Please Bold/circle your y/n answers, bold/circle your answer to 'vs' questions, write a response at :______ sections (You can of course write responses wherever you feel that it's important/appropriate or if you feel a y/n answer or the given answers don't fit/do your beliefs justice)
Part 1:
Faith:
Xtian
Denomination:
Non Denominational, Became a Christian through the Salvation Army tho', which is derived from Methodism.
Particular holy book used:
NIV regarded as most accurate, but happy to refer to any other
Beliefs about god/s:
Omnipotent:
y
Omnipresent:
y
Omniscient:
y
Omnibenevolent:
y
Trinity?:
y
Predestination?:
y
Universalism?:
n
Unforgivable sins:
not really
Deeds vs faith:
faith
Faith as a prerequisite for heaven/paradise:
faith & God deciding
When will the world end (roughly)?:
we can't know
Scriptural justification:
Matt 25:13
Beliefs about satan:
Rules hell and/or in being punished in hell:
y
Has power on earth: y/n, if y, how much?:
y, as much power as it says in the bible.
Demonic possession?
y
Working for the lord/a part of gods plan:
n
Beliefs about afterlife
Eternal?
y
Nature of punishments:
separation from good, in this life too.
Nature of rewards:
connection with good, in this life too
Middle ground?
biblical end times
Maximum capacity?
100% (
all people)
Beliefs about holy books:
God's word vs gods inspired word:
inspired
All still relevant
y
if n, which parts are/aren't, and why? ___________
Inerrant in it's current form (in whole)?
so far innerrant
if no: are specific book/parts inerrant? y/n ________
if no: inerrant in it's original form? y/n
Chapters/books included/excluded:
none
Literal truth vs metaphor:
as it's written
Age of the universe:
see science
Knowledge vs belief:
You believe, but is KNOWLEDGE that a god or gods exist possible?
y
Is knowledge about this god's attributes possible/available?
y
Evidence:
Do you have any evidence that a god exists, the bible is a true account of events....
y
Is this evidence personal or freely available for anybody to verify?
necessarily personal
What is the evidence:
biblical and experiential
Part 2
I define agnosticism as:
not knowing
I define atheism as:
lack of belief in a god or gods
I am an:
I define negative and possitive atheism as:
I define anti-theism as:
I define dystheism/maltheism/misotheism as: