Basic Doctrine Pt. 3 Flashcards

1
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Why did God create man in the beginning?

A

To subdue the earth through warfare and to have dominion.

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Why did God put man and Satan on the same planet?

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So man could exercise judgement against Satan.

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How was the enmity between man and Satan seen during the time of Adam and Eve?

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In Cain’s murder of Abel.

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How was the enmity between man and Satan seen during the time of the Patriarchs?

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Israel became a slave nation and Joshua conquered.

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How was the enmity between man and Satan seen during the time of the Kings?

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David continued the work of Joshua and became a conquerer but Israel also became enslaved by sin.

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How is the enmity between man and Satan now seen in the time of the Church?

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Jesus has given His authority to the Church. The Church is going to complete Christ’s victory.

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7
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What is the believer’s position in Christ?

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We have been bought from the kingdom of darkness into light.

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How does Satan gain influence in the life of a believer?

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We give it to him out of our will but he has no legal right.

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9
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What authority does the believer have over Satan and the kingdom of Darkness?

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BEcause Satan is under Jesus’ feet, even the “lowest” member of the Body of Christ is above Satan.

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10
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How can the believer defeat Satan with the name of Jesus?

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The use of JEsus’ name implies a personal knowledge of Him and gives us power and authority.

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How can the believer defeat Satan with the “blood of the Lamb”?

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We win because Christ has already won by shedding of blood and the victory on the cross.

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12
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How can the believer defeat Satan with the gifts of the Spirit?

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Because Satan is a spiritual being, “discerning of spirits” is important in knowing how to accurately deal with the spirt-realm.

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13
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How can demon spirits influence a person’s physical body?

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Through sickness or disease.

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14
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How can demon spirits influence a person’s soul?

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Through feelings and thoughts of fear, unbelief, and depression.

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How can demon spirits influence a person’s spirit?

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Through indwelling/possession.

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16
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What is wrong with the teaching that a Christian can be “demon possessed”?

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  1. There is no basis with Bible to believe that a Christian can be demon-possessed.
  2. It undermins faith.
  3. It undermines personal responsibility.
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17
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How is it possible to know for sure when someone is demon possessed?

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We can never base judgement on the 5 senses. Discernment given by the HOly Spirit based on consistent teaching of Scripture should be our guide.

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18
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What should determine your response to obvious demonic activity?

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Faith.

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What is the significance of the fact that man is a created being?

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If we are not created, then we are an accident and have no purpose or meaning.

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20
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What is the significance of the fact that man is a dependent being?

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God has His hand on the “plug” of our lives.

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What is the significance of the fact that man is an intelligent being?

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Man is separated from the animals by his mind. Therefore he has the ability to come to know his creator.

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What is the significance of the fact that man is a moral being?

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Man has the ability to know the difference between right and wrong and the ability to choose.

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23
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What is the significance of the fact that man is a love being?

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Man has the capacity to receive and give love.

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24
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How is the process of love related to the nature of man?

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God created man with the ability to choose to respond to love. Man can both receive love and respond to love.

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25
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What is the capability of the human spirit?

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The innermost part of man capable of knowing God and being in union with God.

26
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What is the nature of the human spirit?

A

Invisible and eternal (from beginning of human existence)

27
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What are the faculties of the human spirit?

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Intuition, conscience, and communion.

28
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What is the capability of the human soul?

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The seat of human personality, capable of relating to yourself and others.

29
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What is the nature of the human soul?

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Invisible and eternal

30
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What is the capability of the human body?

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In contacting and functioning in the material realm.

31
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What is the nature of the human body?

A

Visible and material

32
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What is the relationship between the human spirit, soul, and body?

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God created man’s spirit, sould and body to function harmoniously. The spirit was to be dominant, the soul to be subservient to the spirit, and the body to be the servant of the spirit and soul.

33
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What is the significance of God’s title “Father”?

A

As a Father, God’s purpose was to have a family.

34
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Why did God create man for relationship?

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Because it was His purpose to have a family and as God’s children we need relationship with God to fulfill our primary purpose in life.

35
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Why did God create man for character?

A

As a Father, God wants His children to look like Him.

36
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Why did God create man for a function?

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As a Father, God wanted man to share in His work. His taks is to have dominion over His creation.

37
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Why did God create man for reproduction?

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To bring eternal beings into the world.

38
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How is the purpose of GOd for man to be fulfilled in our lives today?

A
  1. Get to know God
  2. Become like God
  3. Be a channel of God’s authority
    4 Pass God’s life onto others
39
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What is sin?

A

What is contrary to the nature of God

40
Q

How does our understanding of sin relate to our understanding of God?

A

A right understanding of sin will help us understand the holiness and standard of God.

41
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How does our understanding of sin relate to our understanding of man?

A

A right understanding of sin gives us a better understanding of the nature of men and be able to deal with man’s predicament.

42
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How does our understanding of sin relate to our understanding of Christ and His atonement?

A

A right understanding gives us a better understanding of the sinless nature of Christ and the significance of the salvation He earned for us.

43
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How does our understanding of sin relate to our understanding of our eternal destiny?

A

A right understanding will give usa better understanding of our eteran destiny - heaven or hell.

44
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How does the Bible define sin?

A
  • Missing the mark
  • Transgressions of the law
  • unbelief
  • failure to do good
  • evil thinkers
45
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How can the essence of sin be seen in specific sins?

A

All specific sins are rooted in selfishness and self-will.

46
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How can the sinful approach to life be described?

A

Self-centered

47
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Why does the logic of sin necessitate man’s free-will

A

For us to have the ability to love God, we need free-will, which also opens up the choice of sin.

48
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Why does the logic of sin necessitate submission to authority?

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Because we have free will, there is going to be conflicts which necessitates an ordering of society and the submission of each person to that order.

49
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Under what circumstances does sin exist?

A

Sin exists when free-will becomes self-centered and the laws of God are broken as a result.

50
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What is the evidence that sin exists?

A

Disease, eternal separation from God, war, death, unfulfillment, etc.

51
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What was the only commandment God gave Adam and Eve?

A

To eat from any tree but the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

52
Q

How did Satan question God’s Word?

A

Satan overstated the restriction.

53
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How did Eve fall into Satan’s trap?

A

By also overstating the restriction and minimizing the consequences.

54
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How did Satan slander God?

A

Satan used the truth to give a false intention. He accused God of keeping something good from Adam and Eve.

55
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How was Adam and Eve’s temptation similar to that of Christ?

A

Both the temptation of Adam and Eve, and Christ, is that they were tempted in their body, soul, and spirit.

56
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How was Adam and Eve’s temptation similar to what we experience?

A

We also experience the lust of eyes and the pride of life.

57
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How did Adam and Eve respond to God after they fell?

A

They hid themselves from God and tried to cover the evidence.

58
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What are the two kinds of temptation?

A
  1. Preying upon a wrong desire.

2. A test, expecting a positive result.

59
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How is sin “conceived”?

A

When desire falls into temptation, the combination of the two conceive sin.

60
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What is the ultimate consequence of sin?

A

Death

61
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How does the world deal with sin?

A

They focus on the consequences.

62
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How does the Law deal with sin?

A

They focus on the acts of sin.