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Midterm Systematic Theology Flashcards

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Define doctrine

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What the whole Bible teaches us today about some particular topic

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Define inspiration

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The authors and editors of the Bible were led or influences by God with the result that their writings were the word of God

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Define inerrancy

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Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything which is contrary to a fact

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What is general revelation?

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Knowledge about God discovered through natural means

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What is special revelation?

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Knowledge about God through supernatural means. Knowing God through salvation.

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What is aseity?

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God is completely self-sufficient. Contains within Himself the cause of Himself.

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What is omniscience?

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God fully knows Himself and all things actual and possible in one simple and eternal act.

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What is omnipresence?

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God does not have size or spatial dimensions and is present at every point of space with His whole being, yet God acts differently in different places.

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What is immutability?

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God is unchanging in His character, will, and covenant promises.

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What is impassability?

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God does not have sinful passions or emotions.

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What is theophany?

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An “appearance of God” in which He takes on a visible form to show Himself to people.

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What is holiness?

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The attribute of God whereby He is separated from sin and devoted to seeking His own honor

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What is love?

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When used of God the doctrine of God eternally gives of himself to others

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What is mercy?

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God’s goodness toward those in misery and distress

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What is omnipotence?

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The attribute of God whereby He is able to do all His holy will

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What is the trinity?

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The doctrine that God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is fully God and there is one God

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What is modalism?

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The heretical teaching that holds that God is not really three distinct persons but only one person who appears to people in different “modes” at different times. Also called sabellianism.

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What is creation?

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The doctrine that God created the entire universe out of nothing; it was originally very good; and He created it to glorify Himself.

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What is transcendence?

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The term used to describe God as being greater than the creation and independent.

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What is immanence?

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Existing or raining in; used in theology to speak of God’s involvement in creation.

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What is providence?

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The doctrine that God is continually involved with all created things in such a way that he…

  1. Keeps them existing and maintaining the properties with which He created them.
  2. Cooperates with created things in every action, directing their distinctive properties to cause them to act as they do.

3.Directs them to fulfill His purpose.

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What is preservation?

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An aspect of God’s providence whereby He keeps all created things existing and maintaining the properties with which He created them

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What is concurrence?

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An aspect of God’s providence whereby He cooperates with created things in every action, directing their distinctive properties to cause them to act as they do

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What is trichotomy?

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The view that man is made up of three parts: body, soul, and spirit.

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What is dichotomy?

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The view that man is made up of two parts: body and soul/spirit

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What is monism?

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The view that man is made of only one element, the physical body, and that his body is the person

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Define what image of God is

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The nature of man such that he is like God and represents God

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What is egalitarian?

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The view that all functions and roles in the family and the church are open to men and women alike. Specifically, egalitarianism holds that there is no unique leadership role for the husband in marriage and that no governing or teaching roles in the church are reserved for men.

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What is complementarian?

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The view that men and women are equal in value before God but have different roles in marriage and the church; specifically, that there is a unique leadership role for the husband in marriage and that some governing and teaching roles in the church are reserved for men.

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Define sin

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Any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, attitude, or nature

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What is incarnation?

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The act of God the Son whereby He took to Himself a human nature

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What is penal substitution?

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The view of the atonement that holds that Christ in His death bore the just penalty of God for our sins, and did so as a substitute for us.

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What is sacrifice?

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Christ’s death on the cross viewed from the standpoint that He paid the penalty that we deserved

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What is propitiation?

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A sacrifice that bears God’s wrath to the end and in doing so changes God’s wrath us into favor

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What is reconciliation?

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The removal of enmity and the restoration of fellowship between two parties; in the atonement, we were reconciled to God

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What is redemption?

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The act of buying back sinners out of their bondage to sin and to Satan through the payment of a ransom

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Define ransom

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The erroneous view that in the atonement Christ paid a ransom to Satan to redeem us out of his kingdom

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What is common grace?

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The grace of God by which He gives people innumerable blessings that are not part of salvation

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What is election?

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An act of God before creation in which He chose some people to be saved, not on account of any foreseen merit in them, but only because of His sovereign good pleasure

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What is effective calling

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An act of God the Father, speaking through the human proclamation of the gospel, in which He summons people to Himself in such a way that they respond in saving faith

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What is regeneration?

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A secret act of God in which He imparts new spiritual life to us; sometimes called “being born again”

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What is conversion?

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Our willing response to the gospel call in which we sincerely repent of sins and place our trust in Christ for salvation

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What is repentance?

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A heartfelt sorrow for sin, a renouncing of it, and a sincere commitment to forsake it and walk in obedience to Christ.

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Define faith

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Trust or dependence on God based on the fact that we take Him at His word and believe what He has said

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What is justification?

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An instantaneous legal act of God in which he

  1. Thinks of our sins as forgiven and Christ’s righteousness as belonging to us
  2. Declared us to be righteous in His sight
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What is adoption?

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An act of God whereby He makes us members of His family

46
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Can general revelation alone lead someone to salvation?

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No, salvation takes specific special revelation

47
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Can we truly know God?

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We cannot understand God fully, but we can know God truly. God uses anthropomorphism to reveal himself to us (attributes of human traits, emotions, and intention to non-human entities

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What is God’s spirituality?

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“God is spirit” God’s spirituality means that God exists as a being that is not made of any matter, has no parts or dimensions, is unable to be perceived by our bodily senses, and is more excellent than any other kid of existence. (Communicable attribute because humans are made up of body spirit)

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How may God’s externality be defined?

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God has no beginning, end, or succession of moments in His own being, and He sees all time equally vividly, yet God sees events in time and acts in time.

Sometimes this doctrine is called the doctrine of God’s infinity.

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What are God’s summary attributes?

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There are incommunicable (characteristics which are less shared with humans) and communicable (characteristics which are more shared with humans) attributes of God

Incommunicable
-independent, immutable, eternal, omnipresent, unity

Communicable
-spirituality, personality, omniscience, wisdom, truthfulness and faithfulness, love, benevolence, grace, mercy, holiness, righteousness, omnipotence sovereignty

Summary attributes
1. Perfection
2. Blessedness
3. Beauty

51
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Who are the members of the trinity?

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  1. God is three persons
  2. Each person is fully God
  3. There is one God
52
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Is there a conflict between natural science and the Bible?

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When all the facts are rightly understood, there will be no final conflict between scripture and natural science. This is because God, who speaks in scripture knows all facts, and He has not spoken in a way that would contradict any true fact in the universe

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Is God involved in Evil?

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God uses evil for His purposes but He never does evil and is not blamed for it.

54
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Did humans lose the image of God when we sinned?

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God’s image is distorted but not lost. However, since man has sinned, he is certainly not as fully like God as he was before. His moral purity has been lost and his sinful character certainly does not reflect God’s holiness

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In what ways do we inherit Adam’s sin?

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Inherited guilt: We are counted guilty because of Adam’s sin.

Inherited corruption: We have a sinful nature because of Adam’s sin

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Can infants who die be saved?

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Yes, infants are saved, it cannot be on their own merit or on the basis of their own righteousness or innocence but it must be entirely on the basis of Christ’s redemptive work and regeneration by work of the Holy Spirit within them

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Are there different degrees of sin?

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Depends. In terms of legal guilt no. In the terms of sinful actions yes.

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How do we understand the makeup of the person of Christ?

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The incarnation of Jesus. God became flesh in the person of Jesus. The son left His place in glory to take on human form. Jesus was God incognito.

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Could Jesus have sinned? Did He sin?

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Jesus could not and did not sin. He was not able to sin. Jesus was tempted.

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What is the significance of the death of Christ?

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The atonement is the work of Christ did in his life and death to earn our salvation.

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What is the significance of the resurrection of Christ?

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Christ’s resurrection insures our regeneration. Christ’s resurrection insures our justification.: Jesus was put to death for our trespasses and raised for our justification.

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What is the significance of the ascension of Christ?

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-Christ’s going up into heaven foreshadows our future ascension into heaven with him.

-Gives us assurance that our final home will be in heaven with Him

-Our union in Christ in his ascension we are able to share now in Christ’s authority over the universe and we will later share in it more fully

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Does God answer the prayers of non-Christians?

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Yes. God gives what is called common grace which is the grace of God by which He gives innumerable blessings that are not part of salvation.

64
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Must genuine regeneration bring results in life?

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Born again. Yes because before regeneration comes repentance. Which true repentance is to commit to forsake sin and walk in obedience in Christ which would and should be visible in someone’s life

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