Test 1 Flashcards
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orthodoxy
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“right belief.” Antonym of heresy
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Theos–
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God
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Logos–
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Word
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Faith
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the assurance of things hoped for.
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faith provides basis for ____
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hope
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Wesleyen Quadrilateral (SRTE)
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Scripture, Reason; Tradition; Experience
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5 General Theological Affirmation Informed by scripture about God
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1. living 2 self-revealing 3. personal 4. mystery who encounters us 5. necessary being (self-existence)
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Transcendent
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otherness
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immanent
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god is present. he has drawn near
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Christianity is hte only religion that considers god both _____ and _____
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transcendant and immanent
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analogical language
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refers to ways in which god can make us understand (e.g. symbols)
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God does anything and everything in line with_______
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his perfect nature.
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god’s essential nature
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holy love
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Traditional “proof” statements
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ontological
cosmological
teleological
moral
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ontological argument
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deeply implanted in mind of humanity is the idea of god’s existence—a perfect being. (Anselm of Canterbury) an Apriori knowledge of God.
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Cosmological argument
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evidence in universe that speaks of an orderer. Too much wonder to be an accident (St. Thomas Aquinas) focus on ORDER
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Teleological argument
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Design points to purpose. purpose for creation. creation as dynamic. (theistic evolution is tied to this)
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Moral argument
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there is a sense of right and wrong in everyone. (Kant) we all have a sense of oughtness.
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God’s metaphysical (incommunicable) attributes
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Aseity; eternity; omnipotence; omnipresence; omniscience; immutability; impassability
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God’s Biblical (moral) attributes
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Truth; righteousness; Mercy
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revelation
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unveiling; disclsure
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sensus divinatus
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a sense for god
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3 modes by which we know god
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- as mediated through human experience (augustine)
- by way of reflection on creation (natural theology)
- on grounds of goodness and beauty
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3 modes of special revelation
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- historical events
- divine speech
- incarnation
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ex nihilo
god creates all things from nothing; it is not a rearrangement. god calls things into existence.
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Theological implications of God as Creator
1. God's transcendence
2. Contingency of Being
3. Goodness of creation
4. coexistence and interdependence of all things
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theodicy
justify the ways of God. attempts to answer " how does god allow evil "
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Goodness of Creation categories
a it is a denial of absolute metaphysical dualism
b ground of respect for all life
c creation is good but has been distorted by sin
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natural laws
patterns that seem to be regular (gravity)
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kenosis
christ-emptying himself of all but love
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theanthropos
god man
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communicatio idiomatum
communication of attributes. interpretation of divine and human nature into one
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325 ad 1st council of nicea
called by constantine to deal with issue about son not being fullly divine
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451 ad council of chalcedon
dealt with how we are to deal with this one person in two natures
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annunciation
when gabriel appears to mary and tells her the news
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The ______ enters mary and mary bears_____
word; fruit
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Theological significance of Virgin Birth
1. Identification (god's w/ humanity)
2. God's Saving action via human cooperation
3. Virgin Birth's relation to salvation history - (from beginning, god was working on plan).
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Protoevangelium
that which goes before, and precedes
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adoptionism
jesus is adopted into god's family at the time of baptism
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christos
messiah; annointed one
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3 people who were annointed
prophet, priest, king
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petra/petros
rock
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Church is built on _____
foundation of what peter has cconfessed (jesus is messiah
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Messiah is meant ot bring the ______
kingdom
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Kurios
applied to Jesus after resurrection. RESPECT and DEVOTION. term for YAHWEH and LORD
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Son of Man-- 3 meanings
Psalm-- humanity
Ezekiel -- weak, frail, human being
Daniel -- deliverer of God's people
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Logos' two meanings
reason - jesus expressed rationality of god
| word - jesus is material expression of god
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Jesus is the word
agent of creation; agent of consumation
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3 Major cateogires relating to Essence of sin
unbelief
disobedience
pride
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incurvatusinse
man turned in upon himself
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Division of Imago Dei (image of god)
1 natural image - reason and freewill
2 political image - dominion over earth
3 moral image - this image is lost
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common grace
god has allowed and maintained a certain level of goodness within the world
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effects of fall on humanity
1. total depravity - humanity under power of sin
2. bondage of will - we lack power to do the good
3. original sin - inclination to sin
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sarx
flesh (sinful nature)
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3 implications of original sin
1. experiential validity (we can observe it)
2. transmission of conditions (adam is head of humanity)
3. original guilt (all guilty)
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3 basic solutions to original guilt
all involve grace:
a sacramental grace (baptism)
augustinian- ELECTING grace
Arminian PREVENIENT grace (sin is not punishible)
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3 Motifs regarding christ's suffering (meaning of his passion)
1 obedient christ--to God and to being a man.
2 victorious christ - christus victor
3 self sacrificial - came to do what we could not.
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4 bondages christ's victory freed
1 satanic intelligences great and small
2 curse of the law of moses
3 sin
4 death
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Theological implications of christ's victory
1 eschatological implications - both now and not yet
| 2 universal implications of identification with christ. we are in christ. new generation.
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atonement
"at one ment"... the means by which we are reconciled with God. Jesus is this means.
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Sacrifice
Jews understand it as the means by which god can be approached. Sin is costly. Jews were aware of what their sin cost. ultimately cost jesus.
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Propitiation
to deflect/divert/avert the wrath of god. Wrath is covered with Jesus' righteousness. (related to god)
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Expiation
covering of sin or removal of religious defilement from us. (related to us)
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Hilasterion
gk. can mean either propitiation or expiation
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ransom
"release from captivity." Jesus' death is meant this for us. he uses the term on himself.
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5 theologies of atonement
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classic/ransom
satisfaction
substitution
moral influence
governmental theory
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classic theology of atonement
sin is conceived as bondage. christ death liberates us from captivity. major view for 1,000 years due to slavery in roman empire.
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satisfaction theology of atonement
sin is an offense to god's honor. christ's death/salvation is the means by which god's honor is satisfied. developed by anselm.
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feudalism (manors)
hierarchy; serfs... this related the middle ages to the satisfaction theology. sinners have incurred the debt but cannot pay.
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Substitution theology of atonement (PENAL THEORY)
Sin is an offense to god's justice. christ's death fulfills the justice. Jesus takes on the penalty
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Moral Influence theology of atonement
sin is that which causes us to FEAR god. Christ's death reveals god's love and overcomes our fear. first contended by peter abelard. focuses on subjective effect of christs death on us.
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Governmental theory theology of atonement
sin causes disruption of the moral universe. Christ's death reveals the seriousness of sin and is the means by which god's moral government is restored. Hugo Grotious.
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2 traditions of symbolism for death
1 spiritual communion
| 2 intermediate state
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spiritual communion with god
derived from gk philosophy.. considers the soul as now existing in a spiritual sphere in communion with god
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intermediate state
between earthly life and heavenly life. biblical. dead are awaiting hte new resurrection of christ. (in hades).
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Gehenna
ultimate destination of the wicked.
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Hades
intermediate state. Paradise is the upper region of this place.
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Sheol
place of the dead
