Bible Exam on Units 1-5 Flashcards
A questionable practice of the medieval Catholic church was the selling of what?
Indulgences
What was God’s most important act?
Jesus
What kind of institutions were begun in America for the training of ministers?
Colleges
What did the Half-Way Covenant do?
Offer some benefits of church membership to the children of non-members
What German priest and scholar challenged this practice?
Martin Luther
What is the term given to the points of debate this priest posted in Wittenberg?
95 Theses
Who were two English ministers who helped bring about a spiritual revival in England?
George Whitefield and John Wesley
What is the supreme law for Christians?
the Bible
What are the two most basic steps of interpretation?
Determining what a text says, and determining what a text means
Who causes the rise and fall of nations?
God
What was one purpose of the annual festivals that God commanded Israel to observe?
to help the people remember their history
How did the Enlightenment change the common view of God and religion?
It pushed God to the sidelines by saying the the world operates by fixed natural laws; it also challenged religious tradition and even religious faith
In what year did he post these points of ebate?
1517
In 1688 the English Parliament asked what Protestant couple to rule England?
William and Mary
What is the best interpreter of a passage of Scripture?
the rest of Scripture
How should the Bible be read and understood?
the way it was written
What dissenter founded the colony of Rhode Island?
Roger Williams
Why was the Great Awakening opposed by some churches?
Some preachers condemned churches as spiritually dead and ministers as unconverted
What is meant by the term worldview?
How a person sees and understands the world in which he or she lives
Who was the leading American minister during the Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
What is meant by prooftexting?
taking a verse out of context to support an already existing belief or practice
Over what issue did some denominations divide regarding the Great Awakening?
Whether to endorse the revival or not
What religious group is associated with the founding of Pennsylvania?
Quakers or Society of Friends
What was the Great Awakening?
A period of spiritual revival in the American colonies
