Doctrine 5 Flashcards
What is the 5th doctrine?
We believe that our first parents were created in a state of innocency, but by their disobedience they lost they purity and happiness, and that in consequence of their fall all men have become sinners, totally depraved, and as such are justly exposed to the wrath of God.
Anthropology
The study of man/humanity over the course of time
anthrpos (man)
Adamah (man, earth)
Hamartiology
the study of sin
Hamartia - sin; deviaiton; falling short
What is the uniqueness of man according to the beginning of Genesis?
Authority/Dominion
Work (authority over lesser creations)
Stewardship (Perservere, provide)
Fruitfulness (productivity)
How is creation in the image of God?
Intelligence (Reason/make decisions) Social being (made for religion) Spiritual creation (breath of life/essence of holiness)
What is Adamah?
dust of the earth
What are some attributes of the dust of the earth?
being a physical being
- need for food, shelter, others
- death
- speech
- thought
- senses
- capacity for growth
How were physical beings created as spiritual beings?
Inferior to the heavenly
- desire to worship
- responsive to creator
- moral urges
Humanity was created….
in the image of God
God’s intention for creation was…
harmony of humanity with himself
Consequence of sin
seperation from God
Where do we find the Adamic contrasts?
Romans 5:12-21
List the steps of the fall of the first adam
Sin and death Judgement & condemnation disobedience sin increased sin reigns in death
List the steps of the second adam
grace and life justification and righteousness obedience grace increased grace reigns through righteousness
Five “I wills” of satam
I will be God I will possess God's glory I will have all in obedience to me I will exercise authority I will occupy heaven
List the progression of sin
Reality of Self Preservation Reality of selfishness Reality of death Reality of the heart Reality of pride Reality disobedience Reality of contrast Reality of fallen nature Reality of total depravity
What is sin?
Missing the mark; error that can be fixed
Hebrew-chata
What is iniquity?
capital sin, crimes of perversity and evil deserving of the death penalty
What is transgression?
open and knowing revolt against god
What is ignorance?
where we get the word “agnostic”
to be ignorant
What is error?
to go astray
What is inattention?
to hear incorrectly
What are the results of sin?
Wickedness
Evil/Badness
Guilt
Trouble
What are the types of sin?
Sin of omission Sins of commission Motive sins Attitude/emotion sins Sins of the will
How is sin most fully revealed through an encounter with God?
truth of His word
Conviction of the Holy Spirit
Sin is sin but all sin does not incur…
equal condemnation
What are the degrees of sin?
Sin of weakness surrender to sudden temptation sins of deliberate intent commitment to a life of sinning sins committed in association with others sins of outright rebellion against God
What are the effects of separation from God?
Weakness
Willfulness
Waywardness
Wickedness
What are the effects on man of total depravity?
Sin darkens mind Sin defiles the heart Sin weakens the will Sin dulls the conscience Sin warps relationships
What are the effects on man of death?
Spiritual
Physical
Eternal
What are the effects on man of guilt?
communal
Individual
What is forbearance?
Although exposed to the wrath of God, we are subject to the full expression of God’s displeasure
Loving god is not a natural desire of…
fallen men
Original sin includes…
guilt and pollution
What is original sin?
Sinful state and condition in which every human being is born
What are the steps of original sin?
Adamic depravity Indwelling sin Law of nature Sinful nature Wordly Condition Flesh Sin
