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Exam 2 Flashcards

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consubstantial

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deriving from the Greek term homoousios, meaning “of the same substance”. Affirms the full divinity of Christ

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consubstantiation

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refers to the theory of the real presence, especially associated with Martin Luther. Holds that the eucharistic bread and wine are given together with the substance of the body and blood of Christ

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creed

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a formal definition or summary of the Christian faith, held in common by all Christians

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deism

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refers to a view of God which recognizes the divine creatorship, yet which rejects the notion of a continuing divine involvement with the world

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docetism

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treated Jesus as a purely divine being who only had the “appearance” of being human

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ebionitism

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treated Christ as a purely human figure, although recognizing that he was endowed with particular charismatic gifts which distinguished him from other humans

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eucharist

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refers to the sacrament variously known as the “Mass”, the “Lord’s supper”, and “holy communion”

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evangelical

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places especial emphasis upon the supreme authority of scripture and the atoning death of Christ

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five ways

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standard term for the five “arguments for the existence of God” associated with Thomas Aquinas

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fundamentalism

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a form of American Protestant Christianity, which lays special emphasis on the authority of an inerrant Bible

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Moltmann challenged the idea that God is incapable of suffering in THIS book

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The Crucified God

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Moltmann says one who is incapable of suffering is incapable of THIS

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love

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According to Moltmann, God suffers in the same way that creatures suffer

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false

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for Moltmann, what did the Father suffer when Christ was on the cross?

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the loss of the Son

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with whom does Moltmann identify the “giving up” that unites the Father and the Son

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the Father

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Paley was influenced by THIS person’s discoveries about the regularity of the universe

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Isaac Newton

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Paley wrote during THIS period of England’s history

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industrial revolution

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what two objects does Paley compare and contrast at the beginning of the reading

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a stone and a watch

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reveal

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uncovering of something unknown; refers to God’s self-disclosure to humans

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author of revelation

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God

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author of theology

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humans

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the objective aspect of revelation

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content of revelation

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subjective aspect of revelation

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one’s interpretation of revelation’s content

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calls for human response, can be a shocking event

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characteristics of revelation

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general revelation

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available to humans at all times

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sources of general revelation

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creation, history, humanity

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natural theology

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theology based on general revelation; it is possible to have genuine knowledge fo God apart from Christian faith

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can general revelation save? does God being revealed as creator equal God’s being revealed as savior and redeemer?

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questions for general revelation

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martin luther on revelation in nature

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heidelburg disputation, should not seek for the invisible things of God in creation, should seek the visible things of God in Christ’s suffering on the cross

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special revelation

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supports Christianity’s claims, not available to humans at all times

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characteristics of special revelation

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progressive (occurs over time), saving

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models of special revelation

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revelation as propositions, person, and promise

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clear, intelligible statements about God, only in the Bible, information about God, mental act from God’s mind to human minds

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revelation as propositions, Carl Henry

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more concerned with God himself; God’s person is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ

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revelation as person, Karl Barth

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special revelation is personal; God makes promises when he reveals himself; implies future and keeps revelation connected to history

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revelation and promise, jurgen moltmann

36
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cosmological, teleological, ontological

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arguments for God’s existence

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a priori reasoning

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reasoning before sensory experience

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a posteriori reasoning

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reasoning after sensory experience

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cosmological argument

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thomas aquinas, cause and effect; there cannot be an infinite regression of causes, so there must be an original “uncaused cause” that is responsible for causes and effects

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teleological argument

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william paley, argument from design; world operates like a machine, and there must be a designer

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ontological argument

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anslem of canterbury; because a God who exists in the real world is greater than a god who is only a figment of imagination, God must actually exist

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old testament names for God

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elohim, adonai, yahweh

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elohim

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“plural form of majesty” meaning it is majestic

44
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adonai

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more of a title than a name (such as sir)

45
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yahweh

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LORD usually in capital letters to distinguish from Adonai; Jews don’t pronounce it, YHWH is the tetragrammation

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names combined with yahweh

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jireh, nissi, shalom, sabaoth, shammah

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yahweh-jireh

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lord who provides

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yahweh-nissi

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lord my banner

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yahweh-shalom

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lord of peace

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yahweh-sabaoth

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lord of hosts

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yahweh-shammah

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lord who is present

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new testament names for God

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theos, kurios, pater

53
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theos

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God

54
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kurios

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sir or master

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pater

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father

56
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communicable attributes of God

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attributes shared with humanity such as holiness, righteousness, faithfulness, etc.

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incommunicable attributes of God

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not shared with humanity: asiety, eternity, immutability, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence

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asiety

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a se - “from himself”; God’s self-existence; God is without cause

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immutability

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God’s lack of changing in relation to his being, purposes, and will, God’s detachment from any process of change for the better or worse (Genesis 6:5-6; Jonah; Charles Hodge)

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omnipresence

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God’s being present everywhere at once; God is not bound by space or physical limitations

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omniscience

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God perfectly and completely knows all things, whether actual or possible

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omnipotence

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God’s ability to do anything, based on his unlimited power
do we really mean that God can do literally anything?

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how can we call God omnipotent if there are things God cannot do like violate his character; the word “can” is misleading, it actually makes a statement about his lack of power; God is more powerful because there are things he cannot do

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anslem’s meditation on divine omnipotence

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God’s two kinds of power: absolute & ordained

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william of ockham on omnipotence

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power before creation, the ability to do anything that does not violate character, power of choice

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absolute power

66
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power after creation; by choosing to create, other potential choices are eliminated; another world cannot be created in place of this one or “uncreated”; limitations are self-imposed

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ordained power

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Old Testament references to the Trinity

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Spirit of God, “two powers in heaven”, Ancient of Days

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new testament references to the trinity

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Jesus’ baptism, promise of the Spirit, stoning of Stephen

69
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two ways of describing God’s triune nature

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economic and immanent trinity

70
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three persons as revealed in the economy of salvation; what we know through special revelation

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economic trinity

71
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three persons as they are in themselves in relation to each other

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immanent trinity

72
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Sabellius; God is revealed in three different modes of being/wears three different “masks”

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modalism

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rejected due to lack of distinction

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modalism

74
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hierarchy within the trinity rather than complete equality; God is the highest with Father and Son being inferior

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subordinationism

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rejected due to too much distinction

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subordinationism

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emphasizes individuality while stating that each person shares in the life of the other two “mutual participation”; each person maintains identity but indwells the others

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perichoresis

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opera trinitatis ad extra sunt indivisa

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the works of the trinity outwards are undivided

78
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to be created in the image of God is to be created in the image of the Trinity; there are “vestiges” (traces) of the trinity in humanity (ex. humans have memory, intellect, and will)

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vestiges of the trinity; augustine of hippo

79
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doctrine of trinity is essential to Christian belief (crucified Jesus); the crucifixion only makes sense in trinitarian terms; there must be some distinction

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jurgen moltmann The Crucified God

80
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logical, existential, gratuitous

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three forms of the problem of evil

81
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God is omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good, yet evil exists

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classical theism

82
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defense: denies a contradiction and plausibility
theodicy: takes the offensive and offers explanations to justify God in spite of evil’s existence

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responses for classical theism

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