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62 Cards in this Set
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Four benefits of the new creation.
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1. Union with Christ
2. Justification 3. Regeneration 4. Sanctification |
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What does Soteriology mean?
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Personal Redemption
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Biblical terms which indicate the believer's union in Christ (2).
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“Christ in us”
Jn 14:20; Col 1:27; Gal 2:20 “We in Christ” Jn 14:20; Rom 8:1; Phil 3:9 |
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Which of the four benefits of new creation describes the person's "saved" state?
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Union with Christ
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Who does our union with Christ include?
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All three parts of the trinity.
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What is the nature of our union with Christ?
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Mystical
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(T/F) Union in Christ bestows all other blessings
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True
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Two ways we know that Christ is in us.
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1 The Bible says He has entered us
2 He has promised to remain in us as long as we have faith |
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Which passage in Scripture tells us to "examine ourselves" to see if we are in the faith?
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2 Corinthians 13:5
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What does the word "Justify" mean?
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To declare or pronounce righteous.
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What are two things justification does for us?
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1 Changes our relation to God's law
2 Removes guilt, NOT corruption |
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How many ways are there to be justified? What are these ways?
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Two
1 The Law 2 Grace |
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What is the GROUND OF JUSTIFICATION?
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The blood of Christ
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What is the ESSENCE OF JUSTIFICATION?
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The grace of God
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What is the MEANS OF JUSTIFICATION?
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Faith in Christ
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What is the only way God can declare us righteous?
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The propitiation of Christ
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As justification is the answer to our guilt, regeneration is the first part of the solution to our....
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Corruption
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Who said Regeneration is “a radical and complete transformation wrought in the soul . . . by God the Holy Spirit . . . by virtue of which we become ‘new men’ . . . no longer conformed to this world . . . but in knowledge and holiness of the truth created after the image of God.”
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B. B. Warfield
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Seven Biblical terms for regeneration
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Regeneration
Renewal Rebirth Resurrection Quickening Circumcision Creation |
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How is regeneration accomplished?
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Through the Holy Spirit.
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T/F Regeneration is the complete removal of corruption
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False
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What word represents "the continual growth in grace and knowledge which gradually decreases ones sinfulness and increases his holiness."
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Sanctification
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The process of sanctification
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Sin is not eradicated from the beginning, but is gradually overcome as a person matures in Christ.
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Who said... “In baptism we only die to sin in so far that righteousness becomes the rule of life, and sin the painful, mortifying, humiliating, heart-breaking exception.”
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J. W. McGarvey
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When is sanctification completed?
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At the death of the person and resurrection of the body.
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T/F The degree of sanctification which one achieves is not the criterion for either justification or assurance.
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True
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Must a man do something to recieve the benifits of the work of Christ?
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Yes
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Who came up with the Ancient Gospel?
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Walter Scott
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What are the steps in the Five Finger Excercise? (2 ways)
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Hear, believe, repent, confess, be baptized.
Believe, repent, confess, be baptized, recieve the Spirit. |
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What does the Greek "pisteuo" mean?
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Believe
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What does the Greek Pistis mean?
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Faith, belief, faithfulness
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What are the two components of faith?
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Assent
Trust |
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What is assent?
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A judgment of the mind regarding the truth of a statement
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What is trust?
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A judgment of the will regarding surrender to a person
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Faith is _________ in nature?
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Comprehensive
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What is the basic condition for recieving the benefits of Christ's work?
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Faith
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What is the heading under which everything man does, except repentance, falls?
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faith
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What is the continuing condition that keeps man in touch with God?
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Faith
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Biblical faith has a two-fold ________
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Character
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What are the two-fold aspects of faith?
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Trust in the promise of God
Free-will response to the Gospel |
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Two times we excercise faith
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At Baptism
Throughout Life |
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What does repentance go hand in hand with?
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Faith
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What does repentance cause a change in?
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Our attitude toward sin
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What is the greek word for repent?
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metanoeo
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What does metanoeo mean?
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Repent
Specifically, change of mind |
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How is repentance accomplished?
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By man's choice
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Who is responsible for changing man's attitude about sin?
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Man
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What is confession?
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The public declaration that Jesus is Lord
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When should a confession be made
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As soon as one believes
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What are the principle disputes about baptism? (3 words)
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Meaning
Mode Subjects |
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What is the meaning of baptism?
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It is the point in time in which the fulness of the benefits secured by the work of Christ is conveyed to us.
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Four things the believer recieves upon baptism
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Union with Christ
Justification Regeneration Sanctification |
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Meaning of BAPTIZO
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to immerse
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T/F The symbolism of baptism requires immersion
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True
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T/F Examples in the NT did not display immerssion
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False, they did. (Jordan river)
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What does the Greek oikos mean?
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Household
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4 inadequate views of baptism
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Meritorious
Just a symbol Just an act of obedience Constitutes water regeneration |
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What does the inadequate view of baptism, "Water regeneration," state?
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The water itself causes the rebirth
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Which church believes "only sins committed before baptism (i.e., “Original Sin”) are justified by faith and atoned for by the blood of Christ."
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Roman Catholic
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What does the Roman Catholic church believe about sins committed after baptism?
What's wrong with this view? |
Sins committed after baptism must be atoned for by penitential or meritorious works.
It OVERSTATES the importance of works in the Christian's life. Christ's blood cleanses us from the sin, not our works. |
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Concerning works, most Protestants believe that...
What is the problem with this view? |
No amount of works ever justify a person in any way.
This view UNDERESTIMATES the role of works in the Christian life. |
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What does the view of "Faith = Obedience" entail
The problem with this view. |
It is an effort to unify faith and works, but claims that works must follow from faith.
This leads to a works-based view of faith. |
