Theology 1 final

Question 1

Divine Unity/Simplicity

Answer 1

God is not composed of Parts:
a. God’s being is not a collection of attributes
b. God’s attributes are not additions to His real being.
c. God is fully each of His attributes
d. God’s attributes qualify each other
e. Each member of the Trinity shares wholly and completely in all of His essential attributes
f. The doctrine of unity cautions one against tryin to single out one attribute as more important/prominent than other attributes

Question 2

The Decree of God

Answer 2

The sovereignty of God is displayed in His divine decree of all things. The sovereign one has the right and ability to decree all things. “God’s decree is His eternal plan, whereby according to his decretive will and for His gory; he foreordained everything that comes to pass.

Question 3

The Sovereignty of God

Answer 3

The supremacy of God in which he reigns over the entire universe, exercising His absolute power and authority to do whatever He is pleased to do in and through His creation

Question 4

God’s decretive/secret/sovereign will

Answer 4

God’s sovereign choices for what will actually happen. characterizes God’s essence, so it is eternal, immutable, independent, omnipotent as He foreordained all things

Question 5

God’s perceptive/moral will:

Answer 5

Things that are revealed by God, moral norms, which God desires to be obeyed (Rom 12:1:1 Thess 4:3; 1 Thess 5:18. This consists of God’s precepts in the law and in the gospel for man’s conduct.

Question 6

Providence of God

Answer 6

God’s sustains and preserves all things to providentially accomplish His will

Question 7

Divine Concurrence

Answer 7

the doctrine of concurrence is merely an application of the general principles that God brings all things to pass. Concurrence teaches that God causes events on the mirco level as well as on the macro level. He uses second causes, but one of the second causes work without him.

Question 8

Divine Compatibilism:

Answer 8

The biblical view that divine determinism is compatible with human free will. There is a dual explanation for every choice that humans make. God determines human choices, yet every person freely makes his or her own choices.

Question 9

Libertarianism

Answer 9

Libertarian view of free will): The view that free will is incompatible with divine determinism

Question 10

Theodicy

Answer 10

A response to the problem of evil in the world that attempts logically, relevantly and consistently to defend God as simultaneously omnipotent, all-loving and just despite the reality of evil

Question 11

Trinity

Answer 11

The doctrine of triune God three persons in one.

Question 12

The Ontological Trinity

Answer 12

Emphasis on who each person of the Godhead is—all ontologically equal as God

Question 13

The Economic Trinity

Answer 13

“deals with the self-disclosure of the Godhead in the members work in the world” “…in their economic roles, certain members of the Godhead are functionally subordinate to other persons in the Godhead”

Question 14

Modalism/Sabellianism

Answer 14

There is one person who appears to us in three different forms (or modes)”

Question 15

Subordinationism

Answer 15

the Son was eternal (not created) and divine, but still not equal to the Father in being or attributes—the Son was inferior or ‘subordinate’ in being to God the Father.

Question 16

The Virgin birth

Answer 16

This is the miraculous act whereby Jesus Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the virgin Mary with the result that the Second Person of the Triune God was joined eternally to a real human body and nature

Question 17

Immaculate Conception

Answer 17

Jesus’ birth was a natural and normal birth. But his conception in the womb of the virgin Mary was supernatural, the work of the Holy Spirit without a human father”

Question 18

The Kenosis Theory

Answer 18

Jesus emptied Himself of several divine attributes—such as His omniscience, omnipresence, and omnipotence—during His time on earth as a man.

Question 19

The Hypostatic Union

Answer 19

refers to the combination of Jesus’ two natures in one person (Gk. hypostasis). The phrase does not occur in Scripture, but the church formulated this concept in order to better understand how one person can be both divine and human”

Question 20

Arianism

Answer 20

Jesus had a beginning and is not one in essence with the Father (i.e. he is only called ‘God’ as a title of honor)

Question 21

Nestorianism

Answer 21

Jesus is two separate persons (human and divine).

Question 22

Eutychianism

Answer 22

Jesus has only one nature (his human nature having been absorbed into the divine; also known as Monophysitism)

Question 23

Docetism

Answer 23

Jesus was divine, but only appeared to be human

Question 24

Apollinarianism

Answer 24

Jesus was fully God but only partly man (He had a human body, but not a human mind or spirit, which were divine).

Question 25

Define, explain and biblically defend the Aseity of God

Answer 25

Romans 11:36 and aseity: “He has created and provide all things (‘from him’); nothing happens without his power (‘through him’); he receives everything back (‘to him’). He has no needs; he is self-sufficient” All creation is dependent upon Him (Jn 1:3; 1 Cor 8:6). All creation exists for him (Ps 50:10-11; Eph 1:5, 9, 11-12)

Question 26

Define, explain and biblically defend the Wrath of God

Answer 26

God’s wrath is both a judicial and relational expression of His hatred of sin. God’s wrath is expressed in action (Rom 1:18) ii. God’s wrath is expressed both on this earth and eternally. God demonstrates His wrath: Jn 3:36 * Rom 1:18-32 * Rom 2:1-11

Question 27

Regarding God’s omnipotence, what are 5 things God cannot do because they are contrary to his nature?

Answer 27

God cannot sin (1 Jn 1:5) * God cannot approve evil (Hab 1:13) * God cannot lie (Tit 1:2) * God cannot tempt anyone (Jms 1:13) * God cannot deny His promises (2 Tim 2:13)

Question 28

Does God know the future?

Answer 28

God’s knowledge is perfect, never increasing, decreasing, deficient, flawed or with error. He is never wrong or misunderstands., (Romans 11:34-35). It is eternal: Is. 45:21; God knows all things future. Is 45:1 Is 46:9-10 Mt 6:8

Question 29

Biblically defend the personhood of God using Scripture:

Answer 29

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Question 30

Explain and biblically defend the jealousy of God; What does it mean and how is it manifested

Answer 30

The jealousy of God is God’s holy and passionate desire and action for exclusive devotion and allegiance to His glory. God is jealous for His glory and He is jealous for His people’s faithfulness to His glory, Deut. 6:15; Is. 42:8. Ex 20:1-5 * Jealousy and anger (Deut 4:23) * Jealousy and love (Eze 16)

Question 31

Explain and biblically defend the holiness of God.

Answer 31

Use Scripture to support your answer: God is majestically transcendent, unique and set apart from his creation being separate, free, and intolerant to all sin: Ex 15:11Jn 17:11. He is holy and separate from sin. (Is 59:1-2).He is morally holy: 1 John 1:5.

Question 32

What is the difference between the common grace and the saving grace of God? Give biblical support for both in your answer

Answer 32

God is majestically transcendent, unique and set apart from his creation being separate, free, and intolerant to all sin: Ex 15:11Jn 17:11. He is holy and separate from sin. (Is 59:1-2).He is morally holy: 1 John 1:5.

Question 33

What is the difference between the common grace and the saving grace of God? Give biblical support for both in your answer:

Answer 33

Common grace refers to God’s gracious activity in sustaining all creation, in restraining evil and wickedness so that societies don’t collapse altogether, and in allowing mankind to develop and function in societies, (Gen. 6:3; Mathew 5:44-45). Saving grace is God’s grace extended to us to establish a spiritual relationship with God and to grow believers in that relationship. This includes: Deliverance from physical danger (Gen 6:8) * Salvation (Eph 2:8) * Justification (Rom 3:24; Tit 3:7) * Forgiveness of sin after repentance (Neh 9:17) * Future hope (1 Pet 1:13

Question 34

List five passages that affirm both the sovereignty of God and the responsibility of man (see class notes).

Answer 34

a. Gen. 5:20
b. Hab 1:5-11
c. Acts 2:22-23
d. Acts 4:27-28
e. Phil. 2:12-13

Question 35

Be able to explain and refute the following views of creation:
a. Gap Theory
b. Theistic Evolution:
c. Day Age Theory:
d. Framework Interpretation:

Answer 35

a. Gap Theory: The theory that there is a large Gap in the account of creation: (Gen 1:31).
b. Theistic Evolution: The theory that God uses evolution to create
c. Day Age Theory: The theory that each day is an age which elongates the acct of creation
d. Framework Interpretation: The belief that Genesis is a literary device for the Sabbath

Question 36

Define and briefly explain God’s preservation of the universe and give 3 passages that support your answer

Answer 36

God’s work of maintaining and protecting the existence of the created universe: God preserves all things, (Neh 9:6) God sustains creation with clouds, rain, grass, etc. (Ps 147:8-9) God sustains life of people, (Acts 17:25-28). In God all things hold together, (Col 1:17).

Question 37

What is modalism? How would you biblically refute its claims?

Answer 37

The view that the trinity of God is actually God appearing in 3 different “modes”. However, the bible teaches that God, Son, Spirit is co-eternal, Father (1 Tim 1:17) * Son (Jn 1:1-3) * Spirit (Heb 9:14). In addition they are co-existent, Is 48:16 * Is 61:1 * Lk 3:21-22. Verbiage where Christ sends the Holy Spirit, (John 15:26; 16:7).

Question 38

List 5 attributes of Christ that prove His deity and give Scripture references for each:

Answer 38

a. 1. Self-Existent (Jn 1:4, 14:6; Acts 3:15)
b. 2. Creator (Jn 1:3; Col 1:16)
c. 3. Sustainer (Col 1:17)
d. 4. Omniscient (John 2:24-25; Col 2:3)
e. 5. Immutable (Heb 13:8)

Question 39

Explain and biblically defend Jesus’s eternal pre-existence

Answer 39

Jesus exists in an eternal pre-existence. He existed and appeared in Gen 18:1-2;22, (Angel of the Lord), He accepted worship from Moses, (Ex. 3:1-5; Angel of the Lord, (Jdg 13:18 and Is 9:6, Is. 6:1-10.

Question 40

List five human experiences of Jesus that support His humanity. Give a Scripture references for each answer.

Answer 40

a. Hunger (Mt 4:2) .
b. Thirst (Jn 4:7, 19:28) .
c. Weary/Tired (Jn 4:6) .
d. Sleep (Mt 8:24; Jn 8:23)
e. Burdened (Mt 26:38; Jn 12:27, 13:21; Heb 5:7)

Question 41

List 5 reasons the resurrection was significant.

Answer 41

a. Necessary for salvation (1 Cor 15:12-19)
b. b. Confirmed fulfillment of promises made to OT fathers (Acts 13:32-37)
c. c. Confirmed Jesus deity (Rom 1:4)
d. d. Proof of the Father’s acceptance of Christ’s sacrifice (Rom 4:25)
e. e. Conquered sin and death (Rom 4:25; 1 Cor 15)

Question 42

List five passages of Scripture that support the deity of the Holy Spirit. Briefly explain how each reference supports His deity.

Answer 42

a. Acts 5:34: lie to the Holy spirit=lie to God
b. 1 Cor. 12:11, empowered by one and the same Spirit
c. Heb. 9:14: The eternal spirit
d. 2 Cor. 3:3: The Spirit of the living God

Question 43

Give 5 evidences of the personhood of the Holy Spirit. Support your answers with Scripture.

Answer 43

a. Knowledge and Intelligence: 1 Cor. 2:11
b. Emotions: Eph. 4:30
c. Will: 1 Cor. 2:11
d. Love: Rom 15:30
e. Life: Romans 8:2

Question 44

What was the Holy Spirit’s role in relation to Scripture?

Answer 44

a. Messianic prophecy and confirmation: Is 42:1
b. The baptism of Christ: Jn 1:32-33
c. Christ filled with the spirit, Lk 4:1
d. Christ led by the Spirit: Mk 1:12
e. The death and resurrection of Christ: Heb. 9:14

Question 45

20. What was the Holy Spirits’ role in relation to the ministry of Christ? (See class notes—5 descriptions are given).

Answer 45

a. Messianic prophecy and confirmation: Is 42:1
b. The baptism of Christ: Jn 1:32-33
c. Christ filled with the spirit, Lk 4:1
d. Christ led by the Spirit: Mk 1:12
e. The death and resurrection of Christ: Heb. 9:14

Question 46

Can a Christian “lose” the Holy Spirit? Explain your answer and support your answer with Scripture.

Answer 46

A Christian cannot lose the Holy Spirit because if that were the case, then He would lose God. The spirit takes up residence permanently Rom 8:9-11 where we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, Eph. 2:20-21.

Question 47

What does it mean to be “filled by the Spirit”? Biblically support your answer?

Answer 47

To be filled with the Holy Spirit in Scripture means that believers were filled for a special purpose. In scripture it was followed by a unique event or prophecy, not to be sought after today or tried to duplicate today:
a. Zachariah prophecy: Luke 1:67
b. The supernatural speaking in tongues on Pentecost: Acts 2:4
c. Acts 4:8 Peter filled with the spirit for boldness to preach boldly

Question 48

Where did angels come from? When were they created? How many were created? Give Biblical support for all your answers.

Answer 48

a. They were created by God: Psalm 148:2; Ex 20:11
b. They were created from before the rest of creation: (Job 38:6-7)
c. There were myriads created, both individually (Mt 22:28-30) and simultaneously. Innumerable Dan 7:10; Heb 12:22; Rev 5:11

Question 49

Should angels be worshipped? Why or why not? Support your answers with biblical support.

Answer 49

Angels should not be worshipped. As created beings they are not to be worshipped, (Rev 19:10; 22:8-9; Col 2:18-19)

Question 50

List five descriptive titles of Satan with Scripture references. (i.e. the evil one, the accuser, etc.).

Answer 50

a. The evil one: Jn 17:15
b. The Tempter: Mt 4:3
c. The ruler/prince: Jn 12:31
d. God of this world: 2 Cor. 4:4
e. Adversary: 1 Peter 5:8
f. The father of lies Jn 8:44

Question 51

26. Is Satan as powerful as God? Explain your answer and give Biblical support.

Answer 51

a. Satan is not as powerful as God. He is not equal to God: Col 1:16
b. God restricts Satan: Job 2:6
c. He does not possess attributes like God: (omnipresence: Job 1:7; Rev 20:1-3)
d. He is defeated and judged: Rev 12:7; 20:1-10

Question 52

Essay: Write an essay proving the Sovereignty of God from Scripture. Give several different examples of His sovereignty with Biblical support. (See class notes).

Answer 52

a. God is sovereign: Ps 115:3; Eph 1:11; Romans 11:33-36
b. God is sovereign over creation: Gen 1:1; Col 1:16-17; Job 9:5-10; Mt 6:26
c. God is sovereign over people, their lives and death: Provb 16:1,4,9; Jms 4:13-15; Job 14:5; Jer 1:5; Gal 1:15.
d. Over nations: Acts 17:26; Deut. 32:8; Ex 34:23-24;
e. Over salvation: Acts 9:13-23;

Question 52

Essay: Define and explain God’s immutability with biblical support. There are several passages in Scripture that suggest that God “repents” or “regrets” (Gen 6:6; 1 Sam 15:11). How does one reconcile these passages with God’s immutability?

Answer 52

God is unchangeable in His essence, attributes, will. IS 40:28; James 1:17; Heb 6:17
b. When bible talks about God changing, or relenting or regrets, need to keep in mind:
i. They are at times anthropomorphic expressions that describe a change in relationship, (Ex 32:14; Jn 3:10)
ii. They are at time changes in relationship and attitude because of sin of people,
1. Gen 6:6
iii. They are changes based on the progress of the unchanging redemptive plan of God: Jer 31:31
c. Problems with God not being immutable: He would not be God. He is unchanging in only the way scripture defines Him as.

Question 52

Essay: Write an essay on Philippians 2:6-8 explaining its contribution to our understanding of the kenosis. What does it mean when Paul says Jesus “emptied Himself?”

Answer 52

a. Problem exists in that Jesus emptied Himself of deity, then He is no longer God. Scripture doesn’t affirm this.
b. Jesus actually emptied Himself of nothing.
i. What Paul means that Christ emptied Himself or made of no effect; to nullify become void of using His divine status as a selfish means to an advantage, (that is what is meant that he didn’t count equality with God a thing to be grasped. Paul never said He emptied Himself of something in particular.
ii. A better way to think of it is that Jesus actually added something when he made himself nothing, he added humanity.
1. Taking the form of a bondserveant. He took on being a slave
2. By being made in the likeness of men
3. He humbled himself even to the cross.

Question 52

Essay: Explain and defend Scripture’s teaching about the Trinity in both the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Answer 52

a. The Old and New Testament clearly teaches that only one God is in existence, (Ex 20:2-3, Deut 4:35; 6:4, Is. 43:10; 44:6-8, Mk 12:29, Jn 10:30, 1 Cor. 8:6).
b. The Old Testament also indicates that there is indeed a trinity. At creation, God uses the plural pronouns “us” in creation, (Gen 1:26;3:22) and also when taking the Jewish name for God Elohim.
c. In Hebrews 1:5-13: God speaking to His Son affirming preeminence
d. Indicated in Creation: Gen 1:1, Gen 1:2

Question 53

Essay: What are the Spirit’s duties in relationship to the New Testament believer in the church? Use Scripture to support your answer.

Answer 53

a. Regeneration: Rom 8:2
b. Sealed, 2 Cor. 1:21-22
c. Baptism into the Body of Christ: Mk 1:8; Gal 3:27
d. Indwelling: Jn 14:16-22; 1 Cor. 6:19
e. Special filling: Lk 1:41; Acts 2:4; 4:8
f. Fullness: Lk 4:1; Acts 6:3,5; 11:24

Question 54

Essay: Write an essay describing the ministry of angels as seen in Scripture. Make sure to support your answers biblically

Answer 54

a. Angels provide protection in general to humans, (Ps 34:7; 35:5-6)
b. Angels rejoice at the notion of a repenting sinner (Luke 15:10)
c. They help believers understand the resurrection of Christ, (Matt 28:1-2; Luke 24:5-8)