Exam 1- Man & Sin Flashcards
Define the Imago Dei
Amazing Ability and Awesome Responsibility to Make Visible the Invisible Attributes of the Creator and Redeemer.
What are the 3 theories of Procreation and Origin of Immaterial Aspect
- Pre-existence
Spirits exist before incarnation - Creationist
God creates each soul immediately (directly) and places it in the body at conception - Traducian (Latin: carry over)
Humans are procreated as unitary beings
OT Soul
Soul (nepesh): The soul is the living individual, not in an indestructible spiritual substance, but in concrete, needy, physical life
OT Spirit
Spirit (ruach): It refers to the vital powers or strength of a person. It speaks of the human affinity for God.
OT Flesh
Flesh (basar): Flesh is the physical form of living and the proper medium of spiritual and personal life.
OT Heart
Heart (leb): The heart is the focus of the personal life, the reasoning, responding, deciding self. It is the deepest center of the person.
NT Body
Physical Whole of a Human or Animal
Organic Whole, Group Considered Collectively
Person Turned Outward in Action
NT Soul
Soul (psuche) describes the person as a
created being
living according one’s natural existence,
especially in reference to the inner life.
NT Spirit
Spirit refers to the whole person committed to God, moved and motivated by God, in fellowship with God.
NT Heart
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.
NT Mind
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.
Define Dichotomy – Trichotomy
Spirit = God-consciousness, spiritual capabilities
Soul = affections, desires, reason, emotions, will, self-consciousness
Body = World-consciousness, physical sensory capabilities: feel, taste, smell, hearing, vision
Gerry’s view of a person
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)
Define Work
Work is the gracious expression of YHWH’s creative energy in service of others to create Shalom.
What is the definition of a real man?
A real man accepts responsibility, leads courageously, rejects passivity, serves lovingly, honors authority, and expects the reward of God.
What are the two definitions of Sin
Wesleyan: Willful transgression of the known law of God
Calvinistic: Any falling short of God’s standard in act, thought or character
Inherited (Original) Sin
Sinful state or condition into which all humans are born
Imputation
To attribute (reckon) guilt or righteousness or status from another to me/us Transfer the legal standing of one person to someone else
Impartation
Transmission of a substance, character or quality from another to me/us
Pervasive (Total) Depravity
Everything I do or am is tainted by sinfulness
Spiritual (Total) Inability
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.
God is…
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.”
What are the four views of Creation?
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.
What are the 4 Greats of Marriage?
Great family 1:26
Great mission 1:26
Great friendship 2:18
Great passion 2:24-25
What is the secular definition of good sex?
World: pleasurable recreational activity between consenting adults. Frequent, intense and diverse
What is the biblical definition of good sex?
Scripture: a whole person bonding experience between a husband and a wife to express and confirm their marital intimacy
How does God define Marriage?
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
What are the 4 parts of Image?
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
Human Constitution (Gerry’s view):
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.
Human Constitution (Trichotomy):
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
Three aspects of “our sins”
1 John 1:9 “our sins” By me (active) To me (passive) In my presence that defile me
Depravity State [Gerry – Calminian]:
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.
Depravity State [TULIP]:
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.
Depravity State [Arminian]:
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.
