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Nestorianism

is a Christological doctrine that emphasizes the disunion between the human and divine natures of Jesus. It was advanced by Nestorius (386–450),

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Monophysitism

is the Christological position that, after the union of the divine and the human in the historical Incarnation, Jesus Christ, as the incarnation of the eternal Son or Word (Logos) of God, had only a single “nature” which was either divine or a synthesis of divine and human.

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Functional Modalism

the doctrine that the persons of the Trinity represent only three modes or aspects of the divine revelation, not distinct and coexisting persons in the divine nature.

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Docetism

In Christian terminology, docetism Broadly it is taken as the belief that Jesus only seemed to be human, and that his human form was an illusion.

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Adoptionism

nontrinitarian theological teaching that Jesus was adopted as God’s Son at either his baptism, his resurrection, or his ascension.

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Apollinarianism

Jesus could not have had a human mind; rather, that Jesus had a human body and lower soul (the seat of the emotions) but a divine mind.

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Omnipresent

God is present everywhere at the same time

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Cessationism

the doctrine that spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing ceased with the original twelve apostles

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Immutability

God is unchanging

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Noncessationism

Opposite of cessationism

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Incarnation

a person who embodies in the flesh a deity, spirit, or abstract quality:

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kenosis

‘self-emptying’ of one’s own will and becoming entirely receptive to God’s divine will

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Omnipotent

God’s unlimited power

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Omniscient

All knowing

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Tritheism

the doctrine of or belief in the three persons of the Trinity as three distinct gods.

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Atheist:

no God

Romans 1:25

They exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator–who is forever praised. Amen.

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Agnostic:

don’t know or can’t know

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Contradictory Theism

unbiblical view of God

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Limited Theism

Reflects some biblical qualities of God

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Biblical Theism

1 Timothy 2:5”

For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,

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Does it matter whether one believes in the existence of God?

See/ know Genesis 1:26, Psalm 16: 8-11, and Romans 1:18-32

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God’s Arritbute’s categories

loving, divine, and character

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God’s loving attributes

love, grace, mercy, kindness, patience, faithful

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God’s divine attributes

Immutable, infinite, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, transcendent, sovereign

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God's character attributes

Holiness, Righteousness, justice, goodness, wisdom, truthful, fairness

God's love:

1 John 1:16

God's Grace

Titus 2:11, 3: 4-7

God's mercy

Titus 2:11, 3: 4-7

God's Kindness

Titus 2:11, 3: 4-7

God's Patience

Romans 9:22

God's faithfulness

Laminations 3:22, 23

God's immutable

James 1:17

God's Omnipresent

Psalm 139:7-8

God's sovereignity

Romans 9: 13-21

God's Holiness

Leviticus 19:2-20

God's Justice

1 John 1:9

God's Truthfulness

Romans 3:4

Evidence for Jesus Christ being fully God and fully human

John 10: 30-33

Why is it important God was fully human?

Help in temptation Hebres 4:4-16

Christ's divinity

1. Identity John 1:1 2. Nature Philippians 2:6 3. Redeemer John 1:12

Christ's Humanity

Luke 1:42

Christological Heresies

``` Arianism Docetism Apollinarianism Nestorianism Monophysitism ```

God's Spirit as related to the Trinity

1. A member of one God Who is triune—Matthew 28:19 2. A Divine person Who is God—Acts 5:4-9 3. A Divine person sent by the Father and Son—John 16:7; Acts 1:4-8

God's spirit as related to scripture

1. The Spirit “inspired” Scripture—2 Peter 1:21 | 2. The Spirit illuminates, teaches and applies Scripture—1 Corinthians 2:12-14

God's spirit as related to salvation

1. The Spirit reveals the need for Salvation—John 16:8-11 2. The Spirit imparts Divine life—John 3:5 3. The Spirit gifts believers for ministry effectiveness—Ephesians 4:11-16 4. The Spirit transforms believers into Christ-likeness—2 Corinthians 3:18

Heresies on triune nature of God

tri-theism, Arianism, historical modalism, and functional modalism

Triune Nature of God definition

One God and Three persons

Which of the following is true? a. In the OT the HS was available to all believers all the time. b. In the OT the HS was available only to specific persons for specific purposes

In John's Gospel the basic meaning of the word Paraclete is

One who is called alongside to help

In Hebrew the word Ruach can mean:

Spirit or Wind

The Holy Spirit was given to anointed kings in the OT to equip them to lead God's people and: a. could not be taken away b. could be taken away

Green argues that the spirit can do more for us than Jesus could do for his disciples who walked with him as contemporaries: True or False

True

The belief that Jesus only appeared to be human

Docetism

The belief that Jesus was a very special human chosen by God to be his very special prophet and "son"

Adoptionism

The belief that Jesus did not have a human rational soul

Appolinarinism

The belief that Jesus had two complete and unrelated natures

Nestorianism

asserted that in the person of Jesus Christ there was only one, divine nature rather than two natures, divine and human

monophysitism

The belief that Christ emptied himself of some attributes is referred to as

Kenosis

maintained that the Son of God was created by the Father and was therefore neither coeternal with the Father, nor consubstantial.

Arianism

T or F: Olson thinks the belief in God as triune began in the fourth century with the Roman emperor Constantine

False

According to Olson, virtually all Christians everywhere have agreed that God is: a. Three beings, one person b. three persons, one being

The belief that Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three distinct persons, but merely three manifestations of one single person is know as

Modalism

The belief that Jesus was a great philospher chosen by God to be his special so was known as

Adoptionism

Augustine used this analogy of the Trinity:

Mind: memory, understanding, will

God''s Greatness tends to relate to his ______, while his goodness tends to relate to his _______.

Trancendence, immanence

Immutability is an attribute that involves the question: can God______?

change

Deism claims that God is ______ but uninvolved with the universe he created.

Creator

Panentheism is any view that places

too much emphasis on God's immanence

Kenosis is a Greek word that refers to

self-emptying

Since the 11th century, "Pope" refers to the Bishop of _____.

Rome

The prpose of Benedictine's Rule was to correct the monastic abuses and to guide monks to holiness: T of F.

True

The division of the Eastern and Western church is know as

The Great Schism

How was the coronation of Charlemagne as turning point in Christian history?

1) a christian has never held the position of emperor before | b. It symbolized that political relationships between church and state were changing

The medieval synthesis united ______ and _____ aspects of life

sacred and secular