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Flashcards by glhoward13, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by glhoward13
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| Question | Answer |
| What are the 2 different types of revelations? | General & special. |
| What is a revelation? | an occurrence that makes something about God, his will or the meaning of life clear. |
| What is special revelation? | It is when God is believed to have spoken directly to an individual or select group of people (direct & personal). |
| What is general revelation? | It is when God becomes known through ordinary, common, human experiences or natural means (indirect & impersonal). |
| 4 types of SR & examples | Callings (Moses), Visions (Ellen White), Conversions ( Nicky Cruz) & Corporate religious experience (Toronto Blessing). |
| 3 Types of GR | Holy books, nature & prayer/worship. |
| Negatives of SR: | Only available for select people, may never happen again & may not help everyone, just the individual. |
| Negatives of GR: | Can be questioned wether it's God, only discloses part of God's message & can be interpreted differently. |
| Positives of SR: | Has an immediate/stronger impact, sends God's message directly & those affected don't doubt. |
| Positives of GR: | Available to anyone, continuous & can help anyone. |
| Definition: Transcendence. | God is too big/ powerful so lives outside space & time. |
| Definition: Omnipresence | God is always there, wherever you are, whenever. |
| Definition: Omnipotent. | God is able to do anything; all powerful. |
| Definition:Omniscient | God is all knowing |
| Definition:Infinite/eternal | God has no beginning or end. |
| Definition:Omnibenevolent | God is all loving |
| Definition: Altruistic | God is selfless |
| Definition: supremacy | God is almighty |
| Definition:impersonal | God is beyond human understanding, force rather than a being |
| Definition:personal | God is thought of in human terms, one is able to have a relationship with. |
| What is the holy trinity? | The son, the father & the holy spirit. |
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