Exam 2 Terms

Question 1

humanism

Answer 1

Quality of being human
Human nature

Question 2

ad fontes

Answer 2

humanist slogan “back to the sources”

Question 3

atonement

Answer 3

“the work of Christ” or “the benefits of Christ gained for believers by his death and resurrection”

Question 4

ransom theory

Answer 4

Meaning: paying the ransom to be released from bondage
Irenaeus and Gregory the Great
Example: Jesus paying the ransom for humanity’s sins

Question 5

fishhook theory

Answer 5

Belief that Satan was owed something due to humanity’s sinful nature
Example: Humanity owing a debt to Satan

Question 6

Christus Victor

Answer 6

Belief that Christ wins a decisive victory over the forces of sin and death
Example: Jesus defeating sin and death through his resurrection

Question 7

satisfaction theory

Answer 7

Belief that God’s plan is jeopardized by sin and requires satisfaction
Anselm of Canterbury
Example: Jesus’ sacrifice satisfying God’s justice

Question 8

justification

Answer 8

being made righteous in the sight of God

Question 9

sanctification

Answer 9

being made holy; regeneration

Question 10

imputation

Answer 10

Belief that the righteousness of Christ is imputed to believers through faith
Example: God accepting humans based on the righteousness of Christ

Question 11

impartation

Answer 11

Giving and receiving of spiritual gifts
Example: Receiving the Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts from God

Question 12

alien righteousness

Answer 12

Belief that the righteousness of Christ makes humans right with God
Example: Being made right with God through faith in Christ’s righteousness

Question 13

Simil justus et peccator

Answer 13

Belief that a person is simultaneously just and a sinner
Example: Christians being declared righteous by God while still struggling with sin

Question 14

Providence

Answer 14

Belief that God provides for all things and cares for the world
Example: God leading the world to its appointed goal

Question 15

Quadringa

Answer 15

Meaning: ‘Four horse Chariot’
Fourfold sense of Scripture: literal, allegorical, moral, anagogical

Question 16

Vulgate

Answer 16

Latin translation of the Bible
Example: Jerome’s translation of the Bible into Latin

Question 17

Divine accommodation

Answer 17

Belief that God chooses to say certain things about himself to achieve certain purposes
Example: God using human language to communicate with humans

Question 18

Inspired/Inspiration (of
scripture)

Answer 18

Meaning: God breathed
Example: The Bible being inspired by God

Question 19

Inerrant/Inerrancy

Answer 19

Belief that the Bible contains no errors
Example: The Bible being without mistakes or contradictions

Question 20

Verbal plenary inspiration

Answer 20

Belief that God moved the human writers to write down his intended message
Example: God guiding the writers to write the precise words of Scripture

Question 21

Predestination

Answer 21

Belief that God has eternally ordained the destinies of human beings
Example: God determining what will happen in the future

Question 22

Election

Answer 22

Belief that God chose individuals for a covenant relationship before they could respond
Example: God choosing people to be part of his chosen people

Question 23

Sacrament

Answer 23

Religious ceremonies or rituals imparting divine grace
Example: Baptism and the Eucharist

Question 24

Eucharist

Answer 24

Christian service or ceremony celebrating the Last Supper
Example: Communion with wine and bread

Question 25

Real presence

Answer 25

Belief in the actual presence of Christ’s body and blood in the Eucharistic elements
Example: Jesus being spiritually present in the bread and wine

Question 26

Transubstantiation

Answer 26

Belief in the conversion of the elements into the body and blood of Christ
Example: The bread and wine becoming the body and blood of Christ

Question 27

Consubstantiation

Answer 27

Belief that the substance of the bread and wine coexists with the body and blood of Christ
Example: The bread and wine coexisting with the body and blood of Christ

Question 28

Memorialism