Unit 2

Question 1

Creatio ex nihilo

Answer 1

literally means, “creation out of nothing,” synthesizes and affirms the biblical testimony to the kind act with which God first created everything.

Question 2

Deism

Answer 2

the belief that God exists, but that He is not directly involved in the world. That he is standoffish from what he has made

Question 3

Pantheism

Answer 3

the belief that the world is itself divine

Question 4

Panentheism

Answer 4

the belief that God and the world are so bound together that God could not exist without the world

Question 5

Gnosticism

Answer 5

refers to a variety of groups in the ancient world that claimed to have secret knowledge that would open up doors of salvation

Question 6

Gnostic Hierarchical Dualism

Answer 6

Divides creation into two: material (which is evil) and spiritual (which is good)

Question 7

Holism

Answer 7

Recognizes the goodness of all that God has made

Question 8

Providence

Answer 8

the doctrine that God is continually active and involved in with his creation

Question 9

Governance

Answer 9

the part of the doctrine of providence referring to God’s work in guiding all things to the purpose for which they have been made and God’s active role over creation.

Question 10

Theodicy

Answer 10

the attempt to justify God’s actions in light of the existence of evil

Question 11

What are some reasons we can rule out when asked why God created?

Answer 11

Because he had to, It was an accident, etc.

Question 12

Doctrine of Providence: Preservation

Answer 12

God’s work in upholding all of creation

Question 13

Doctrine of Providence: Concurrence

Answer 13

God’s work in and with all that he has made

Question 14

Doctrine of Providence: Governance

Answer 14

God’s work in guiding all things to the purpose for which they have been made and God’s active role over creation.

Question 15

What are the heresies concerning the doctrine of creation?

Answer 15

Deism
Pantheism
Panentheism
Gnosticism

Question 16

Functional

Answer 16

Concerning the image of God, this view emphasizes the unique role human beings have in caring for God’s creation.

Question 17

Imago Dei

Answer 17

literally meaning image of God

Question 18

Original sin

Answer 18

the fact that all human beings are born under the condition on sin

Question 19

Psychosomatic unity

Answer 19

this term describes a creature that is always both physical and spiritual

Question 20

Relational

Answer 20

concerning the image of God, this view emphasizes that humas are fundamentally beings created to exist in fellowship with others

Question 21

Substantial

Answer 21

concerning the image of God, this view emphasizes that humans share in some aspect of God’s substance

Question 22

Theological anthropology

Answer 22

the topic or doctrine of the human being

Question 23

What did Augustine believe about original sin?

Answer 23

Augustine taught we are born with sin

Question 24

What did Pelagius believe about original sin?

Answer 24

Pelagius taught we are born with a blank slate

Question 25

Which is the orthodox Christian view of sin? Augustine’s or Pelagius’

Answer 25

Augustine is orthodox

Question 26

What is the relationship between Adam’s sin and our sin?

Answer 26

Adam represents all of humanity, original sin

Question 27

What are the theories for why Adam’s sin is our sin too?

Answer 27

Hereditary, or Legal process

Question 28

Explain what it means to be made in the image of God.

Answer 28

We inherit certain attributes of God, We are icons of God, etc.

Question 29

Olson stated, “According to Christian theology sin is not just outward acts but even more an ________ __________.”

Answer 29

inward disposition

Question 30

Explain the four broken relationships that are a result of sin.

Answer 30

Man with self
Man with god
Man with creation
Man with man

Question 31

Apollinarianism

Answer 31

Jesus’ body was human and his mind/soul was divine, therefore, Jesus is less than fully human.

Question 32

Chalcedon

Answer 32

This Council held in 451 worked through the questions raised by the Christological heresies, affirming that Jesus Christ has two natures, fully divine and fully human, and that those two natures are truly united in one person

Question 33

communication of attributes

Answer 33

the interchange of that which is appropriate to God and that which is appropriate to humanity in the incarnate Jesus

Question 34

Eutychianism

Answer 34

mostly divine nature combines with a little bit of human nature to form a new human/divine nature

Question 35

hypostatic union

Answer 35

This term attempts to describe the unbroken unity of the divine and human natures in the person Jesus, such that all that belongs to each nature truly belongs

Question 36

Nestorianism

Answer 36

Jesus has a divine nature and a human nature, but they are separate

Question 37

Theotokos

Answer 37

Literally means “God-bearer,” i.e., the one who gave birth to God. A title for Jesus’s mother intended to confirm the unity of Christ’s person.

Question 38

Due to the communication of attributes, what are some examples of human attributes that cannot usually describe God, but that are true of Jesus in the incarnation?

Answer 38

He gets tired, he eats, he sleeps

Question 39

annunciation

Answer 39

The announcing of Jesus’ birth to mary

Question 40

incarnation

Answer 40

Jesus coming down to be made fully human and fully God

Question 41

Immanuel

Answer 41

“God with us” name given to Jesus

Question 42

How do omnipotence, omniscience, and omnipresence apply to Jesus?

Answer 42

Jesus limits some of his divine characteristics but none of his divine nature

Question 43

What is Jesus called?

Answer 43

The word, Logos, second person of the trinity, God the Son

Question 44

How does Jesus’ earthly ministry begin to undo the four aspects of death/broken relationships caused by original sin?

Answer 44

Healing Physical, Spiritual, and Mental Infirmities; Second Adam: Restores our Humanity