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31 Cards in this Set
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Existence of God
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God is...God created all things; God created all things for his own glory; man's chief end is to glorify his creator
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Define Holiness
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Holiness is the inward progressive work of the holy spirit through Christ of setting apart the believer from sin and to God
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Inward holiness outward holiness |
personal holiness ---heart practical holiness----your worship |
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What is Gods ultimate goal for each of his children?
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for us to glorify him
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to achieve gods ultimate goal we must do and be what?
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holy
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to achieve mans goal, he must have a correct focus. what is that focus?
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knowing God
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What is the means of that focus?
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to love the lord |
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state the three reasons God made us for his glory |
1. God the father-planner of holiness 2. Jesus Christ the son-the provider of holiness. 3. The Holy Spirit-performer of holiness
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Knowing God involves what two things?
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a personal relationship with God and a personal fellowship with God
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through what three personal dealings do we come to know God
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1. meaningful prayer life 2. God-centered reading of the bible 3. through problems
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What two things should our meditation focus upon?
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The Word of God and God as revealed in his word
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what is two fold instrument by which a child of God gets truly to know his God?
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Gods word (bible) and God's Providences
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What is the only method by which one can make this two fold instrument effective in his or her life?
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Meditation
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What are the two steps to meditation?
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1. thinking on knowledge about God, 2. living upon knowledge of God.
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A Christian brings glory to God by
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being holy and acting holy
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A christian becomes holy by
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loving God
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a Christian turns knowledge about God into Knowledge of God by
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meditating on Gods word and providences
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A Christian comes to know God by
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focusing on God
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A Christian comes to love God by
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Knowing God
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Meditation in the word and in the providences of God causes one to know God by
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seeing God at work
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Define and distinguish between God's essence and his attributes
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Gods essence---the reality itself God's Attributes--the characteristics of his essential being |
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Define the doctrine of the Trinity of God
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That there is one only and true God, but in the unity of the godhead there are three eternal and co-equal persons . God the father, God the Son-Jesus Christ and God the Holy Spirit |
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Know the difference between "Elohim" and "Jehovah"
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Elohim -- God Jehovah -- The Lord |
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Explain the significance of the doctrine of the trinity for both salvation and Christian living
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Since there is one God subsisting in three persons, we must give equal reverence and obedience to all three
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Define attribute |
a characteristic of God that describes what God is like |
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What are God's natural attributes?
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Omniscience Omnipresence Omnipotence Immutability Eternality |
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What is God's Moral attributes?
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justice and righteousness mercy and grace love |
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Define Omniscience
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God Knows everything
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Explain the difference between Omnipresence and pantheism
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Omnipresence means God is everywhere and Pantheism means God is everything
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Define Omnipotence---both positively and negatively
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Positively--God is able to do whatever he wills Negatively--God cannot do anything absorb or self contradictory or contrary to his nature |
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What is the significance of the omnipotence of God? |
Because God is all powerful, all things are in his control
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