Exam 2 Flashcards
varied interpretations of sin
Animal nature Anxiety over finiteness Existential estrangement Economic struggle Ignorance A fabricated concern
sin as an animal nature
sin is traced to the natural impulses of humans that survive from an earlier stage. usually acts of self-preservation
sin as the expression of human’s anxiety of finiteness
temptation is the desire to go beyond that which is proper and possible. humans are caught in the paradoxical situation of freedom and finitude
sin as existential estrangement
human race is not at one point unfallen and at another point fallen, each moment people are estranged by their own choices.
sin as economic struggle
sin is not defined as primarily religious impurity, but as social, political and economic oppression.
what is the denial of the humanity of the neighbor through unjust political and economic arrangements?
sin as economic struggle
what is the state of not being what one essentially is and ought to be?
sin as existential estrangement
sin as a result of ignorance/naivete
ignorance of the complexity of the world. as one is more fully educated they realize the acceptable nature of various forms of being
denial of the idea of sin
teaching of sin can be psychologically unhealthy. some psychological studies have concluded that humans are not sinful. understanding oneself as sinful is something learned
is the fall historical?
Bible appears to affirm a historical Adam and Eve (Genesis 2)
the work of who specially understood as an overcoming the sin committed through Adam (Romans 5)?
Jesus
angels
created by God
some rebelled against God
Satan was leader of rebellion, pride was his sin
where is the origin of sin in the Bible?
not found i humanity, but in the world of the spirits
who did the fall influence?
Adam Eve Everyone
What is original sin?
Original sin is the sinful state and condition in which every human being is born; actual sin, however, is the sins of act, word or thought that human beings commit
Pelagius
5 C. british monk.
believed that humans could perfectly obey God’s law if we would choose to (free will)
who believed the idea of an inherited sin nature encouraged sinfulness?
Pelagius
Who said Adam was merely a bad example that others keep following?
Pelagius
James Arminius
Dutch theologian from Protestant Reformation
who said Adam as our father gave to us a corrupted nature?
James Arminius
Augustine
Bishop of Hippo.
Who believed that since we inherited a portion of this nature in this way we participated in Adam’s original sin?
Augustine
John Calvin
reformer in Protestant Reformation
who believed that Adam sinned as our representative- “federal headship”?
John Calvin
shagah- hebrew, ginosko-greek
ignorance
ta’ah-Hebrew, planao-Greek
error
parakouo-greek
inattention, to hear incorrectly, misunderstanding or refuse to listen
chata-Hebrew, harmatano-Greek
missing the mark
why is sin always against God?
because it is a failure to hit the mark He ahs set for us
asebeo-Greek
irreligion
abar-Hebrew
Transgression, to cross over, to pass by
awal-Hebrew
iniquity or lack of integrity
pesha-Hebrew, Apeitheo-Greek
rebellion
ma’al-Hebrew, parapito-Greek
treachery
awah-Hebrew
perversion, to bend or twist
to’ebah- Hebrew
abomination
abomination
not something God merely objects to, but that produces revulsion to God
resha-Hebrew
restlessness, agitation
ra’-Hebrew
evil or badness
‘asham-Hebrew, plemmelia-Greek
guilt
‘aven-Hebrew
trouble
sin as a privation of the good
is using of God-gien and God-reflecting powers in an incorrect way
who promoted the view: sin as a privation of the good?
augustine
where is sins source?
in center of man’s being (heart)
what was sin that caused Satan to rebel?
pride
what sin caused Eve to rebel?
pride
commission
incorrect deed/thought done
omission
correct deed/thought left undone
imperfection
a correct deed/thought done with the wrong motivation
venial sins
unimportant and involved only temporary punishment
mortal sins
much more serious and will send one to hell unless they are confessed
peirasmos
test or trial
what is a situation in which the christian faces new possiblities of both good and evil?
trials
does God tempt or test people?
test
when does a test or trial become a temptation?
when a person is moved to disobey God or to doubt or blame God for his trouble
the world
the desire to want to belong to the “inner circle” of culture
the flesh
human desires that fail to wait upon God’s fulfillment
the devil
Satan and his agents are capable of alluring us
results of sin in relationship with God
divine disfavor
guilt
punishment
death
results of sin on the sinner
enslavement flight from reality denial of sin self-deceit self-centeredness restlessness
results of sin to other humans
competition
inability to emphasize
rejection of authority
inability to love
Pelagianism
believed that God’s law could be kept perfectly by an exercise of our free will
who put a strong emphasis on free will?
Pelagianism
what diminished understanding of grace?
Pelagianism
Arminianism
humans have a corrupted nature from Adam
what view has prevenient grace?
arminianism
what is prevenient grace?
grace God extends to all men to neutraliz Adamic corruption
how are men able to respond to God?
prevenient grace
Calvinism
humans are “totally depraved”
what says man is unable to respond to God without God himself enlightening his heart to God’s ways?
calvinism
