1st TEST📕 Flashcards
What is the purpose of apologetics?🙏🏼
The ability to know and defend what you believe in
What are the three steps for an individual to take in order to achieve the purpose of this class?💫
A. Identify what you believe
B. Research and Analyze the benefits of the belief
C. Investigate and Explain what you believe in
Who was the individual who acknowledged the authority of God, but did not find peace in following Him?🐳
Jonah
What are the two ways that individuals with an I-centered philosophy view authority?🙄
a. The authority will PREVENT them from getting what they want
b. The authority will GIVE them what they want
What does Psalm 37:4 state?📚
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will grant you the desires of your heart”
Where did Paul speak to the people in Athens?🏛
Aeropagus
What were the people in Athens religious towards?🕯
The latest ideas of the day
What is the lesson taught by Paul in the Book of Acts when speaking to the people in Athens? ✝
The God and His laws exist and He is the authority whether the people accept that truth or not (Putting God in a box makes the people the authority)
What is significant about Acts 17:26?📚
No moment circumstantial (the people, the problems, etc)/ opportunity to hear from God (I-centered, God-centered/ self-justification, justification by faith)
What are the two invisible qualities that God has made plain to man so that they are without excuse? 🌟
Divine nature and eternal power (Nature, Eternal power)
What does the above-mentioned phrase “without excuse” refer to?💭
Acceptance of the reality of God’s creation and existence (therefor there is self-justification or their ignorance/arrogance)
What has God given to all humans?🎁
Gifts
What is the call that God has given to all humans in response to what He has given to us? 🎁
To sharpen those gifts and apply them to the needs of the age
What is the example given in Acts 1 about Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth that illustrates the order in which we are to answer the call God has on our live?🏜
a. Jerusalem- yourself
Judea- your family/friends
Samaria- your community
Ends if the Earth- the entire human race
What does Romans, Chapter 1 state that man exchanged the truth of God for? 😈
Lies (of I-centeredness)
What does Romans, Chapter 1 state that man exchanged the Creator for?🔗🔎
Items created by man
What is worship?🙌🏼
Worship is where one spends their time
How does Romans 1:28 define what having a “deprived mind” is? 👷🏼
Choosing not to retain the knowledge of God
What is the purpose of the Old Testament?📚
Proclaiming of the coming of the Messiah
What was the Samaritan Woman “thirsty” for? 😞
Significance which she defined as love
How did Jesus show love to the Samaritan Woman?❤️
To give the understanding that her significance was found in God’s love (which is giving)
What lesson does Paul teach in Romans regarding what happens when you judge others?😾
You’re judging yourself (concerned about what people think if you)- elevating yourself (which lie)
What are the three examples provided in class about why people have the right to judge others?🙄
a. Act like they haven’t done wrong
b. Believe they are better than another
c. Believe they are qualified to do so due to:
i. Intelligence
ii. They have all the information
What happens to people who die without ever hearing the gospel of Christ?🙇🏻
Judges by what is written in their hearts… (entire law is summed up in loving God, loving others)
Why does Paul state in Romans 2:24 that “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you”? 👈🏼
Because they don’t love, they judge (yet they claim to have the knowledge of God)
When tempting Jesus to turn the stone to bread, what appeal to emotion was the devil using as temptation? 🍞
Pride
When the devil used scripture verses to tempt Jesus to throw himself down from the temple, what emotional ploy was the devil using as temptation?😈
Mocking
When the devil offered Jesus all the kingdoms world and their splendor if Jesus would bow down to him in worship, what appeal to emotion was the devil using as temptation? 💁🏻
Flattery
What was Pilate’s job?🏛
Roman governor over Jerusalem
Who did Jesus say was primarily responsible for his death? 🕵🏼
Jewish leaders
What did Jesus say His purpose of being sent to Earth?👼🏻
Testify the truth
What did Pilate believe about truth?👽
Relative (there isn’t one absolute truth that applies to all people)
What is the problem with the statement “there is no such thing as absolute truth”? 🤐
Contradicts itself
Did Pilate believe that Jesus was an innocent man?🤔
Yes
What was the primary motivation of the Jewish leaders?⛪️
To protect their power structure
What was Pilate’s primary motivation to set Jesus free?😳
He didn’t want to deal with the problem
Who warned Pilate not to have anything to do with Jesus?👸🏻
His wife
What were the four (4) ways that Pilate tried to justify setting Jesus free?🏃🏻
a. Offering a compromise release
b. Offering to send back the Jewish leaders
c. Beating him
d. Having them denounce their king
What were three (3) ways that Pilate tried to absolve himself from responsibility regarding Jesus?😓
a. Stated Jesus’ innocence
b. Washing his hands of it in public
c. The sign on the cross
Who did the Jewish leaders say was their king? 👑
Caesar
What sign did Pilate place on Jesus’ cross?🔨
King of the Jews
What was the language on the sign that was meant for the Jewish people?
Aramaic
What was the language on the sign that was meant for the culture of the day?
Greek
What was the language on the sign that was meant for the intellectuals, wealthy, and powerful of the day?
Latin