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| Natural theology is based upon.. |
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| Romans 1:18-20 indicates that.. |
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| Invisible things of God are seen clearly through His creation. |
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| Either God exists in reality or it is possible to conceive of something greater than God. However, there cannot be something greater than God. Therefore God exists in reality. What type of argument is this? |
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| Ethics requires accountability for right and wrong actions. This accountability is often not realized on earth. Therefore there must be some type of future, otherworldly accountability. This implies the existence of an afterlife, heaven, and God the judge. What type of argument is this? |
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| Either the world was created or it is part of an infinite series of causes and effects. An infinite series of causes and effects is not rational. Therefore the world was created. What argument is this? |
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| When we say that revelation is "progressive" we mean that.. |
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| Later revealed truths build upon earlier revealed truths..(in a complimentary and cumulative fashion) |
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| Erickson mentions several "modes" of special revelation including: |
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| 1.Specific historical events 2.Divine speech 3.The incarnation |
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| Theory of verbal inspiration of the bible teaches that: |
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| The Holy Spirit guided the thoughts of the authors and also the authors' expression of these thoughts, but used rather than overruled the authors' personalities and backgrounds. |
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| Study of the principles of accurate interpretations. |
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| Normative command applies to: |
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| A preliminary discussion of issues that must be addressed before theology can proceed. |
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| Sources of theological knowledge.. |
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| Reason, experience, tradition, and revelation. |
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| Primary source of theological knowledge is.. |
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| Faith does not need reason |
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| In Mat. 12:39-40 Jesus tells the Jewish leaders he will give them what sign? |
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| According to 1 Cor. 15:3-7, Jesus was seen by how many people after his resurrection? |
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| How many facts are on Habermas' shorter list of minimal facts? |
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| List the six minimal facts: |
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1. Jesus' death by Roman crucifiction
2. Disciples believed they saw the risen Jesus
3. Disciples were transformed
4. Early proclamation of the resurrection
5. James' conserion
6. Paul's conversion |
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| That even if the resurrection did happen we have no way of knowing it |
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| Supernaturalism is the view that.. |
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| One or more supernatural force exists and is the ultimate cause of everything else that exists. |
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| Because naturalism rules out certain possible interpretations in an a priori fashion, supernaturalism seems to be the more ______ approach. |
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| In Mark 7:9,10, 13 Jesus implies that: |
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| The OT is the commandment and word of God |
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| In Mark 12:36 Jesus implies that: |
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| The OT is inspired by the Holy Ghost |
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| Matthew 5:18 indicates that: |
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| Jesus viewed the individual words and letters of the OT as important |
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| II Pet. 3:1,2 indicate that: |
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| The teachings of the apostles were viewed as being on par with the OT |
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| I Thes. 2:13 indicates that: |
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| Paul considered his own writings to be the word of God. |
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1. General Revelation
2. Special Revelation
3. Inspiration |
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1. God's self-disclosure that is available to all.
2. God's disclosure of specific truths to specific people.
3. The Holy Spirit's influence on the authors of scripture that caused their writings to be special revelation |
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1. Inerrancy:
2. Three views of inerrancy: |
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1. The doctrine that the Bible is without error and therefore is true in all it teaches.
2. Absolute inerrancy, full inerrancy, and limited inerrancy. |
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| Which of the following passages teaches the deity of Christ: (Jn. 3:16, Jn. 8:40, Jn 10:28, Jn. 19:28, none of the above) |
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| Eutychianism is the view that: |
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| Jesus' humanity was so absorbed into his deity that it was virtually eliminated. |
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| The two natures intersect but are not united in the person of Christ |
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| Which of the following passages teaches the humanity of Christ: (Jn. 3:16, Jn. 8:40, Jn 10:28, Jn. 19:28, none of the above) |
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| Name two theories of atonement that are discussed by Erickson.. |
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| The Socinian Theory and the Satisfaction Theory. |
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| Which theory of atonement does Erickson think is most adequate? |
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| What is another name for the Satisfaction Theory? |
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| The Penal-Substitution Theory |
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| Which of the following passages provides a detailed description of Christ's atonement? (Gen. 1:1-5, Jn. 1:1-18, Acts 22:1-16, Mark 16:9-20, Heb. 9:6-16) |
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| Habermas' defines the kingdom of God as.. |
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| God's entrance into history to reign over his creation. |
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According to class discussion which of the following is biblical?
a. resurrection of the physical body
b. immortality of the immaterial soul
c. annihilation of the total person |
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| Which passage shows that the soul can survive the death of the body? |
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| According to Habermas the chief answer to the problem of death comes from.. |
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| the death and resurrection of Jesus, with the HEAVENLY PERSPECTIVE that these events provide. (remember heavenly perspective) |
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| Which passage starts with: "O death, where is thy sting?"? |
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| God is present/active within his creation and within the human race. |
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-Omnipresence
-Omniscience
-Omnipotence
-Omnibenevolence |
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-God is non-physically present everywhere in the created universe
-God knows everything that can be known
-God is all powerful
-God is completely good, intensely cares about the well being of all others |
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| A description of God using human characteristics |
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-Divine holiness
-Divine veracity |
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-God is completely sperate from evil in any form.
-God represents things as they really are, he is truthful |
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| Which of the following passages lists all three persons of the trinity? (I Cor. 8:6, Jn. 1:1-17, Acts 5:3-5, II Cor. 13:14, Gen 1:1) |
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| Calvinism is, in brief, the doctrine that: |
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| Regeneration logically precedes conversion |
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| Arminianism is, in brief, the doctrine that: |
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| Regeneration follows conversion |
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-Progressive creation
-Mature creation |
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-At various times in history God created new life forms and used these along with evolution to bring about new life forms
-World created with appearance of age at some time in recent past |
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| According to Erickson, Divine Providence is God's activity of.. |
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| preserving and governing creation |
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| According to Erickson, Divine Providence is God's activity of.. |
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| preserving and governing creation |
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| If God directs every detail of history as Erickson suggests, then.. |
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| God is good and omnipotent in the face of the existence of evil |
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| God permits evil to try, strengthen, and purify people |
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| On some ocaisons angels look out for the wellfare of Christians. Accoring to which passage? (Job 1:9-12, Psalm 109:6, Mat. 4:1-10, Acts 5:17-20, Rev. 20:7-8) |
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| According to Hebrews 9:14 |
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| The holy spirit is eternal and therefore is divine |
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