Miracles, Jesus, and the New Testament (part 1) Flashcards
What are the first five points of 12 point apologetics?
- Truth about reality is knowable
- The opposite of true is false
- It is true that the theistic God exists
- If God exists then miracles are possible
- Miracles can be used to confirm a message from God
if God exists then miracles are possible (point #4)
- ________ are ________ because of ________ ________ (the ________ ________)
- if this ________ is ________, then others are (________ the ________ ________, ________ ________ by a ________, ________ the ________, ________ the ________, the ________, etc.)
- as ________, we must ________ the greatest ________: ________ ________
- miracles, possible, supernatural creation, first miracle
- miracle, possible, parting, Red Sea, Jonah swallowed, whale, healing, sick, raising, dead, resurrection
- theists, answer, skeptic, David Hume
Hume’s argument
1. ________ ________ is by ________ a ________ of a ________ ________
2. a ________ is by ________ a ________ ________
3. the ________ for the ________ is ________ ________ than for the ________
4. a ________ ________ ________ ________ his ________ on the ________ ________
5. therefore, a ________ ________ should ________ ________ in ________
- natural law, definition, description, regular occurrence
- miracle, definition, rare event
- evidence, regular, always greater, rare
- wise man always bases, belief, greater evidence
- wise man, never believe, miracles
answer to David Hume’s objections
1. the “________ ________ ________” is not ________ on ________ ________
2. the ________ of ________ on ________ does not ________ ________ (________ ________ ________)
3. ________ ________/________ cannot be ________
- if it happened ________ ________, it only ________ ________
4. the ________ ________ of the ________ cannot be ________
- ________ is non-________ but we still ________ it because there is ________ ________
- therefore, premise #________ is ________
- if confuses ________ with ________ and ________ with ________
- Big Bang Theory, based, regular events
- origin, life, Earth, occur regularly (Pasteur’s sterilized beaker)
- spontaneous generation/evolution, repeated
- at all, happened once - entire history, world, repeated
- history, repeatable, believe, enough evidence
- 3, false
- believability, possibility, possibility, evidence
miracles can be used to confirm a message from God (point #5)
- a ________ of ________ ________ the “________ of ________”
- what are the ________ of a ________ of ________?
1. an ________ ________ (________: ________ of ________)
2. shows ________ ________ (________: ________ of ________)
- can’t be ________/have no ________ of ________
3. promotes ________ or ________ ________, as ________ by the ________ ________ (________: ________ of ________)
- miracle, God manifests, attributes, God
- characteristics, miracle, God
1. instantaneous beginning, cosmological, power, God
2. intelligent design, teleological, mind, God - random, line, logic
3. good, right behavior, evidenced, moral argument, moral, character, God
what are the 6 types of paranormal events?
anomalies, magic, psychosomatic, satanic signs, providence, and miracles
anomalies
- description
- power
- traits
- example
- freaks of nature
- physical
- natural event with patterns
- bumblebee
magic
- description
- power
- traits
- example
- sleight of hand
- human
- unnatural and man-controlled events
- rabbit in hat
psychosomatic
- description
- power
- traits
- example
- mind over matter
- mental
- requires faith; fails for some sickness
- psychosomatic cures (placebo effect)
satanic signs
- description
- power
- traits
- example
- evil power
- psychic
- evil, falsehood, occult, limited
- demonic influence
providence
- description
- power
- traits
- example
- prearranged events
- divine
- naturally explained; spiritual context
- fog at normandy
miracles
- description
- power
- traits
- example
- divine act
- supernatural
- never fails, immediate, lasts, glory to God
- raising the dead
how can i tell the difference between a divine miracle and a satanic sign?
- divine miracles are:
- an ________ ________ ________
- ________ our ________ ________
- ________ ________ with the ________
- ________ to the ________ ________
- ________ with ________ and ________
- involves ________ ________
- ________ the ________
satanic signs are:
- only a ________ ________
- ________ the ________ ________
- ________ with the ________
- ________ ________ to ________ or ________ ________
- ________ with ________ and ________
- involves ________ ________
- ________ the ________
- actual supernatural act
- under, creator’s control
- never associated, occult
- connected, true God
- associated, truth, good
- true prophecies
- glorifies, creator
- supernormal act
- under, creature’s control
- associated, occult
- frequently connected, pantheistic, polytheistic gods
- associated, evil, error
- false prophecies
- glorifies, creature
what is important to remember in the modern age about spiritual warfare?
one of the great dangers facing us today is that we have forgotten that we live in a supernatural world filled with both benevolent and malevolent forces; this is real spiritual warfare
what do we do about near death experiences?
- normative:
- they are ________ to ________ ________ ________ ________ (________ ________ and ________ are ________)
- situational:
- ________ percent of all ________ have had ________
- ________ percent of ________ were ________ as ________ ________
- ________ upon ________ are ________ ________
- ________ ________ are ________ to ________ ________ for all the ________
- existential:
- typically ________ ________ ________ of ________, ________, and ________; ________ are of ________ and ________
- ________ so ________ it has ________ some to ________ to ________
- ultimately:
- ________ could ________ a ________ to ________ ________, but ________ are ________ to ________ the ________ of any ________
- however, they ________ do not ________ ________ and ________ ________ to the ________ of a ________ ________
- they may also ________ ________ ________ and ________ for ________
- unable, establish actual doctrinal statements, (unreliable guides, many, contradictory)
- 15, americans, NDE’s
- 15, those, described, spiritual experiences
- thousands, thousands, reported worldwide
- naturalistic explanations, unable, fully account, data
- involve intense feelings, love, peace, joy, others, wrath, hell
- event, strong, caused, convert, christianity
- God, use, NDE, reach people, NDE’s, unable, establish, truthfulness, doctrine
- certainly, undermine christianity, definitely point, reality, spiritual world
- provide existential comfort, certainty, us