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sidneyslays on October 12, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Agnostic | a person who doubts there is a god |
| Athiest | a person who believes there is no god |
| Belief | an acceptance that certain things are true. Matters of the head |
| Faith | Having trust and belief |
| Metaphors | describe one thing as if it were something else |
| Religious Practices | Communities come together to show their faith . |
| Revelation | God's self-disclosure to Human Beings |
| Sacred Mystery | an invitation to infinite discovery, points to the essence of God and human interaction is a relational like the trinity ultimately is an insight on the eternal relationship in god very self. Remember the cup and the ocean example out by the jesus statue? |
| Salvation History | The saving action of God throughout human history |
| Scriptures | sacred writings |
| Trust | You invest____. Matters of the Heart. |
| Worldview | How one views something |
| Tradition | the process by which the church reflects on and hands down what they believe is essential from generation to generation |
| tradition | an inherited pattern of thought or action |
| What are the signs of God's existence? | 1) In the convictions of person who care for us 2) In human reason 3) From experience with natural world 4) From experience of ourselves as human persons 5) In universal belief throughout history 6) In the experience of being loved |
| How has God been revealed? | 1. Within Individual experience (Moses) 2. Through the events of history (Exodus) 3. Within sacred writings or scriptures (Bible) 4. Through religious teachings and statements of faith (Doctrine) |
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