Final Exam Flashcards
The mystery of Christ
- God is in Christ
- Christ is in you
Two thirds of epistles address…
Doctrine (ideas)
One fourth - one third address…
Behavior (consequences)
Ideas have…
Consequences
Indicative leads to…
Imperative
Marital imperatives
Wives submit to husbands and husbands love wives as Christ loves the church sacrificially
Children’s imperatives
Obey parents in the Lord
Parental imperatives
Not making unreasonable demands on children
Master’s imperative
Not to threaten and abuse those under you
Slaves’ imperative
Resist temptation to steal from master, do work from the heart
What are the Catholic epistles?
James, I and II Peter, I II III John, and Jude
Universal to Christians far and wide
Katholikos
Leadership in the early church
Elders and bishops, deacons and older women being role models for young women
Moral test
Do you live as Jesus lived?
Social test
Do you love as Jesus loved?
Doctrinal test
Do you believe who Jesus is?
Body of authoritative religious literature
Canon
Four guidelines in determining the canon
- Apostolic authorship or connection
- Consistency with other revelation
- Self-authenticating authority
- Widespread acceptance
When was Hebrews written and to whom?
Possibly in 67 AD and to Jewish believers
Christ is superior…
To everyone in the great hall of faith
Trinity
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
God intervenes and rescues His people
Jewish Apocalyptic
The study of the end times
Eschatology
What is the theme of Revelation?
The dominion of Christ, He is Lord over all things and will end evil
