Attributes of God in Christianity
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| - | + | The '''attributes of God''' are specific [[Property (philosophy)|characteristics]] of [[God in Christianity|God]] discussed in [[Christian theology]]. | |
| - | '''Religious views on [[truth]]''' vary from [[religion]] and cultures around the world. | + | |
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| - | ==Christianity== | + | |
| - | :''[[What is truth?]]'' | + | |
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| - | Christian truth is based upon the [[history]], [[revelation]] and [[testimony]] from the [[Bible]], and are central to [[Christian]] beliefs. Some Christians believe that other authorities are sources of doctrinal truth — such as in [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman Catholicism]], the [[Pope]] is said to be [[infallible]] when pronouncing on certain, rather specific, matters of [[Christian Church|church]] doctrine. The central person in Christianity, [[Jesus]], claimed to be "Truth" when he said, "I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father but through me." Truth is thus considered to be an [[Attributes of God in Christianity|attribute]] of God. In [[Christian Science]], (not recognised as a Christian organization by the bulk of mainstream churches) Truth is God. | + | |
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| - | ===Biblical inerrancy=== | + | |
| - | Some Christian traditions hold a doctrine called [[Biblical inerrancy]], which believes that the Bible is without error. Various interpretations have been applied, depending on the tradition. According to some interpretations of the doctrine, ''all'' of the Bible is without error, i.e., is to be taken as true, no matter what the issue. Other interpretations hold that the Bible is always true on important matters of [[faith]], while other interpretations hold that the Bible is true but must be specifically interpreted in the context of the [[language]], [[culture]] and time that relevant passages were written. | + | |
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| - | ===The Magisterium of the Church=== | + | |
| - | The [[Roman Catholic]] Church holds that it has a continuous teaching authority, [[magisterium]], which preserves the definitive, i.e. the truthful, understanding of the faith, irrelevant of a literal interpretation of the Bible. The notion of the Pope as "infallible" in matters of faith and morals is derived from this idea. | + | |
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| - | ==="Double truth" theories=== | + | |
| - | In thirteenth century Europe, the [[Roman Catholic Church]] denounced what it described as theories of "[[double truth]]," i.e. theories to the effect that that reason and science can come to one truth and faith to another, with both being true yet contradictory. The Church held that there is only one truth, and that both faith and reason are two paths that lead to this one truth, making them complementary instead of antagonistic. | + | |
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| - | * [[Truth]] | + | *[[Cataphatic theology]] |
| + | *[[Catholic Concept of the Divine]] | ||
| + | *[[God in Christianity]] | ||
| + | *[[Name of God in Christianity]] — some of the names include attributes, traits, and characteristics | ||
| + | *[[Open theism]] | ||
| + | *[[Theodicy]] | ||
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The attributes of God are specific characteristics of God discussed in Christian theology.
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See also
- Cataphatic theology
- Catholic Concept of the Divine
- God in Christianity
- Name of God in Christianity — some of the names include attributes, traits, and characteristics
- Open theism
- Theodicy
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