Exam 1 Flashcards
Confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see
Faith
Earth, stars, rivers, mountains, human nature
General revelation
God’s speech, theophany, visions
Special revelation
Binding of God to human beings
Covenant
Parties
God and someone
Provisions
Requirement of covenant (no other gods before me)
Promises
Give you Canaan
The books that the Church believes are fundamental Scripture
Canon
Jewish Scriptures/ Hebrew Bible
TANAK
Torah
Law
Nevi’im
Prophets
Ketuvim
Writings
The Almighty God
Elohim
Personal name for God
Yahweh
Self existence, God is the source of his own life
Aseity
One and only God, all-virtuous, all-wise, all-powerful
Monotheism
Unlimited power
Omnipotent
Unlimited knowledge
Omniscient
Able to be in all places at all times
Omnipresent
The image of God
Imago dei
God alone has aseity, eternity and infinitude
Icommunicable attributes
Love, joy, justice, mercy
Communicable attributes
Not a curse, but a gift and command within the Cultural Mandate
Work
Day of rest from work, day of joy in God
Sabbath
Covenantal bond between one man and one woman
Marriage
Story of world’s origins (Genesis 1-11)
Primeval History
Story of Israel’s origin (Genesis 12-50)
Patriarchal History