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Midterm Flashcards

1
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Biblical Theology is that theological discipline that emphasizes the progressive nature of God’s revelation stage-by-stage, True or False

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True

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For the Christian theologian, the most basic presupposition is that the Bible is true. True or False

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True

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3
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Theology is a word derived from two Greek words: Theos, meaning “God” and logos, meaning ________.

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Rational expression, or Word

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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

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False

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5
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The origin of all things without God is what?

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Naturalistic Evolution

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God used evolution to create all things is called what?

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Theistic Evolution

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M + NS x T = E

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The Process of Evolution

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Rare, harmful, and powerless to form new species is what?

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Mutations

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Supposedly preserves good changes caused by mutations is what?

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Natural Selection

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10
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Entropy and disorder increase with time is called what?

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2nd Law of Thermodynamics

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The basis for accepting either evolution or creation is what?

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Faith

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12
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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?

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The Gap Theory

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13
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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.

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True

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14
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Though man once bore the image of God, he lost it when he fell into sin in the Garden of Eden. True or False.

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False

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Your soul existed before you and was “transmigrated” to your body when you were born is called what?

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Preexistence

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Every human soul is created individually at the moment of conception or birth; what is this called?

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Creationism

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17
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Souls, like bodies, are transmitted by our parents through natural generation; is called what?

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Traducianism

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18
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Man is a “bipartite unity,” consisting of both a physical and a spiritual nature; this Is called what?

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Dichotomy

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Man’s immaterial nature consists of three separate and different parts: a spirit and a soul and a body; is called what?

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Trichotomy

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20
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What is the “seat” of the intellectual, emotional, volitional, and spiritual life?

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The Heart

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What is the “seat” of the intellectual, emotional, volitional, and spiritual life?

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The Heart

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What is sometimes used of the whole person, sometimes used of the immaterial, emotional, or spiritual aspect of a person? The object of redemption.

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The Soul

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23
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What is the person’s moral “compass,” accusing or excusing actions?

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The conscience

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24
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All sin is EITHER against another person, against oneself, OR against God. True of False.

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False - Ultimately, all sin is against God (though it may ALSO be against yourself and your neighbor)

25
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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.

A

True

26
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Derived from the Greek word for “missing the mark,” the theological doctrine of sin is called ________.

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Hamartiology

27
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Based on 1 John 3.4, sin might be briefly defined as _________.

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Lawlessness

28
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Although Jesus recognized the universality of sin, He also said that His chosen disciples were no longer sinful (Luke 11.13). True or False.

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False

29
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Jesus often emphasized that what a person does reflects what is in his heart. True or False.

A

True

30
Q

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.

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True

31
Q

“We were by nature, children of wrath” (Ephesians 2.3) speaks of ______ _____.

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Inherited sin

32
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“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 ________ _______.

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Imputed sin

33
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“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3.23) speaks of ________ _____.

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Personal sin

34
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Inherited sin is transmitted __________ to __________.

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Generation to generation

35
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Imputed sin is transmitted directly from ________.

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Adam

36
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The principle consequence of having Adam’s sin imputed to us is ______ ______.

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Physical death

37
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The primary consequence of having inherited a sin nature is _________ __________.

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Spiritual Death

38
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The primary consequence of our personal sins is _______ of _______.

A

loss of fellowship

39
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The remedy for imputed sin is ________ __________.

A

imputed righteousness

40
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What is being Declared Righteous (Not Made Righteous)?

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Justification

41
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Who/what Inaugurated the Faith-Righteousness Principle

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Christ = The End of the Law

42
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When you are given the privileges and responsibilities of a mature child of God

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Adoption

43
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The view that Christ’s death was paid to satisfy the claims that Satan had on lost mankind.

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The Ransom View

44
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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.

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Recapitulation View

45
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The view that the merits of Christ’s death are passed on to those who believe.

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Satisfaction View

46
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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.

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Governmental View

47
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The view that Christ’s suffering with mankind awakens a love for God that will change our behavior

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Moral Influence View

48
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The view that Christ bore our punishment.

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Penal Substitution View

49
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The view that Christ’s death reveals God’s hatred of Sin.

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Barthian View

50
Q

What is the pretemporal choosing of individuals or a group to salvation?

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Election

51
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What assures that the elect will end up in Heaven, their pre-planned destiny?

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Predestination

52
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What is to know something beforehand OR to have a pre-existing relationship (foreordain)?

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Foreknowledge

53
Q

God predestines some to Hell is called what?

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Reprobation

54
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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)

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Preterition

55
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What is it called when God knows who will believe and elects those to be saved?

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Foresight Election

56
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What is it called when God chose the Church, the Body of Christ, not individuals

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Corporate Election

57
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What is an eternal act of God resulting in the election of an individual to salvation without reference to any act of faith?

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Individual, pretemporal election

58
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Ryrie believes that “foreknowledge” in the Bible means basically the same thing as “predestine” or “foreordain.” True or False.

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True

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