I & II Peter, I, II, III John & Jude Flashcards
Define Conversation
Conduct
Define Fear
Hallowed reverence and respect
Define Unfeigned
Not hypocritical
Define Babylon
Literal city located in modern day Iraq wicked nation.
Define Kiss of charity
The embracing of love
Define Virtue
Moral goodness and excellence of conduct
Define Knowledge
‘Gnosis’ acquired by faith, study, and experience.
Define Temperance
The ability to take a grip on ones self
Define Patience
Endurance or persistent endurance
Define Godliness
Reverence or piety
Define Chains
Imprisonment by darkness; unbelief; the sin they committed.
Define whole world
All humanity
Define Anti-Christ
Anything that is opposed to Christ in direct opposition to Christ
Define Faith
The body of beliefs. Act that brings reason into humble submission to the Lord and relies on the divine
Define Way of Cain
Had a form of religion but rejected God’s means of redemption.
Define Error of Balaam
Reasoned he could curse Israel justifiably.
Define Gainsaying of Korah
Rebelling against God’s established leadership and authority.
Define Lasciviousness
Sensuality
- Where was Peter martyred and how?
Tradition says Peter was crucified in Rome in approximately 67 AD. Rome and he was crucified
- In what three ways does God characterize His church?
a. Chosen generation
b. Royal priesthood
c. Holy nation
- What five things does the grace of God produce in us?
a. Security
b. Sobriety
c. Submission
d. Suffering
e. Service
- The Apostle John wrote these three short epistles, the Gospel of John and the Revelation.
a. He was the Bishop of which church?
Ephesus
- The Apostle John wrote these three short epistles, the Gospel of John and the Revelation.
b. The last books of the New Testament to be written, in — AD
90 AD
- Gnosticism taught that — is superior to virtue; that the— sense of Scripture could be understood by a select few and that God’s Spirit could not join itself with a fleshly —.
- Gnosticism taught that knowledge is superior to virtue; that the non-literal sense of Scripture could be understood by a select few and that God’s Spirit could not join itself with a fleshly body.