Midterm Flashcards
Christianity came out of
Judaism
Religion =
Religio - Latin - To bind
relation between man and God
What Makes Christianity Different?
Christianity is the only “religion” with a risen, living, eternal Savior! All other founders/leaders are dead and still in the grave.
Four Basic Doctrines:
The incarnation of Christ
The Doctrine of Man
The Doctrine of Sin
The Doctrine of Salvation
What is a cult
A cult is a perversion or distortion of the truth. It is a distortion of biblical truth or a rejection of the historic, orthodox teaching of the Christian Church.
Why do cults prosper
They provide answers
They meet human needs
They make favorable impressions
11 Characteristics of Cults
- New truth
- New interpretation of Scripture
- A non-biblical source of authority
- Another Jesus presented
- Rejection of Orthodox Christianity
- Double talk
- Non-biblical teaching on the nature of God
- Changing theology/doctrine beliefs
- Strong leadership
- Salvation by works
- False prophecy
The difference between a Cult & an Occult
Cult: in view
Occult: out of view (secretly done)
What is an Occult?
caries the idea of Things secret, hidden, or mysterious
Kind of People Attracted to Occults
The Escapists Superstitious Curious Conformist The Sad Rebellious
The Escapists -
Those that find it difficult to face up to their moral responsibility.
The Superstitious -
Those who go beyond the bonds of revelation and common sense.
They profess to see demonic activity in everything
The Curious -
Those who experiment and play with demonic forces
Conformist -
Those who look around at their pier groups and say “everybody is doing it” and decide to be on that participates
The Sad
Those whose brievement inclined their knowledge of the dead
The Rebellious -
Those who operate from the status quo in the church and in society and seeks a viable alternative elsewhere.
The Bible ______ ______ any and all occultic practices
The Bible categorically denounces any and all occultic practices
8 Needs Religion Meets: (Page 13)
- A personal connection with the Supreme Power
- A confidence in life’s struggles
- Gives added power and satisfaction
- Helps to bear life’s troubles uncomplainingly
- A solution to the problem of evil
- A working plan of salvation
- Improves the quality of life
- Offers home of a better life
Bible apologetics =
The work of convincing people to change their view of God/Christianity
It is estimated that there are ______ Religions in the World today
4,200
What is a World View?
How a person interprets the world around him. In other words, it is how a person sees the world or what they believe to be real.
Wold View Dictates/Affects our
Behavior
RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF A PERSON IS THEIR ______ _______, AND EVERYONE HAS A VIEW OF THEIR ___
RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF A PERSON IS THEIR WORLD VIEW, AND EVERYONE HAS A VIEW OF THEIR WORLD
Sigmund Freud, Carl marks
And the other
They did not believe in the Bible
7th Day Adventist (SDA) founder:
Ellen G. White
What SDA believe about the Bible
They accept the Bible as their only source and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures
What SDA believe about eternal life as it relates to heaven and hell:
Man enters into an unconscious state at the point of physical death which is referred to as SOUL SLEEP
Jehovah Witness Facts:
- Meet on Sunday’s in “Kingdom halls”
- Active members are encouraged to distribute literature door to door.
- They do not observe holidays or birthdays
- They do not vote, salute the flag, work in the military or accept blood transfusions.
- They believe God will destroy the present system of things in the Battle of Armageddon.
Unication Church Founder
Founded by Sum Myung Mon
Unification Church Source of Authority
The writings and teaching of Rev. Moon takes precedence over the Bible. Aka the moonies
MormonismQuick Facts
Founder: Joseph Smith, Jr. (Moroni)
Following: 12.2 Million
They believe that God the father was once a man who became God
Source of Authority:
contend the Bible to be the Source authority
Believe that satan will be saved-
unifaction church
Founder of Mormonism -
Joesph smith
What is the SDA source of authoirty -
The Bible
Founder of SDA -
Ellen White
Joseph smith nickname -
Moroni
the heavenly being that Joseph smith got the heavenly vision from
Angel named Moroni
Founder of JW -
Charles Tate Russell
Teaching of Unification church is influenced by
Dualism
Unification church has how many followers
3 million
Who believes that God is 1 person called Jehovah, HS is not godhead, satan created trinity -
Jehovah Witness
4 reasons doctrine of eternal hell by JW is not true -
It is wholly unscriptural
It is unreasonable
It is contrary to Gods love
It is repugnant to justice
World View frames:
Beliefs - from this a person determines what is true or real
Values - From this a person makes decisions regarding good or best
Behaviors - this controls what is done
We overcome the fear of witnessing to others involved in the cults or non-Christian religions by:
becoming Knowledgeable of Christianity
the other religion
Culture
SDA believe take place at physical death -
soul sleep
HOw do JW teach about salvation -
It is not a free gift but obtained by good works
