Test 3 Flashcards
Theophany
A physical manifestation of God in the Old Testament
Christophany
A human manifestation of God in the Old Testament
Anthropomorphism
Attributing human features to God as a way of understanding Him
Incarnation
The Son of God becoming man/taking on human nature
Eternality
God has no beginning and no ending
Immutability
God is unchanging
Omnipotent
God is all-powerful
Omnipresent
God is everywhere present
Omniscient
God is all-knowing
Infinite
God is unlimited in all things
Transcendent
God is above His creation
Immanent
God is actively involved in His creation
Holy
God is totally separated from sin
Just
God’s response to sin is always right
Righteous
God’s actions are always right
True
God’s communication is always pure/He cannot lie
Love
God is ready to sacrifice for the welfare of others
Merciful
God withholds deserved punishment
Gracious
God bestows undeserved blessing (unmerited favor)
Goodness
God deals bountifully with all men (aka “lovingkindness”)
God
Elohim
“strong one”
He possess all power (omnipotence)
Most High, Most High God
El Elyon
“most high”
Implies transcendence, pre-eminence
Almighty God
El Shaddai
“source of life”
Implies His ability to provide as promised (“resurrection”)
Lord
Adonai
“master, lord”
Implies sovereignty, deserving of unqualified obedience
LORD
Yahweh (Jehovah)
“he who is”
Implies self-existence/self-sufficiency
Most frequently used name (over 6000 times in the OT)
Sovereignty
God’s right to do what He wants with what belongs to Him (Divine right of ownership)
Hypostatic Union
Human and Divine natures in one indivisible Personality
Virgin Birth
refers to the miraculous conception of Christ, so that, He was born of a virgin mother
Impeccability
Jesus possessed incorruptible character
i.e. He did not sin and could not sin
Passion
the suffering and death of Christ
Vicarious Death
Christ suffered and died in our place
i.e. as our substitute
False view of the resurrection
Fraud Theories
Fallacies
Fraud Theories
views involving intentional deception
Passover Plot
disciples’ conspiracy to perpetrate resurrection lie
Wrong Tomb Theory
purposefully not correcting tomb location
Stolen Body Theory
disciples stole the body and lied about it
Fallacies
alternate interpretations (involves fallacy/denial of scripture
Swoon Theory
Christ did not die on the cross
Myth view
Church adopted belief in resurrection late 2nd century
Hallucination Theory
mass imagined vision of risen Christ
Spiritualized Resurrection
Christ rose in spirit, not in body
