St Final Exam Flashcards by Kata Kiraly

What are the two basic presuppositions of Christian Theology?

God exists
-he has reviled everything he wants humans to know
-he is there, and he is not silent.

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Define what is revelation.

Gods given us the truth He wants us to know

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What is general revelation?

General revelation is the general truth given to all humanity to help them understand He exists.

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What is the one thing general revelation cannot provide for lost, sinful humans?

The gospel.

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What is special revelation?

A short definition: God revealed His propositional truth to specific people at specific times.

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What does the word “inspired” mean?

God guided the human authors of
the Bible so that they wrote down without error His message to humanity in the words of their original writings.

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What do 2 Timothy 3:16 and 2 Peter 1:21 mean in relation to the doctrine of the inspiration of Scripture?

The whole Bible is inspired
Tells us how He inspired them

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Define “the inspiration of Scripture.”

God guieded the human authors of the bible so they wrote down without error His messages to humanity in the words of their original writings.

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What are some faulty views of inspiration?

a. Natural inspiration – the authors were geniuses working without divine help.

b. Mystical inspiration – the authors were Spirit-filled geniuses.
	 
	 
c. Degree or partial inspiration – only parts of the Bible are inspired.
	 
	 
d. Concept inspiration – the thoughts are God’s but the words come from humans.
	 
	 
e. Ne0-orthodox inspiration -- the Bible bears witness about the Word, Jesus Christ. It becomes the Word of God when through it one has an encounter with Christ.

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Define the inerrancy of Scripture? Why is it important?

Inerrancy means that the 66 books of the Bible are completely free from error, whether they talk about theology, science, history or any other subject.

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What does Mt 5:17-18 teach about what Jesus believed concerning inerrancy?

Jesus believed that the Bible, down to the smallest character is the Word of God.

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What does the “canon” of Scripture refer to?

We are referring to the Bible 66 book what measure they used to which 66 book will go in the Bible
Self-authentication the books were canonical from the moment they were written
The result was recognition by church council

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What was the role of the church in deciding the canon?

b. The result was recognition by church councils (synods).

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What is the main criteria for recognizing the OT canon? The NT canon?

The OT talks about the law of Moses as authoritative

The Dead Sea Scrolls show that even before Jesus’ time, the books of the OT were accepted as canonical (except for possibly Chronicles, Esther, and the Song of Solomon).

Jesus accepted the same OT canon that we have today
i. OT quotations in the NT. All come from canonical OT books, except Jude 14. The NT uses all the books of the OT, except Esther, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon.

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What is the doctrine of illumination of Scripture and know that 1 Cor. 2:14-16 is the main passage.

It’s the work of the holly spirit in the believer’s life when in which he gives the assurance that the bible is the word of God the will to obey it the capability to accurately appraise it and the discernment concerning how the believer should apply the word of God in his life.

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Give a one sentence definition of the Trinity and be able to recognize some false teaching about what it means

The Christian understanding of God is one in essence though consisting of three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

	i. That God is only one person
 
	ii. That only one of the persons is God
 
	iii. That there are three gods

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Define “the attributes of God” and have a general idea of what each attribute means

God’s attributes are the permanent aspects of His being. They are not parts of God; but on the contrary, each attribute describes His total being.

God is eternal
God is free
God is holy
God never changes
God is infinite
God is love
God is omnipotence
God is omnipresent
God’s knowledge is unlimited

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If God is truly sovereign, then how is it possible to explain the existence of evil and human freedom (5 thoughts)?

God hates sin
God is the author of a plan that permits sin but does not cause it.
When someone sins they are responsible for their decisions not God
Humans have free will that God has given them but their sinful decision do not cancel Gods plan
In the end contradictions are only seeming contradictions
Human freedom must be very important to God

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What does it mean that God is transcendent and imminent?

God is independent of and superior to the creation therefor it is not possible to fully comprehend him.

God is working in his creation and takes an active role in it

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What was God’s most important covenant name with Israel in the OT? What is the main name that He wants us to know Him as in NT times?

Yahwe warm encouragning blessing name

Father

In one sentence define the pre-existence of Christ and understand what “only begotten” and “firstborn” mean in relation to this.

Christ has always existed as the second person of the trinity

Give a simple definition of the incarnation of Christ. Through what means did this happen?

The second person of the trinity became fully human without sin with the virgin birth.

Recognize the 5 proofs in Scripture that show that Jesus Christ is God

He has the Attributes of God
He does things only God can do
He allowed people to worship him
He has the names of God
He claimed he is God

What is the correct description of the two natures in Christ (hypostatic union) and be able to recognize some wrong theories (see the chart in your notebook).

Jesus Christ has only one nature

Jesus Christ is two persons

Jesus Christ has one divine/human nature

26. Was Jesus’ resurrection a bodily resurrection? What did Jesus’ resurrection prove?

The Greek word is anastasis, which literally means “to stand up.” Resurrection in the Bible always deals with the dead body coming to life again (Isaiah 26:19; Romans 8:23). Jesus’ resurrection was literal and physical, and His resurrection body was His real body, but glorified (Luke 24:36-43; John 20:24-27). i. The penalty of sin was fully paid (see Rom. 4:24; 6:9, 10; 8:3, 10, 11; Gal. 3:13).”[2] ii. Jesus Christ really is God (Romans 1:4) iii. He will resurrect every believer (2 Corinthians 4:14) iv. He will judge the world (Acts 17:31)

27. Recognize the four things that Christ is presently doing for us as the High Priest of the Universal Church.

He helps us in temptations He prays for us He is in heaven, and we will follow him one day He is our advocaat when we sin

28. Explain how Acts 5:3-4 shows that the Holy Spirit is God.

First it says he lied to the holy spirit then he says they lied to God

29. What is the difference between the ministry of the Spirit in the Old and in the New Testaments

His ministry its permanent in the old test he would lead them then depart them He is in dwelling in people

30. Define and explain the indwelling, baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit according to the chart

Baptism at the time of regeneration only once placed into the body of Christ, faith in Christ Indwelling at the time of reg. only once because it is continuous remains with us forever

31. Explain what the sealing of the Holy Spirit is and why it is important

The confirmation of our salvation. Its God seal up on us that we belong to him, and he abides in us forever he is the seal.

32. What is a short definition of spiritual gifts and what is their purpose?

A spiritual gift is a God-given ability for service. To serve the body of Christ.

33. What are the 3 main requirements for the filling of the Holy Spirit?

· The filling of the Spirit deals with His influence in the believer’s life. · The filling of the Spirit can happen many times in the believer’s life. There is a command—this assumes it needs to be done! · The key requirement for the filling of the Spirit is obedience.

34. According to the teacher, what was the purpose of the sign gifts, and when and why would they have ceased?

The purpose was to authenticate the Apostol’s. by the time the last Apostol died.

35. When were angels created and generally what are they like?

At creation . They are personal They don’t have a human body They were created holy They are great in number

36. What are ways that angels minister to believers? (33)

They bring answers for prayers Minister at death Protect us They encourage us at danger They aid us They observe us

37. How does Satan attack and oppose believers? What is his main weapon?

Lying

38. What is the main NT Bible passage dealing with Spiritual warfare and what are its main principles?

Ephesians 6 Armor of God It is a spiritual battle Christ not Satan should be the focus Stand and resist

39. What is theistic evolution and what are some reasons why we reject it?

Theistic evolution claims that God created it all, but he did through evolutionary processes.

40. What is the image of God in humans?

The whole person is the whole image

41. What are the implications of humanity as the image of God?

Human life is preciouses we must protect it The question of capital punishment Humanity is most fully human when we are as much like God as we can be Humans are eternal Humans can never be truly independent from God

42. Be able to define monism, dichotomy, trichotomy and conditional biblical unity.

We are one unitary being Humanity has 2 parts body and soul Humanity has 3 parts body soul and spirit Unity conditional body

43. Know the chart showing how a person exists in 3 relationships

Spirit -> God Soul -> Human relationship Body -> The earth environment

44. What is a simple definition of sin?

Any active or passive lack of confirmative to the will or character of God

45. What does the “sin nature” mean?

There is in every human being a corrupt sinful human nature an inborn tendency to do evil and we cannot change this condition Because of this nobody is capable of pleasing God.

46. How has sin affected the human personality?

• Everyone heart is affected • Our reasoning is affected • Our emotion and will is affected

47. What does total depravity mean?

Fallen humans are completely unable to do anything for their salvation.

48. Briefly explain the two main theories about how Adam’s sin was imputed to all humanity in Romans 5:12–21?

In some ways we are sinners in Adam we are sinners by choice nature and in Adam.

49. Why do Christians sin?

a. A Christian is a new creation with a new nature, but still has the old nature present. (AK) Christians are new creations with a new nature (2 Corinthians 5:17) But Christians still have an old nature that they can yield to (Romans 6:12-14; 7:14-25).

50. How can I have victory over sin and live a holy life according to Romans 6?

• Know the facts • Reckon these to be true • Yield ourselves to God