Midterm

Question 1

John Frame: “So I offer my definition of (systematic) theology: the ______ of Scripture, by person, to every area of life.”

Answer 1

application

Question 2

Scripture is always presented in this way: “This is what is true; no go _____ it out!”

Answer 2

live

Question 3

Lower Story:

Answer 3

Universal and binding on everyone.

Question 4

Upper Story:

Answer 4

Subjective; personal preference.

Question 5

People who hold to the divided view of truth live in ___ with themselves.

Answer 5

tension.

Question 6

T/F
Faith is to be based upon reason alone.

Answer 6

False

Question 7

In principle, John summarizes the test of spirituality when he asks in his epistle: “What about the ___ that you bring?”

Answer 7

doctrine.

Question 8

Multiple Answers.
When we speak of general revelation, we are saying that there are two things in our present existence apart from Scripture which help to inform us about pieces of reality.

Answer 8

Universe and its Form: The universe about us exists like a puzzle - we see the pieces, and we can understand how they fit together.
The “Manishness of Man”: Man is uniquely different from other creatures - we verbalize, we think complexly, we write literature.

Question 9

T/F
NO ONE can live as if there are no answers to the questions of origins and meaning, which are both raised by general revelation.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

What source do we have in our possession that DOES answer the questions raised by general revelation?

Answer 10

Bible.

Question 11

When acknowledging the Bible as totally truth, we bow before it in three areas: Metaphysics, morals, and ___.

Answer 11

Epistemology.

Question 12

Choose a hero of the faith listed in Hebrews 11 and give an example from his or her life that illustrates his or her faith in God as being more than a “blind leap”.

Question 13

Epistemology is the study of how we acquire _____.

Answer 13

knowledge.

Question 14

What are three legs of the epistemological stool?

Answer 14

1. Tradition
2. Rational
3. Spiritual

Question 15

A Bible college student studies the Word of God by taking classes like Systematice Theology, Shamless plug.

Answer 15

Rational, Good.

Question 16

The Pharisees in Jesus’ time added regulations to the Law of Moses, to the point where it was unlivable.

Answer 16

Tradition, Bad.

Question 17

God gives a clear word to his church through tongues and interpretation.

Answer 17

Spiritual, Good.

Question 18

A pastor baptizes in Jesus name and can trace that formula all the way back to the first century church.

Answer 18

Tradition, Good.

Question 19

A Prophet chooses to prophesy in his or her flesh.

Answer 19

Spiritual, Bad.

Question 20

An atheist looks at the world and, not seeing God, concludes that there is no God.

Answer 20

Rational, bad.

Question 21

We can use the epistemological stool to build the entire Christian worldview, but it must all be resting on the basis of what?

Answer 21

Scripture.

Question 22

The battle of worldview can be traced all the way back to the Garden of Eden, when Satan first speaks in Scripture and says:

Answer 22

Yea hath God Said.

Question 23

“In this the children of God are manifest, & the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not ____ is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.”

Answer 23

righteousness.

Question 24

In referencing those who refuse to believe and obey God’s truth in the Bible, Pauls says to Timothy (2 Tim. 2:24-36) that they ____.

Answer 24

oppose themselves.

Question 25

The words that form the apostolic ___ form the basis of our power. Remove this, and you remove the power.

Answer 25

doctrine

Question 26

T/F
As long as we preach the oneness of God, essentiality of tongues and water baptism in Jesus’ name, and holiness standards, we can be unbiblical and inconsistent in other areas of our faith and doctrine.

Answer 26

False.