Final Study Guide Flashcards

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Any study that answers the question, “What does the whole Bible teach us today?” about any given topic.

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systematic theology

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The doctrine that God always acts in accordance with what is right and that he is himself the final standard of what is right

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righteousness

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The ability to make willing choices that have real effects. God’s free will includes all things that God decided to will but had no necessity to will according to His nature

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Free Will

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4
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Everything that He must will according to His own nature. He wills himself.

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necessary will

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5
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God’s hidden decrees by which he governs the universe and determines everything that will happen

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Secret will

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God’s declared will concerning what we should do or what God commands us to do

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revealed will

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7
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God’s exercise of power over His creation

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sovereignty

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God is continually involved with all created things in such a way that He keeps them existing and maintaining properties with which He created them, cooperates with created things in every action, and directs them to fulfill His purposes.

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God’s Providence

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9
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A secret act of God in which He imparts new spiritual life to us, (Born Again) Must come before we respond to effective call in saving grace. We play no active part

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regeneration

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10
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An instantaneous legal act of God in which He thinks of our sins as forgiven and Christ’s righteousness as belonging to us, and declares us to be righteous in His sight.

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justification

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11
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What are the 4 proofs for the existence of God?

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1) Cosmological Argument - every known thing has a cause
2) Teleological argument - gives evidence of an intelligent purpose
3) Ontological argument - Greater to exist than not to exist
4) Moral argument - Man’s sense of right and wrong and need for justice

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12
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What are the days of forming?

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Day 1: Light & Dark separated
Day 2: Sky & Waters separated
Day 3: Dry land & Seas separated

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13
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What are the days of filling?

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Day 4: Sun, moon, & stars (lights in heaven)
Day 5: Fish & Birds
Day 6: Animals & Man

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14
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Why was man created?

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For God’s own glory.

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15
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What is trichotomy?

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Body: man, what you see…
Soul: Mind, emotion, soul/heart
Spirit: Eternal Spirit within, God from within

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16
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Explain traditional roles of men and women in the church.

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Men and women are equal in personhood, but there is a distinction in authority. In 1 Cor. 11:3 - The head of every man is Christ, and the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

  1. Head of Church = Christ
  2. Man in authority “IV”
  3. Staff, elders, etc
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17
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What does a woman in leadership at Epic look like?

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It is under the covering of her husband. If she does not have a husband it would be under the authority of whoever the male figure is in authority at that campus.

18
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What is sin?

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Any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, attitude, or nature. Describing sin as selfishness is not a good definition.

19
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What is the doctrinal importance of the virgin birth?

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1) Shows salvation ultimately must come from the Lord
2) Made the uniting of full deity and full humanity in one person possible
3) Make’s possible Christ’s true humanity without inherited sin

20
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What is true saving faith?

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Knowledge, approval and personal trust in Jesus. Trust in Jesus Christ as a living person for forgiveness of sin and for eternal life with God

21
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Examples of common grace

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Physical Realm: Food, material goods
Intellectual realm: Truth / understanding
Moral Realm: Sense of right and wrong
Creative realm: Artistic and musical talent
Social realm: Family and Government
Religious realm: Blessing to unbelievers

22
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What is the doctrinal significance of the resurrection?

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1) Ensures regeneration (1Peter 1:3)
2) Ensures justification (Romans 4:25)
3) Ensures we will receive our perfect resurrection bodies (1Cor 6:14)

23
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Explain the gospel call, regeneration, conversion, and justification and the order they happen in.

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1) Receive Gospel call (Holy Spirit speaks to you and makes you aware of your need for a Saviour.
2) Conversion (turn to Christ and accept as Savior)
3) Regeneration (being born again)
4) Justification (all sins are forgiven)

24
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A central component of the “baptistic” view of baptism, which holds that only those who have given reasonable evidence of believing in Christ should be baptized

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believable profession of faith

25
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believers’ baptism

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the view that baptism is appropriately administered only to those who give a believable profession of faith

26
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the mode of baptism in the new testament in which the person is put completely under the water and then brought back up again

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immersion

27
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a term commonly used to refer to the Lord’s supper

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communion

28
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eucharist

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another term for the Lord’s supper

29
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a phrase descriptive of the reformed view of the Lord’s supper that regards Christ as spiritually present in a special way as we partake of the bread and wine

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spiritual presence

30
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the common protestant view that the bread and wind of the lord’s supper symbolize the body and blood of christ, rather than change into or somehow contain the body and blood of christ

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symbolic presence

31
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What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?

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1) Prophesy
2) Teaching
3) Miracles
4) Healing
5) Tongues and interpretation
6) Word of wisdom/knowledge
7) Distinguishing spirits or discernment

32
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a recognized office of the early church. NT counterpart to the OT prophet and as such had the authority to write words of Scripture.

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apostle

33
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the activity of glorifying God in His presence with our voices and hearts

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worship

34
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To worship in spirit and truth?

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to worship no only with our physical bodies, but also our spirits

35
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What is the meaning of the Lord’s supper?

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Christ’s death, participation in the benenfits of Christ’s death, spiritual nourishment, unity of believers, Christ affirms His love for me, Christ affirms that all the blessings of salvation are reserved for me, i affirm my faith in Christ

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Who should take the Lord’s supper?

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Believers who have examined themselves to be worthy of partaking

37
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How should it be observed?

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after it has been properly explained, with a time of self-examination and thanksgiving

38
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Who should be baptized?

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Those who give a profession of faith in Jesus Christ

39
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How should it be done?

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by immersion

40
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What does it mean to be baptized?

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Symbolizes the washing away of sin and regeneration through Christ’s death