Midterm Flashcards
Biblical Theology is that theological discipline that emphasizes the progressive nature of God’s revelation stage-by-stage, True or False
True
For the Christian theologian, the most basic presupposition is that the Bible is true. True or False
True
Theology is a word derived from two Greek words: Theos, meaning “God” and logos, meaning ________.
Rational expression, or Word
According to Ryrie, since the Bible is not a textbook on science, it may make mistakes, and it may not be reliable in matters of science. True or False
False
The origin of all things without God is what?
Naturalistic Evolution
God used evolution to create all things is called what?
Theistic Evolution
M + NS x T = E
The Process of Evolution
Rare, harmful, and powerless to form new species is what?
Mutations
Supposedly preserves good changes caused by mutations is what?
Natural Selection
Entropy and disorder increase with time is called what?
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
The basis for accepting either evolution or creation is what?
Faith
Imaginary eons of time between Genesis 1.1 and Genesis 1.2, the fall of Satan, a worldwide judgment, and then the creation of Genesis 1.3 and following this is called what?
The Gap Theory
Mankind was made in the image and likeness of God. Those two words are roughly synonymous, but if there is a difference in them, the image refers more to the concrete, physical representation, and likeness refers to an abstract, ethical similarity. True or False.
True
Though man once bore the image of God, he lost it when he fell into sin in the Garden of Eden. True or False.
False
Your soul existed before you and was “transmigrated” to your body when you were born is called what?
Preexistence
Every human soul is created individually at the moment of conception or birth; what is this called?
Creationism
Souls, like bodies, are transmitted by our parents through natural generation; is called what?
Traducianism
Man is a “bipartite unity,” consisting of both a physical and a spiritual nature; this Is called what?
Dichotomy
Man’s immaterial nature consists of three separate and different parts: a spirit and a soul and a body; is called what?
Trichotomy
What is the “seat” of the intellectual, emotional, volitional, and spiritual life?
The Heart
What is the “seat” of the intellectual, emotional, volitional, and spiritual life?
The Heart
What is sometimes used of the whole person, sometimes used of the immaterial, emotional, or spiritual aspect of a person? The object of redemption.
The Soul
What is the person’s moral “compass,” accusing or excusing actions?
The conscience
All sin is EITHER against another person, against oneself, OR against God. True of False.
False - Ultimately, all sin is against God (though it may ALSO be against yourself and your neighbor)
In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the primary words for sin convey the idea of aiming at a target and missing the mark (and also hitting the wrong mark) True or False.
True
Derived from the Greek word for “missing the mark,” the theological doctrine of sin is called ________.
Hamartiology
Based on 1 John 3.4, sin might be briefly defined as _________.
Lawlessness
Although Jesus recognized the universality of sin, He also said that His chosen disciples were no longer sinful (Luke 11.13). True or False.
False
Jesus often emphasized that what a person does reflects what is in his heart. True or False.
True
According to Ryrie (and the Bible), there is no such thing as a “private sin,” one that only affects the person sinning. True or False.
True
“We were by nature, children of wrath” (Ephesians 2.3) speaks of ______ _____.
Inherited sin
“Sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned” (Romans 5.12) speaks of ________ _______.
Imputed sin
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3.23) speaks of ________ _____.
Personal sin
Inherited sin is transmitted __________ to __________.
Generation to generation
Imputed sin is transmitted directly from ________.
Adam
The principle consequence of having Adam’s sin imputed to us is ______ ______.
Physical death
The primary consequence of having inherited a sin nature is _________ __________.
Spiritual Death
The primary consequence of our personal sins is _______ of _______.
loss of fellowship
The remedy for imputed sin is ________ __________.
imputed righteousness
What is being Declared Righteous (Not Made Righteous)?
Justification
Who/what Inaugurated the Faith-Righteousness Principle
Christ = The End of the Law
When you are given the privileges and responsibilities of a mature child of God
Adoption
The view that Christ’s death was paid to satisfy the claims that Satan had on lost mankind.
The Ransom View
The view that, as the New Adam, Christ’s life sums up all human life at every stage. His obedience replaces Adam’s disobedience, and so atones for the race.
Recapitulation View
The view that the merits of Christ’s death are passed on to those who believe.
Satisfaction View
The view that God’s moral universe demanded the death of Christ, not as an equivalent punishment for what sinners deserved, but to show God’s displeasure with sin.
Governmental View
The view that Christ’s suffering with mankind awakens a love for God that will change our behavior
Moral Influence View
The view that Christ bore our punishment.
Penal Substitution View
The view that Christ’s death reveals God’s hatred of Sin.
Barthian View
What is the pretemporal choosing of individuals or a group to salvation?
Election
What assures that the elect will end up in Heaven, their pre-planned destiny?
Predestination
What is to know something beforehand OR to have a pre-existing relationship (foreordain)?
Foreknowledge
God predestines some to Hell is called what?
Reprobation
What is it called when God passes over the non-elect, leaving them lost without actively predestining them to Hell? ( the state of not being predestined to salvation)
Preterition
What is it called when God knows who will believe and elects those to be saved?
Foresight Election
What is it called when God chose the Church, the Body of Christ, not individuals
Corporate Election
What is an eternal act of God resulting in the election of an individual to salvation without reference to any act of faith?
Individual, pretemporal election
Ryrie believes that “foreknowledge” in the Bible means basically the same thing as “predestine” or “foreordain.” True or False.
True
