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the study of God
His attributes & His relations with creation |
Theology
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the process of thinking God's thoughts after Him in terms of the redemptive historical progression in scripture
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Systematic Theology
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It is what the whole Bible teaches us today about any given topic
[[metanarrative = framework of the Bible]] |
Why is it called systematic?
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God's self-revelation to us over time by way of human authors
-it reveals what God did/will do for us |
scripture
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"scripture alone" - it is the final authority
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Sola Scriptura
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thinking through the biblical-theological framework of scripture
(another word for systematic theology |
Biblical Theology
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God's communication of himself to all persons at all times in all places
-refers to God's self-manifestation through nature, history, & personal intervention (accesible to all persons at all times) |
General Revelation
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Romans 3:23 "all have sinned & fall short of the glory of God"
excuse: they haven't heard the gospel Romans 1:20 "all men are without excuse" ^that excuse would mean some people are innocent & they're NOT because God says ALL have sinned. |
How do you prove general revelation?
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God's manifestation of himself to a particular person at a definite time & place enabling that person to enter into a redemptive relationship with Him
(builds upon general revelation) |
Particular (special) Revelation
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Moses - burning bush
plagues in Egypt |
Examples of particular revelation
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various ways in which His divine essence exists and operates
[[^permanent!]] |
attributes
(definition) |
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1. spirituality
2. sensibility (personality) 3. infinity (eternity) 4. immutability (constancy) 5. holiness 6. righteousness & justice 7. love |
attributes
(7 qualities) |
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Collection of religious writings from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. They blend the teaching of Jesus with a variety of ancient philosophical beliefs. The universe was the creation of a flawed and wicked god, therefore all matter was evil. Salvation from this world can only be attained through secret knowledge about the spiritual nature of man.
[[were written at a time when no eye witnesses were living]] |
Gnostic Gospels
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list the Gnostic Gospels
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Thomas
Truth Peter Philip Mary Magdalene Judas |
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AD 93; Antiquities of the Jews (written in Greek)
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Flavius Josephus
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AD 397; the 27 books of the New Testament were officially received as being canonical
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Council of Carthage
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written during the Inter-testamental period; the Roman Catholic church at the Council of Trent in the 16th century included these books, whereas the Protestants did NOT.
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Apocrypha
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AD 410 -Jerome commissioned by Pope Damascus to translate the Bible into latin; took 22 years to complete; used for the next 1000 yrs
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the Vulgate
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AD 1611 - King of England commissioned 54 scholars to translate a Bible without theological notes; scholars used the Bishops Bible and some available Greek and Hebrew texts
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King James Version
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The Bible is inspired by God
(2 timothy 3:16-17; 2 peter 1:20-21) |
"How We Got the Bible"
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The Bible is made up of 66 books that were written over 1600 years by more than 40 kings, prophets, leaders, and followers of Jesus. The Old Testament has 39 books. The New Testament has 27 books The standard Hebrew Bible today has the same text as the English Bible's Old Testament, but the Hebrew Bible divides and arranges the text differently
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"How We Got the Bible"
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The Old Testament was written mainly in Hebrew, with some Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek.
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"How We Got the Bible"
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The Bible was the first book ever printed on the printing press with moveable type.
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"How We Got the Bible"
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There is much evidence that the Bible we have today is remarkably true to the original writings. Of the thousands of copies made by hand before AD 1500, more than 5300 Greek manuscripts from the NT alone still exist today. The text of the Bible is better preserved than the writings of Caesar, Plato, or Aristotle.
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"How We Got the Bible"
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named after a monk; believed man in his natural state had the ability without God's help to keep the commandments of God and can make the choice to be reemed without the help of God's grace.
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Pelagianism
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man cannot be saved apart from the grace of God; in his fallen state, man must either accept or reject God's grace; man is dependent on God's grace, but has the ability to either accept or reject it.
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Semi-Pelagianism
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named after one of the greatest theologians in church history. believed that man's salvation was completely dependent on God's grace; man is so seriously fallen, his decision to accept God's grace is completely dependent on God's grace.
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Augustinianism
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