Chapter 21 exam Flashcards

1
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Living a fruitful life requires abiding in Christ

A

True

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2
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Continually fighting for faith and against unbelief is the essence of

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Perseverance

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3
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What is needed to discern between genuine love and worldly love in applying God’s law to different situations?

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Wisdom

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3
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Justification is immediately accompanied by

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propitiation
regeneration
reconciliation

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4
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Why does the Bible warn us about unbelief?

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to encourage true believers to persevere in their faith

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4
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How does God keep believers so that they persevere?

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through the believers’ God empowered faith

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4
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How do Christians relate to the Ten Commandments for sanctification?

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They should use wisdom to know how to apply them

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4
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Imputation changes

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the legal standing of a person

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5
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What is the best use of the doctrine of perseverance?

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To assure us that no matter how we live we have a sure salvation

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6
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This doctrine binds together and embodies all the benefits of salvation

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Union with Christ

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7
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What benefits does a believer enjoy through his union in Christ?

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Perseverance
Sanctification
Justification

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7
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How can God justify the ungodly without being unjust

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God substituted a righteous representative for the sinner

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8
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Which term describes the righteousness of Christ when applied to a sinner’s account?

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Imputed

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9
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Justification is by

A

faith alone

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9
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If a genuine believer continues in sin, he will lose

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rewards
Fellowship

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9
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The biblical teaching of justification does not provide a license to sin because of

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union with Christ

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10
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Which term communicates the idea that Christ exchanged his righteousness for our sin debt?

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imputed
credited
Counted

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11
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Spiritual growth requires

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Our work of faith
God’s work of grace

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12
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Only God’s __________opens a person’s heart to believe

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grace

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13
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We experience God’s grace through _______with Christ

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union

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14
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The doctrine of __________gives hope to the guilty because the guilty are declared righteous

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justification

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14
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As a person turns to God in faith, he turns from sin in__________.

A

repentance

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15
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_________ is the most fundamental description of a Christian

A

in Christ

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15
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Living a fruitful Christian life begins and ends with__________in Christ

A

abiding

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16
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The _______of Christ is lost if our good works contribute to our justification

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sufficiency

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17
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If works contributed to justification at all, then the __________of God would be undermined

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Grace

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17
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The daily process of growth includes

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renewing my mind
practicing daily habits of growth
trusting God in the circumstances of life

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18
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What is God’s part in our spiritual growth

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He works in so that we can work it out
God is committed to our growth
God is working for our growth

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18
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The statement growth is not accomplished by trying hard but by trusting him means

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We work out what God works in

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19
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According to Philippians 1:6, God usually finishes what he starts

A

False

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20
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What should define the identity of the believer?

A

being in Christ

20
Q

You can think about your spiritual growth as giant remodeling project like the house in the movie The Money Pit

A

True

21
Q

Three habits crucial to your spiritual growth are

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daily quiet time spent in the Word and prayer
regular participation in a small group
a weekly tithe to God

21
Q

When the Bible says a believer is dead in sin, it means

A

Sin no longer has the power to force you to sin– You have a choice
You can no longer enjoy sin in the same way–you have changed

22
Q

How do I put off the old sin nature

A

Faith in Jesus’ death and resurrection

23
Q

How was righteousness credited to Abraham?

A

by believing God’s promises

23
Q

Which question does justification answer?

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How can a sinner be made right with God?

24
Q

What is the ground of justification?

A

Jesus Christ

24
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How was Christ’s resurrection important for our justification?

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It indicated that God accepted Christ’s death as full payment for sin

25
Q

Which term describes the process whereby we are made gradually into the image of Christ?

A

Progressive sanctification

25
Q

Believers must identify themselves with Christ rather than with sin

A

True

26
Q

The work of justification makes a person righteous in character

A

False

27
Q

Believers rely for salvation on how much faith they have

A

False

28
Q

Sanctification is the transformation of character

A

True

28
Q

Being declared righteous and being made righteous are two separate things

A

True

28
Q

Working out your salvation is the same thing as working for your salvation

A

False

29
Q

Someone who claims to know Christ but does not live a changed life is self-deceived

A

True

29
Q

Christians should expect to mature to the point of sinless perfection so that they no longer struggle with temptation

A

False

30
Q

All those who are justified are guaranteed a final and future salvation

A

True

30
Q

Apostasy means a person has

A

abandoned their religious beliefs

30
Q

The only was a Christian experiences victory is running __________ a position of victory in Christ

A

From

31
Q

To reject religious beliefs

A

Apostasy

32
Q

The practice of putting personal sin to death

A

Mortification

33
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Credit

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an inheritance

33
Q

Sanctified

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holy
set apart to God
separated from sin

34
Q

In the New Testament God’s people are set apart for God’s honor and use

A

False

35
Q

Sanctification is

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once and complete
continual and progressive

36
Q

The term “In Christ” refers to a believer’s _____________with Christ

A

Spiritual union

37
Q

Before salvation I belonged to the devil

A

True

37
Q

You have both a old nature and a new nature

A

True

38
Q

After salvation I belong to Christ

A

True

39
Q

Due to the power of _____________ and the_________ I am no longer controlled by sin

A

Death and resurrection

40
Q

Sanctification is by grace through faith in Christ

A

True

40
Q

The believer will only be united with Christ in heaven

A

False

40
Q

Biblical warnings about drifting from the faith lead us to a more zealous and sincere faith

A

True

40
Q

Salvation is by grace through faith in Christ

A

True

41
Q

The source of righteousness needed for salvation is external to believers

A

True

42
Q

The section of the book of Romans dealing with sanctification is

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Romans 6,7,8

42
Q

The old nature is the old way of thinking, perceiving and responding to life

A

True

43
Q

Christians have a duty to put on good works and put off evil, while relying on God through faith

A

True

44
Q

The quintessential passage on spiritual growth in the New Testament is found in Ephesians 4

A

True

45
Q

According to Romans 12:1-2, the key to spiritual growth is behaving differently

A

False

45
Q

you express faith concerning your old and new nature when you see yourself with a new power to overcome evil

A

True

45
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Apostasy is the

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the abandonment of religious beliefs
rejection of faith in Christ

45
Q

Images of our union with Christ include

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Vine and branches
human body
marriage between a man and woman
the stones of a building

45
Q

Holiness means to be

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Separated from sin
made holy

46
Q

While justification is a one time event never repeated, sanctification is a gradual, continual process

A

True