Test 1 Flashcards
What is theology?
The study of God
C.S Lewis said theology is a?
map
God is our?
Creator
God is a being with out?
Beginning or end
God is is the same throughout eternity or?
consistant
He is more__ than any created being
valuable
If God is not real, the there is no
objective right and wrong
If God is not real, physical death is the?
complete end
Jesus coming into the world is not an?
accident
Jesus lived a _____ life that included the same emotions and experiences as us
human
He was ___ like everyone else
tempted
The Holy Spirit is the ___ of every word in the Bible
source
He is also a ___ to the lives of every single Christian
companion
The Bible is ___. It did not come from man but from God. (part of mini essay)
inspired
While the authors of the Bible used their vocabulary and their circumstances to write the Bible, the ____ of the message is God himself(part of mini essay)
source
The word theopneustos which is a ____ word is made from theos which means _____ and pneustos which means _____. (part of mini essay)
compound, God, breath
What is the formula that can be used to understand how inspiration works?
(part of mini essay)
God’s Message (His thoughts, ideas, and wishes) + Man’s Experience (their words, relationships) = The Word of God
What the authors wrote is from the ____ of God.
(part of the mini essay)
Mind
The Bible is ____ or simply without error
inerrant
The Bible is ____. It has no missing books.
complete
Explain the difference between content and context
Content is what we read, so the actual scripture. The words were put there purposefully by God through the act of inspiration.
Context is everything that surround the passage. This text answers what, who, where, when, and even how.
The Bible is a ____. This means you will find all sorts of books and letters in it.
library
What are the different types of literature in the Bible?
- History (Genesis, Ruth, Gospels, and Acts)
- Law (Leviticus)
- Wisdom (Proverbs and Ecclesiastes)
- Poetry (Psalms)
- Prophecy (Isaiah, Honah, and Revelation)
- Letters (Romans, Philemon, and Jude)
We must also understand that the Bible is written in ___ different languages by _____ authors over the period of ______ of years.
3, 40, thousands
God has worked throughout the ____ of the world.
History
What is the formula to help us understand what the Bible says?
Content (the text) + Context (everything that surrounds the text) = Application
