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36 Cards in this Set
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Def: Hamartiology
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Doctrine of Sin
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Def: Sin
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Anything (action, attitude, or state for being) which is contrary to the caracter or will of God.
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2 Types of Sin
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Commission, Omission
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Def: Commission
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Doing the wrong thing
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Def: Omission
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Not doing something you should do (Passivity)
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Scriptural words to describe sin
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Miss the mark, wickedness, transgression, iniquity, go astray, guiltiness, godless, unrighteousness, falling away, hypocrisy/deception
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Most common word for sin
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"Miss the Mark"
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5 Facts of Sin
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1. Rom. 3:23 -- God says sin exists
2. Rom. 8:19-22 -- The earth is groaning under the effects of sin 3. John 9:39-41 -- Jesus testified to the fact of sin 4. Rom. 3:20 -- The Law brings us knowledge of sin 5. Josh. 7:20 -- Personal Acknowledgement |
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Def: Theodicy
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Reconciling the existence of a perfect God and sin
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4 Reasons God is not responsible for sin
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1. Character forbids it
2. Perfect condition of the creature at creation 3. Warning God gave man if he should be involved in sin 4. Righteous judgment of God upon sin |
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6 Reasons for divine permission of sin
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1. Free choice of the creature
2. Demonstate hatred of evil 3. Show value of Redemption 4. Manifest divine grace 5. Instruct Angels 6. Allow creature to acquire divine knowledge |
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2 Problem Passages
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Proverbs 16:4
Isaiah 45:7 |
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Reconcile Proverbs 16:4
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God's sovreignty over all things, even the wickedness of men
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Reconcile Isaiah 45:7
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Natural evil (Natural disasters, etc. Not moral evil)
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Cause of the fall in the human race?
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Adam's disobedience
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Description of Palagianism
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Adam's sin only affected himself; we were perhaps influenced, but not involved
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Correct view of imputation
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Because of the organic unity of the race in Adam, God imputed Adam's sin to all of his posterity
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Def: Depravity
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Man is degraded in his moral nature. He is lacking in original righteousness and holy affection toward God on the one hand on has his bent toward sin in the other
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Universal Extent of Depravity Def
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the entire race of mankind has been affected by sin
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Total Depravity Def:
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Every part of man is affected by sin
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Wrong ideas of total depravity (3)
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1. All men commit all sins
2. Man cannot do pleasing things 3. Everyone is as opposed to God as he could be |
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Correct views of depravity (3)
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1.The sinner has an aversion for God
2. Man's basic preference is toward himself, not God 3. Every faculty of man's constitution has been affected by sin |
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Guilt Def:
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The sinner is deserving of punishment because of his sin. It is the obligation of those who have done anything contrary to the character of will of God to satisfy his just demands.
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Prove the varying degrees of guilt (3)
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1. Various Sacrifices for Israel for different kinds of sin.
2. Matt. 11:20-24 3. The more truth you have the more responsible you are |
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Types of Death (3)
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Physical, spiritual, and Second death
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Key characteristic of Death
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Separation
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2 Natures of Man
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1. Old Nature: bent toward sin
2. New Nature: Tendency toward God |
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Effects of sin on the believer
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1. Loss of God's light or guidance
2. Loss of Joy 3. Loss of Fellowship with God 4. Loss of the experience of imparted divine love 5. Loss of peace 6. Loss of confidence in prayer 7. Loss of confidence in Christ's coming 8. Loss of reward 9. Malfunction in the body of Christ 10. Chastisement by the Lord |
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Effects of sin toward God
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1.Satan can condemn us
2. Christ excersizes his advocacy |
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What is the cure for the believer's sin?
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Confession
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The Believer's responsibility toward the old nature
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1. Believe God has judged it
2. Do not provide for it 3. Consciously turn from it |
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Believer's responsibility toward the new nature
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1. Reckon God has made you alive spiritually and that you possess a new nature
2. Consciously adopt the attitude of the new nature 3. Live your life in the realm of the spirit 4. Learn to depend upon the indwelling Spirit of God |
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What you believe determines _____________________
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what you do
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Doctrine is __________
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practical
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Doctrine Def:
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The investigation, arrangement, and statement of those facts which God has revealed about Himself, about the universe, and about spiritual realiites, by which we must measure all human ideas and claims
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Importance of Doctrine:
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1. Spiritual health in the Church
2. Combat False Doctrine in the Church |
