Philosophy of Religion Objectivism Christianity 1 There is a god all loving all powerful all knowing 2 Plan for the Universe 3 Salvation and Eternal Life a Dependent upon i Belief in God membership in Church practicing Sacraments Works on 3 Justifications 1 Revelation Scripture 2 Faith Tertullian 165 225 AD a I believe because it is absurd reaction to bible s contradictions 3 Reason Thomas Aquinas 1225 1274 Augustine 354 430 AD Faith and Reason conflict Bio Go with Faith Why jeopardize salvation to obtain a logical response Born on the North Coast of Africa In Hippo Mother Monica was a Christian Saint like to Augustine Father was a traveling merchant and a pagan Was not baptized as a child due to parents conflicting religions Thought of himself as a sinner since he was a baby Traveled to Alexandria and studied at the Royal Library o Studied the Manichaeans Problem of Evil 1 God is all powerful 2 God is all loving 3 Evil exists as an actual force in the world Can only believe two at a time Example 1 Take 1 and 3 Peligans Example 2 Take 2 and 3 Manichaeans God is all loving but can t stop all the evil Ambrose helps Augustine solve the Problem of Evil God is all powerful and can stop the force of evil but does not so can t be all loving God is all powerful and all loving evil does not exist as an actual force Only the appearance of evil it is only a test from God and his ultimate plan Uses acts of Evil to strengthen faith 1 Mountain Valley The mountain looks like a mountain in comparison to a valley a Ex Evil appearance of compared to Good 2 Test of our character While taking a walk in his garden in Milan Augustine heard a child s voice Let your bible fall open and read the first thing you see He read Let the Lord provide meaning he had to surrender himself to God He then had Ambrose baptized him Augustine Recap 1 God is all powerful 2 God is all loving 3 Evil exists compare it to Problem of Free Will Augustine says 1 and 2 are true and evil does not exist only the appearance Mountain and Valley Example A mountain can be a mountain without a valley to compare it to Same as good can t be appreciated without the appearance of evil to 1 God knows we will freely choose but God does not choose for us a Ex a movie you have seen 100 times you know how it ends but the characters are still exercising their choices b We are not able to know the plan of God Grace God s underserved gift of salvation a Underserved nothing we can do on our own you can be good all your life but if you do not accept God and have faith it is not possible to achieve salvation b Let God be the Author of your life c Even the most evil person can achieve salvation if they accept God d Accept God by means of Baptism Adam Eve Do not eat from the Tree of Knowledge We can live without you God Pride Original Sin Pride passed on to all descendants of Adam and Eve Baptism used to overcome Original Sin o From here on in I give myself up and join the church community City of Man City of God Secular Authority not concerned related with religion Power and Success only care about improving upon your life Material Possessions worldly objects of monetary value God and God s plan Heaven Spreading the word of Salvation save others from an eternity of torment Creation Present Memories Expectations Heaven Judgment Day Hell We can only experience the present The past is only memories and the future is our expectations Come Judgment Day often called the Rapture you are either saved and brought to heaven or not saved and sent to hell God All of history is God s now from Creation up until Judgment Day Perfect intellect enhanced mind ability to understand God s plan in a sense be God like Rewards of Heaven Physically perfect body Torment of Hell Physical torment constant agony Intellectually deprived o God condemns no one to hell the individual who refused to accept God chose hell for himself herself
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