Sources of Wisdom and Authority

Question 1

Four senses of scripture

Answer 1

literal
allegorical
tropological
analogical

Question 2

Allegorical sense of scripture

Answer 2

past
teaches about the nature of God and the death, life and teachings of Jesus

Question 3

Tropological sense of scripture

Answer 3

present
teaches how to live in the present day

Question 4

analogical sense of scripture

Answer 4

future
teaches what will happen in heaven

Question 5

Apostolic tradition

Answer 5

tradition that stems from Jesus’ apostles. Jesus commanded them to preach the gospel to people through the great commission

Question 6

Apostolic succession

Answer 6

the idea that the authority and ministry of the church comes from Jesus
Peter is given authority, he becomes the pope, Catholic Church has authority

“you are the rock upon which I will build my church” Matthew

Question 7

if biblical account of creation is literal, what must be true?

Answer 7

God created the world in 6 days

god is the sustainer and creator

sudden appearance of life on earth

everything alive had complete characteristics at the time of creation

Human life was the last to appear

Question 8

What do conservative christians say about how much the bible is written by God

Answer 8

Bible is written by humans with divine inspiration

they believe the bible is inerrant

Question 9

inerrant vs infallible

Answer 9

no fault or mistake

not ABLE to make a mistake

Question 10

Liberal christian view on authority of the Bible

Answer 10

The Bible is not the literal truth

its a collection of writings in which the authors views on god are expressed

freedom of thought