Theology Test Questions and Answers Flashcards
Define monotheism
There is one infinite, personal, righteous God
Which of the five authorities of the Bishop is most important relative to the Bishop
and his theology?
Teaching Authority
How many ecumenical councils have been held in Christian history?
21 Church councils
Which of the ecumenical councils more specifically addresses the teaching authority
of the Bishop?
Council of Trent (1545-1563)
Define systemic theology
systematic theology: is the division of theological information into systems that explain its various areas.
Define biblical theology
biblical theology is a study of a certain book or books of the Bible and emphasizing the different aspects of theology it focuses on.
Define dogmatic theology:
dogmatic theology is the study of the doctrines of certain groups that have systematized doctrine.
Define contemporary theology:
Contemporary theology is the study of doctrines that have developed or come into focus in recent times.
Be able to identify at least three (Prosperity, Liberation, and Kingdom)
contemporary theologies.
- Prosperity theology: a religious Christian doctrine that teaches that financial blessing is the will of God for all Christians.
- Liberation theology emphasizes the Christian mission to bring justice to the poor and oppressed, through political activism.
- Black liberation theology seeks to liberate people of color from multiple forms of political, social, economic and religious subjugation
Define Dominion theology:
Dominion theology is the grouping of theological systems with the common belief that society should be governed exclusively by the law of God as codified in the Bible. (Not just dominion over the church, but over all the earth so that the bible is the law of the land.”
Define two streams of Dominion theology:
Christian Reconstructionism and Kingdom now
Know the significant fact of dominion theology is that Jesus cannot or will not return until the Church has taken dominion by gaining control of the earth’s governmental and social institutions.
Know the significant fact of dominion theology is that Jesus cannot or will not return until the Church has taken dominion by gaining control of the earth’s governmental and social institutions.
Be able to define the doctrine of election:
The doctrine brought forward by John Calvin that teaches, that God providentially chooses whom he will give salvation to.
Define 5 point Calvinism: (Tulip)
- Total depravity
- Unconditional election
- Limited atonement
- Irresistible grace
- Perseverance of the saints
Paterology
study of God the Father
Christology
study of God the Son, Jesus Christ
Study of Pneumatology
the study of God the Holy Spirit
Bibliology
study of the Bible
Soteriology
the study of salvation
Ecclesiology
study of the church
Eschatology
study of the end times
Angelology
the study of angels
Demonology
the study of demons from a Christian perspective
Anthropology
the study of humanity
Hamartiology
the study of sin
Name the person who influenced protestant theology between 1483 and 1546?
Martin Luther
Name the person who influenced protestant theology between 1509 and 1564?
John Calvin
Name the person who influenced protestant theology between 1560 and 1609?
Jacobus Arminius
Name the person who influenced protestant theology between 1703 and 1791?
John Wesley
Define the word deity:
the divine character and nature of God
Define the word divine
relating to or coming from God
The doctrine of eternal security
Calvinistic theology, which suggests, “once saved always saved.” Salvation cannot be lost
Be familiar with the origin of the doctrine of eternal security
John Calvin: Perseverance of the Saints: “Believers can not fall away from the state of grace.”
Be able to explain our view of the end of time from the church age through the kingdom
(millennium) established on earth.
The four views of the end times:
• Historical Premillennialism – sequence: Church age, great tribulation, second coming, millennium and then eternity. The church will remain on earth during
the tribulation and the second coming of Christ will precede the millennium.
• Amillennialism – sequence: Christ restrains Satan’s power at Calvary, tribulation church age, Millennium occur at the same time, second coming, eternity. This is the spirit reign of Jesus in the hearts of his followers. This is
known as the regeneration.
• Dispensational Premillennialism – sequence: church age, rapture, tribulation, second coming of Christ, Millennium, final judgment and eternity. Dispensational premillennialism is the belief that Jesus will come back to the earth after a seven year tribulation and will rule a thousand years in peace, the church will have been raptured prior to tribulation and will return with Christ at
the second coming.
• Postmillennialism – sequence: church age, tribulation, Millennium, second coming and eternity. This is the belief that the second coming of Christ will occur after the millennium, the world will submit to Christ, Satan will have no power and a period of great tribulation will precede the millennium.