Practice Test 1

Question 1

The revelation by which “that knowledge of God and of his will which is necessary for salvation” comes to be known is called _____ revelation.

Answer 1

The revelation by which “that knowledge of God and of his will which is necessary for salvation” comes to be known is called special revelation.

Question 2

Match the way of speaking about God with its clearest source.

1. To pass along God’s promises of blessings to Abraham to his descendants.
2. To deny that God’s holy majesty resembles the majesty of emperors and kings.
3. To call God the father of all the earth’s creatures.
4. To associate God with one’s own family, tribal, or national interests.

Answer 2

Match the way of speaking about God with its clearest source.

1. To pass along God’s promises of blessings to Abraham to his descendants.
   
   • holy tradition
2. To deny that God’s holy majesty resembles the majesty of emperors and kings.
   
   • via negativa
3. To call God the father of all the earth’s creatures.
   
   • folk religion
4. To associate God with one’s own family, tribal, or national interests.
   
   • Durkheim’s sociology

Question 3

To Barth, God’s power is never to be confused with ___________________________

Answer 3

To Barth, God’s power is never to be confused with

Sheer power, or “power in itself”

Question 4

One of the following is false. For Barth, visible is to invisible as

1. Conceivable is to inconceivable
2. Earth is to heaven
3. Lower creation is to upper creation
4. Real is to ideal

Answer 4

One of the following is false. For Barth, visible is to invisible as

1. Conceivable is to inconceivable
2. Earth is to heaven
3. Lower creation is to upper creation
4. Real is to ideal FALSE

Question 5

In “Can the West Be Converted?” Newbigin ___________________________________

Answer 5

In “Can the West Be Converted?” Newbigin

proposes that we interpret our culture from the gospel’s perspective, not the other way around

Question 6

A common ‘Platonistic’ vision of salvation begins with a ‘fall’ from original _________ to _________.

Answer 6

A common ‘Platonistic’ vision of salvation begins with a ‘fall’ from original perfection to imperfection .

Question 7

One of the elements of Work’s so-called apostolic paradigm is ‘death _____ the Son.’

Answer 7

One of the elements of Work’s so-called apostolic paradigm is ‘death in the Son.’

Question 8

The Declaration of Independence best illustrates which vision of creation?

Answer 8

Deism

Question 9

Fatalists and Deists….

Answer 9

Fatalists and Deists….

differ from Christians over creatio continuata or providence

Question 10

The biblical verse “the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their array” most closely links to ________________

Answer 10

The biblical verse “the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their array” most closely links to creatio mediata

Question 11

What distinguishes Jewish and Christian doctrines of creation is
____________________________________

Answer 11

What distinguishes Jewish and Christian doctrines of creation is

that one sees the intended future already arriving

Question 12

Pantheism ……

Answer 12

Pantheism….

sees the universe as self-realized rather than caused by something or someone else

Question 13

Work says the apostolic paradigm’s relevance to individual lives is best symbolized in

_______________

Answer 13

Work says the apostolic paradigm’s relevance to individual lives is best symbolized in

Baptism

Question 14

For his summary of the Christian faith, Work chooses the category of ‘paradigm’ because

_______________________________

Answer 14

For his summary of the Christian faith, Work chooses the category of ‘paradigm’ because

its elements make sense of everything

Question 15

Christian faith considers humanity’s various unique faculties

______________________________________

Answer 15

Christian faith considers humanity’s various unique faculties

to be permanent, prominent features of creation fulfilled according to God’s plan

Question 16

Work lists faculties that are unique to both humanity in general and Jesus in particular. Not among these are ___________

Answer 16

Work lists faculties that are unique to both humanity in general and Jesus in particular. Not among these are physical

Question 17

According to Work, the doctrine of creation serves the purpose of

______________________________

Answer 17

According to Work, the doctrine of creation serves the purpose of

appreciating how the universe is the work of Israel’s trustworthy God

Question 18

Colossians 1:15-20 reads, “He is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of all creation; for in him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. He is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the first-born from the dead, that in everything he might be pre-eminent. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.”

The phrase “he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead” alludes to

Answer 18

creatio nova (new creation)

Question 19

Work maintains that a theory of evolution would be incompatible with Christian doctrines of creation if

Answer 19

Work maintains that a theory of evolution would be incompatible with Christian doctrines of creation if

it ruled out the special significance and purpose of particular species

Question 20

To demonstrate the significance of Jesus’ resurrection to humanity, Work shows a picture of

Answer 20

To demonstrate the significance of Jesus’ resurrection to humanity, Work shows a picture of

A fig tree

Question 21

Jesus never needed to be disciplined as a child

Answer 21

Jesus never needed to be disciplined as a child

if ‘discipline’ means correction that applies only to sinners

Question 22

One of the following is false. In teaching what it means to be human, Work dwells on Jesus Christ because

1. Jesus is a perfect human being whose achievements earned him a divine standing we can achieve too
2. Jesus manifests human qualities that were not fully present in humans before the incarnation
3. Jesus’ love of God and neighbor perfectly exercises our human faculties
4. our modern and postmodern cultures obscure the essence of what human beings are

Answer 22

One of the following is false. In teaching what it means to be human, Work dwells on Jesus Christ because

1. Jesus is a perfect human being whose achievements earned him a divine standing we can achieve too FALSE
2. Jesus manifests human qualities that were not fully present in humans before the incarnation
3. Jesus’ love of God and neighbor perfectly exercises our human faculties
4. our modern and postmodern cultures obscure the essence of what human beings are

Question 23

Answer ONE of the following questions in 1-2 sentences.

1. Imagine creating something in class with a pen and piece of paper. Then describe one or more significant contrasts with your in-class creating work and God’s. Why would it still be valid to use the same word ‘create’ for such different actions?
2. Explain how Jesus Christ’s human nature relates to at least one of the specific aspects of the doctrine of creation mentioned in lecture.

Answer 23

1. Creatio ex nihilo is creation from nothing. When you are creating a picture, you are creating something with a pen and a piece of paper (things that already exist). This is much different from God’s creation of the world from nothing, ie. creation ex nihilo. By making a picture, you are actively participating in creating something, but it is not creatio ex nihilo like God’s creation.
2. Incarnation is radical providence, where God provides in overflowing ways for our needs. New creation: bringing humanity to its intended, glorious end.

Question 24

Answer only if you did this reading

In “The Gospel as Public Truth,” Newbigin characterizes the gospel as

Answer 24

Answer only if you did this reading

In “The Gospel as Public Truth,” Newbigin characterizes the gospel as an ongoing conversation involving events that really happened

Question 25

Answer only if you did this reading.

In “Honest Religion for Secular Man,” Newbigin characterizes our knowledge of God

Answer 25

Answer only if you did this reading.

In “Honest Religion for Secular Man,” Newbigin characterizes our knowledge of God as running the risk of being potentially mistaken, as all knowledge is