Exploring Descriptions and Attributes of God through Classical Proofs and Philosophical Perspectives
Discover various perspectives on describing God, including classical proofs like the Ontological, Cosmological, Teleological, and Moral arguments. Explore the attributes of God such as Omniscient, Omnipotent, and Omnipresence, and question whether these attributes distort our understanding of the divine. Delve into the concept of the Incarnation and differing interpretations of God, reflecting on the significance of a living, saving, and meaningful God.
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How do we describe God? Howard Culbertson Southern Nazarene University
Classical proofs for God Ontological argument Cosmological argument Teleological argument Moral argument
Ontological argument Implanted in human beings mind is the idea that God exists Anselm (1033-1109) Rene Descartes (1596-1650)
Cosmological argument Creation s majesty, order and wonder There must be a cause adequate to account for the universe Plato Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
Teleological argument Appearance of developing purpose in the universe Newton
Moral argument The voice in the heart of human beings calling them to do right Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
The omni attributes Omniscient Omnipotent Omnipresence
Do the omni attributes distort our understanding of God? They owe their existence to abstract analysis and deductive logic about what God must be in order to be God. . . . Is such a God a philosophical construction, the idealistic invention of human minds rather than the living God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob? Michael Lodahl
If the Incarnation is true, then . . . Divine power is not a ruling fist, but an open, bleeding hand -- Michael Lodahl
Alan Tippett describes God Methodist missionary and anthropologist I had not been very long on the mission field before I saw that . . .over-intellectualized religion had to go. (1984) Tippett described God in ways other than with the omni doctrines. He says . . .
I believe in . . . God a living God a saving God a communicating God a God who knows and can be known a providing God a God who makes life meaningful
How do we describe God? (end) Howard Culbertson Southern Nazarene University
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