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| God sovereignly maintains in existence all things that he has made; different than creation |
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| Methods of God's preservation |
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1. Deistic Theory- he created the world with natural law and now the universe is self sustaining and God is a spectator
2. Continuous Creation Theory- God creates the universe on a moment to moment basis; there is a problem here with free will
3. Theory of Concurrence- God created the world and his will and natural law govern it together; Biblical approach; preserves free will but also accounts for God's will |
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| The continuous activity of God whereby he makes all the events of the physical, mental, and moral realms work out his purpose |
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| Sin, Prayer, and Providence |
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1. God can restrain man from the sin which he intends to do
2. God can permit sin to take its course
3. God uses directive providence- he allows evil, but directs the way it goes
4. God, through restrictive providence, determines the limits to which evil and its effects may go |
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| O.T. names given to the Preincarnate Christ |
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| Son, Jehovah, Angel of Jehovah, Messenger of the Lord, Man with a Sword in Hand, Man of God |
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| Seven Views of the Person of Christ |
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1. Ebionites- Jesus so fulfilled Mosaic Law that God chose him to be Messiah; deity and virgin birth denied
2. Gnostics- Dualism; God could not have had flesh because flesh is evil, so Jesus was just a spirit
3. Arians- Christ was a created being; he was the first-born of creation; Christ was not fully man or God at the incarnation
4. Apollinarians- Jesus had a true body and animal soul, but not a rational spirit or mind; Logos took the place of human intelligence; took away from humanity of Christ
5. Nestorians- Twofold personality; Christ had separate human and divine natures; this endangered the true deity of Christ
6. Eutychians- only one nature in Christ; all of Christ was divine, even his body; takes away from humaity of Christ
7. Orthodox View- One Jesus, two natures, fully human and fully God |
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| Logos is part of God in that it is an aspect of Christ. Christ is the Word but not only the Word; Christ also created with God and sustains with God; Christ and Logos are not equal, Logos is part of Christ |
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| Seven Reasons for the Incarnation |
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1. To confirm God's Promises
2. To reveal the father
3. To become a faithful high priest
4. To put away sin
5. To destroy the works of the devil
6. To give an example of a holy life
7. To prepare for the second advent (2nd coming) |
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| Christ became man and poured himself out into flesh to dwell with us |
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| The "pouring out" of Christ into a man; literally means "to empty oneself"; divine glory was veiled, took on human poverty, took on unglorified human flesh, chose not to use some powers; it means he voluntarily restricted the independent use of some of his deistic attributes |
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| Six Proofs of Christ's Humanity |
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1. Human Birth- born of Mary but still sinless
2. Had Human Development- physical and mental dispositions developed as he grew older
3. Had Essential Elements of Human Nature- had a human body, rationality, voluntariness, will, reason, and emotion
4. Had Human Names- Jesus, son of Abraham, son of David, and Son of Man
5. Had the Sinless Infirmities of Human Nature- he became weary, hungry, thirsty, sleepy, tempted, and was dependent upon the Father for strength
6. Repeatedly called a man- called a man by himself, Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, and John the Apostle |
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1. He has the attributes of deity- eternal, omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent, and immutable
2. He holds the offices of deity- creator, upholder of all things
3. He has the prerogatives of deity- forgave sins, raised people from the dead, the resurrection
4. He is identified with OT Jehovah- creator, seen by Isaiah, preceded by a forerunner, disciplines his people, regarded as holy, holds captivity captive, and is an object of faith
5. Has names that imply deity- bread from heaven, Immanuel, Son of Man, Lord, Son of God, and God |
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| 2 natures in union with one another |
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| 7 Points of Christ's Character |
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1. Absolutely Holy
2. Genuine Love
3. Truly Humble
4. Thoroughly Meek
5. Perfectly Balanced
6. Lived a Life of Prayer
7. Was an Incessant Worker |
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1. Foretold of in the OT; main theme of NT
2. Chief Purpose of Incarnation
3. Fundamental Theme of the Gospel
4. Essential to Christianity
5. Essential to Salvation
6. Of Supreme Interest in Heaven |
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| Meaning of Christ's Death |
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1. It is vicarious- died for the sins of others
2. It is satisfaction- of the justice of God, of the Law of God, of atonement, of propitiation, and of reconciliation
3. It is ransom- payment for sins |
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| Importance of the Resurrection |
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1. Fundamental doctrine of Christianity
2. Important part in the application of salvation
3. Important as an exhibition of divine power |
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| Nature of the Resurrection |
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1. It was an actual resurrection- dude was straight up dead
2. It was a bodily resurrection- Jesus did not come back as a Spirit
3. It was a unique resurrection- Christ did not die again |
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| Two proofs of the Resurrection |
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1. Argument from Testimony- credible and numerous sources cite his appearance; 12 appearances seen by more than 500 people
2. Argument from Cause and Effect- empty tomb is unaccounted for and the changing of the Lord's day comes by no other cause; Also it marked the beginning of the Christian church and the writing of NT; all of these depend on the resurrection |
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Ascension- Christ rose again to heaven
Exaltation- crowned with Glory and Honor and became head of the Church
Treated together, but are separate things |
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| States that Jesus did not really die, but swooned. He was apparently given a drug that lowered his heart rate and then he regained consciousness in the tomb; said that Jesus fulfilled law by reading it and consciously fulfilling it |
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| 1st promise of a saviour in the Bible; Proto Evangeleon; Promise that the serpent will strike the heel of the man but man will crush its head |
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| atonement for the individual |
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| promise of salvation from God |
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| promise of a savior from God; cry out for salvation from man |
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| prophecy of the virgin birth |
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| prophecy of birth in bethlehem |
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| evidence for Christ's ascension |
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| Christ is the creator of all things |
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| there is atonement for the whole world |
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| Jesus fulfilling the prophecy of casting out Satan from the world |
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| Jesus is preparing a place for us in heaven |
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| Christ is equal to God but humbled himself in the likeness of man |
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| Christ created all things |
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| description of the exaltation |
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| Jesus is the great high priest |
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| we are atoned by Christ in the confession of our sins |
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