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TEST 3-Q2-romans 13-16 and authority (MIDTERM) Flashcards

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Acts teaches that the ____ were committed to the expression of self gratification in I-centered authority through their humanistic expression of pleasure of experiencing and expressing one’s emotions

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Epicureans

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Acts teaches that the _____ were committed to the expression of self-gratificaroin and an I-centered authority through their humanistic expression of pleasure using naturalness and probability to bring meaning to life

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Stoics

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Each problem is a unique opportunity to apply our ______ to the needs to the age

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spiritual gifts

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Who wrote the Closing of the American mind?

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Allan Bloom

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“The values of society are found in who they____”

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admire

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“but deprived of literary guidance, they no longer any image of a perfect ______, and hence do not long to have one”

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soul

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Allan bloom was a professor of ____ at Harvard university

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literature

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what do we condemn ourselves by?

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what we approve

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9
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who testified that they would not venture to speak of anything except for what Christ has taught and done through them?

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Paul

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Who showed great leadership by modeling behavior of becoming less so that another can become greater

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John the Baptist

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What word is defined as “being able to understand a situation from another persons perspective?

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empathy

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“therefore let us stop passing _____ on one another”

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judgement

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When we choose to follow God and authority in a God-centered manner, we critique the people and the problems with _____

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empathy

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What action are we performing when we contribute to being a solution to the needs of this age?

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service

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What is significant about Romans 13;11 “ and do this, understanding the present time”….

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once we accept the truth, we no longer remain in darkness

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In Romans 16 Paul urges us to watch out for people who promote acting contrary to the teaching you have learned - what manners do people promote this?

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creating obstacles

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What two factors regarding a critic’s criticism make it seem like their criticism is valid?

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  1. there is an obvious problem

2. their criticism won’t be put to the test

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In Romans 16, Paul warns us of what two methods that people use when deceiving the minds of the naive?

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smooth talk and flattery

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Paul states in Romans 14;23 that “the man who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith” What is he doubting?

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his faith

20
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What is he eating?

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self centered view

21
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What two manners are we to accomplish the goal of purpose of the church?

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  1. encouragement

2. endurance

22
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When we focus to leading others in the kingdom of God, we make every effort for them to experience…?

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  1. peace

2. mutual edification

23
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what is three step process that we all go through upon trusting God’s teaching that He he blesses us all with irrevocable gifts?

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  1. identfiy- identify your gifts
  2. sharpen- sharpen your gifts
  3. apply- apply your gifts to the needs of this age
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When you have an I-centefred view of authority, you view god as what?

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a ruling god

25
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When you have a God-centered view of authority, you view god as what?

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a loving god

26
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Complete Romans 15:5 “ May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the spirit of..”

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unity

27
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In Romans 14, Paul warns against this in multiple verses…

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judging others

28
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What action does Romans 15 describe as making us weak?

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being selfish

29
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Romans 15 describes us making us strong?

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serving others

30
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Romans 15 teaches that the purpose of the church is what?

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to create unity

31
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In Romans 15;4 it states that “everything that was written in the past was written for what purpose?

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to teach us

32
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being unable to see or understand the world from outside your own self-centered viewpoint is described in Romans as…?

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living in darkness

33
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being aware of grand designs and plans that god has for you beyond your selfish desires, is described in Romans as;

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living in the armor of light

34
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When you acknowledge the authority of God by accepting that you are Created by God, uniquely gifted by God, called by God, and need the saving grace of Jesus Christ to overcome you self-centeredness (sin) you are:

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loving yourself

35
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This practical perspective provides a clear purpose on how to live under God’s guidance…

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the roles of each moment

36
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When we don’t listen to that advice to our weakness, what emotional state are we in danger of falling into?

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manic depression

37
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What are the ways we condemn ourselves by what we approve?

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  1. results in our struggle to sin
  2. leaves us double minded
  3. we are filled with doubt
38
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Choosing to view god and authority in an I-centered manner is an act of….

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Disobedience

39
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Choosing to view god and authority in a God-centered manner is an act of..

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Obedience

40
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What is the continuing debt described in Romans 13 that we owe each other?

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love

41
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When we choose to rebel against the authority of God has instituted we:

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are brining judgement on ourselves

42
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In Romans 14, how are we to respond to people when we are involved in disputable matters?

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accept others without judgement

43
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In the closing of the American Mind when the author was discussing how his cousins, who were MDs and PHDs, discussed the meaning and purpose of life with what words?

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thoughtful

44
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In the closing of the American mind when the author discusses how his grandparents had a deep and thoughtful view on the meaning and purpose of life, he observed that it was due to their:

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biblical literacy

45
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The author of the closing of the American mind wrote the book because he was concerned that his students were close to:

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the purpose and meaning of life

46
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The author if the closing of the American mind observed that his students minds were closed primarily due to :

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their focus only on the here and now

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