Terms

Question 1

Stoicism

Answer 1

A philosophy advocating the repression of emotion and indifference to pleasure or pain. This term is named after the Greek stoics (dating From around 300 BC) who held to such a philosophy. See acts 17:18.

Question 2

Belief

Answer 2

A positive mental attitude towards a position; something a person excepts is true.

Question 3

False

Answer 3

Contrary to the mind of God. Something is false if it is something that God would never say.

Question 4

Implications

Answer 4

That which is suggested by evidence or reasoning. That which follows logically from something else.

Question 5

Logical/logic

Answer 5

In accordance with the laws of logic: reasonable.

Question 6

Rational

Answer 6

In accordance with the laws of logic: logical.

Question 7

True

Answer 7

Conforming To the mind of God. Something is true if it is something that God would say.

Question 8

Faith

Answer 8

Having confidence in something not perceived with the senses.

Question 9

Revelation (Divine)

Answer 9

The disclosure of information from God to man

Question 10

Knowledge

Answer 10

Knowledge is true, justified belief.

Question 11

Laws of logic

Answer 11

Universal, invariant, abstract rules of correct reasoning.

Question 12

Objective

Answer 12

Independent of the person. Something is objective if it is the same for all people.

Question 13

Propositional

Answer 13

A truth claim. A proposition is either true or false (though sometimes we don’t know which).

Question 14

Sovereign

Answer 14

Having supreme power or authority and not required to answer to any higher authority.

Question 15

Special revelation

Answer 15

The disclosure of information from God to man contained in the Bible.