Final Flashcards
What are some reasons that Christ gave for abandoning materialism?
All earthly treasures are temporal and transient. Heavenly treasures cannot be taken away or destroyed.
There is a promise for eschatological reward–a reward we will have in heaven.
a bad eye refers to miserly spirit, while a find eye refers to generosity. darkness denotes moral blindness and internal corruption.
What are some reasons that Christ gave for abandoning worry?
Worry is ineffective, based on a diminished view of God, reflects warped priorities, focuses more on the potential than the actual, focus a lot on material things (such as money)
God has all power and knowledge and love and you can be sure He will meet your needs. Worry can be an expression of doubt – we cannot doubt God’s power and ability to provide for us well
Did Jesus prohibit all acts of judgment or only a certain kind of judgment?
he prohibited hypocritical judgment and told people to get the log (in greek “beam”) out of ones eye before looking to another.
He does not imply that we are never to judge others but rather condemns hypocritical judgment by using present tense, a accompanying illustration.
What do the false prophet, false professor, and fool all have in common?
Disobedience and rebellion against Jesus’ authority. They hear Jesus’ words but do not do them–sinful rebellion is the connection. They hear, but do not do.
false prophet looks like a sheep, but they are wolves. their punishment is eternal, must use discernment knowing that not everyone who speaks the name of the Lord is actually committed to the Lord.
you will know them, false professors say Lord Lord but are not doing God’s will, false professors do miracles thinking that is the supernatural work of Christ when the job of Jesus is to change hearts. they never had a personal relationship with Jesus.
the fool hears Jesus’ words but does nto do them.
How does the Sermon show that confession of Jesus’s deity is necessary for salvation? Is that confession alone sufficient for salvation?
Matthew 7 Sermon on the mount. not everyone who says Lord Lord will enter but that those who follow God. teaches that everyone must confess that he is lord, but that confession is not sufficient. show with your life that Jesus is Lord–do the will of the father and do not be characterized by rebellion.
Back story of the 2 gates and 2 roads is the one that leads to life. Jesus is the gatekeeper who can give life. The confession of Lord Lord is necessary but not sufficient on its own. It must also take action of turning from who they were and continue to follow Jesus .
mportant to understand the narrow versus the wide gate analogy. the masses of humanity will not follow the Lord, the only way to truly enter heaven is through using the narrow gate and trusting in Jesus alone for salvation.
Narrow road is morally restrictive – very narrow boundaries distinguishing between what is right and wrong. True disciples will live according to the ethics of the kingdom, they will live transformed lives!! Antinomianism – the idea that once we have been saved by grace the way we act doesn’t matter.
What evidence shows that the parables of Jesus are true allegories (with multiple symbols teaching multiple truths) rather than similes (a simple analogy teaching just one truth)?
OT Parables were allegorical
Rabbinic parables were allegorical
Jesus’ interpretations of his own parables show that many of them were allegorical
Interpreters must recognize the distinction between the interpretation of allegory and the allegorical interpretation
List five important steps in parable interpretation.
Identify the main characters
Identify the objects that are given special importance
Examine the structure
identify the details of the parable that seem shocking, extraordinary, unnatural, or unrealistic
Examine connections to introductions or conclusions
examine connections to other parables in that same grouping
Contrast with wording of the parables in the Gospel with other synoptic parallels
Explain the meaning of Jesus’s self-description “the Son of Man” based on its use in Aramaic Daniel, Greek Daniel, 1 Enoch, 4 Ezra, and the Talmud. What evidence in the Gospels confirms that the title expresses Jesus’s full deity?
Aramaic Daniel: coming on the clouds of heaven, a visible manifestation of the presence of God. people of every nation tribe an tongue shall serve Him and every other use of this în daniel speaks of worshiping deity. the relationship of the Son of man vision and the ancient of days vision asks who is the remaining throne for?
Greek Daniel: manuscript 967–figure came as the son of man and as the ancient of Days. the son of man figure is both fully man and fully divine.
1 enoch: the Son of ma is described as possessing the name so powerful it brought about everything. the name of the lord of spirits. the SOM bares the name of YHWH.
4 Ezra: son of man figure is a messianic deliverer but also one who proforms the deeds of YHWH.
Enoch and Ezra are important because they write during the time of Christ and help indicate that Jesus is the messiah.
the Talmud: interpreted Ancient of days vision with the empty throne was for Jesus, Acuba a Jewish Leader interpreted correctly but was charged for heresy.
Jesus describes himself as the son of man în contexts that allude to daniel 7 (trial of the sanhedrin “you will see the Son of man seated at the right hand..coming with the clouds of heaven”) Jesus is not only interpreting daniel 7 but is claiming he is the fulfillment of it. this is the same thing that Acuba gets charged for blasphemy and eventually put to death.
What led to the strong post-Enlightenment skepticism to the Gospel accounts that resulted in the assumption that the “real Jesus” was very different from the Jesus portrayed by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
it was not a common messianic title back in Israel at the time and it was only used in the gospels and by Jesus when referring to himself.
Aramaic text of Daniel 7:9–14: a royal figure who rules over a universal and eternal kingdom. A figure of heavenly origin, a figure worthy of worship, one enthroned alongside the Ancient of Days as his co-regent
LXX - Oldest Greek manuscript of Daniel (MS 967) identifies the Son of Man with the Ancient of Days
Similitudes of Enoch: Son of Man is identified as the Messiah, Son of Man casts kings down from their thrones and is seated on a throne of glory as judge, Son of Man possesses the divine Name, The Son of Man is WORTHY to be glorified by all the hosts of heaven.
What worldview is associated with this skepticism?
Mainly naturalism, but also atheism or monism.
lack of belief in the supernatural became a serious issue, therefore the gospels were either viewed as allegorical or legends that had a few random kernels of truth woven in. gospels were not considered historical eyewitness accounts anymore.
How does the cleansing of the leper display Jesus’s deity?
Miracle of Creation
OT King of Israel “Am I god, to kill and make alive, that this man sends me someone to cure of leprosy?” 2 Kings 5:7
How does the healing of the paralytic display Jesus’s deity?
Requirement for forgiveness and healing—faith
Suspicion of Blasphemy (Isa. 43:25 comp. 43:11)
“I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake”
Demonstration of Jesus’ Identity as Son of Man (Daniel 7) “on earth”
Possible Parabolic Significance (Rom. 5:6)
How was Jesus’s approach to exorcism different from the Jewish exorcists of his day?
Exorcisms demonstrate Jesus’ absolute authority over the demonic world.
Matthew stresses that Jesus exorcizes by his mere word in apparent contrast to the Jewish exorcists. Matt 8:16-17
Healing demonstrates that the sacrifice of Christ removes the consequences of sin. (Isa 53)
What was the verification that Jesus performed an exorcism compared with the “verifications” by Jewish exorcists of his day?
only one observance of Jewish exorcists în Josephus. he claims to have seen an exorcism where a leader took a magic ring and tries to get the demon out of a man by sticking the ring up the mans nose and pulling the demon out, where the demon then “bumps” a basin of water and proved that they were there. however, this is easily fudged and performed. when Jesus performs an exorcism, you don’t need spilling water to prove it, people change their lives and it is clear. he does not need a “magic ring.” we only find this kind of thing în the ministry of Jesus.
How did the demons reveal Jesus’s identity and authority?
Demonstrates Jesus’ remarkable authority over the demonic world and identity as Son of God.
Matt 8:29 “And behold they cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?”
