Test 1 Flashcards

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What is Apologetics?

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Knowing what we believe and why we believe it and being able to communicate it effectively

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What does the word apologetic mean?

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Greek term - apologia
to give a reason or defense

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What are two types of Apologetics?

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offensive and defensive

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What is offensive apologetics?

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positively stating the case for Christianity

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What is defensive Christianity?

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answering objections to the Christian faith

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What are the two goals for Apologetics?

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To strengthen believers and to reach unbelievers

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What does “faith once delivered” show in Jude 3

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body of truth revealed in Scripture

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What does earnestly contend reference?

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a athletic contest

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What does Colossians 4:5-6 teach?

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Walk in wisdom and watch your words

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What is the foundation and goal in Titus 1:9-11?

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The foundation is the trustworthy Word of God. The goal is the restoration/ convincing of those that hold false beliefs

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Apologetics is ultimately what according to 2 Corinthians 10:3-5

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a spiritual battle

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Apologetics what (4 things)?

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is the responsibility of all believers
must be done with passion and compassion
is for winning people not arguments
will not always be successful but the battle is worth fighting

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What is the phrase for 1 Peter 3:15? (“Speaking the truth”)

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give an answer

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What is the phrase for Jude 3? (“Speaking the truth”)

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Defend the faith

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What is the phrase for Titus 1:9-11? (Speaking the truth”)

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Word of God is the foundation

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What is the phrase for 2 Corinthians 10:3-5? (“Speaking the truth”)

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Worldview Conformity

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What is the phrase for 1 Peter 3:8? (“In love”)

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passionate and compassionate

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What is the phrase for Colossians 4:5-6? (“In love”)

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How we act and talk matters

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What is the phrase for Titus 1:9-11? (“In love”)

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restoration/convincing is the goal

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What is the phrase for 2 Corinthians 10:3-5? (“In love”)

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it’s a spiritual battle

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What are the 3 types of apologetics

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Classical, Evidential, Presuppositional

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Classical apologetic relies on?

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logic

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What does classical apologetics argue?

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generic theism; from generic theism to the God of the Bible

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What are the two problems with classical apologetics

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man’s problem is spiritual not intellectual, and man will justify what he doesn’t want to believe

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Evidential apologetics relies on?

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evidence

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Evidential apologetics assumes what?

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the truth of theism

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Evidential apologetics argues using?

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historical evidences

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What are the problems with evidential apologetics?

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It can leave major questions unaddressed and Supernatural explanations for historical events are difficult to establish

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Presuppositional apologetics relies on?

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Scripture

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What does the presuppositional apologetics presuppose?

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the truth of Scripture

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What does presuppositional apologetics argue?

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exclusivity from the Christian worldview

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What is the transcendental argument?

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“Arguing that something is a condition of meaning or rationality”

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What are the problems with presuppositional apologetics?

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tends to ignore evidences and assumes man’s sinfulness makes logic and reason unreliable

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What is the definition of worldview?

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“The total perspective by which a person or a culture perceives and interprets the world”

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What is the definition of a biblical worldview?

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it is a way of thinking and behaving based upon God’s revelation that provides a filter through which every idea is evaluated, and every experience is interpreted”

35
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what is the law of noncontradiction

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A is not non-A –cannot be both true and false in the same sense

35
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what is the law of identity

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A is A– if a statement is true, its true

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what is the law of the excluded middle class

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either A or non A– statement is either true or false

36
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What are the big questions of life?

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Where did we come from? (origin)
who are we? (meaning0
what’s wrong with the world (morality)
what solution can be offered too fix it? (destiny)

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Worldview credibility requires what?

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coherence and correspondence

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What is coherence?

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systematic or logical connection or consistency

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what is correspondence?

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truth claims must correspond to objective reality

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who is the source of logic

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God is the source of logic, man did not invent logic

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what are the fundamental laws of logic

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the law of noncontradiction, identity, and the excluded middle

36
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resulting behavior answers what question

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so what

36
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basic beliefs answer what questions?

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what

36
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metanarrative answers what questions

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why

37
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what is agnosticism

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derived from the Greek words meaning “no” and “knowledge”, this term refers to a worldview or philosophy that claims it is impossible to know anything for certain about God

37
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what is apologetics

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the formal or systematic defense of the Christian faith, or of central doctrines such as trustworthiness of Scripture or the historical reality of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, typically through rational argument

37
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What is consummation

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the end of human history at the second of Jesus Christ, with the resurrection of the dead, the final judgment, and the establishment of the eternal kingdom

37
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What is covenant

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a free act in which God graciously establishes a mutually binding relationship with his people

37
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What is Atheism

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a worldview or philosophy that denies the existence of God and usually asserts that the material universe- which is the produce of chance- is the only form of existence

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What is creation

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the act of God is making the entire universe out of nothing, simply the word of his power. the term can also refer to the physical universe, created by God

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What is creed

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derived from the Latin credo, meaning “I believe” a creed is a formal summary of Christian doctrine, expressed in the form of a personal or corporate confession

37
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what is creation mandate/ cultural mandate

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the injunction of Genesis 1:28 in which God having created the world and everything in it assigned to humanity the tasks of developing the inherent capacities of creation by filling, subduing, caring for, and ruling over the earth

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what is Crucifixion

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the common roman method for executing the death penalty

39
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what is depravity

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the comprehensive moral corruption of human nature that arises from the fall of Adam and subjects every person to the bondage and penalty of sin

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what is dualism

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any system of thought that divides everything into two fundamental realities, such a mind and body or good and evil

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what is evolution

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most simply change in the inherited characteristics of biological population over successive generations

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What is ex nihilo

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a Latin expression meaning “out of nothing”

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what is the Fall

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the historical event in which Adam and Eve as the first human beings and the representatives of the entire human race

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What is Glory

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the visual majesty of the presence of God

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What is the Gospel

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the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, resulting in the forgiveness of sins and the free gift of eternal life for anyone who trusts in him.

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what is Grace

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The unmerited favor of God, especially as given to sinners through Jesus Christ

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What is the Great Commission

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The command Jesus gave his followers in Matthew 28:18-20 to go into the whole world and make disciples by proclaiming his gospel, baptizing all nations in the name of the triune God, and teaching all people everywhere to obey the will of God