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| Any study that answers the question, "What does the whole Bible teach us today?" about any given topic |
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| What the whole Bible teaches us today about some particular topic |
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| 2 initial presuppositions of the Bible |
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1. The Bible is true and is the only absolute standard of truth
2. God exists and is the creator of all things |
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| 5 reasons why Christians should study theology |
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1. Jesus commanded it
2. Part of the great commission
3. Help overcome wrong ideas
4. Helps make better decisions
5. Helps us grow as Christians |
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| 4 major teachings of the Bible about itself |
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1. Authority of Scripture
2. Clarity of Scripture
3. Necessity of Scripture
4. Sufficiency of Scripture |
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| S.R.: Direct claims of Scripture being from God |
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2 Timothy 3:16
"All scripture is God-breathed" |
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| S.R. (1): God's words are the ultimate standard of truth |
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John 17:17
"The word is truth" |
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| Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact |
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| S.R. (3): Humanity's inner sense of God |
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Ps. 14
"The fool says there is no God" |
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| 5 Incommunicable Attributes of God |
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1. Independence
2. Unchangeable
3. Eternity
4. Omnipresence
5. Unity |
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| self-existence; doesn't need creation |
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| has no beginning or end, but lives in every moment |
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| God is present in every place in space at all times with His whole existance |
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| God is not divided into different parts, yet we see different aspects of His nature at different times |
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| Communicable Attributes (2): God's being |
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1. Spirituality
2. Invisibility |
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| God exists as a being not made up of any matter, parts, dimensions, ect. |
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| We can not see God's total essence |
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| Communicable Attributes (3): Mental |
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1. Knowledge
2. Wisdom
3. Truthfulness |
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| God fully knows all things, actual and possible |
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| God always chooses the best goals and best means to get to those goals |
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| Communicable Attributes (6): Moral |
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1. Goodness
2. Love
3. Holiness
4. Righteousness
5. Jealousy
6. Wrath |
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| God is the final standard of good; all God does is worth of approval |
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| God eternally gives Himself to others |
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| God is separate from sin and devoted to to seeking His own honor |
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| God always acts in accordance with what is right |
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| God continually seeks to protect His own honor |
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| God intensely hates all sin |
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| Communicable Attributes (2): Purpose |
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| God determines to bring about every action necessary for the existence of Himself and all of creation |
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| God is able to do all in His holy will |
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| Communicable Attributes (3): Summary |
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1. Perfection
2. Blessedness
3. Beauty |
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| God completely possesses all excellent qualities that would be desirable for Him |
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| God fully delights in Himself and in all that reflects His character |
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| God is the sum of all desirable qualites |
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| 3 statements that summarize the Biblical teaching about the Trinity |
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1. God the Father is clearly God
2. Each person is fully God
3. There is only one God |
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Matt. 28
"NAME of Father, Son, Holy Spirit" |
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| John 20 "My Lord and my God" - Thomas |
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| S.R.: the Holy Spirit is fully God |
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| Acts 5 Ananias and Sapphira "Lied to Holy Spirit... lied to God" |
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| any failure to conform to the moral law of God in act, attitude, or nature (any act committed or omitted) |
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| we are counted guilty because of Adam's sin |
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| We have a sinful nature because of Adam's sin |
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| all sins are equally bad in terms of legal guilt because all sins make us legally guilty before God |
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| This sin consists of unusually malicious, willful rejection and slander against the Holy spirit's work attesting to Christ |
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| Primary reason God punishes sin |
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| God's righteousness demands it |
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| the act of God the Son whereby he took to Himself a human nature |
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| S.R.: Incarnation of Christ |
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John 1
"the Word became flesh and dwelt among us" |
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| the work Christ did in His life and death to earn our Salvation |
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| to pay the penalty of death that we deserved because of our sins |
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| to remove from us the wrath of God we deserved |
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| to overcome our separation from God we deserved because of our sins |
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| Because we are sinners and are bondage to sin and Satan, we need someone to provide redemption and therefore "redeem" us our of bondage |
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| S.R.: Evidence Christ did NOT descend into Hell |
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Luke 23
"I tell you the truth, today you will be with me in paradise." |
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| an act of God before the creation in which He chooses some people to be saved, not on account of any foreseen merit in them, but only because of His sovereign, good pleasure |
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| 3 reasons the N.T. teaches the Doctrine of Election |
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1. as a comfort
2. as a reason to praise God
3. as an encouragement to evangelize |
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| S.R.: Biblical Teaching of Predestination |
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Eph. 1
"In love 5he[c] predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ" |
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| a system in which human choices and decisions don't really make any difference |
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| human beings are more like robots then genuine people |
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| the sovereign decision of God before the beginning of creation to pass over some persons, in sorrow deciding not to save them, and to punish them for their sins, and thereby to manifest his justice |
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| an act of God the Father, speaking through human proclamation of the gospel, in which He summons people to Himself in such a way that they respond in saving faith |
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| 3 step explanation of the facts concerning salvation and verses with them |
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1. All people have sinned (Rom. 3:23)
2. The penalty for sin is death (Rom. 6:23)
3. Jesus Christ died to pay the penalty of our sins (Rom. 5) |
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| a secret act of God in which He imparts new spiritual life to us |
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| S.R.: Genuine regeneration must bring results in life |
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1 John 3
"No one who lives in him keeps on sinning." |
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| our willing response to the gospel call, in which we sincerely repent of sins and place our trust in Christ for our salvation |
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| a heartfelt sorrow for sin, a renouncing of it, and a sincere commitment to forsake it and walk in obedience to Christ |
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| an instantaneous act of God in which He thinks of our sins as forgiven and declares us righteous in His sight |
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| an act of God whereby He makes us members of His family |
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| 3 steps of sanctification |
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1. It has a definite beginning at regeneration
2. It increases throughout life
3. It is completed at death (for our souls) and when the Lord returns (for our bodies) |
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| the view that sinless perfection is possible in this life |
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| Perseverance of the Saints |
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| True believers can not lose their salvation |
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