Exam 1 Flashcards
What is the purpose of studying God?
We study God in order to know him, not merely know about him.
What is the difference between analogical and univocal speech about God?
Analogical is using human ideas to compare him to, univocal is just stating what God is
What does incomprehensibility mean in relation to God?
We can know God truly, but never know God fully. He is unsearchable.
What is the Trinity?
One God in three persons.
What does it mean that there is one God?
There is one God in essence and there is no other.
What are the three persons of the Trinity?
The Father, The Son, The Holy Spirit
Where are all three persons of the Godhead mentioned as distinct?
Mark 1:9-11
What does simplicity mean in relation to God?
God is one being, NOT made up of component parts.
What is aseity?
God is self-existent and does not derive his existence from anyone other than himself.
What does immutability mean?
God’s being, purposes, and plans do not change.
What is impassability?
God is not subject to passions and is always under control.
What does omnipresence mean?
God is present everywhere at all times.
What is omniscience?
God knows the past, the present, and the future in one simple moment.
What does eternality mean?
God has always and will always exist.
What does it mean that God is spiritual?
God is spirit, and we are spiritual beings.
What does it mean that God is invisible?
God is invisible and our spirits are invisible.
What is God’s knowledge?
God knows all things.
What is God’s wisdom?
God always chooses the best goals and the best means to those goals.
What does truthfulness mean in relation to God?
God never lies.
What does faithfulness mean?
He is faithful to a thousand generations.
What is God’s goodness?
God is the standard of what is good and only does what is good.
What does love mean in relation to God?
God cares for his creation and people and does what is best for them.
What does mercy mean?
Not getting what you deserved
What does grace mean?
Getting what you don’t deserve
What does patience mean?
God’s long-suffering
What does holiness mean?
God is committed to his glory and set apart from sin.
What does order mean in relation to God?
God is not a God of confusion but of peace.
What does jealousy mean in relation to God?
It is a praiseworthy zeal on his part to preserve something supremely precious.
What does righteousness/justice mean?
God always does what is right and upholds justice.
What is God’s wrath?
God’s loving, righteous, and just response to sin and evil.
What is the God-Man-Christ-Response meta-narrative?
God creates man, man rebels against God, but God sends his Son to live and die for sinners.
What is the Creation-Fall-Redemption-Consummation meta-narrative?
God created the world, mankind fell into sin, but God promised to redeem men and women.
What is the significance of sin in the Gospel?
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.
What does the cross represent in the Gospel?
On the cross, Jesus pays our sin-debt.
What is required for salvation?
We must turn from sin (repentance) and believe in Jesus Christ (faith).
What is reconciliation in the Gospel?
Having believed in Jesus, our debt is paid and our relationship with our Creator is restored.
What does adoption mean in the Gospel?
We are adopted into the family of God.
What is justification?
Justification is a declaration by God that we are forgiven and accepted into his family.
What is the nature of justification?
Justification happens at a specific point in time by faith in Christ alone.
What is the forgiveness of sins?
We are forgiven because Jesus has paid our debt.
What is the imputation of righteousness?
The perfect life of Jesus is charged to our account.
What is the foundation of our beliefs?
All our beliefs are born out of the soil of the Bible.
What should we seek in relation to God?
Seek to know God, not merely know about God.
How do love, justice, righteousness, and wrath relate to each other?
They come together clearly in Jesus.
What is the purpose of the Spiritual Formation class?
To help you understand what Christians believe and what Christians do.
What does ‘Credo’ mean?
Latin for ‘I believe.’
Where does the Christian story begin?
In Genesis, and it runs through 66 books of the Old and New Testaments.
Where were followers of Jesus first called Christians?
In Antioch (Acts 11:26).
Can we talk about what Christians believe despite diversity?
Yes, we can discuss an essential core of the faith.
What are examples of ancient creeds?
The Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed.
What does Theological Triage refer to?
Distinguishing between first, second, and third-tier doctrines.
What is an example of a first-tier doctrine?
The deity of Jesus.
What are examples of second and third-tier doctrines?
Baptism (2nd tier) and end-time theology (3rd tier).
What were the two big splits in church history?
The Great Schism around 1054 and the Reformation around 1517.
What emerged from the Reformation?
Lutherans, Reformed churches, Presbyterians, Anabaptists, Anglicans, and more.
What is the significance of the Bible for Christians?
Everything Christians believe and do is born out of the soil of the Bible.
How is the Bible described?
As ‘God’s Word written’ and inspired by God.
What does ‘God-breathed’ refer to?
Theopneustos; see 2 Timothy 3:16.
What does it mean that the Bible is authoritative?
It carries God’s authority and Christians submit to it.
What does it mean that the Bible is inerrant?
It does not teach anything false; God cannot lie.
What does it mean that the Bible is infallible?
It is a good and sure guide to life and godliness.
What does it mean that the Bible is sufficient?
It teaches us how to know God, be saved, and live for his glory.
