Exam 1 Pt.2 Flashcards
Which of these points related to Luther’s idea of faith?
A.Faith concerns trust in the promise of God
B.Faith unites the believer to Christ
C.Faith has a personal, rather than purely historical, reference
D.All of the above
D. all of the above
For every motion there is a cause
Thomas Aquinas
If there is a watch, there must be a watchmaker
William Paley
Intelligent design came about through evolution
Chalers Darwin
Intelligent design came about through evolution.
Charles Darwin
Metaphysical proofs for the existence of God are so remote from human reasoning.
Blaise Pascal
God is often depicted as each of these except one:
A.Shepherd
B.Sheep
C.King
D.Rock
B: Sheep
Which of these is not a key idea that emerges from Martin Buber’s I-thou theology?
A.“Dialogical personalism” discredits the idea of God as an object
B.God cannot be reduced to a concept
C.God’s relationship with humanity is meant to be seen as a subject-object relationship
D.God’s revelation is a self-revelation of God
C: God’s relationship with humanity is meant to the seen as a subject-object relationship
General revelation
Given to everyone
Specific revelation
Given to a specific group of people
Theophany
A direct appearance of God
Orthodoxy
Right way to glorify God/correct doctrine
Christology
Doctrine of Jesus Christ
Pneumatology
Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
Arianism
Jesus is a higher being but not God
Which analogy did Gregory of Nyssa use in a letter in order to depict the Trinity and state that Christ is “light from light”?
A. The analogy of a spring, fount, and stream
B. The analogy of a rainbow
C. The analogy of a chain
B: The analogy of a rainbow
Which of the following is the main idea showcased in the Nicene Creed?
A. Immortality of the soul
B. God’s love for his people
C. Polytheism
D. The divinity of Jesus Christ
The divinity of Jesus Christ
The Trinity is
A. Three separate gods
B. Are one God with three different forms
C. Three separate gods combined under one name
D. None of the above
D: Non of the above
The bible speaks against all of the following except:
A. Monotheism
B. Polytheism
C. Dualism
D.Henotheism
A: Monotheism
Which of these is not a basic element of the Christian vision of God that are formally set out in the doctrine of the Trinity?
A. God created the world, established it with order and form
B. God redeemed the world in Jesus Christ
C. God is present in the world here and now, guiding and encouraging believers
D. None of the above
D: Non of the above
Which of these was not one of the stages in which the development of the doctrine of the Trinity took place?
A. The recognition of the full divinity of the Father
B. The recognition of the full divinity of Jesus Christ
C. The recognition of the full divinity of the Spirit
D. The definitive formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity, affirming and clarifying these central insights and determine their mutual relationship
A: The recognition of the full divinity of the Father
Which of the below is not one of the three visual analogies Gregory of Nyssa used to describe the Trinity?
A. The analogy of the rainbow
B. The analogy of the shamrock
C. The analogy of the spring
D. The analogy of the chain
B: the analogy of the shamrock
Faith is ___ reason but not ___ to reason.
Above / Contrary
Who proposed that humans suffer for the purpose of growth and realizing their potential?
Irenaeus of Lyons
Who wrote the Summa Contra Gentiles?
Thomas Aquinas
