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Question 0

What does it mean that God’s love is an elective love?

Answer 0

God loves Israel and wishes to heal the human race. He loves with personal love

Question 1

What two facts become clear with the Shema?

Answer 1

1. There is only one God (monotheism)

2. God loves man and every human desires to be loved.

Question 2

In what way is Gods call us love also totally agape?

Answer 2

Gods own agape love comes to us and we turn around and share it with others.

Question 3

Shema

Answer 3

it affirms only monotheism: “hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one”
Declaration of jewish faith theater ee is only one God

Question 4

Doctrine

Answer 4

the official, authoritative teaching of the Church based on the revelation of God.

Question 5

Nicene Creed

Answer 5

When Catholics profess their beliefs in one God at the Eucharistic Liturgy, the formal statement “we believe in one God”

Question 6

mystery

Answer 6

Something beyond human understanding.

Question 7

What is the unique and defining trait of the christian faith?

Answer 7

The Trinity

Question 8

Dr. Hahn - analogy - we have some//God has all// how do those attributes together, how does that label God?

Answer 8

As father

Question 9

Why did the Muslim scholar say that God does not love as a Father. What is Allah like instead of a father?

Answer 9

An owner or master, we are his property.

Question 10

From where/who do Arabs trace their culture?

Answer 10

Through Ishmael through Abraham and the Book of Genesis

Question 11

Why did the Gnostics reject the resurrection?

Answer 11

Because of their dualistic beliefs, and bc they are already perfect they do not need the resurrection.
Didn’t believe in material things, Jesus returns in a body, bad

Question 12

What is Ignatius’s answer to bringing unity to the church. how does this bring unity?

Answer 12

By insisting on local bishops as a focus of authority. The bishop is the “Sacrament of Unity.” This brings unity because then in some way everyone is united and solely united to the Pope.

Question 13

What does 1 Peter 3:15-16 tell us we always need to be prepared to do?

Answer 13

to give an account of the hope in U.S.

Question 14

What were Justin’s primary areas of apologetics against the pagans, Gnostics, and Jews?

Answer 14

1. for the divinity of Christ against the Pagans
2. Gnostics humanity of Christ
3. Jews affirmed that there is one God

Question 15

According to St. Justin, the Son is not begotten in a literal physical sense, but in what way is the Son begotten?

Answer 15

First of all begetting or bringing forth makes us think that there is a beginning. When something is brought forth, there was not any before. When a human is begotten, he is not taken from some pre-existent thing, but has a beginning.
Begetting of the son is when God says the first words

Question 16

According to St. Justin, how is the Son also eternal?

Answer 16

Jesus was always in the mind of God, and was begotten and co-eternal with God.

Question 17

To allow the conviction that Jesus Christ is God which three factors did Tertullian say need to be taken into account?

Answer 17

1. God is one not many
2. Jesus is the Son of God and may be worshipped
3. That the Son of God is, in some sense, not identical with God the Father.

Question 18

Which of the 3 Tertullian factors, which did Praxeas want to keep or throw out?

Answer 18

Tried to affirm monotheism: number 1

Question 19

Explain how Tertullian sees God as one using one of his analogies

Answer 19

Tree - branches, trunk, and roots. All three parts of the tree are different yet all one substance like how God has three parts yet all are one substance.
One substance three aspects of the one substance

Question 20

What unheard of sense did jesus reveal God as Father?

Answer 20

God is Father only because he is the creator but he is an eternal father to an eternal son

Question 21

When was the council of Nicaea called?

Answer 21

The problem with Arius (who was causing division in the church) was beginning to spread. In 325 AD

Question 22

What is an ecumenical council?

Answer 22

A world council - this one was attended by 220 Bishops

A religious council to decide things for the church. All the bishops of the world attend.

Question 23

What is the difference between Arius’s and the Church’s beliefs?

Answer 23

Arius: God is Eternal, the Son and everything else is not
Church: God, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit is eternal, everything else is not

Question 24

What song did Arius sing to convey his beliefs?

Answer 24

There once was a once when he wasn’t

The son

Question 25

What was the most important word of the Nicene council? What does it mean?

Answer 25

homoosis - the son is consubstantial to the father

Question 26

Covenant

Answer 26

A promise between God and his people or a person

Question 27

What unheard of sense did Jesus reveal God as father?

Answer 27

Revealed eternal father to an eternal son

Question 28

Paraclete

Answer 28

J

Question 29

Substance

Answer 29

Whatever God is and everything

Question 30

What does it mean that Christians pray in the “name” of the father, son, and Holy Spirit?

Answer 30

Affirmation of our faith in 1 God and that God is the Trinity.