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Definitions of God
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A2 RE (The Nature of God) Mind Map on Definitions of God, created by Stephanie Brennan on 20/01/2016.
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Definitions of God
Simple
God is God
He cannot be broken down or put into parts
Anselm says: "That than which nothing greater can be conceived"
God must exist in reality
God's existence and nature are the same thing
Immaterial
God is not made of material or characteristics
God cannot change - He is perfect
Aquinas' necessary being
A being separate from time and space
Immutable
God is perfect and therefore is unchangeable
Anything that changes is part of the changing world - God is distinct from the changing world
Something unchanging can logically be the cause of the created world that changes
Omniscient
All - knowing
God is aware of all that people do with complete knowledge of the universe and how it came into existence
Limited
Gods knowledge is limited to what is logically true
He chooses to limit himself to allow us free will
Everlasting
Unlimited
God it outside of time
Has knowledge from beginning to end
Eternal God
Omnipotent
All - powerful
Logically Possible
God's power is infinite(without limit)
God is perfect He does what is logically possible as a perfect being
Cannot sin
Cannot act physically
Logically impossible
God can change the fundamental laws of physics
Miracle worker
A games designer can change the rules of their game
Rene Descartes: "For nothing is impossible for God
Omnibenevolent
All - loving
God is perfect
As a perfect being it is impossible for God to do evil
He is the standard all human beings should strive for
God has desire for perfection
God is omnipotent and so has the ability to do evil but chooses to be omnibenevolent to fulfill His role as the ultimate perfect being
Creator
Ex - deo
God created the universe out of His very substance
Process theism: the universe can be conceived as God's 'body'
When God suffers we suffer, when we grow God grows
Ex - materia
God was created out of pre - exisitng material
Aristotle: no efficient cause to God and the universe - they have always been there
God imposed order and form upon it
Ex - nihilo
God was created from nothing
Is His own agent
God as origin of everything explains God's absolute mastery over everything
Transcendent and Immanent
Transcendent
To exist 'above' or 'seprate' from
God is 'above' - beyond all experience and understanding (unknown and unknowable), He is on a higher level
God is timeless and unchangeable - He cannot be with beings that changing in time
Immanent
Exists within, with us, within the universe
God works within human affairs
Miracle worker
Links with creation ex - deo: God is physically existing with us
Eternal - timeless & everlasting
Timeless/Eternal- Boethius
Defines God as changeless
Separate from time
All time is presented 'simultaneously' to God
'one glance'
God does not need to learn anything new - He is simple/perfect
Timeless - Aquinas
God exists without beginning or end (unendingly)
Outside of time
Because time is made up of beginnings and endings
God is: uncaused, unmoved and necessary
Humans are caused, moved and contingent
Everlasting - Swinburne
God always exists and will exist without end
Reactive and Responsive
Everlasting God fits more satisfactorily with God revealed in The Bible
Joshua In Battle
The Parting of The Red Sea
Exists within time but without end
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