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GOD
GOD AS LOVE
- God as omnibenevolent can be a difficult attribute to comprehend due to the problem of evil
- christians nethertheless trust in gods love from their own experienced and on the basis of biblical teaching
- The old testament uses the Hebrew term 'hesed' often translated as 'steadfast love', to depict gods dependable commitment to the convenient with Israel
- the New Testament equivalent of 'hesed' is the greek word agape
- this denotes gods selfless, self-giving generous and unconditional love for humanity
- according to the writer of John 1 , 'god is love'
- agape is part of the nature of the trinity
- because the are created in gods images human relationships have agape at their heart
- hence jesus' 2 greatest commandments : love of god and love of neighbour
- agape was central to fletchers situation ethics
GOD AS FATHER
- metaphor for number of qualities e.g strength, power, authority, wisdom & love
- calling god the 'father' reflects patriarchal societies in Ancient Near East in which the oldest male of the family had complete power
- his actions are those of a patriarchal father- he instructs humans to 'be fruitful and multiply'
- he ordains different roles for men & women
- he punishes disobedience
- he is the father creator and father in relation to his son Jesus
- he displayed the love of a father for his son Jesus
- the most anthropomorphic aspect of god as father is his incarnation though Jesus
- Jesus often referred to god as father
- in the parable of the forgiving father, gods unconditional love is depicted
- Jesus tells his disciples that their Heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him
- he teaches disciples prayer that addresses god as our father
- Jesus uses term abba in his prayer in gethsemane (this is an intimate arabic term for father)
GOD AS KING
- The bible is full of gods kingly titles: majesty, lord, sovereign, god of gods, king of the whole earth
- to call god king is an obvious metaphor, since the power of the king in ancient world was usually absolute
- monarchy was a familiar concept for most of the biblical period
- whether the monarchs rules small city states or huge nations, the rulers authority was absolute
- in his vision in the temple, prophet Isiah saw god seated on the throne
- "I saw the lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up"
- he feared he would die
- "for my eyes have seen the king, the lord hosts"
- for christianity, the most important feature of all this is royal imagery is how its used in the new testetement to portray Jesus as the messiah
- this is a title that means king/anointed one
- the jews were expecting a warrior king who would get rid of the romans
- instead, in the new testament Jesus' role was to bring about the kingdom of, as the messiah
GOD AS PERSONAL
- This refers to the belief that humans can relate to god
- e.g hearing and answering prayer
- a personal god is immanent- involved in the world and accessible