exam 3 Flashcards
what verses does Paul diagnose humans being ALL sinners and ALL having a knowledge of God enough to condemn them to hell
Romans 1:18-32
corinth
largest city in 1st cent. Greece
what books were written during pauls 2nd missionary journey?
1 & 2 Thessalonians and Galations
prison epistles
ephesians, philippians, colossians, philemon
pastorial epistles
1&2 Timothy, titus
written on pauls 3rd journey
galations, 1&2 corinthians, romans
general revelation
what we perceieve in the world around us that would lead us to know there is a creator
knwodlge of jesus and who he is
special revelation
natural law
nature of God’s law
known understanding of right and wrong (comes from internal morals)
natural law
what does the law of God refelct
his holiness and moral character
what we deserve and have earned
wages
terms used to describe God’s character
merciful, gracious
how many letters did paul write
4
would God still be just and merciful if he saved only ONE person?
yes, he saved Noah from flood
wrath absorbing sacrifice
propitiation
what are gosspel issues
primary issues
issues of importance (that are essential to Christian faith)
primary issues
examples of primary issues
salvation by grace through faith, Jesus is God’s son, Jesus rose from dead, moral issues to which the Bible clearly speaks
what are secondary issues?
biblical theological issues that believers can have dif opinions about
examples of secondary issues
relationship of God’s sovereignty and free will, infant baptism, structure of church leadership
what are tertiary issues
issues of conscience or preferance
examples of tertiary issues
eating certain foods, drinking, pref. of contemp or traditional worship
is homosexual sin worse than other sin
no
why do some people belivee that homosexual sin is worse than other sin?
bc it is celebrated and encouraged in todays life
is it a sin to be attracted to the same sex?
no
the body of christ refers to what
the church
belief that gifts such as prophesy/speaking in tongues/miracles do not happen anymore in churvh today
cessationism
belief that gifts such as speaking in tongues/miracles/prophesy do happen in church today
continuationism
we are by nature children of ________
wrath
talks about the gospel and benefits of the gospel
ephesians 1-3
talks about how we should live in light of the gospel
ephesians 4-6
son of man means _______
Jesus
what is the mystery of the gospel
God is doing somehting poeple might not have expected
who is the mediator between God and poeple
Jesus
belief that regardless what oeple do, even if they never trust in Jesus, he will send them to heaven when they die
universalism
belief that the wicked will not suffer etenrally in hell but will be annihilated/destroyed after a short time
annihilationsim
belief that God will save all poeple who believe in at least some god
inclusivism
what is the root of all evil
the love of $
paul encouraged timothy to do what
handle the word of truth rightly
who was onesimus
philemons slave who ran away to Rome and visited Paul who led him to Christ
qualifications for pastors
above reproach, one wife, self-controlled, temperate, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, gentle (not violent), does not get drunk, not a lover of $, manages his family well, holy, disciplined, firm advocate of Christian message, promoter of what is good, upright, not overbearing, blameless, children who believe and are not wild, not quick-tempered, not seeking to dishonest gain
where did the term pastorial episteles come from
all 3 letters show concern for their recipients nd all 3 deals w pastoral matters involving the care of souls and orderly conduct of God’s people in the church as well as in the world
who was philemon
a personal aquaintance of paul and a man of means; had a slave named onesimus
how is the book of colossians structured?
like a normal hellenistic letter (salutation, thanksgiving and prayer, body, exhortation, closing)
what is the center of the book of colossians?
series of profound assertions regarding Jesus
what is philippians 2:1-11 about
christlike humility
what is ephesians 2:1-10 about
redemption
what was pauls purpose in writing
to oppose a false gospel
pauls claims are ________
- the God of Israel has been at work saving people from their sins so they may worship him and be a redmeptive presence in the world
- davids descendant, Jesus, is the savior sent form God
- the message that salvation lies in Jesus has been entrusted to jews like paul as well as non jews who recieve it
- not only living w witnesses, but also the writing of the OT prophets attest to the good news of salvation in Jesus
- all who hear the message about Jesus are urged to receive it and be joined to God’s people
the message of 2 corinthians
the way to glory is the way of the cross
theology of glory
theologia gloriae
theology of the cross
theologia crucis
what type of theology had the books of corinthians adopted
theologia gloriae
tru glory that elevated the Lord, not humans (the way of suffering)
via dolorosa
the message of 1 corinthians
paul commends the corinthians for their initial reception of the gospel and thanks God for fospels work among them (paul gives specific counsel about several issues)
pauls 1st letter to the conrinthians
now lost- 1 cor. 5:9
1st letter from corinthinas to paul
1 cor. 7:1
pauls reply to corinthians letter
our 1 corinthians
painful letter from paul to corinthians
2 cor. 2:3, 7:8
third letter from paul to corinthians
our 2 corinthians
what does the book of acts tell us
how the good news spread over the span of more than 3 decades
what does parousia mean
second coming
the logic of growing in Christ likeness; based on Jesus resurrection
sanctification
christ died in place of sinners, bearing the punishment that should have been theirs
substitutionary atonment
what does “christ” mean
greek word rbought into common usage by Hebrew word “mashiah”
mystery in the sense of a God revealed truth
mysterion
paul insited what about God
that he is one, he is personal and accessible rather than imperosnal and inscrutable
what did paul believe about the OT
that as expressive of the God of all, the OT is binding on everyone
when is pauls bday
unknown
pauls birthplavce
hellenistic city of Tarsus
was paul a jew
yes
what was paul known as until acts
saul (hebrew name)
where was paul when he wrote prison epistels
under house arrest in rome
how long did paul stay in Ephesus during his 3rd journey
more than 2 yrs (some say it was close to 3 full yrs)
