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Exam 4 Flashcards

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The prologue to which Gospel is a good place to turn in explaining the deity of Christ?

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John

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Why is Hebrews 1:1-3,8 significant in considering the person of Christ?

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It proves the deity of Jesus. He is God.

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In what two New Testament books does Paul explicitly write about the deity of Christ?

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Philippians and Colossians

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What is the significance of the term Lord in understanding the deity of Christ?

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Greek word “kyrios” signifies deity; used for both Father and Son

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What event gives us the ultimate evidence of the deity of Christ?

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The Resurrection

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What is the basic view of Christ in Ebionism?

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Jesus was an ordinary man who possessed unusual, but not supernatural, gifts

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What is the basic view of Christ in Arianism?

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Jesus (the Word) was a created being (the first thing God created), Jesus was essentially subordinate to God, Taught “homoliousis” (Jesus had a similar but not equal nature to God’s)

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What is the basic view of Christ in Functional Christology?

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20th century, an over-emphasis on what Jesus did rather than who he is

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What are the four implications of the deity of Christ we covered in class?

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  1. We can know God
  2. Redemption is possible and available
  3. God and humanity have been reunited
  4. Jesus Christ is worthy of our worship
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What is the significance of Jesus’ intercessory prayer ministry for his humanity?

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It is dependent on His humanity. As Priest, he can represent us before God. He prays for us!

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What are the five biblical evidences of Jesus’ human nature we covered in class?

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  1. His birth and fully human body
  2. He grew and developed in life
  3. He had to experience death as all humans do
  4. The use of the word “man” to describe him in the NT
  5. People touched his human body
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What is the basic view of Christ in Docetism?

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Jesus only seemed to have a human body

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What is the basic view of Christ in Apollinarianism?

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Wanted to maintain the unity of Christ; he couldn’t have two separate natures, so he was a “compound unity.” Jesus had a human body but no human soul

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What are the four points in the theological significance of the Virgin Birth?

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  1. It is a reminder that our salvation is a supernatural thing
  2. It is a reminder that God’s salvation is fully a gift of grace
  3. It is evidence of the uniqueness of Jesus the Savior
  4. It is evidence of God’s power and sovereignty of God over nature
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What are the six implications of the humanity of Christ?

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  1. The atoning Death of Jesus can avail for us
  2. Jesus can truly identify with all we might undergo
  3. Jesus manifests the true nature of humanity
  4. Jesus can be our model, an example of what the Christian life is all about
  5. Humanity is something good
  6. God is not only transcendent, he is also immanent
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What is the basic view of Christ in Nestorianism?

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Jesus, the God-man, had only two distinct and separate natures

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What is the basic view of Christ in Adoptionism?

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Jesus was only human during his early years and that at some point (probably the baptism) God adopted him

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What is the basic view of Christ in Eutychianism?

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the Humanity of Jesus was absorbed into his identity

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What is the basic view of Christ in Kenoticism?

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In his incarnation, Jesus gave up his divine attributes

20
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What are the two broad categories of “the stages of Christ’s work?

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Humiliation and Exaltation

21
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What are the three historical categories for the offices (titles) of Christ?

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Prophet/Priest/King

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What is the basic view of atonement in the Socinian Theory?

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The atonement was an EXAMPLE of how we should live. AKA the Example Theory

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What is the basic view of the atonement in the Moral Influence Theory?

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The atonement as a demonstration of God’s love

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What is the basic view of the atonement in the Governmental Theory?

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The cross was a demonstration of divine justice

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What was the basic view of the atonement in the Ransom Theory?

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The cross was a payment made to Satan

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What is the basic view of the atonement in the Satisfaction Theory?

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The cross was a compensation made to the Father

27
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What are the four key words that summarize the basic biblical teaching on the atonement?

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Sacrifice
Propitiation
Substitution
Reconciliation

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What is the basic view of the atonement in the Penal Substitution Theory (aka Vicarious atonement)?

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By John Calvin and most protestant orthodoxy: penal means a penalty had to be paid for sins. Substitution means Christ took our place. So, Christ took our place to pay the penalty for our sins.

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What theory of atonement is perhaps the best, most biblically accurate theory and the one that has been embraced by most conservative evangelicals?

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The Penal Substitution Theory

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