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| the study of last things/end times |
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| TF? The Bible is inspired by God |
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| TF? The Bible is authoritative meaning it is unfailing in its purpose |
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| Our hearts are restless till they find rest in Thee |
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| I shall not live until i see God |
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| We love because God first loved us |
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| We were created with a God-shaped vacuum |
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| TF? General revelation is "general" in that it is universally available and its content is less detailed |
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| TF? General revelation is universal meaning it is available to all people in most places |
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| TF? General revelation provides an avenue to God for salvation for those who chose to reject Christ |
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| TF? SR defined: God has taken the initiative to make Himself known through the Bible and the life of Christ |
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| TF? The knowledge God has given us through SR is selective |
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| God reveals His name to us |
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| The Bible's languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek |
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| TF? PERSONAL truth is God's presentation of Himself |
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| TF? PROPOSITIONAL truth is the communication of information about God (statements of fact) |
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| TF? The pinnacle (i.e. high point) of God's acts is found in the life of Jesus |
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| TF? The acts of God reveal His nature and teach us something personally specific about Him |
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| the power or right to give orders, make decisions |
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| does not fail; cannot fail |
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| the influence of God on the author |
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| TF? Theology is what the church believes about a given subject |
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| TF? The writers of the NT believed that every teaching found in Scripture is of equal value |
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| TF? One of the goals of Theology is the learn to think about God in appropriate ways |
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| how we encounter God and truth |
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| beliefs and practices of the church throughout history |
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| the primary source for our beliefs |
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| how we think about God and truth of Scripture |
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| TF? The ancient pagans believed that death was all-powerful and thus there was no answer to it |
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| TF? All Jews believed in an eventual resurrection |
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| TF? The resurrection was NOT an event the disciples were expecting |
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| TF? There are numerous OT texts predicting what kind of glorious resurrection body Jesus would have |
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| TF? Eschatology is ultimately about the timing of Christ's return |
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| TF? The doctrine of eschatology should be thought of in terms of a promise |
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| TF? Eschatology teaches that one day all believers, living and dead, will receive new bodies |
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| TF? Eschatology teaches that one day Jesus will suddenly appear visibly with a physical body |
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| TF? The Christian's ultimate hope is to go to heaven when they die |
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| TF? The early Christians preached that heaven was the believers final resting place |
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| TF? Jesus is currently active in the world ruling and reigning |
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| Heaven's citizens colonizing the earth |
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| Marriage of heaven and earth |
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| TF? The resurrection of Jesus means that death has been defeated |
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| TF? Currently we are living between the ascension and the appearing of Christ |
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| TF? Christians believe that God is a Spirit with a physical form |
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| TF? Christians believe that God is neither masculine nor feminine |
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| TF? Christians believe that God exists as three Persons sharing in one substance |
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| TF? Christians believe that God cannot violate His nature meaning He cannot lie or do evil |
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| two seemingly contradictory truths held as complimentary truths |
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| all religions/belief-systems are equal |
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| any statement that corresponds with reality |
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| God is in all and all is in God |
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| God does not interact with or within his creation |
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| there is right or wrong; truth cannot be known |
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| Transcendent or Immanent? God's holiness and goodness go infinitely beyond ours |
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| Transcendent or Immanent? God is present and active within his creation |
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| Transcendent or Immanent? We look for God in all of life's activities |
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| Transcendent or Immanent? God's influence is everywhere |
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| Transcendent or Immanent? There will always be a difference between God and humans |
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| Transcendent ( beyond us) |
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| TF? Attributes are permanent qualities and can be seen in the actions one performs |
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| TF? Natural attributes are incommunicable and address God's goodness |
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| TF? Moral attributes are communicable and address God's greatness |
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| TF? Scripture does not argue for God's existence, it simply assumes and affirms it |
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| temporary physical manifestation of God |
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| Describing God using human terms |
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| God is immutable or unchanging |
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| God's understanding is immeasurable |
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| God is both unlimited and unlimitable |
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| God is the One who always is |
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| God created everything that has been made |
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| God applying his law to all people |
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| God keeps all of his promises |
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| God is totally unique/distinct from us |
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| God represents things as they really are |
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| God is absolutely free from anything evil |
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| Relates to matters of truth |
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| God's holiness applied in his relationships |
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| TF? God punishes sin simply because sin by its very nature deserves to be punished |
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| TF? God expects us to treat others fairly and justly because that is what he himself does |
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| TF? The doctrine of the Trinity states the following, "God eternally exists as three Gods who share in the same substance" |
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| TF? The differences between the members of the godhead is seen in how the Father is superior to the Son and the Spirit |
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| TF? The NT affirms the deity of the Father, Son, and Spirit |
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| TF? God's oneness refers to His unity, being united in purpose |
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| Jesus and the Holy Spirit are different names of the one God |
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| The Father was eternal but the Son and Spirit had a beginning |
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| general and special revelation |
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| the only thing that can truly be said to exist is matter |
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| all phenomena can be explained in terms of natural causes and laws |
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| there is a God who is active and present within creation |
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| a transcendent purpose for which to live |
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| all events, including human action, are ultimately determined by causes |
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| if it is true that something will happen in the future then there's nothing you can do to prevent it |
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| life's ultimate meaning is creating your own future |
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| TF? The universe is created in God's image and thus bears God's image |
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| TF? The image of God in man has been marred but not totally destroyed by sin |
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| TF? Man is the crowning jewel of God's creation |
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| TF? Man's value is not earned but bestowed on him by God |
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| TF? Man's value is consistent from conception to death |
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| -you are viewed by what you are able to produce |
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| your motivation is understood primarily in terms of your biological drives |
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| You are not able to change your present or future circumstances including yourself |
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| Today there are 3 prevailing worldviews... |
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| Naturalism, postmodernism, theism |
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| TF? The Theistic worldview is that creation is made in God's image |
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| TF? The image of God is intrinsic (built in) to humankind |
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| TF? Humans cannot find lasting joy, fulfillment, or satisfaction outside of God |
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| TF? The Christian faith indicates that everyone is valuable and known to God |
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| TF? The Christian view enables us to function in deeply satisfying ways |
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| TF? The image of God is to be understood primarily as functional, something we are rather than something we do |
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| TF? Most evangelicals do not believe the image of God is universal within the human race |
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| TF? The image of God is not greater in some people than in others... |
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| TF? God's image in mankind makes every human life of great value and worth |
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