Chapter 2 Flashcards
What two Greek words does the word theology come from?
theos and logos
What does the Greek word theos mean?
“God”
What does the Greek word logos mean?
“word” or “doctrine”
What are two assumptions in the Bible of God’s existence?
(1) There is a God and (2) God has revealed Himself to man through His Word
What are some proofs of God’s existence?
Intuition, Tradition, and Reason
What is God’s revelation of Himself in creation through history and in a man’s conscience?
general revelation
What is God’s revelation in His Word through His Son Jesus Christ?
special revelation
What is one of the most important areas where God reveals His general revelation?
nature/ the universe
Who were three examples of people in the Bible who saw God as Creator and Governor through general revelation?
Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar, Darius
Can general revelation teach an individual the way of salvation?
no; only the direction of salvation
What is God’s disclosing to man things about Himself that man would not know otherswise?
revelation
What is God’s unique breathing of His words into the human writers of Scripture?
inspiration
What is God’s teaching the Christian truths of His Word?
illumination
What is the best commentary of the Bible?
the Bible
What are the three chanels of general revelation?
nature, conscience, and history
What is the act of God whereby He reveals Himself and His truth to specific people at specific times and places?
special revelation
Can special revelation be learned on one’s own?
no
What is special revelation accepted by?
faith
Is special revelation sufficient for salvation?
yes
Who is considered the “Father of Modern Missions” who built schools and a Bible college in the Danish coloney of Serampore, India?
William Carey
Who was the first American missionary who was a missionary to Burma?
Adoniram Judson
Why do people need special revelation?
because man cannot be saved through general revelation alone and man cannot full appreciate general revelation until he accepts special revelation
What are qualities or characteristics of a person or thing?
attributes
Which type of revelation may give us a glimpse of a person or thing?
general revelation
Which type of revelation is absolutely necessary in order to understand the Creator?
special revelation
Which type of God’s attributes are the very nature of God’s Being, are unique to Him, and cannot be characteristics either now or in the future?
natural attributes
Which of God’s natural attributes means that God is above His creation?
transcendence
Which of God’s natural attributes means that although God is above all, He has seen fit to be actively involved within His creation?
immanence
Which of God’s natural attributes means that God has no beginning or ending?
eternity
Which of God’s natural attributes means that God has no limitation in space?
infinity
Which of God’s natural attributes means that God is not capable of nor susceptible to change and He is unchangeable, invariable, and permanent?
immutability
Does God’s character even change?
no
Which of God’s natural attributes means that God is all-knowing?
omniscience
What should God’s knowledge of the future no be confused with?
God’s determination of the future
Which of God’s natural attributes menas that God is everywhere present in the verse in the whole of His being?
omnipresence
If God subject to space? Why or why not?
no; because he is the Creator of it
Which of God’s attributes, moral or natural, should we strive to do?
moral
Which of God’s natural attributes means that God is all-powerful and able to do whatever He will us to do?
Omnipotence
What is God is called in Scripture because of His omnipotence?
Almighty God and the Lord God Almighty
How does God limit His omnipotence?
by His Word and His Will
What are characteristics of God revealed in His personal interaction with mankind?
moral attributes
Which of God’s moral attributes is that perfection of God whereby He abhors that which is evil and demands purity?
holiness
Which of God’s moral attributes is the attribute of God by which He carries out the laws that he has imposed?
justice
Which side of justice is the rewarding?
remunerative
Which side of justice is the chastising?
retributive
What is the attribute that causes God to do always right?
righteousness
What does the righteous of God guarantee?
the God will always keep His promises
What means doing what is right regardless of convenience, the circumstances of the eventual outcome?
Godly character
What is the attribute which moves God to communicate His concern for the ultimar welfare of the ones that He loves?
Love
What is concern for the welfare of another even above one’s own welfare?
Love
What is God’s compassion for the sinner in not giving him what he deserves?
mercy
What is God’s not giving us what we do deserve?
mercy
What is the unmeritied goodness of love of God for those who have forfeited it?
grace
What is God’s giving us what we do not deserve?
grace
What is the attribute of God revealed in His bountiful dealing with mankind?
goodness
What is the attribute of God that meant that He cannot lie nor tolerate untruth?
truth
Is God ever at war with Himself?
no
What is belief in more than one “god”?
polytheism
What is absolute rule?
sovereignty
What means that God is one in His essential being, but He exists in three Persons?
Trinity
Is each Person of the Godhead fully God?
yes
Where in the Bible is the Trinity quietly declared?
Old Testament
Name three broad areas in the Old Testament where the Trinity is quietly declared.
(1) The plural name for God
(2) In the plural forms of the personal pronouns for Gpd
(3) In the Theophanies
(4) In the threefold of the Aaronic blessing
(5) In the “thrice hold” of Isaiah 6:3
What is the plural name for God in the Old Testament?
Elohim
What is the visible appearances of God which is usually in human form?
Theophanies
Where in the Bible is the Trinity openly declared?
New Testament
Name 3 areas in the New Testament where the Trinity is declared.
(1) At Christ’s baptism
(2) In the baptismal formula
(3) In the apostolic benediction
(4) In the teachings of Jesus
(5) In the fact that all three are called “God”
How was the Trinity evident at Christ’s baptism?
The Father spoke, the Son was baptized, and the Holy Spirit descended like a dove
Is God material?
no; He is a Spirit
What ascribes to God’s human features to help us as simple human beings?
anthropomorphisms
Is God a Spirit and a Person?
yes
What are visible appearances of God, usually is his human form?
theophanies
What word is the best way to describe the divine nature of God and that God is not material?
Spirit
What name of God in the Old Testament means “the Self-Existent One” and is the covenant name of God?
Jehovah
What name of God in the Old Testament means “My Lord; My Master?
Adonai
What name of God in the Old Testament means “the Strong One”; “the One to be Feared”?
Elohim
What name of God in the Old Testament means “the All-Sufficient One”?
El Shaddai
What name of God in the Old Testament means “the Most High God”?
El Elyon
What name of God is the New Testament version of “Elohim”?
Theos
What name of God is the New Testament version of “Adonai”?
Kurios
What name of God is the New Testament has no Old Testament equivalent but means “Father”?
Pater
What name of God means “God with us”?
Immanuel
What is the act of God whereby He brought all things into existence?
Creation
What type of creation is creation without the use of preexisting materials?
immediate creation
Was the Trinity present at Creation?
yes
How can we tell that the Trinity was present at Creation?
Elohim is used
What is the Latin phrase that is used to signify this immediate creation “out of nothing”?
ex nihilo
What is the act of God in which He does not originate things, but simply shapes and transforms material that is already in existence?
mediate creation
As Christians, what do we belive about the origin of the universe?
that there is a God and that God created as He says in His word
What do evolutionists believe about God and the universe?
that there is no God, or that if there is a God, He did not create the heavens and the earth as He revealed in the first two chapters of Genesis
Is Creation accepted by faith?
yes
Is evolution accepted by faith?
yes
Which of the two origins of the universe (Creation or evolution) is based on a reasonable faith?
Creation
Who is the only one who has observed the creation?
God
Has anyone ever seen evolution in progress?
no
In either origin of the universe repeatable?
no
What does design demand?
a Designer
If we cannot accept Moses’ account of Creation what will we not be able to accept?
the words of Christ
If we cannot trust the Biblical accounts of Creation, what will we not be able to accept?
the Biblical accounts of salvation by faith, eternal life, heaven, and hell
What did God create on the first day of Creation?
Light and darkness
To man’s knowledge, what is the only absence of light?
darkness
Why did God probably create darkness?
for man’s benefit
What did God create on the second day of Creation?
the atmosphere was divided from teh waters beneath
What comes from a verb meaning, “to beat out, to spread out”?
firmament
What did God create on the third day of Creation?
He caused dry land to appear from the water and created plant life
What did God call the dry land that appeared from the water?
earth
What did God create on the fourth day of Creation?
the sun, moon, and stars
When did God make it possible for man to calculate time?
on the fourth day of creation
What should we be reminded of every time the sun rises or the seasons change?
that God keeps His promises
What did God create on the fifth day of Creation?
birds and marine life
What animal that was created can be translated as “great sea monster” or the modern day dinosaur?
whale
What would the dragons in Scripture probably be called today?
dinosaurs
What are the two animals in the book of Job that were probably dinosaurs?
the behemoth and the levithan
Which of the two animals in the book of Job may have been a reptile similar to a Brontosaurus?
behemoth
Which of the two animals in the book of Job was a fire-breathing aqautic animal?
leviathan
What is the most popular theory for why dinosaurs went extinct?
some catastrophe
What is the phrase that the Bible uses to indicate that it is impossible for one kind of plant to produce a different kind of plant or animal?
“after their kind”
Who was the Swedish naturalist who devised a simple, practical, method of classification for use by scientists?
Carolus Linnaeus
What mean a group of similar organisms that are all descended from a single group of similar organisms that are all descended from a single group of originally created animals?
the Biblical kind
What was allegedly a horse whose descendants had once less toe than their ancestor?
Euhippus
What are sudden changes in the DNA code of the genes which one passed on to an organism’s offspring?
mutations
What did God create on the sixth day?
man
In whose image did God create man?
His own image
What is the absolute right that God has to run the universe as He wants because He created it for His own purposes and glory?
sovereignty
What is sovereignty a matter of?
ownership
Name five areas that God’s sovereignty extends over.
- God controls the universe
- God controls the plant and animal creation
- God controls all nations
- God controls the length of a man’s life
- God controls all things for His glory
What can God in His sovereignty impose upon Himself?
limitations
What are the three limitations that God has placed upon Himself?
the existence of sin, the free will of man, and the privilege of prayer
If God did not determine sin’s existence, what did He do instead?
he allowed it in the universe
