judgement and election Flashcards
what is the question on judgement for Christians?
weather each person will be judged upon death or weather everyone will be judged together at the end of time
what is a particular judgement?
when people are judged at death
what is final judgement?
judgement at the end of time
quote from Luke and what it suggests
” truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise”
Jesus is teaching that judgement is immediate
what is the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus?
the Rich man ignored the beggar in real life and when he died he was immediately sentenced to hell, before his family
what does the Rich man and Lazarus suggest?
particular judgement since the rich man went straight to hell
what did Irenaeus argue?
that people will undergo a particular judgement before judgement at the end of time.
the particular judgement will leave them in fortaste of what is later to come e.g., in a state of happiness before eternal reward
what is parousia?
the second coming of Christ at the end of the world
what does the parable of the sheep and the goats suggest?
there will be a final judgement at the second coming of jesus
describe hades in the bible
refers to a ‘realm of the dead’ whish is full of the souls of both righteous and wicked people. At final judgement their souls will undergo a bodily resurrection and face judgement.
does there only have to be one form of judgement?
NO- the inconsistencies in the bible could mean that there is both a particular and final judgement
st paul for example spoke on both
does judgement have to exist?
no - hick universalist, it may not exist at all - everyone is saved
Tillich and Sartre - they’re just symbolic
if we take Calvin’s elect that would mean that people do not get judged their fate is also predisposed
weaknesses of final judgement
relies on many assumptions such as disembodied existence and ressurection of the dead
PJ must be necessary to discern the sentence a person faces in purgatory
limitations of the concept of particular judgement
inconsistent teachings - PS&G - REVELATION
how do people exist without their body - Aristotle would question, the soul is not separable from the body
WHY CAN JESUS SPEAK ON LIFE AFTER DEATH????????????
he has unique understanding of eschatology due to him being homoosius with the father. He has authority to teach on life after death.
why is the final judgement potentiallity more scriptural?
its fitting with the idea of heaven becoming the transformation and creation of creation to prelasperian state through parousia
ps&s and scripture etc callvin luther
what does election mean?
discusses who God chooses to be the objects of his grace and in turn offered salvation
what is limited election?
limited election is the argument that only a few christians were chosen for salvation
what is limited atonement?
the belief that Christ only died for the elect
what is the eternal decree?
Augustines ideas on nature and sin -> humans are ontologically sinful and through non of their own merit can achieve salvation is only possible through Gods grace and whom he offers it to.
what is the antilapserian decree?
god elects those chosen for salvation at the moment of creation before the fall
what is postlapsarian decree?
god elects those chosen for salvation at the moment of creation after the fall
who came up with single predestination?
aquinas
what is single predestination?
god elects only those who he ordains to enter heaven and eternal life
