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Introduction to Christianity 3.08, 3.09
Study help for the religion quiz covering 3.08 and 3.09
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
02/09/2012

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What was accounted to Abraham as righteousness, according to the Bible?
Definition
Faith in the promises of God.
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Who is responsible for bringing sin into the world, according to the Bible?
Definition
Adam is responsible.
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How was mankind justified, according to the Bible?
Definition
Through the Jesus' righteous act of living the perfect life and His perfect obedience in dying on the cross.
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What is the Law of God and what are its uses?
Definition
In this context, the Law is those things, which God forbids, and those, which He requires of His human creatures. the Law serves as a mirror, reflecting the hidden sinfulness of a person, so that he/she can see it clearly in himself/herself. The Law serves as a curb, inhibiting many sins by making plain the consequences. Finally, for believers the Law serves as a guide, clearly laying out those things, which are God-pleasing.
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What is the so-called Great Exchange?
Definition
God the Son takes our lives and makes them to be counted as His life, and He gives His perfect life so that it is counted as though we had lived that perfect life. Thus, on account of His life and death, we are forgiven and counted righteous. The benefits of this Great Exchange become ours by faith.
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What philosophical/theological movement did Anselm begin?
Definition
Scholasticism.
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What characterizes Scholasticism?
Definition
Scholasticism is an attempt to reconcile philosophical logic (usually Aristotelian logic) with theology. It often involves academic debate.
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What shapes magisterial reasoning?
Definition
Reason shapes interpretation. The Scripture is interpreted.
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What characterizes ministerial reasoning?
Definition
Reason is shaped by Scripture. Scripture interprets Scripture.
Term
Which hermeneutical rule is connected with the sola Scriptura principle?
Definition
Scripture interprets Scripture.
Term
How does the solidly historical development of the statement of the Scripture interprets Scripture principle shed light on the development of exegetical theology?
Definition
Exegetical theology cannot be severed from the other branches. The methods, categories, and terminology of historical theology (and the other two branches for that matter) affect the development of exegetical methods, categories, and terminologies.
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