Exam #3 Flashcards
Memory Verses:
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
Doulas Theo =
a servant of God
Which could be the first NT book?
James
Who was James written to?
Jewish Christians outside Palestine
Orthopathy =
Right Heart
Orthodoxy =
Right Thinking –
Orthopraxis =
Right Behavior –
What is the these of James?
Practical Exhortations (wisdom for holy living):
Theme statement of James:
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry
Images in James
WTF DC F/D Rich will pass away like a wild flower Sin: Conception/birth/maturity/death Listen/Doing: Looking in the mirror Tongue: horse, ships, fire/spark Favoritism: Suppose a man Faith/Deeds: Suppose a man (Abraham/Rahab) – Paul vs. James
How is the Word portrayed in James?
Regenerates, Implanted in us, Listen and Obey, Gives Freedom, Scripture fulfilled, Keeping the whole law, royal law found in Scripture
Who is 1 Peer written to?
believers scattered in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bithynia
Theme of 1 Peter:
Encouragement in times of suffering
Peters household codes?
Slaves, submit to your masters (2:18);
Wives, be submissive to your husbands (3:1-6);
Husbands, treat your wives with respect (3:7)
Who is 2nd peter written to?
believers
Theme of 2 Peter
Warnings of False Teaching (antidote is Godly knowledge - fruit of the Spirit)
Four points in 2 Peter
- Encourages growth in the Christian walk
- God’s Word from the beginning can be trusted (1:21)
- Warning of false teachers (Jude)
- What the end of the age will look like
Key words/images in 2 Peter
Thief in the Night
God’s Patience (God keeps His Time Clock/Promises/Heart open/Appointment)
Day of the Lord: destruction (total and complete); Exhortation with hope; Exhortation to Holiness
Be on your guard
Grow in the grace and knowledge…
Who was 1 John written to?
Believers around Ephesus (no letter format)
Theme of 1 Jn
Tests of fellowship with God: faith (Christology), righteous living, love
Key words in 1 John
love, light, truth, world, life, know
Who were Johns disciples?
Papias and Polycarp
Identify how John informs is that He knows Jesus:
Proclaim – speech Heard – hearing Seen – sight Hands – Touch Revealed – knowledge, reason Testify – Character witness Fellowship – not an isolated person
What is dualism?
Material is evil; Spiritual is good
What is • Docetism:
Jesus only seemed to be human (a view that he could not be both human/material [therefore evil], and divine/spiritual [therefore good], at the same time)
What was the • Teaching of Cerinthus:
Made a distinction between Jesus (earthly man known for piety and wisdom) and Christ (heavenly deity who descended on Jesus at his baptism and departed before the crucifixion)
What is • Mysticism:
Salvation through spiritual enlightenment (salvation meant the spirit’s escape from the body. They believed they became part of the “sphere of light” - they became like God)
How can Gnostics deny personal moral responsibility:
Trapped in human bodies for the time being, they should not be held responsible for what their evil, material bodies would do.
What is Gnosticism
False teaching.
A higher knowledge that brings salvation
theaomai =
implies more than just seeing the outside rather the Inwardness of Jesus (God in His fullness)