Final Exam Flashcards
Doctrine 11
We believe in the immortality of the soul; in the resurrection of the body; in the general judgment at the end of the world; in the eternal happiness of the righteous; and in the endless punishment of the wickedness.
What is the concept of the “immortality of the soul” , what does it mean and not what it means. What is its source?
- “Immortality of the soul” means Apart from God’s action there is no part of us that naturally survives beyond death.
- Death is not the end, and this usual understanding is certainly essential to the gospel. it does not mean death is the end.
What is hell?
Hell is the anguish of those who face eternity without God. A place of everlasting punishment for the wicked
How would you respond to the question “Why would a loving God send anyone to hell?”
A loving God never send people to hell that was never his intention. He gave human the freedom to make choices with eternal consequences.
what is eschatology?
Eschatology is study of last things.
What is apocalyptic writing?
Apocalyptic writing is a type of writing that focuses on the expectation that God will intervene in history to vindicate for his people, destroy their enemies and replace the present world order with a restored creation.(emphasis on visions and dreams)
Identify and define various biblical words which identify the place where the dead go. What is the importance of “the Kingdom of God” in the Old Testament?
The place for the dead was describe as:
- Sheol which mean non-life
- In the Septuagint was translated Hades a provisional place for the ungodly.
- The importance of the kingdom of God does not occur in the OT, but the notion of God as king is pervasive, and his kingly control encompasses past, present, and future
Be familiar with the place in the New Testament known as Gehenna. What is the
Background of this location and what meaning did Jesus give to it in his teaching?
- The word Gehenna translated as hell in NT.
* It was considered to be the place of the wicked after the final judgement; an everlasting fiery punishment.
What is the Greek NT word for kingdom?
The NT word for Greek word for Kingdom is basileisa.
Be familiar with the eschatology in Paul’s letters.
The eschatology in Paul letters shows a tension between ‘now’ and ‘not yet’. He emphasis on the coming of new age and the resurrection of Jesus, so the new creation begun will finally completed, both in individual and the world. 2cor 5:17.
What does Maranatha mean?
The word Maranatha (Aramaic) means Our Lord, come!
What does Parousia mean?
The word Parousia (Greek) means Presence
What was the disciples’ understanding of the time of Christ’s second coming and did their thinking change? Why? What is the meaning of the word Immortality?
- The disciples had the assurance that they would soon be with Christ. as a result they were persecuted and martyrdom. Their thinking did not change because they believe that as Jesus had raises from the dead so they would be raised
- Immortality means the believer raised to a state of eternal life
Compare and Contrast the dualistic view of humanity with the holistic view
Dualistic view of humanity is a human with a soul and a body it does only separates humanity into two substances, but sees the human body as a lesser value than the soul. Only the soul, which is spirit, is immortal. Whereas holistic view is the opposite
Be able to identify and explain the three general positions of eschatological scholarship.
Futurist eschatology: sees the kingdom of God as being brought about by a dramatic intervention in human history at some point in the future.
Inaugurated eschatology: suggest that the kingdom of God is already present but will be fully realized in the future
Realized Eschatology: claims that the kingdom of God is already fully present in the coming of Jesus.
Be able to identify and explain the six terms outlined in this section.
- The Parousia: the return of Christ, usually translated as the coming but literally has a sense of presence as oppose of absence. The SA has avoided speculation about detail of the return of Christ.
- The millennium: is the thousands-year reign of Christ on earth.
- A-millennialism: not a period of time as such, but Christ reign on earth through his people.
- Post-millennialism: there will be a period of the kingdom of God on earth, or a thousand years of power for the gospel followed by the return of Christ.
- Pre-millennialism: teach that Christ will return to earth to reign for a thousand years before satan’s final overthrow.
- Dispensationalism: take the pre-millennial view further. They see the millennium as a further dispensation, or a period in God’s dealings with humanity. In their understanding the coming of Christ will be preceded by the ‘rupture’ of the church. The believer will be taken up in the clouds to meet Christ at the time of return.
