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Test #2 Flashcards

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Explain the problem of Evil

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How can God & evil exist at the same time? If God is all good and powerful, how can evil exist?

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The Bible’s response to the problem of evil

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Either uninterested or unwilling to tell us why evil exists. Very interested in telling us God’s response. Scripture affirms God is good and powerful and evil exists. Jesus joins a suffering world

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Docetism

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Jesus appears to be human, but actually, he is not. Fully God, but not fully human

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Apollinarianism

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Jesus has a real human body, but not a real human spirit. Fully God, but not fully human

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Arianism

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God the Father created God the Son, they are of different substances, not fully God

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Adoptionism

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Chose a special human for a special task, given special powers. Adopted a regular human to act as his son, with special powers but not God himself. Happens at baptism

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What’s wrong with Christological Heresies?

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If they are true, it destroys the Christian faith. Also, if they are true, Jesus can’t be our mediator. He won’t be able to bridge the gap between humans and God.

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Who is Jesus Christ? Fully Human

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Jesus Christ becomes fully human, joins humanity to become one of us

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Theological

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Tells us something about God

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6 Dimensions of Resurrection

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Theological, Christological, Pneumatological, Ecclesial, Political, and Cosmic

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Christological

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Tells us something about Jesus

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Pneumatological

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Tells us something about the Holy Spirit

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Ecclesial

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Tells us something about the church

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Political

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Tells us something about the powers of the world

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Cosmic

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Tells us something about the world and its future

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Christology - “Who is Jesus?”

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Jesus is one person with 2 natures. Divine and Human

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Christology - “What are some ways we have misunderstood Jesus?”

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4 Heresies - Docetism, Apollinarianism, Arianism, and Adoptionism

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Christology - “Why did the Son of God become a human being?”

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Jesus became our mediator so that we could be reconciled to God (salvation)

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Christology - “What happened when Jesus died on the cross and why does it matter?”

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Theories of Atonement - Christ the Victor - Irenus (Goes into satan’s stronghold (death) and comes out victorious) Satisfaction Theory- Anselm (Our relationship with God is like a lord/vassel relationship. When humanity disobeys God, they dishonor him. God required satisfaction (Jesus)) Penal Subsitition Theory - John Calvin (Humanity oews obedience to God but doesn’t give it, God must punish sin in order to remain just and righteous, however God loves humanity so gives us Jesus) -Moral Influence- Abelard (Christ’s death shows us how much God loves us and prompts us to return that love

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Christology - “What is the meaning of Jesus’ Resurrection?”

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Dimensions of the Resurrection, Jesus is alive again and he conquered sin and death. Jesus will now share this victory with us

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Theories of Atonement - Christ the Victor

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Irenaeus
- Jesus goes into satan’s stronghold -death- comes out victorious.
- Jesus wins victory over satan, sin, and death

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Theories of Atonement - Satisfaction Theory

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Anselm
- Our relationship with God is like a Lord/vassal relationship.
- When humanity disobeys God, they dishonor him
- God requires satisfaction
- Jesus, who is fully God and fully Human can give perfect obedience and therefore give satisfaction, or restore honor

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Theories of Atonement - Penal Substitution Theory

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John Calvin
- Humanity owes obedience to God, but doesn’t give it
- God must punish sin in order to remain just and righteous
- However, God loves humanity and so provides a substitute. Jesus

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Theories of Atonement - Moral Influence

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Abelard
- Christ’s death shows us how much God loves us and prompts us to return that love

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Creed of Chalcedon - Thesis Statement

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Jesus is fully God and fully human

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Creed of Chalcedon - About Jesus

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Jesus is one person with two natures
These two natures are distinct but united

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Jesus’ two natures are NOT

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confused (mixed together), changed, divided, separated

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The Holy Spirit within the Trinity (HS as Connector)

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Uniting and consummating love of the Trinity, the HS is the perfect love that binds together the Trinity in perfect community, the Love that binds the Father and Son together

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The Holy Spirit in the World (Hs as Connector)

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The HS is the one who connects God and humanity (In the incarnation, Jesus himself, God and humanity are united. Then the HS connects humanity to Jesus, his life, his death, and his resurrection, so that his life can become the life of all humanity

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Newness in the Holy Spirit (6)

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New connection, new life, new freedom, new community, new gifs, new future

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New connection definition

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by the power of the HS, we are connected to Jesus. Jesus isn’t just a far off historical figure from another time and place, rather, he is a living, active presence for us here and now. (router analogy). Hs gives us access to Jesus and all his benefits

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New Life definition

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The HS is the power by which we are reborn into the Kingdom of God (John 3). We were once dead in our sin but are alive in Christ (Ephesians 2)

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New Life definition

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The HS is the power by which we are reborn into the Kingdom of God (John 3). We were once dead in our sin but are alive in Christ (Ephesians 2)

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New Freedom Definition

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From Adam we are all born w/ a sinful nature, from our connection to Jesus by the connection of HS we are reborn w/ a new nature which means a new freedom. We are free to be like Jesus and we can rightly love God and others

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New Community Definition

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All those who are connected to Christ by the power of the HS form a new community- Church

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New Gifts Definition

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The HS gives gifts to God’s people so that they can do and be what they’re supposed to do and be

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New Future Definition

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The HS is God’s downpayment to us on his promised future

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Christ’s Offices - Priest

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Priest – the one who speaks to God for the people, making sacrifices for their sins and thus making possible forgiveness and reconciliation.

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Christ’s Offices - Prophet

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Prophet – the one who speaks to the people for God, calling and leading them back into the life of the covenant.

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Christ’s Offices - King

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King – the one who rules God’s people with compassion, power and victory.

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The Nature of Salvation

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Forgiveness of Sins, communion of saints, resurrection of the dead

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Justification

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acquitted, made right. “Just as if I’d never sinned.” Free gift. we are declared righteous by God and our sins are forgiven. Because we are joined to Jesus by the Holy Spirit, his righteousness becomes our righteousness. Faith is our response

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Regeneration

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New Birth

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Faith

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Our response to justification, the appropriate response of trust and acceptance to God’s acceptance of us

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Imputed Righteousness (attributed, assigned, loaned)

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Our righteousness always belongs to Jesus but he imputes it to us

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Adoption

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By the power of the Holy Spirit, we receive adoption into the family of God. Every person in God’s family has the status of the 1st born son, we each become full heirs of the kingdom of God. There aren’t 2nd class citizens in God’s kingdom

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Sanctification

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By the power of the Holy Spirit, we receive the power to live a holy life, to be conformed to the image of Jesus. Sanctification happens within the community of God’s people

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Forgiveness of Sins

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Restored to right relationship with God

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Communion of Saints

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Restored to right relationship with other humans

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The resurrection of the body and the life everlasting

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restored to right relationship with the created world

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Theological (what does it tell us)

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Jesus did not raise himself from the dead, the resurrection is attributed to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit, God is love and gracious, God keeps his promises and he is merciful

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Christological (what does it tell us )

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Jesus is raised as a real, true human being, in the incarnation the Son of God becomes a human being; in the resurrection he commits to being human for all eternity, our salvation always depends on the Son of God’s willingness to remain fully human, Jesus is who he said he was and God is who Jesus said he is

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Pneumatological (what does it tell us)

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The HS is the power behind the resurrection, just as he was the power behind the incarnation, the resurrected Hesus sends the HS to empower his followers

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Ecclesial (what does it tell us)

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The resurrection is the reason the church exists because Jesus as raised from the dead. The church is those people who think Jesus was raised from the dead.

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Political (what does it tell us)

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Jesus’ resurrection is a challenge to anyone or anything which claims ultimate authority. Jesus’ resurrection tells us clearly that he has power over all things, including death and he uses that power for good

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Cosmic (what does it tell us)

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Jesus is the first fruit from the dead; the first fruit of the new creation (a sign of the future and others will follow being resurrected), a sign of the future, Not only is Jesus resurrected, but all God’s people will be too. Its the beginning of a whole new creation. The resurrection is for his whole created world and the world will become what God always intended for it to be

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