Bible - Theology proper; sect 1-2

Atheism

Means "No God"; claims there is no God.

Practical Atheist

Lives as if there is no God.

Dogmatic Atheist

Openly denies God exists.

Virtual Atheist

Rejects God through terminology.

Agnosticism

Means "No Knowledge"; claims we cannot know if God exists.

Evolutionism

Takes an anti-supernatural approach to life and origins, begins with the presupposition that there is no God.

Pantheism

Everything is God; God is everything.

Deism

Believes there is a God but denies that God is personal.

Essence of God

That which underlies all outward manifestation and in which qualities or attributes inhere.

Immaterial

Not made of matter; having no material existence.

Incorporeal

Not composed of matter; having no material existence.

Invisible

No man has seen God at any time; God is the invisible God.

Self-Existence

God exists by His very nature and depends on no one for His existence.

Immensity

God is above space; the heavens cannot contain Him.

Transcendence

God is above and beyond creation.

Eternality

God is infinite in relation to time; has no beginning or end.

Cosmological Argument

God exists because the world exists; something cannot come from nothing.

Teleological Argument

Order and design imply intelligence; therefore, an intelligent designer created it.

Anthropological Argument

Man is made in God's image and possesses qualities like intelligence, emotion, and will.

Moral Argument

Man has a sense of right and wrong, which must come from a moral lawgiver.