God?
Ominpotent: this means that God is all powerful and can do anything. Omniscient: God knows everything. Omnipresent: God is everywhere at the same time. Omnibenevolent: God is all good and all loving
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What is the Ontological Argument?
Anselm, a Christian thinker believed that as we are able to concieve the idea of God; he must exist. He also described God as someone "that which nothing greater can be concieved".
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What is a simpler name for the Cosmological argument?
First Cause
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Who was the author of the Cosmological argument?
Thomas Aquinas (1225-74)
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What did the Cosmological argument consist of?
Thomas Aquinas argued something cannot come from nothing, therefore because there is a universe, someone or something must have created it. In other words there must have been a 'first cause' and this 'first cause' was God.
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What did Aquinas say that may have counteracted his argument?
He admitted that there was no proof for this argument and that there is a possibility that the 'first cause' was not God.
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What is another name for the Teleolgical argument?
The design argument or the Divine Watchmaker
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Which Christian philosopher was behind this argument?
William Paley
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What did they say?
If you had seen a watch lying in a field you would believe that it has so many intricate parts that there must be a creator. He applied these ideas to the world saying that it was so complicated, it would not be there by chance
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What are three other reasonsthat Christians may believe in God?
Experience- this may be through miracles or answers to prayers; Moral argument- people have a conscience that must have come from God; Background and upbringing- people may believe in God as that is what they have been taught to do
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