Chapter 21 exam Flashcards
Living a fruitful life requires abiding in Christ
True
Continually fighting for faith and against unbelief is the essence of
Perseverance
What is needed to discern between genuine love and worldly love in applying God’s law to different situations?
Wisdom
Justification is immediately accompanied by
propitiation
regeneration
reconciliation
Why does the Bible warn us about unbelief?
to encourage true believers to persevere in their faith
How does God keep believers so that they persevere?
through the believers’ God empowered faith
How do Christians relate to the Ten Commandments for sanctification?
They should use wisdom to know how to apply them
Imputation changes
the legal standing of a person
What is the best use of the doctrine of perseverance?
To assure us that no matter how we live we have a sure salvation
This doctrine binds together and embodies all the benefits of salvation
Union with Christ
What benefits does a believer enjoy through his union in Christ?
Perseverance
Sanctification
Justification
How can God justify the ungodly without being unjust
God substituted a righteous representative for the sinner
Which term describes the righteousness of Christ when applied to a sinner’s account?
Imputed
Justification is by
faith alone
If a genuine believer continues in sin, he will lose
rewards
Fellowship
The biblical teaching of justification does not provide a license to sin because of
union with Christ
Which term communicates the idea that Christ exchanged his righteousness for our sin debt?
imputed
credited
Counted
Spiritual growth requires
Our work of faith
God’s work of grace
Only God’s __________opens a person’s heart to believe
grace
We experience God’s grace through _______with Christ
union
The doctrine of __________gives hope to the guilty because the guilty are declared righteous
justification
As a person turns to God in faith, he turns from sin in__________.
repentance
_________ is the most fundamental description of a Christian
in Christ
Living a fruitful Christian life begins and ends with__________in Christ
abiding
The _______of Christ is lost if our good works contribute to our justification
sufficiency
If works contributed to justification at all, then the __________of God would be undermined
Grace
The daily process of growth includes
renewing my mind
practicing daily habits of growth
trusting God in the circumstances of life
What is God’s part in our spiritual growth
He works in so that we can work it out
God is committed to our growth
God is working for our growth
The statement growth is not accomplished by trying hard but by trusting him means
We work out what God works in
According to Philippians 1:6, God usually finishes what he starts
False