CFC vocab

Question 0

Dligence

Answer 0

earnest
sincere
painstaking pursuit
a thorough effort

Question 1

Genuinely

Answer 1

really

Sincere

Question 2

Accountable

Answer 2

answerable to

expected to give a reason

Question 3

Rational

Answer 3

reasonable
easily understood
agreeable

Question 4

integrity

Answer 4

having good morals

Question 5

Godly characteristics

Answer 5

no hypnotizing, crazy person
authors thoughts on miracles
difference between + and other religions

Question 6

skeptical

Answer 6

inclined to doubt

tending not to believe

Question 7

intolerant

Answer 7

not accepting the value of

unwilling to endure

Question 8

alleged

Answer 8

suggested
supposed
unproven charge against

Question 9

exclusive

Answer 9

not including others

omitting some

Question 10

ambiguous

Answer 10

not clear
obscure
open to several interpretations

Question 11

paranoia

Answer 11

mental disorder of excessive fear and distrust of others

Question 12

spirituality

Answer 12

having to do with the moral or religious nature of a person

Question 13

shamans

Answer 13

a witch

a go between for the natural and supernatural

Question 14

miracles

Answer 14

actions without explanation attributed to the supernatural

Question 15

cult

Answer 15

system of unorthodox religious worship based on works

Question 16

According to Lee Strobel, what is the big difference between Christianity and all other religions?

Answer 16

Other religions are based on people doing something to earn the favor of God. Christianity is based on what Christ has already done on the cross. Jesus offers eternal life as a free gift.

Question 17

What are the 5 attributes that Jesus had to live up to?

Answer 17

Omniscience - all knowing
omnipresence - everywhere present
omnipotence - all powerful
eternality - no beginning or end
immutability - unchanging

Question 18

how did Mr. Strobel approach an act described by others as being a miracle?

Answer 18

he considered it supernatural and would look for every possible cause before believing it was a miracle.

Question 19

what 3 things would suggest that Jesus did not use hypnotism in performing his miracles?

Answer 19

• many people are resistant i big groups (Jesus fed 5000)
• the volunteers have to be willing (miracles were witnessed by Jewish leaders who were skeptics
• hypnotist has to be in direct communication with th volunteers (when Jesus turned water into wine he had no direct communication w guests or even suggested that it was wine.

Question 20

describe 3 symptoms that psychologists look for to determine whether a person is mentally unbalanced. how many of them did Jesus demonstrate?

Answer 20

-inappropriate emotions (depression with no cause-irrational anger)
-misperceptions or paranoia (fear of imagined threats)
-thinking disorders (condition where you can’t carry on a logical conversation)
Jesus demonstrated none of these!