Final 2017 Flashcards

1
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A pre-determined attitude that controls how you view things is a _______

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Mindset

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2
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The Christian Mind does not begin with a world-view. It begins with a _______ towards God.

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Attitude

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3
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The Christian mind is the beginning of _______

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Wisdom

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4
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The Christian mind is always in ______ and ______

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Formation and Reformation

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5
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What is the most important issue in the investigation of the Christian mind?

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Our attitude towards God

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6
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If I keep my eyes on God and my mind off myself, ______ will follow.

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Humility

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7
Q

God is God and I am ______

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Not

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8
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If one is to be wise or have knowledge, then the ______ of the Lord must come first.

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Fear

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9
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What are the three elements of the Great Divide?

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  1. Theism 2. Naturalism 3. Pantheism
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10
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List one scriptural reference that gives an account of the orderly progression of God’s creative activity.

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Psalms 139:7

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11
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External reality is ______

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Creation

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12
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What are the differences between the three theistic religions?

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  1. Character of God 2. Nature of God
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13
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The most important notion to the Christian mind is God as ______

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Man

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14
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What does it mean to be made in the image of God?

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This means we are significantly different from the rest of creation.

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15
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What does Mr. Sire say is our purpose?

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Our purpose is to be like God, to reflect his nature and character.

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16
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Describe the scheme of human life in four terms.

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  1. Creation 2. Fall 3. Redemption 4. Glorification
17
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What are the three ways we form ideas?

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  1. Experience 2. Sociology 3. Philosophy
18
Q

What offensive did the Early Church take?

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They confronted the dominant intellectual systems of the age.

19
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What is a World View?

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A set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be entirely true, partially true, or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or unconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic make up of our world.

20
Q

What is Prime Reality?

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God is Creator

21
Q

What is the byproduct of the fear of the Lord?

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Humility

22
Q

Three steps to maintain Christian values.

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  1. Persistent Bible reading 2. Read books written from a Christian perspective 3. Persistent obedience
23
Q

What is Subjective?

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Opinion, feeling, situation

24
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What is Objective?

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Absolute truth, doesn’t matter who you are it’s still true, opinion doesn’t matter

25
Q

Define Post-Modernism

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A world-view that asserts that external absolute truth… A truth that is true for all people… in all places and at all times.

26
Q

Ideas and Views are formed through what?

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Friends, Family, School, Church, Music, Media

27
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What is Me-ism

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“Power of the Like button”

28
Q

What are the Abrahamic Religions?

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Judaism, Christianity, Islam

29
Q

As a man thinketh in his heart _____________

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so is he

30
Q

God is ______ we are ______

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Infinite, finite

31
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A house divided against itself _____ _____, it will either become all ____ ____ or all the other

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Cannot stand, one thing

32
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World view includes beliefs on these five major areas

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  1. God 2. Reality 3. Knowledge 4. Morality 5. Human kind
33
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Define Recalcitrant Culture:

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Refusing to obey authority, custom, regulation, etc… stubborn defiant; hard to handle and deal with.

34
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Define Pluralism:

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An idea that says any set of beliefs is valid – “If you say it’s right, it’s right”

35
Q

Define Prime Reality:

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God is Creator

36
Q

Define Social Darwinism:

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The application of Darwinism in social structures.