3.1.1 Divine Attributes

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  • What are three common divine attributes of God?
    Omniscience, omnipotence, omnibenevolence
  • What does the divine attribute 'omnipotence' mean?
    God is all-powerful
  • What does the divine attribute 'omniscience' mean?
    God is all-knowing
  • Divine attributes are central to monotheistic religions and philosophical conceptions of the divine.
    True
  • Divine attributes describe God as a being of infinite power, knowledge, and goodness.

    True
  • What does the divine attribute 'eternity' mean?
    God exists outside time
  • What is the definition of omnipotence as a divine attribute?
    God is all-powerful
  • The attribute of eternity describes God's existence outside of time
  • What is the definition of omnibenevolence as a divine attribute?
    God is perfectly loving
  • The philosophical implication of omnipotence includes the paradox of whether God can create something he cannot control.

    True
  • Match the divine attribute with its philosophical implication:
    Omnipotence ↔️ Paradoxes about God's own power
    Omniscience ↔️ Questions about human free will
    Omnibenevolence ↔️ The problem of evil
  • What are the three main divine attributes ascribed to God?
    Omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence
  • Omnibenevolence refers to God's perfect goodness and love for all beings
  • What are the four key divine attributes that characterize God as a supreme being?
    Omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence, eternity
  • God's omnibenevolence means He acts with ultimate concern for the wellbeing of all creatures.
  • Divine attributes refer to the key characteristics or properties that are ascribed to God
  • What does the divine attribute 'omnibenevolence' mean?
    God is all-good
  • The main divine attributes ascribed to God include omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence
  • Match the divine attribute with its definition:
    Omnipotence ↔️ God is all-powerful
    Omniscience ↔️ God is all-knowing
    Omnibenevolence ↔️ God is all-good
    Eternity ↔️ God exists outside time
  • What is the definition of omniscience as a divine attribute?
    God knows all things
  • What is the definition of eternity as a divine attribute?
    God exists outside time
  • What philosophical problem arises from the attribute of omnibenevolence?
    The problem of evil
  • Omnibenevolence means God is all-good and perfectly loving towards all beings.

    True
  • What does omniscience mean in the context of divine attributes?
    God is all-knowing
  • Match the divine attribute with its definition:
    Omnipotence ↔️ All-powerful and can do anything logically possible
    Omniscience ↔️ All-knowing and has complete knowledge of past, present, and future
    Omnibenevolence ↔️ All-good and perfectly loving towards all beings
  • How is omniscience defined as a divine attribute of God?
    God has complete knowledge
  • The divine attribute of eternity implies that God is bound by temporal constraints.
    False
  • What is the problem of evil, and which divine attribute does it challenge?
    Suffering contradicts omnibenevolence
  • What is the definition of omnipotence according to its philosophical implication?
    God can do anything logically possible
  • The philosophical implication of omniscience raises questions about human free will.

    True
  • Arrange the main divine attributes in alphabetical order:
    1️⃣ Eternity
    2️⃣ Omnibenevolence
    3️⃣ Omnipotence
    4️⃣ Omniscience
  • Omnipotence means God is all-powerful and can do anything logically possible
  • The divine attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, and omnibenevolence are central to many monotheistic religions and philosophical views of the divine.
    True
  • God's omnipotence means He can create logical contradictions.
    False
  • What does eternity mean as a divine attribute of God?
    God exists outside time
  • Omniscience raises questions about human free will and moral responsibility.
  • The conflict between free will and divine foreknowledge arises because God's omniscience includes knowledge of future actions.
  • What is a philosophical implication of omnipotence regarding the limits of God's power?
    Paradoxes about control
  • The omnipotence paradox suggests that God can create a rock so heavy He cannot lift it.

    True