God

Question 1

Man’s incurability religiosity is evidence of what?

Answer 1

Religions universal reality

Question 2

What importance does religion play in the live of individuals and nations

Answer 2

Religion has paramount significance and tremendous influence in their lives

Question 3

Is comparing the religions of the world to reach an understanding the true nature of religion a proper method to use?

Answer 3

This method is not a proper way of reaching that conclusion

Question 4

Where is religion located in man?

Answer 4

The heart

Question 5

Because of the location of religion in man, what parts of man does it fully embrace?

Answer 5

It embraces all of his thoughts, feelings, and volition?

Question 6

Origins of Religion: What is Fetish worship?

Answer 6

It is the worship of inanimate objects which were considered scared

Question 7

Origins of Religion: What is worship of spirits?

Answer 7

is the worship of certain spirit, such as deceased ancestors

Question 8

Origins of Religion: What is nature worship?

Answer 8

It is the praise of the great and imposing phenomena of nature

Question 9

Origins of Religion: What other mystical way do some believe that religion began?

Answer 9

Some believe that magic is other way religion began

Question 10

What assumption does each origin theory begin with?

Answer 10

The idea of a nonreligious man

Question 11

Has a nonreligious man ever been discovered?

Answer 11

No evidence has been discovered

Question 12

What assumptions do critics make about less complex forms of religion and its evolution?

Answer 12

They assume the lowest form of religion is the oldest. And that its evolution is purely naturalistic

Question 13

How many types is revelation divided into?

Answer 13

It is divided into two type, with a total of four categories

Question 14

What is Natural revelation?

Answer 14

It occurs when revelation is communicated through the phenomena of nature, including the constitution of man

Question 15

What is Supernatural revelation?

Answer 15

It is a revelation in which God intervenes in the natural course of events

Question 16

What is general revelation?

Answer 16

The idea is rooted in creation and in the general relations of God to man. It also considers mankind as the creature and image-bear of God

Question 17

What is special revelation?

Answer 17

The idea is rooted in the redemptive work of God. It is adopted to the moral and spiritual needs of fallen man

Question 18

What part of God’s revelation did Deism accept and denied?

Answer 18

It accepted the God’s general revelation and denied his supernatural revelation

Question 19

Does general revelation come to man in the form of direct communication?

Answer 19

It does not

Question 20

What does general revelation consist of?

Answer 20

the divine thought in the phenomena of nature, in the general constitution of the human mind, and in the facts of experience or history

Question 21

Is general revelation exclusively contained in nature?

Answer 21

No, it is a mixture of the natural and supernatural

Question 22

How did sin effect general revelation?

Answer 22

It corrupted and obscured God’s general revelation

Question 23

What are the limitations of general revelation?

Answer 23

It does not convey to man the reliable knowledge of God and spiritual things. And It does not restore man to a condition of friendship with God

Question 24

Theophanies or Manifestations: Where does the “Angel of the Lord” occupy a special place?

Answer 24

The Old Testament

Question 25

Was the Angel of the Lord created?

Answer 25

No, the most reliable opinion is that the angel was the second Person in the Trinity

Question 26

When did Theophany reach its highest point?

Answer 26

It reached its highest point in the incarnation of Christ

Question 27

How does God communicate to mankind?

Answer 27

He communicated through audible voice, Urim Thummim, dreams, and vision, and many more

Question 28

What are miracles?

Answer 28

They are manifestations of a special power of God, tokens of His special presence, and frequently serve to symbolize spiritual truth

Question 29

Is scripture inspired by God?

Answer 29

Yes, all of scripture is inspired by God

Question 30

What is the mechanical inspiration concept?

Answer 30

It the view that God dictated what the human authors of the books of Bible had to incorporate in their writings. They were mere penmen of the Holy Spirit

Question 31

Is the mechanical inspiration concept a good explanation?

Answer 31

No, the position is untenable, because each author were real people with their own style of writing and methods of recording the event/beliefs of their time

Question 32

Denying inspiration of scripture: What are the two types of deniers?

Answer 32

There are those that completely deny the inspiration of scripture and others who try to soften its relevance

Question 33

Denial of the Inspiration of Scripture: What is the “thought-rather than word-inspiration?”

Answer 33

This concept states that the thoughts of the authors were divinely inspired, but the words depended simply on the choice of the human authors

Question 34

Verbal Inspiration of Scripture: What is verbal inspiration?

Answer 34

The concept does not assume that God dictated the words of the Bible, but that he guided the writer of the Biblical books in the choice of words and expressions so as to keep them from errors, without in any way disregarding their vocabulary or suppressing their individuality of style and expression

Question 35

What concept did the Reformers emphasized about scripture?

Answer 35

They emphasized the fact that scripture has inherent authority in virtue of its inspiration by the Holy Spirit