- Is God one or does ‘he’ take many forms?
Paul and Timothy say “2…from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.”
Deducing from that, I would say God takes two forms, The Father and JC, so God takes many forms, but monotheism because these are the same thing.
- Is God generally or specially revealed?
It is not possible to tell from the evidence.
The Father & JC are full of grace and peace.
John 4: 19-26
- Is God personal or impersonal?
JC says “24God is spirit, and his worshippers must worship in spirit and truth.”
So this means God is impersonal, because ‘he’ is a spirit without a form (which partially fulfils the definition of ‘impersonal’ on the AQA sheet).
- Is God immanent or transcendent?
JC says “21…a time is coming when you will worship the father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.”
So this means God is transcendent, as ‘he’ is not earthly (which partially fulfils the definition of ‘transcendent’ on the AQA sheet).
- Is God one or does ‘he’ take many forms?
JC says “23…the Father, 24God is spirit, and, 26…I am He.”
This suggests that God takes many forms.
- Is God generally or specially revealed?
The whole section culminates together the idea that God is not a physical being, but one that lives in spirit and truth and worshippers to whom God is generally revealed.
Luke 15: 1-7
- Is God personal or impersonal?
JC says “4…go after the lost sheep until he finds it.”
So God is personal as ‘he’ guides individuals and relates to them.
- Is God immanent or transcendent?
JC says “7…there will be more rejoicing in Heaven…”
So if Heaven is where The Father is, then God must be transcendent.
- Is God one or does ‘he’ take many forms?
It is not possible to tell from the evidence.
- Is God generally or specially revealed?
God is specially revealed, as ‘he’ helps to recover individual lost persons; i.e: ‘he’ interferes (thus fulfilling the agreed definition of ‘specially revealed’)
1John 4: 7-16
- Is God personal or impersonal?
John says “7Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” and “8…God is love”
So if we love, God lives in us and through everyone we love, so God is personal.
- Is God immanent or transcendent?
John says “12…but if we love one another, God lives in us (on earth).”
So if (through us) ‘he’ lives on earth, God must be immanent.
- Is God one or does ‘he’ take many forms?
John says “7Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God” and “8…God is love” and “9…begotten Son” and “13…he has given us of his Spirit” and “14…Father” and “15…Jesus is the Son of God.”
God takes many forms.
- Is God generally or specially revealed?
If you love one another, then love is all around, thus God is all around, and thus God is generally revealed, tying in nicely with God being immanent.
Conclusion
God is personal, God is immanent & transcendent, God takes many forms and God makes himself known through special & general revelation.