Nt Lecture Exam 3 (Final)

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Defining Ethics today through Galations 5-6

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Centers for Paul's ethical system

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Freedom in Christ
(Galations)

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according to Paul, it is a service to others

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Historical Background of Colossians

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Colossians are adding things to Christ, to their moral standards. It is not enough to just follow Jesus

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For self image struggles, which passage should one look at?

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Ephesians 1

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Imperative and Indicative of Colossians 2:20

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Indicative:
"Since you have died with Christ"

Imperative:
"Put to death..."

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To understand being alive with Christ, what passages should you look at

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Colossians 3:1, 12

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Sin according to Paul

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1.) All people are sinners
2.) All people are enslaved to sin
3.) People are subject to ruling cosmic powers

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What are the ruling cosmic powers that people are subject to?

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-Demons
-Dark Angels
- Satan
- things that do not like humans, and want to keep them at a distance from God

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Faith according to Paul

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-faith is a necessary response. The means of Salvation
- it is contrasted with works, faith is not a work
-commitment to certain facts

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Means of faith

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- you and me
-proclamation of gospel
- grace and spirit
- scripture

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Paul's main concern for believer's faith

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It needs to be a continual response

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Statement of facts

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imperatives, commands, and rules

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Things we need to put to death

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-Self Rightousness
- Gossip
- Pride
- Lust
- Anger
- Selfishness
- Obscene talk
- Laziness
- Malice

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Faith needs to be __________.

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Observable

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Overemphasis in Christianity today

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1.) We center on initial faith, and make it a one time response
2.) We talk a lot about faith vs. works
3.) We sometimes take faith merely as a set of doctrines
(We sometimes forget that faith in Jesus, in a person, and not in just a doctrinal statement)

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Definition of faith in words

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Faith is an intial and continual response of trust to God in Jesus

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Definition of faith in a picture

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Application of the "Dog under chair picture"

- faith is not always easy
- we should believe despite everything around us

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How does Paul share the gospel

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-He does it through metaphors in cultural sense

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Propitiation
(used 1x)

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Metaphor: Cultic

Problem: God's Wrath
(he has a holy, wrathful, recoil to sin)

Solution: Subsituation; Christ's Blood

Result: Paciciation in God's wrath

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Redemption Metaphor

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Metaphor: "Commercial"
(When slaves are put up for auction, "how much for the person/salvation)

Problem: State of Slavery
(B/c of our sin, we are in slavery, slaves to death, sin, evil, ect, and we are on the auction block, cannot buy ourselves)

Solution: Price is paid; Christ's Blood
(Jesus steps us to buy us, and the cost is his life)

Result: Freedom
We are set free, free to become slaves again, but to God in Christ, to life

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Justification
(used 66x)

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Metaphor: Legal

Problem: Guilty before God due to sin

Solution: Christ's blood

Result: Declared righteous in spite of guilt

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Reconciliation
(used 13x)

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Metaphor: Relational

Problem: Enmity, broken relationship

Solution: Christ's Blood

Result: A relationship

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Imperatives in the book of Ephesians

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1.) Be completely humble and gentle
2.) Bear with one another in love
3.) Do not lie
4.) Not even a hint of sexual immorality
5.) Do not get drunk on wine

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What does the Holy Spirit lead believers in?

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To a life of holiness, peace, and freedom as a Child of God

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What is Freedom?

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Doing what God wants

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Are Chrisitians automatically transformed?

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No!

Romans 6:11
(We offer our whole body to Christ, not just our hearts)

Galations 5:25
(Keep in step with the Spirit..Make decsions and then check with the Master)

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God's Principle of Growth

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You sow something, water it, and wait

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How does a Christian follow a life leading of the Holy Spirit

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1.) It is a daily process, and everything in your daily life will affect you (Galations 6:7-8)

2.) God is our new boss (Romans 6-8)

3.) There is forgiveness

4.) Balance; Inaguated Eschatology (Phil 2:12

5.) Advice; read Biographies of Saints to see what "the greats" did

6.) Confidentiality; when someone says something, keep it to yourself

7.) Work on stuff in your life

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How much Power does God give to live a life leading of the Holy Spirit?

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Incomparably great power

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What problem does Paul talk about in the begininning of Romans

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Sin

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What is the solution of Sin according to Romans 1-7

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Justification
Set right theologically before God

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Modern Evangelical Christianity

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Believes Christians today are not totally different from Society. The Holy Spirit does not set us theologically right, but practically day to day help us

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What happens when a Christian is converted

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1.) New standing before God
2.) Free from Sin
3.) Recieve the Spirit
4.) Spirit leads and Guides you

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Holy Spirit in the Old Testament expectations

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- Jer 31:31-34
- Ez 11:18 - 19; 36:26-27
- Joel 2:28-29

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What does the Holy Spirit do?

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1.) indwells every believer at conversion
2.) Transforms the Christian

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Who is a free person according to Galations 5:13-25

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He who willingly decides to serve. We must die to ourselves

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The fruit of the person who chooses to be free in Christ

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Galations 5:19-25
Fruit of the Spirit - we are living by the spirit, so let us keep in step with the spirit

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Application of living by the spirit

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1.) We now have a new heart and new Spirit. We have the ability to know and obey, and no longer need to live in slavery to sin

2.) Paul refers to the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of God and Spirit of Christ. By living by the Spirit, we are living by God and Christ. (ie: Christ in you)

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The "trinity" of Pauline ethics

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Freedom
Love
Holy Spirit

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Indicative

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Statement of fact/truth

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Imperative

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a command

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Correct foundation for Christianity

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Not rules, it's an understanding that order: statement of fact (who we are in Christ) followed by commands/rules

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Mishnah reading

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Sabbath book - rules and more rules

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The Church in Philippi was....

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Conceited
Selfish
Prideful
Divided

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Jesus is the _______ to the problems of the Church in Philipi

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the answer.
Jesus humbled himself - the church should remember Jesus - be humble and serve others

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If it is unattainable to be like Jesus then Paul sugesst to be like _____.

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Paul.
He had an awesome resume, but considered it all rubbish in compared to knowing Christ

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If it is unattainable to be like Paul then Paul sugesst to be like _____.

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Timothy.
He proved himself - he looks to Jesus' interests, not his own

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Apaphrodites

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Brother, co worker, messenger, to tke care of Paul's needs. Distressed and longs for all. Almost died for the work of Christ