A
- Absolute Truth
- the complete facts or reality about an object or event.
- Agnostic
- Literally means a person without knowledge. Generally, people mean a person who does not think there is enough information about whether God exists or not.
- Agnosticism
- The belief that human reason is incapable of providing sufficient rational grounds to justify either the belief that God exists or the belief that God does not exist.
- Atheism
- the belief that the universe is without God.
- Atheist
- a person who lives without God.
B
- Bias
- a tendency toward one viewpoint over another
- Blasphemy
- insulting or showing contempt of God by word or action.
C
- Cosmological Argument
- A series of arguments based on logic and the cosmos or observable universe to arrive at a belief that God exists. The main thrust of all the arguments is that something caused the universe, which we can deduce from nature. For more.
E
- Epistemology
- the study of how we know what we know
G
- General Revelation
- The idea that God reveals Himself to everyone in the world through what can be seen all around us. Romans 1:18-20
- Gnostic
- Greek for a person who believes in knowledge, especially secret knowledge
- Gnostic Gospels
- term applied to 2nd and 3rd century texts about ‘secret knowledge’ in regards to Jesus and Christ.
I
- Incarnate
- into flesh
M
- Metaphysics
- a field of philosophy interested in the nature of existence and reality.
N
- Natural Theology
- Knowledge of God based on observed facts and experience apart from divine revelation.
O
- Ontological Argument
- An argument for the existence of God based on being or existence. Ontological from the root word ontology or the study of being (existence). For more
P
- Philosophy
- literally – ‘the love of wisdom’. Most common fields are metaphysics, epistemology, logic, and ethics
R
- Reality
- what is true about an object or situation
- Revelation, General
- The idea that God reveals Himself to everyone in the world through what can be seen all around us. Romans 1:18-20
- Revelation, Special
- The idea that God has revealed Himself to specific people throughout history. Hebrews 1:1-2 For more