quiz 1 Flashcards
5 reasons why we need to know, understand, apply, and share Christian beliefs
- spotlight God’s character
- provides a soldi foundation for our faith
- protects from Satan’s assaults
- address relevant heart needs
- enables us to share our faith with others
Psalm 119:105
providing a solid foundation for our faith effects our moral behavior
Psalm 119:11
providing a solid foundation for our faith inhibits sin
John 10:10 - Satan intends to _________, ________, and ____________
steal, kill, destroy
God’s challenge in Isaiah 59:1-2
we are separated from God
___% of SAU people are Bible users
50
___% of Americans have read the Bible 3 times in the last year
50
____% of Americans read the Bible regularly
9
meaning of Greek word Biblia
books
how many books in OT
39
types of books in OT
- the Law: 5 Books of Moses
- the Prophets: Joshua-Kings, minor prophets
- the Writings: Poetic/Historical books
what did Jesus teach about the OT?
Luke 24:44
- everything written in law of Moses, prophets, and psalms must be fulfilled
how many books in NT
27
types of books in NT
- gospels (Mat-John)
- acts of the apostles
- letters/epistles of Paul (Romans-Philemon)
- General Epistles (Hebrews-Judge)
- Revelation
euaggelion
good news (Greek)
apokalypsis
revelation (Greek)
7 proofs of reliability
- internal evidence
- continuity and unity
- thousands of ancient manuscripts
- validation of ancient documents and early testimony of church fathers
- archaeological evidence
- fulfillment of prophecy
- ability to change lives
how many times are phrases like “and God said” and “the Lord spoke” used in the Bible
3,000
2 Tim 3:16: ______ ____________ is given by inspiration of God
All Scripture
how many times to NT authors quote OT
275
how many times did Jesus cite the OT
at least 45
how many books in Bible
66
how many authors of Bible
40
time period of Bible
1,500 years
how many themes in Bible
one unified theme
how many manuscripts of OT
5,000
how many manuscripts of NT
24,970+
ex. of archaeological evidence
- destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
- King David/House of David
- Tower of Babel
- Pool of Siloam
how many prophecies are there concerning Christ?
300
how many total prophecies in OT
1,239
how many total prophecies in NT
578
ex. of ability to change lives
Pitcaim Island, Erica
2 ways God has revealed Himself
- General revelation
- Special revelation
general revelation
- history
- human behavior
- conscience
- nature
special revelation
- the Bible
- Jesus
Psalms 33:6,9:
By the _________ of the Lord the heavens were made, and all the host of them by the _________ of His mouth. He ________, and it was done; He ___________ and it stood fast
word, breath, spoke, commanded
Where did the Bible come from? 2 Peter 1:21
Prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit
phero
to move, drive, carry
what is Paul’s ship driven by in Acts 27:15
the wind
theopneustos
God-breathed
inerrancy
belief that something is without error - view of many fundamentalists and evangelic christians
thought inspiration vs. verbal inspiration
- thought: God inspired (what we believe)
- verbal: view that Bible was dictated word for word
God’s _______ not His _____
penmen, pen
what is a canon
collection/list of sacred books composing the OT/NT, which are accepted as inspired by God and therefore as possessing divine authority
what precipitated the need for the canon?
rise of cults (marcion)
when and where was canon completely established
- 397 AD
- Council or Carthage
criteria for inclusion in canon
- apostolic in origin
- confirmed by Christ, prophet, or apostle
- faithful to the doctrines of the Bible
- wide circulation and acceptance by Christian churches
