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Christianity: God and Ultimate Reality

Monotheism, Transcendence and the Trinity

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Overview

Recall questions on Christian monotheism and God as omnipotent creator and sustainer, what transcendence and unknowability mean, and how the Trinity preserves one God and bears on salvation.

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Key term

What distinguishes Christian monotheism from polytheistic religions?

Key term

In what sense do Christians believe God is unknowable?

Key term

Why is the Trinity important for understanding how God can be both transcendent and personally involved with humanity?

Process

Explain omnipotence, and God as creator and controller of all things.

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    What distinguishes Christian monotheism from polytheistic religions?

    Model answer

    Christian monotheism holds that there is only one God, whereas polytheistic religions worship multiple deities.

  2. 2

    Define the term 'omnipotent' as applied to God in Christian belief.

    Model answer

    Omnipotent means all-powerful, possessing unlimited authority and capability.

  3. 3

    What does Christian teaching affirm about God's role in bringing the universe into existence?

    Model answer

    God is the creator of all things, having brought the universe and everything in it into existence.

  4. 4

    How do Christians understand God's ongoing relationship with creation in terms of governance?

    Model answer

    God is the controller of all things, maintaining sovereignty and governance over all creation.

  5. 5

    What does it mean to say that God is transcendent?

    Model answer

    God is transcendent, meaning God exists beyond and independent of the physical universe and human experience.

  6. 6

    In what sense do Christians believe God is unknowable?

    Model answer

    The full nature and essence of God cannot be completely comprehended by human minds.

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AExclusivism holds salvation is available only to Christians.
BInclusivism holds salvation is available through Christ to non-Christians.
CPluralism holds salvation is available through multiple religious paths.

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