Sources of Wisdom and Authority Flashcards
What is the definition of disciple?
A pupil / student / apprentice of a teacher.
Why can we not assume that all the different types of writing in the Bible have the same authority?
Old Testament - there are contradictions.
New Testament - hand written long after Jesus’ death.
The texts are translations which could include errors.
Why are the writings in the Bible no longer perfect?
They have been damaged by human interference.
Why is it believed that only the Catholic Church can interpret the teachings in the Bible?
Not only is the record of the teaching fallible (includes errors) but the style and intention of the writers are not always clear.
e.g the Church alone can identify what is history and what is a teaching story.
Define inspiration
In the biblical sense, the doctrine that God in some sense influenced the authors and editors of the Bible, so that what they recorded was ‘the word of God’.
Define evangelism
The Greek ‘euangelion’ means ‘good message’ / ‘good news’.
The word ‘Gospel’ was its Old English equivalent. To
evangelise /evangelism is to spread the good news about
Jesus the Messiah.
Define atonement
Part of the theology of St Paul, who held that after the original sin of Adam, God and the world were ‘reconciled’ by the sacrificial death of Jesus.
What is Evangelicals belief on atonement?
Christians are saved by grace (God’s free gift), through faith in Jesus’ atonement. The doctrine of the atonement is part of the theology of St Paul, who held that after the original sin of Adam, God and the world became ‘reconciled’ by the sacrificial death of Jesus.
True or False
Evangelicals believe that the Bible to literally true.
True
The story of the creation of the world in Genesis is historically and scientifically accurate in all its details.
Define Holy Spirit
The third person of the Christian Trinity (Father, Son
and Holy Spirit), each being an aspect of God.
What does ‘verbal plenary inspiration’ mean?
God inspired all of Scripture - from Genesis to Revelation.
Define Apostolic Tradition
Tradition that stems from Jesus’ Apostles. Jesus commanded
them to preach the Gospel to all men. This was done orally from
the teachings they had received from Jesus and from the Holy
Spirit; also in writing by the Apostles and by others associated with them, again under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
Define Apostolic Succession
Authority and ministry of the Church derives from Jesus’ Apostles through the succession of bishops who came
directly after them. For Roman Catholics, this includes the idea
that the authority of Peter, as the leader of the 12 Apostles, is
transferred directly to the Pope, and gives the Pope an infallible
authority.
True or False
It is called ‘Tradition’ to distinguish it from Sacred Scripture, with which it is closely connected through the work of the Holy
Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is seen as remaining active within the Church.
True
Define cannon
A collection of books which a religious group regards as inspired by God, and which therefore forms a body of authoritative scripture, for example, the Christian Canon
of the books of the Old and New Testaments.
