Exam 1- Man & Sin

Question 1

Define the Imago Dei

Answer 1

Amazing Ability and Awesome Responsibility to Make Visible the Invisible Attributes of the Creator and Redeemer.

Question 2

What are the 3 theories of Procreation and Origin of Immaterial Aspect

Answer 2

1. Pre-existence
   Spirits exist before incarnation
2. Creationist
   God creates each soul immediately (directly) and places it in the body at conception
3. Traducian (Latin: carry over)
   Humans are procreated as unitary beings

Question 3

OT Soul

Answer 3

Soul (nepesh): The soul is the living individual, not in an indestructible spiritual substance, but in concrete, needy, physical life

Question 4

OT Spirit

Answer 4

Spirit (ruach): It refers to the vital powers or strength of a person. It speaks of the human affinity for God.

Question 5

OT Flesh

Answer 5

Flesh (basar): Flesh is the physical form of living and the proper medium of spiritual and personal life.

Question 6

OT Heart

Answer 6

Heart (leb): The heart is the focus of the personal life, the reasoning, responding, deciding self. It is the deepest center of the person.

Question 7

NT Body

Answer 7

Physical Whole of a Human or Animal

Organic Whole, Group Considered Collectively

Person Turned Outward in Action

Question 8

NT Soul

Answer 8

Soul (psuche) describes the person as a
created being
living according one’s natural existence,
especially in reference to the inner life.

Question 9

NT Spirit

Answer 9

Spirit refers to the whole person committed to God, moved and motivated by God, in fellowship with God.

Question 10

NT Heart

Answer 10

Heart (kardia) The human person as emotional, intellectual, volitional, moral, religious, etc.
It is used to denote that which is central and vital in human nature.

Question 11

NT Mind

Answer 11

Mind (nous) The human person as knowing, thinking, judging self-determining, responsible, etc.
In many contexts mind connotes one’s outlook on life, what is called “world-view” today.

Question 12

Define Dichotomy – Trichotomy

Answer 12

Spirit = God-consciousness, spiritual capabilities

Soul = affections, desires, reason, emotions, will, self-consciousness

Body = World-consciousness, physical sensory capabilities: feel, taste, smell, hearing, vision

Question 13

Gerry’s view of a person

Answer 13

1 Unity of Person
2 Duality of Essence that Interact Closely in Life
3 Complexity of Function and Relation (heart, mind, spirit, soul, bone, blood, etc.)
4. Humans are
Spiritual (related to God and spiritual beings)
Physical (actions)
Emotional (feelings, affections, passions)
Intellectual (beliefs, ideas, imagination, reason, perceptions, images, memories). Volitional (intentions, decisions, choices)
Vocational (calling, purpose)
Family (heritage, nuclear, extended) Social (friends, relationships, culture)

Question 14

Define Work

Answer 14

Work is the gracious expression of YHWH’s creative energy in service of others to create Shalom.

Question 15

What is the definition of a real man?

Answer 15

A real man accepts responsibility, leads courageously, rejects passivity, serves lovingly, honors authority, and expects the reward of God.

Question 16

What are the two definitions of Sin

Answer 16

Wesleyan: Willful transgression of the known law of God

Calvinistic: Any falling short of God’s standard in act, thought or character

Question 17

Inherited (Original) Sin

Answer 17

Sinful state or condition into which all humans are born

Question 18

Imputation

Answer 18

To attribute (reckon) guilt or righteousness or status from another to me/us
Transfer the legal standing of one person to someone else

Question 19

Impartation

Answer 19

Transmission of a substance, character or quality from another to me/us

Question 20

Pervasive (Total) Depravity

Answer 20

Everything I do or am is tainted by sinfulness

Question 21

Spiritual (Total) Inability

Answer 21

I cannot change my fundamental preference for sin and self, cannot restore relationship with God. I am specifically unable to respond to the gospel apart from the enabling grace of God.

Question 22

God is…

Answer 22

There is one God who created heaven and earth. His name is YHWH. Exodus 34:6-7 And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD [I am a person, I have a name and I want to relate], the compassionate [I care] and gracious [I help]God, slow to anger [long to anger], abounding in love and faithfulness [chesed and emeth John 1:14], maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished [just]; he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation.”

Question 23

What are the four views of Creation?

Answer 23

Naturalistic Evolution = total myth

Evolutionary Creationism = literary framework (Sabbath) to tell the origin story

Historic Creationism = 6 24 hour days in which God, who created it all in the prequel, prepared Eden for His humans to work with Him

Young Earth Creationism = 6 24 hour days in which God created the universe.

Question 24

What are the 4 Greats of Marriage?

Answer 24

Great family 1:26
Great mission 1:26
Great friendship 2:18
Great passion 2:24-25

Question 25

What is the secular definition of good sex?

Answer 25

World: pleasurable recreational activity between consenting adults. Frequent, intense and diverse

Question 26

What is the biblical definition of good sex?

Answer 26

Scripture: a whole person bonding experience between a husband and a wife to express and confirm their marital intimacy

Question 27

How does God define Marriage?

Answer 27

The publicly pledged, permanent, exclusive, covenantal union of one man and one woman.

Marriage: Exclusive, monogamous whole person oneness, who can be completely open with each other and not ashamed. There is a soul-tie between husband and wife that needs to be nurtured

Question 28

What are the 4 parts of Image?

Answer 28

Image is a making visible rather than an attribute thing

Image is a 4 parts:
Essential, we are persons as God is persons

Functional, we act for God

Relational we act together with God and others

Teleological we move to a goal which is Christlikeness

Question 29

Human Constitution (Gerry’s view):

Answer 29

Humans are a single person constituted of two interacting substances, material and immaterial, which are distinguishable in life and divided in death. They have a complexity of function and relation (heart, mind, spirit, soul, bone, blood, etc.). They have Spiritual (related to God and spiritual beings), Physical (actions), Emotional (feelings, affections, passions), Intellectual (beliefs, ideas, imagination, reason, perceptions, images, memories), Volitional (intentions, decisions, choices), Vocational (calling and purpose), Family (heritage, nuclear, extended), and Social (friends, relationships, culture) components.

Question 30

Human Constitution (Trichotomy):

Answer 30

Humans are a single person constituted of three interacting substances, spirit, soul, and body. The spirit is God-consciousness, spiritual capabilities, the soul is Self-consciousness, the affections, desires, reason, emotions, will, and the body is World-consciousness, physical sensory capabilities: feel, taste, smell, hearing, vision

Question 31

Three aspects of “our sins”

Answer 31

1 John 1:9 “our sins”
By me (active)
To me (passive)
In my presence that defile me

Question 32

Depravity State [Gerry – Calminian]:

Answer 32

The whole person, material & immaterial, body, mind, will, emotions, heart, conscience, spirit and soul, is tainted by sin. Despite that all persons retain the image of God. They have and do genuine good. But they love self and sin and can come to God only as He draws them.

Question 33

Depravity State [TULIP]:

Answer 33

The whole person, material & immaterial, body, mind, will, emotions, heart, conscience, spirit and soul, is tainted by sin. Though all persons retain the image of God, depravity colors everything so that nothing they do is good in God’s eyes. Therefore they are spiritually unable to come to God unless He does an enlivening work in them.

Question 34

Depravity State [Arminian]:

Answer 34

The whole person, material & immaterial, body, mind, will, emotions, heart, conscience, spirit and soul, is tainted by sin. Despite that all persons retain the image of God. They have and do genuine good. Because of God’s grace, the fall weakened their will, but did not destroy it. Thus they have sufficient freedom of will to accept or reject God’s gracious call to salvation.