Bible (Chap 2)

Question 1

the theological orientation of Adventism really finds itself most at home with what the church calls:

Answer 1

The Radical Reformation or the Anabaptists

Question 2

Anabaptism was a move away from churchly tradition and creedal formulations and a shift toward:

Answer 2

the ideals of the New Testament church

Question 3

Restorationism

Answer 3

a vital force in many early 19th-century American Religious movements

Question 4

The task of the Restorationist movement was:

Answer 4

to complete the unfinished Reformation

Question 5

Restoration movement was also …

Answer 5

anti-creedal (it held to no faith, but the Bible itself)

Question 6

Restoration’s largest impact was

Answer 6

in fostering an attitude of getting back to the Bible

Question 7

One branch of the Restorationist movement had special importance to 7th-day adventists:

Answer 7

the Christian Connexion

Question 8

2 founding fathers who were members of christian connexion

Answer 8

JW & JB

Question 9

__________ made an extremely large impact on both Millerite Adventism & later Sabbatarian Adventism

Answer 9

Christian connexion

Question 10

3rd orientation that formed a significant part of early adventism’s theological context…

Answer 10

Methodism

Question 11

Why does the Methodist/Wesleyan movement have special importance to 7th-day adventist?

Answer 11

BC EW grew up in a Methodist Episcopal Church

Question 12

Methodism popularized beliefs like:

Answer 12

• Christ dying for all & not just a predestined elect
• ppl had free will instead of a predestined will
• ppl could accept salvation through a faith response to God’s Holy Spirit
• God’s spirit worked/w every person through prevenient grace
• a christian could fall from grace through apostacy

Question 13

John Wesley emphasized

Answer 13

• sanctification as a process of becoming more like Jesus
• Christian perfection of character

Question 14

justification came by

Answer 14

imputed righteousness

Question 15

sanctification came by

Answer 15

imparted righteousness

Question 16

fourth influence:

Answer 16

Deism bc Miller was a deist

Question 17

5th element that formed a portion of the theological backdrop of early Adventism :

Answer 17

Puritan influence, very strict on 7th-day sabbath keeping

Question 18

covenantal thinking

Answer 18

rests on idea that if a society is faithful to God, He will bless it, if not, He’d remove the blessings

Question 19

Sabbatarianism had become:

Answer 19

as much a social & political concern as it was a church issue (especially on 7th-day sabbath keeping & Sunday Legislation

Question 20

Sabbatarianism had provided them with a basis to interpret the last-day conflict over the keeping of God’s commandments mentioned in

Answer 20

Rev. 12:17 & Rev. 14:12

Question 21

Ernest Sandeen describes the intellectual trends as

Answer 21

being “drunk on the millenium”

Question 22

revival that lasted from 1790s through early 1840s

Answer 22

2nd great awakening

Question 23

aim of 2nd great awakening

Answer 23

perfecting both the social order & individual so the millenium could begin

Question 24

greatest evangelist during the 2nd great awakening

Answer 24

Charles Finney

Question 25

charles finney predicted what in 1835?

Answer 25

that if the millenium did her duty, the 2nd coming would be in the next 3 years

Question 26

what gave William miller special urgency

Answer 26

Charles Finney's proclamation that jesus would come shortly.