4.1 - Christian understandings of God
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- 4.1 - Christian understandings of God
- Introduction
- Majority accept Trinity
- Unitarianism
- God is one being
- Jesus was a son of God, not literally God
- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Argue Jesus was created by Jehovah
- As he has a beginning, unlike Jehovah, he is not eternal
- Holy Spirit
- Nicene Creed - spirit comes from father and son
- Orthodox Church - father is source of everything, reject Western church teachings
- Eastern Orthodox Church - spirit comes from only the father
- God's relationship with the world
- Understandings come from Genesis and Creation
- World is dependent on the command of God
- The language of the Bible often presents God's work like that of a craftsman
- World is dependent on God for its existence
- God's involvement continues after creation
- God continues to sustain all things
- Disagree if created ex-nihilo (from nothing) or preexistent matter
- Natural world is a witness for God's existence
- God's relationship with humanity
- "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness" Genesis 1:26
- Sets humans apart from rest / Unique link as made in God's image
- In Creation, God gives humans role of stewardship
- Care for humanity seen in incarnation. Maintains relationship through Holy Spirit
- God's care for humanity seen by his provision of:
- A means of salvation
- Promised Land of Canaan for the Israelites
- Laws and Commands
- Reasons for different Christians views on God's relationship with the world and humanity
- Protestant Churches
- Don't need a mediator between them and God
- Jesus enabled all people who truly believe in God to pray directly to him and have personal relationship
- God is timeless
- God is not limited, not does he change
- God's plans are bound to happen, as see all time
- He is in time, no start or end but with humans every moment
- But if outside time, can't relate to his creation
- Catholic Church
- Priest act as link between humans and God
- When priest ordained,is acting in power of God not his own power
- God is everlasting
- God is in time, no start or end, but with humans all the time
- Sees God is personal and engaged with his creation and humanity
- Protestant Churches
- Introduction
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