Knowledge of Gods Existence Theology OCR
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- Knowledge of Gods existence
- NATURAL Knowledge
- Innate human sense of the divine
- imago dei
- we have the capacity and desire to know God
- intellectual ability to recognise and reflect on the existence of God
- As seen in the order of creation
- what can be known of God can be seen in the apparent design and purpose of nature
- Innate human sense of the divine
- REVEALED Knowledge
- Through faith and Gods grace
- as humans are sinful and have finite minds,
natural knowledge is not sufficient to gain full
knowledge of God
- therefore we need faith and grace
- as humans are sinful and have finite minds,
natural knowledge is not sufficient to gain full
knowledge of God
- Revealed knowledge of God in Jesus Christ
- full and perfect knowledge of God is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ via the life of the Church + the Bible
- Through faith and Gods grace
- Evaluation
- Dawkins + Hume - insufficient reasons for belief in God, no empirical evidence
- we ANTHROPOMORPHISE God. Everyone has diff interpretation of God. Knowledge about isnt the same as knowing someone - revealed theol = god wants us to know
- NATURAL Knowledge
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