Bible Test 1/29 Flashcards
3 universal standards that are denied by postmodernism
logic, rationality, truth
Statistical evidence in Europe and US that gives reason for Christians to know about other religions and apologetics
Christian population has decreased while non-Christian and unaffiliated population has increased
3 acts of reason
Simple Apprehension, Judgment, Proving/Reasoning
Simple Apprehension
Mind “lays hold”, what a thing is, not affirming or denying it
Judgment
Affirming or denying that the thing apprehended is or will be
Proving/Reasoning
Mind moves from known truth to new truth
Says that what’s good and right for one person isn’t necessarily so for another
Relativism
Classical vs. Contemporary Tolerance
Classical: putting up with what one takes to be false
Contemporary: Accepting all views as true
What does Matthew 7:1 say and does it mean a Christian should be silent on certain issues?
“Judge not, lest you be judged”
No, because Ephesians 4:13 says to speak the truth in love; also John 7:24
4 ways to reach a relativist
- Ask why they hold the view
- Distinguish between truth and attitude
- Distinguish between person and belief
- Emphasize idolatry as building identity on anything not God
All things under control of 1 being
Monism
World is controlled by 2 opposing supernatural powers of equal strength, reality can be divided into 2 different substances
Dualism
One true God of Islam
Allah
“Submission”/”submission to Allah”
Islam
one who submits to Allah
Muslim
Indivisible oneness of God; Allah is one forever separate from creation
Tawhid
most serious islamic sin; ascribing any partnerships to God
Shirk
Legal system of Islam and the standard of both secular and religious law
Sharia
Authoritative but non-binding legal opinion given by mufti (legal scholar)
Fatwa
Civil wars caused between 4 caliphs after the death of Muhammad
Fitna
Angel
Jinn
Declaration (confession of muslim faith)
Shahada
The Prayers
Salat
The Fast
Sawm
The Alms
Zakat
The Pilgrimage
Hajj
top 5 religions of the world
Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism
6 points of divergence between Christianity and other religions
- Christian God is personal
- Christ is Savior
- People have great value
- History is purposeful and linear
- Salvation by grace, not works
- Hope of resurrection
Founder of Islam
Muhammad
2 publications of Islam
Qur’an, Hadith
Birthplace of Muhammad; how did this city respond to him
Mecca; persecuted due to monotheistic beliefs
Name of journey from Mecca to Medina
Hijra
Muslim turks conquered what city and what empire
Constantinople; Ottoman
What is the Uthmanic recension
Edition of the Qur’an compiled by the committee under the 3rd caliph; destroyed other editions
Compare and contrast the views of Jesus in Christianity and Islam
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
Declaration of Islam in english
“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.”
Some Islamic prayer requirements
Facing Mecca, recite in Arabic, specific position, head covered
What percentage of income is Zakat tax (alms)
2.5
“Stoning of the Devil”
Rocks are thrown at a wall to represent the temptations of Abraham to not sacrifice his son, Ishmael.
Well of ZamZam
Believed to be the well that Hagar and Ishmael drank in the desert and kept alive
Literal Arabic translation of “Jihad” Greater and Lesser jihads
“Strive,”
Greater: internal conflict one has in submitting to Allah
Lesser: war vs. infidels
Similarities between Christianity and Islam
Monotheistic, ethics of equality and justice, creation, Judgment day, prophets, angels
4 major Christian doctrines denied by Islam
- Doctrine of God
- View of humanity (sin/salvation)
- Biblical view of Christ
- Authenticity and Authority of Christian Scriptures
3 differences of God and Allah
- 3 in 1 vs. 1 in 1
- God involved with humans and their suffering due to sin vs. God is only Judge
- God loves all vs. God loves God-fearing people
Most crucial difference between Christianity and Islam
Jesus
Compare and Contrast Christian view of Humanity with Islamic view of humanity
Original sin
good works vs. faith
not fallen, not saved vs. fallen and in need of savior
3 major problems of Islam denial of crucifixion
- If he wasn’t crucified, what about the NT writers and disciples huge emphasis on it, making it the Cornerstone of Christian faith
- Without the cross, there’s no resurrection or resurrected appearances that are recorded in NT
- If there is no resurrection, God deceived all Christians for 600 years before the Qur’an
4 major evidences for death/resurrection of Jesus?
- Disciples/Women/Eye-witness accounts
- Deniers
- Lord’s Supper
- Lord’s Day
2 major responses Christians can use in order to counter Islamic view of Bible
- 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.
- Inconsistencies regarding the Bible-use liberal scholars and contradict the Qur’an’s teachings of Jesus