Theo mid term Flashcards
What is the class definition of “theology”?
Any thinking reflection, or contemplation on the reality of God even on the question of god.
What are the legitimate sources for Christian theology?
Scripture, tradition, reason, experience
What is General Revelation? What are some examples of General Revelation?
The rrevelation of God generally accessible to all people at all times.
Ps 19:1-2 Rom 1:20
What is Special Revelation? What are some examples of Special Revelation?
The revelation of God given to particular people at particular times
Bible, dreams, visions, Jesus, the Word of God
What doctrines of the bible did we discuss (be familiar with them)?
Inspiered
Authoritative
Inherrant
infallible
The doctrines of biblical Authority, Infallibility, and Inerrancy are all corollaries of which other doctrine?
That the bible in inherrant
What is the structure of the English Old Testament (think 5-12-5-5-12)? What do those numbers represent?
5 total parts with books within, Torah (5books), History (12 books), poetry and wisdom (5books), major prophets (5 books), minor prophets (12 books)
What is the structure of the English New Testament (think 4-1-21-1)? What do those numbers represent?
4 total parts with books within, Gospels ( 4 books), History ( 1book), Letters ( 21 books), Revelations (1 book)
What are the primary names for God in the Hebrew Bible? What do they signify?
Elohim: God of gods, crerator and sustainer
Adonai: Lord; has authority over humanity
Yahweh: I AM; sacred and personal name, tetragrammaton, the name
What is God’s personal name in the Hebrew Bible?
Yahweh
What are the attributes of God (make sure you understand each one, communicable and incommunicable)?
Incommunicable: charracterristics that God does not share with finite humanity.
Self-existant: God has being in himself, God is not contigent on anyone for his existance, he is not dependent on anything outside of himself.
Self sufficient; nothing is lacking within god himself
Free: Ps 115:3; Isa: 12-14
Simple
God is one
Immutable
Impassinle: but impassioned
Eternal: Everlasting
Omniscient: All knowing, God knowing everything, things actual and possible, effortlessly and equally well.
Omnipotent: All-powerrful,
Omnipresent:
Communicable: characteristics with chich we can more directly identify, who is gos like
True
Wise
Holy: moral perfection in scripture
Just
Good
Faithful
Love
Mercy
If God is omniscient, does that mean that everything in this world is predetermined?
In the eyes of the bible we are given free will, so everything in the world in not prre-determines
What is the difference between “eternal” and “everlasting”?
Eternal vs. everlasting
Eternal means that it has not beginning and no end, but everlasting means it has a beginning but no end.
According to Christian theology, in what way(s) is God said to be true?
1) He is the true God
2) He is true in his essence
3) His words/promises are ture
What does the title “Messiah/Christ” mean?
Annointed one
What does the title “Son of God” signify?
It is the less divine title of Jesus
What does the name “Jesus” mean?
Yhawah saves: dies for our sins
What does the title “Immanuel” mean?
God with us
What is Jesus’ favorite title for himself? What does it signify?
Son of Man: more divine and fulfills the 2 major messianic expectations
What were the two major messianic expectations leading up to the time of Christ?
1) Matt 26:63-64: you will see the son of man sitting at the right hand of the Mightly One and coming on the clouds of heaven
2) Acts 7:54-56: I see heaven open and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God
What biblical data suggests that Jesus is God?
John’s prologue
John 8:56-58
John 20-28
What does the biblical term “firstborn” mean?
The firstborn gets the right to the father’s earning
What does kenosis refer to?
The reunification of the divine nature at least in part, Christ in the incarnation
What is the difference between “absolute” and “predicated” I AM statements in John’s Gospel? What do each of them signify?
in their predicated form, the “I am” sayings are Christological in nature, but they are not meant to claim for Jesus a divine status like the absolute sayings. Rather a connection to some important image or theme from Israel’s Scriptures is in view.
In Matthew’s Gospel, what is the message preached by both John the Baptist and Jesus (Answer: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”)
Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near
Which traits suggest the personhood of the Holy Spirit?
Other coundelor/advocate
According to Matthew’s Gospel, can blasphemy against the Holy Spirit be forgiven?
no
What biblical data suggests that the Holy Spirit is God?
Baptismal formula
What are the functions of the Holy Spirit?
Creation, convicts the world regarding sin, righteousness and judgment, regeneration, New birth(into gods family) empowerment to live righteously, ipartation of eternal life, sealing of the spirit; sown payment, baptism of the spirit, indwelling of the spirit, filling the spirit, anointing,
Sanctification: positional, progressive, future, final perfection in the life to come
What is the class definition of “sanctification
To make holy, set apart for as sacred to God
What do “positional”, “progressive”, and “future” sanctification refer to?
Positional: the state of the Christian
Progressive: the act of becoming holy
Future: final perfection in the life to come
What is the class definition of the holy “trinity”?
The one true God eternally exist as three persons Father, Son, and Holy Spirit equal in nature in glory, and distinct relations.
About how many times are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit mentioned in the same place in the New Testament?
120 times
What does perichoresis refer to?
Mutual indwelling of the god head
On the so-called “path to Nicaea,” which is the earliest Christian creed that we discussed?
Apostles Creed
What are the Trinitarian Controversies that we discussed in class (be familiar with all of them: Adoptionism, Apollinarianism, Arianism, Docetism, Ebionism, Eutychianism, Modalism, Monarchianism, Nestorianism, Sabellianism)?
Adoptionism: Dynamic Monarchianism; jusus was adopted by god at his baptim because he was living an honorable life
Apollinarianism: soul patch: jesus was always divine; jesus was made man
Arianism: There was a time when the son was not
Docetism: jesus is only God
Ebioism: Jesus is just a man
Eutychianism: jesus’s human nature was somehow overcome by the divine nature
Modalism: Modalistic Monarchianism; God exist as a single person but reveals himself in a plurality of modes.
Monarchianism: Wanting to protect the unity
Nestorianism: radically divided two natures of Christ to the point where it seemed like they were two persons
Sabellianism: extreme Monarchianism; claimed that the god manifested as the Father in the OT, the son in the NT, and the Holy Spirit at pentecost
Amidst the trinitarian controversies, what councils took place (be familiar with them)?
Council of Nicea (325ce)
Council of Chalcedon (451ce)
Which religious philosophy suggested that Jesus was only a man (and not God)?
Ebionism
Which religious philosophy suggested that Jesus was only divine (and simply seemed like a man)?
Eutychianism
What is Patripassianism?
The father entered Mary’s Womb
The fater entered Mary’s Womb
The fater entered Mary’s Womb
Why did Gregory of Nazianzus have a problem with Apollinarianism?
Because what is not assumed is not healed
Which religious philosophy suggests that Jesus’s nature was a mix of humanity and divinity, such that He was somehow not fully human nor fully divine?
Apollinarianism
