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Multiple Choice Questions For Exam Flashcards

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Why is it important to study Christian theology?

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Because the bible is a story about renewal of the world not the destruction of the world. Good theology will always be relevant and concerned with life here on earth where God had created us. And it is always passionate about creation. Theology always forces us to think and understand our world in rational meaningful ways.

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The effect of bias in theology

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We are all deeply influenced by our own perspectives, contexts, and training. They affect the way we preview and understand everything in our world, a bias is like a lens that me wear that colours the way me see things.

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What does inspiration say about the bible?

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Inspiration refers to the divine origin of the bible. That in some meanginful way the bible came to us from God.it assures that what the bible says is what God wants it to say. Says very little about how the bible came to us.

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What does the term inerrancy say about the bible?

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Inerrancy: the Bible, in its original autographs, is free from errors in everything it says. God is perfect and cannot error.

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What does the term infallibility say about the bible?

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Unable to fail. The Bible is unfailing and completely trustworthy in what it teaches.

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What does it mean to read the Bible as a story?

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The Bible is dominated by a narrative. Creation → crisis → Jesus → Church → New creation. The Bible is not a collection of timeless statements as such as “god is Love”. His a story about things God has done.

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Identify the four classical arguments for the existence of God

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1.cosmological argument 2. Teleological argument. 3. Moral argument. 4. Ontological argument.

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Cosmological argument

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Every finite being that exists has a cause, the universe is a finite being that exists… Therefore the universe must have had a cause of its existence. God is the first caused or uncaused cause

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Teleological argument

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An argument for God existence based upon analogy. The complex inner workings of a watch necessitates an intelligent designer.

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Moral argument

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Moral norms are evident in all cultures throughout history. This necessitates an external moral standard that transcends time and culture. The existence of God is the best explanation.

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Ontological argument.

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God is the greatest of all possible beings that can be conceived. Beings that exist are greater than beings that do not exist.

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What is the difference between classical and open views of God?

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Classical theism: God controls all things, he knows all things. Open theism: God doesn’t knowall things, he controls some things. Choose not to controlall things. God knows all there is to know, but he can’t know none sense.

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Identify 3 ways of reading the creation story

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  1. Young earth
  2. Old earth
  3. Literary
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What is meant by imago dei? Identify three key relationships within it

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Imago dei: made in the Image of God.

  1. Our relationship with God
  2. Our relationship with others
  3. Our relationship with creation
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Sin means “missing the mark”. What is the mark?

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The mark is the creation of shalom. So sin is a culpable disturbance a shalom.

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Identify four theories about how we inherit corruption from Adam’s sin.

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  1. Plagiarism
  2. Natural headship
  3. Representative or Federal headship
  4. Systems: externally learned
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What was Israel’s purpose as God’s people and how were they to fulfill that purpose?

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They were to live out the image of God in the world. To be the Community God envisioned in Gen. 1. This Community was intended to God’s means of blessing the world. To restore relationships God, others, and creation.

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What does it mean to speak about Jesus as the messiah?

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Jesus as the anointed one. Jesus fulfills everything that Israel was about: being the image of God in the world.

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What are the boundaries of orthodoxy for christology?

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1 Jesus is fully human.

  1. Jesus is fully and truly divine
  2. Jesus is one person with two natures
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6 theories of atonement

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  1. Ransom
  2. Christus Victor
  3. satisfaction
  4. Penal-substitution
  5. Moral influence
  6. Liberation
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Satisfaction theory:

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Christ’s death was directed at God, not Satan. Humans are bowed by God, who demands honour and obedience. Humans are disobedient To God, so Jesus come as the “god-man” To satisfy God’s honour for all humans. With God’s honour satisfied: atonement is achieved.

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Ransom theory

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Because a sin humankind is in captivity to Satan. God rationale negotiated a deal with Satan. Jesus was offered as a ransom paid to the devil exchange for the freedom of humankind.

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Christus Victor

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Emphasized Christ achieving victory our Satan and evil. Christ, on the Cross waged war on Satan and the evil powers of our world and was victorious in the resurrection. Jesus enacted a victory ches win.

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Penal-substitution

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Human disobedience deserves punishment (death). Christ’s death was about justice, not honour.it satisfied God’s wrath by paying the debt for disobedience. Jesus the god-man, is offered as a substitute for the penalty of death for all humans.

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Moral influence

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Good does not need to satisfy Satan or himself. The crass was directed towards us not Satan, or God. God’s desire is to forgive and he is willing and able, he only needs people to repent and receive his mercy. The crass addresses our rebellion not satisfy God’s wrath. To cut through the hardness at our hearts and compel us to turn to him by demonstrating his immense love for us.

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LiberationTheology

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Sin creates situations of oppression and injustice. God identifies with the poor and oppressed. God has a preferential option for the poor. Jesus rejects and defies the oppressive system of wealth and power. Jesus does at the hands of those in power, and his death calls as also to solidity with the poor and oppressed.

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How does the atonement become effective in our lives? how is someone saved?

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Saved by grace through faith. We believe, trust, identify with Christ. By faith we are justified. Declared righteous before God, declared to be members of God’s covenant people.

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Compare Arminianism and Calvinism views a salvation:

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Calvinism: God is absolutely sovereign. Total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints. God predestines some to salvation (double salvation). God predestines some to destruction. God decided both before creation.
Arminianism: belief in human freedom. Some chose to have faith in Christ while others do not (freewill). Salvation is a gift me may choose to receive. Gods sovereignty decreed that man should be free to choose. Prominent Grace: grace is between all people enabling them to respond to the Gospel with faith.

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Ordo Salutis: Calvinism

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Predestination
Calling (to the elect)
Regeneration
Conversion
Justification
Adoption
Sanctification
Glorification
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Ordo Salutis: Arminianism

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Predestination
Calling (prevenient grace to all)
Conversion
Regeneration
Justification
Adoption
Sanctification
Glorification
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What biblical observations concerning elections,predestination were given in class?

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God chose Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Israel.

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What is the primary function and work of the hall Spirit according to Pentecost, fruit of the spirits and the girls of the spirit?

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Pentecost: fills believes in Jerusalem. Gathers and inaugurates Gods new covenant community, the church.
Fruit of the spirit: leads believers.empowers us to live together as Gods people. Community.
Spiritual gifts: gives gifts to believers. Units and builds up the body at Christ community.

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Identify metaphors used for the church

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  1. The people of God
  2. The body of Christ
  3. The temple of god/holy spirit
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What is the task of the church?

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The church is the people of God gathered and united to be the presence of and do the mission of God in the world.

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Identify three different models for Christian ethics

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  1. Deonotological Ethics
  2. Virtue Ethics
  3. teleological Ethics
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Deontological Ethics:

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Focuses on commands, rules, and duties. Moral absolutes: these are good/right in and of themselves. Morality is about obedience, duty, and obligations.

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Virtue Ethics:

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Focuses on character qualities. Generosity, self-control, honesty, integrity, wisdom, etc. Morality is about upholding virtueous character.

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Teleological Ethics:

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Focuses on results or consequences. Situational, pragmatic, and utilitarian. Morality is about outcomes: “The end justify the means”

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What is the main vision of Christian Ethics?

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To capture Gods vision for the world. Guided by the spirit, determine together how that union touches down in our life today. Commit ourselves to the rules and virtues that reflect that vision.

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Why is Christianity “eschatological”?

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Because it is everywhere and always focused upon a vision of the end. Everything in the story is moving toward and finding meaning in the vision of “New creation”, creation fully redeemed.

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The different views of the afterlife for Israel, Greece, Judaism, Jesus, and Christianity.

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Israel: death was a one-way trip to Sheol, it was final with no hope, no resurrection.
Greece: death was the freeing of the soul from the prison of the body. No resurrection.
Judaism: the dead will be resurrected when God’s Kingdom arrives. Resurrection is abut Justice and making things right.
Jesus:The Kingdom is at hand. Resurrection will occur when the Kingdom fully arrives.
Early Christianity: Kingdom is here, the kingdom is coming, the dead when God renews all things and the Kingdom fully arrives.

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What is the Christian hope concerning the future?

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The Christian hope of resurrection, is not just for everlasting life it is a hope for Justice and a longing for all things to be made.

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