Hamartiology and Soteriology

Question 1

Hamartiema

Answer 1

to miss the mark

Question 2

Paravasis

Answer 2

to overstep a forbidden line
How:
1. don't know where the line is
2. trying to walk too close to the line
3. willful disobedience

Question 3

anomia

Answer 3

lawlessness/wickedness

Question 4

original sin

Answer 4

sinful state and condition into which all men are born

1. derived from Adam
2. Present from birth
3. root of actual sins committed

Question 5

2 philosophies of life

Answer 5

1. to be conformed to will of God which is original divine arrangements
2. to forsake the creator and ignore his authority

Question 6

3 areas of sin

Answer 6

1. sins of commission- things that we do that we shouldn’t
2. sins of omission- we don’t do the things we should do
3. sins of attitude

Question 7

nature of sin

Answer 7

1. sin is not eternal
2. sin is not just the absence of God- it has its own identity
3. sin is not merely weakness or frailty of human flesh
4. sin has no standard of its own
5. sin and evil manifest themselves as good typically
6. it strives against itself

Question 8

universal nature of sin

Answer 8

testimony of:

1. history
2. conscience- everyone has one
3. religion-all agree on universal nature of sin
4. scriptures
5. children- have to teach kids to do the right thing
6. divine proof-only remedy of sin necessitated God dying for it

Question 9

sin

Answer 9

wrongful act towards God (ungodliness)

wrongful act towards man (unrighteousness)

Question 10

consequences of sin upon Lucifer

Answer 10

1. immediate- lost his position in heaven as an anointed cherub
2. future- will ultimately be cast into the lake of fire forever

Question 11

consequences of sin upon man

Answer 11

1. physical death
2. spiritual death
3. loss of light
4. loss of joy
5. loss of peace
6. loss of love
7. loss of fellowship
8. loss of confidence
9. loss of heath/life
10. chastisement

Question 12

consequences of sin upon nature

Answer 12

paradise became wilderness

Question 13

consequences of sin upon the holy and elect angels

Answer 13

man became an object lesson

Question 14

consequences of sin upon God, Himself

Answer 14

He began His second great work (redemption)

Question 15

salvation

Answer 15

to effect successfully the full delivery of someone or something from impending danger

Question 16

salvation’s two fold implication

Answer 16

1. someone or something needs to be saved

2. someone is willing and able to save them

Question 17

5 imputations theories of adam’s sin on mankind

Answer 17

1. liberal position- story is a Hebrew legend and thus has no impact at all
2. pelagian position- because God imputes to a man only those sins which he personally commits, Adam’s sin affected only himself. The only impact on posterity was that of a bad example.
3. Arminian Position- Adam’s sin weakened the will of his descendants to remain sinless, but did not destroy the possibility.
4. Augustinian- as seminally present in Adam, all his descendants were participants with him in his sin. Thus, God holds all men guilty because all men are guilty.
5. Federal- as the federal head of representative of mankind, his sin was charged not only to him but to all he represented as well. Consequences of his sin fell upon us.

Question 18

threefold method of Salvation

Answer 18

1. always by blood (must be innocent, shed, and applied)
2. always through a person
3. always by grace

Question 19

conversion

Answer 19

refers to a two fold turning of the individual

a. repentance (turning from)
b. faith (turning to)

Question 20

repentance

Answer 20

1. a voluntary and sincere change in the mind of the sinner causing him to turn from his sin
2. doesn’t mean reformation, remorse, or penitents

Question 21

faith

Answer 21

1. a voluntary and sincere change in the mind of the sinner, causing him to turn to the savior.
2. what faith is not- a blind leap, supposition (best guess), speculation, or opinion

Question 22

substitution

Answer 22

1. vicarious atonement

2. in the OT the sheep died for the shepherd; at Calvary, the shepherd died for the sheep.

Question 23

reconciliation

Answer 23

1. accepting peace with God

2. Greek word allasso means to change- from a relationship of enmity to one of friendship

Question 24

propitiation

Answer 24

1. Christ’s death fully satisfied all the righteous demands of God toward the sinner.
2. Propitiation is made necessary because of the wrath of God. He provides the solution.

Question 25

forgiveness

Answer 25

1. (remission) Remission indicates a sending back or putting away (aphiemi)
2. Remission is the only soteriological concept which is a subtraction.

Question 26

redemption

Answer 26

1. to pay a ransom price for someone or something

2. lutroo- to remove from a slave marketplace

Question 27

regeneration

Answer 27

1. the process by which God, through the second birth gives the believer a new nature
2. necessitated by the corrupted nature of man; a. dead to God, b. children of wrath, c. sons of disobedience, d. cursed with Adam’s sin nature
3. Means of regeneration- Word of God, Man of God, Spirit of God
4. Biblical examples of regenerated men- Saul and Zacchaeus

Question 28

imputation

Answer 28

1. accounting term referring to adding or subtracting from an account
2. Biblically, there are 3 great imputations- 1. Adam’s sin upon all men, 2. All men’s sin upon Christ, 3. Christ’s righteousness upon all believers

Question 29

adoption

Answer 29

1. literally means the placing of a son
2. the process must be initiated by the father; an inheritance is now given to one who had none previously; the adopted child now has a new name and home.

Question 30

supplication

Answer 30

1. talking with God (a two way conversation)

2. prayer doesn’t change God’s mind because he is immutable.

Question 31

justification

Answer 31

1. the legal act whereby man’s status before God is changed for the good
2. its results- remission of the penalty of sin; restoration of fellowship with God; imputation of Christ’s righteousness.

Question 32

sanctification

Answer 32

1. means to be set apart from evil and sin; for good works
2. 3 aspects- a. positional- our standing before God, b. experiential- varies according to daily life and experience, grows as the believers dedicates his life to God, c. ultimate- future, anticipates final transformation of the believer into the likeness of Christ

Question 33

glorification

Answer 33

1. refers to the ultimate and absolute physical, mental and spiritual perfection of all believers
2. results- a new body that will be 1. like Christ’s, 2. of flesh and bone, 3. recognizable, 4. dominated by the spirit, 5. unlimited by time or space, 6. eternal, 7. glorious-laden with riches, power, and position

Question 34

grace

Answer 34

1. unmerited/demerited favor

2. common- extended to all men; efficaceous- completes process and brings us to salvation

Question 35

10 elements of model prayer

Answer 35

1. A personal relationship
2. faith- that he’s there and listening
3. worship
4. expectation
5. submission
6. petition
7. confession
8. forgive others
9. dependence/reliance
10. acknowledgement

Question 36

Satan’s 4 fold strategy in garden

Answer 36

1. asks Eve a loaded question
2. lies to her
3. accusation
4. a half-truth