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Bible Test 1/29 Flashcards

1
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3 universal standards that are denied by postmodernism

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logic, rationality, truth

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Statistical evidence in Europe and US that gives reason for Christians to know about other religions and apologetics

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Christian population has decreased while non-Christian and unaffiliated population has increased

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3 acts of reason

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Simple Apprehension, Judgment, Proving/Reasoning

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Simple Apprehension

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Mind “lays hold”, what a thing is, not affirming or denying it

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Judgment

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Affirming or denying that the thing apprehended is or will be

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Proving/Reasoning

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Mind moves from known truth to new truth

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Says that what’s good and right for one person isn’t necessarily so for another

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Relativism

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Classical vs. Contemporary Tolerance

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Classical: putting up with what one takes to be false
Contemporary: Accepting all views as true

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What does Matthew 7:1 say and does it mean a Christian should be silent on certain issues?

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“Judge not, lest you be judged”

No, because Ephesians 4:13 says to speak the truth in love; also John 7:24

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4 ways to reach a relativist

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  1. Ask why they hold the view
  2. Distinguish between truth and attitude
  3. Distinguish between person and belief
  4. Emphasize idolatry as building identity on anything not God
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All things under control of 1 being

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Monism

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World is controlled by 2 opposing supernatural powers of equal strength, reality can be divided into 2 different substances

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Dualism

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13
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One true God of Islam

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Allah

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14
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“Submission”/”submission to Allah”

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Islam

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15
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one who submits to Allah

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Muslim

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16
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Indivisible oneness of God; Allah is one forever separate from creation

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Tawhid

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17
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most serious islamic sin; ascribing any partnerships to God

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Shirk

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18
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Legal system of Islam and the standard of both secular and religious law

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Sharia

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Authoritative but non-binding legal opinion given by mufti (legal scholar)

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Fatwa

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Civil wars caused between 4 caliphs after the death of Muhammad

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Fitna

21
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Angel

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Jinn

22
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Declaration (confession of muslim faith)

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Shahada

23
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The Prayers

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Salat

24
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The Fast

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Sawm

25
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The Alms

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Zakat

26
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The Pilgrimage

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Hajj

27
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top 5 religions of the world

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Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism

28
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6 points of divergence between Christianity and other religions

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  1. Christian God is personal
  2. Christ is Savior
  3. People have great value
  4. History is purposeful and linear
  5. Salvation by grace, not works
  6. Hope of resurrection
29
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Founder of Islam

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Muhammad

30
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2 publications of Islam

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Qur’an, Hadith

31
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Birthplace of Muhammad; how did this city respond to him

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Mecca; persecuted due to monotheistic beliefs

32
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Name of journey from Mecca to Medina

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Hijra

33
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Muslim turks conquered what city and what empire

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Constantinople; Ottoman

34
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What is the Uthmanic recension

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Edition of the Qur’an compiled by the committee under the 3rd caliph; destroyed other editions

35
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Compare and contrast the views of Jesus in Christianity and Islam

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Both: virgin born, messiah, good teacher, condemned to death on a cross
Islam: prophet of Allah, didn’t die on cross or rise from the dead
Christians: Jesus is God, Son of God, crucified and rose again

36
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Declaration of Islam in english

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“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.”

37
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Some Islamic prayer requirements

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Facing Mecca, recite in Arabic, specific position, head covered

38
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What percentage of income is Zakat tax (alms)

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2.5

39
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“Stoning of the Devil”

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Rocks are thrown at a wall to represent the temptations of Abraham to not sacrifice his son, Ishmael.

40
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Well of ZamZam

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Believed to be the well that Hagar and Ishmael drank in the desert and kept alive

41
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Literal Arabic translation of “Jihad” Greater and Lesser jihads

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“Strive,”
Greater: internal conflict one has in submitting to Allah
Lesser: war vs. infidels

42
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Similarities between Christianity and Islam

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Monotheistic, ethics of equality and justice, creation, Judgment day, prophets, angels

43
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4 major Christian doctrines denied by Islam

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  1. Doctrine of God
  2. View of humanity (sin/salvation)
  3. Biblical view of Christ
  4. Authenticity and Authority of Christian Scriptures
44
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3 differences of God and Allah

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  1. 3 in 1 vs. 1 in 1
  2. God involved with humans and their suffering due to sin vs. God is only Judge
  3. God loves all vs. God loves God-fearing people
45
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Most crucial difference between Christianity and Islam

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Jesus

46
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Compare and Contrast Christian view of Humanity with Islamic view of humanity

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Original sin
good works vs. faith
not fallen, not saved vs. fallen and in need of savior

47
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3 major problems of Islam denial of crucifixion

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  1. If he wasn’t crucified, what about the NT writers and disciples huge emphasis on it, making it the Cornerstone of Christian faith
  2. Without the cross, there’s no resurrection or resurrected appearances that are recorded in NT
  3. If there is no resurrection, God deceived all Christians for 600 years before the Qur’an
48
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4 major evidences for death/resurrection of Jesus?

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  1. Disciples/Women/Eye-witness accounts
  2. Deniers
  3. Lord’s Supper
  4. Lord’s Day
49
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2 major responses Christians can use in order to counter Islamic view of Bible

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  1. Qur’an talks positively of Scriptures. If it was corrupted before the Q, the Q recommends and confirms the Bible. If after, there are many manuscripts of OT and NT predating the Qur’an.
  2. Inconsistencies regarding the Bible-use liberal scholars and contradict the Qur’an’s teachings of Jesus

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