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THE CHURCH BIBLICAL FOUNDATION Flashcards

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Foundation of the CHURCH

● For Christians the foundation of the Church can be traced as early as the___________ time, and vindicated by the person of________ in the New Testament.

A

Old Testament

Jesus Christ

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Brief Survey of the Old Testament

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  1. Humble beginning of Israel as a people.
  2. Israel’s Religious Experiences
  3. Fulǚllment of God’s promise of in Jesus
  4. Discussion if Jesus really intended to found a Church
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COVENANT

● Etymologically, is derived from the______ word______, which refers to agreement, or legal contract between kins.

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Hebrew

berit

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Berit means

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agreement, or legal contract between kins

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agreement, or legal contract between kins

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Berit

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When applied between God and Abraham, understood as more than a legal contract or agreement.

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Covenant

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Covenant: When applied between God and Abraham

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Basic relationship
Sacred
Irrevocable pact

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Covenant Conditions

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  1. Yahweh shall give Abraham the Land of Canaan
  2. Promise of Countless Descendants
  3. Assurance of Yahweh’s Protection
  4. They shall worship and keep Yahweh as their only God
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In the book of Exodus, the new Pharaoh turned the_______ into slaves and treated them with cruelty and oppression.

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Israelites

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Yahweh heard the cry of his people and remained true to his word. He raised up a liberator in the person of_________. To free his people and lead them to a land he promised Abraham and his descendants.

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Moses

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Yahweh’s unanimous victory over Pharaoh and his pantheon of God’s led Pharaoh to concede his defeat and helplessness before the mighty powerful_____ of Moses.

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God

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The defeated Pharaoh eventually issued a decree for the freedom of the______ and their return to_______.

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Hebrews

Canaan

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Chapter_____ of Exodus narrates the renewal of the Covenant. Such covenant was unique because the God of Abraham directly enters into an agreement with Israel as his chosen people.

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In return, Israel pledged its worship and loyalty to______ alone. He then gave them the___________ that would govern and guide their way of life.

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Yahweh

10 commandments

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_________has grown more defind in its identity and more organized and systematic in living out its duties towards God as indicated by its laws and precepts.

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Israel

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______as God’s chosen people evolved into an organized worshipping assembly of Yahweh guided by its fundamental laws, beliefs, and rituals called–____________

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Israel

Qahal Yahweh

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Despite God’s goodness, the_________ succumbed to their own failures and unfaithfulness.

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Israelites

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COVENANT VIOLATION & CONSEQUENCES

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Pagan Worship
Abuses of Kings
Violation and Disobedience

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there were times when Israelites resorted to pagan worship of the_______ gods – El, Baal, Asherah, Anat, Astarte

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Canaanite gods

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Canaanite gods

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El, Baal, Asherah, Anat, Astarte

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They worship Canaanite gods in order to ensure a good harvest, or the continuity of the gift of childbirth, or the hope of divine protection.

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Israelites

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there were instances when Israel’s kings ordered the execution of the prophets for openly condemning their political alliances, personal abuses, and religious compromises with their pagan neighbors.

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Abuses of Kings

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there was the separation of the________ and _________ Kingdoms of Israel (due to Solomon’s permission to the worship of the pagan gods, imposition of heavy taxes, forced labor).

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Northern and Southern

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the series of invasions by their powerful pagan neighbors (who were those who invaded).

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the Assyrians and the Babylonians

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● When Israel was about to turn their back on Yahweh and grieve in guilt for their violation, Yahweh never gave up on them.

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THE GREAT MESSIANIC EXPECTATION

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The Prophet’s Message

●______ 11:8-9 a YAHWEH Revealed his great Compassion and Love for Israel.

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HOSEA

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How could I give you up, O Ephraim, or deliver you up, O Israel? How could I treat you like Admah or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. I will not give bent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again, for I am God not man.

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HOSEA 11:8-9

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● God eradicated the punishment for violating the conditions of the Covenant.

● God recoiled in his compassion for the love of his covenant partner, Israel who had fallen into sin.

● On the other hand, Israel, reflecting in its own history of sin and sacrilege toward the sacred bond, started to pray and hope for Divine intervention.

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God’s Forgiveness

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● Israel hoped for the arrival of the Deliverer who would restore unity and ǚdelity of Israel to their God.

● The Savior who would redeem the fallen race from sin.

● The Anointed/ Chosen One who would restore the sacred covenant between Yahweh and his people.

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Israel’s One Great Hope

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The nature of the_______ remains an essential concept in understanding the relationship between God and His people.

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covenant

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The idea of religious assembly, __________is based on God’s gratuitous initiative to reach out to his people.

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Qahal Yahweh

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has freely responded on the basis of faith and loyalty towards Yahweh aided by commandments, precepts and traditions handed unto them.

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Israel

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The ultimate realization and fulǚllment of the long-awaited______, the renewal of God’s covenant unto us.

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Messiah

34
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● Jesus making an explicit intention of founding a Church is hardly supported by any direct and explicit scriptural evidence.

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ADELBERT DENAUX

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● But to understand the post-resurrection Church in relation to the Pre-Easter Jesus and his message is an essential way of fostering ǚdelity to the Church’s theological, social and historical foundation.

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ADELBERT DENAUX

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● No less than the pope emeritus of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI made the following points in supporting Jesus’ intention of building a community of faith, a church.

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JOSEPH RATZINGER

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Yahweh shall give Abraham the Land of Canaan

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1st

38
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Promise of Countless Descendants

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2nd

39
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Assurance of Yahweh’s Protection

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3rd

40
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They shall worship and keep Yahweh as their only God

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4th and last

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Who gave permission to the worship of the pagan gods, imposition of heavy taxes, forced labor

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Solomon - caused the 2 kingdoms to divide

THEO: 2nd Year (17 decks)

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