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90 Cards in this Set
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The 9 Covenants |
1. Edenic
2. Adamic 3. Noahic 4. Abrahamic 5. Mosaic 6. Davidic 7. Palestinian 8. New 9. Everlasting |
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Define Doctrine |
Teaching, something taught, principles of religion that are taught, truth that is meant to be taught |
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Define Theology |
Study of God and Religious Doctrines |
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What is the purpose for Doctrine |
To set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed. |
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Why do many churches and Christians ignore or de-emphasize doctrine? |
1. No biblical record of Jesus or Apostles formulating a ready-made system of doctrine. 2. Doctrine is devisive 3. What you believe doesn't matter, only who you believe. 4. Right Spirit more acceptable to God than right doctrine. 5. Doctrine is impractical. |
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All Believers need to know: |
Who they believe What they believe Why the believe it |
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Doctrine continually practiced determines: |
Character - What we are Behavior - What we do Destiny - Where we go |
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Three sources of Doctrine |
God Satan Man |
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The only sure and infallible test of all doctrine is... |
The complete body of scripture |
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Why must doctrine be obeyed? |
If doctrine is not obeyed it will have no effect on our lives. |
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How does God's progressive revelation in Scripture suggest the way students should handle the doctrines of Scripture? |
We must bring together all the bible has to say on a subject and organize it to rightly divide the Word of Truth. |
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What is the meaning of "revelation" in theology? |
God's unveiling of Himself to mankind. |
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Why does man need a revelation? |
Man is a created but fallen being. |
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Define General Revelation
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What God has revealed about Himself to all mankind
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Define Special Revelation
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The acts of God whereby He reveals Himself and His will to specific individuals.
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God's revelation of Himself through nature:
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Nature itself provides a revelation that there had to be a creator.
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God's revelation of Himself through the human conscience. |
The innate knowledge of good and evil points to the existence of a divine law giver. |
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God's revelation of Himself through history. |
God's hand on the nations is clearly evident. He has intervened in our history for his purposes. |
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God's revelation of Himself through Miracles |
Revelation of God's supernatural power. |
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God's revelation of Himself through Prophecy |
Revelation of God's infinite knowledge. |
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God's revelation of Himself through Christ |
The ultimate revelation of God |
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God's revelation of Himself through Scripture |
The only infallible revelation we tangibly possess |
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God's revelation of Himself through Personal Experience |
The purpose of all the revelation of God |
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What is the meaning of inspiration |
God breathed |
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Define revelation |
Communication of truth which could not be discovered by natural reason. It is God's unveiling His person and purpose to man. |
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Define Inspiration |
The process by which revelation was recorded. Recording revealed truth. |
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Define Illumination |
The process by which the Holy Spirit enlightens man's understanding, enabling him to receive Divine revelation. |
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List the 6 false theories of inspiration
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1. Natural theory
2. Illumination theory 3. Mechanical theory 4. Trance theory 5. Partial theory 6. Thought theory |
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What is Plenary-verbal inspiration? |
Biblical writers were completely inspired by God to record their revelations down to the choice of wording. |
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Explain how both God and man were involved in the writing of Scripture.
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God inspired the biblical writers to record their revelations of Himself. The collected works form a complete book which does not contradict itself. The Holy Spirit overruled the writer's fallibility and limitations to produce an infallible revelation of God which does not detract from the author's personality. |
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The miracles of the Bible |
The evidence of divine power |
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Prophecy and fulfillment |
The evidence of divine knowledge |
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Its numerical structure |
God as the Divine Numberer |
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The unity of the Bible |
No portion contradicts the whole |
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It's miraculous preservation |
Attacked but not destroyed |
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Its influence |
Unmatched worldwide influence |
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The Bible claims inspiration |
Stated by the writers for the writings |
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Genuineness |
The books of the Bible were recorded by the people they were purported to be written by. |
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Credibility
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The Bible is entirely truthful on the matters it treats. Both Jesus and the Apostles refered to it in their teachings.
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Cannonicity |
The bible has been measured by a standard, has stood the test of time, and has been recognized as being inspired by God. |
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Infallibility
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Incapable of error, exempt from liability to make mistakes. There is no mixture or error.
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Authority |
The bible has authority because it is infallible and inspired. |
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Cosmological Argument |
Cause and effect |
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Teleological Argument |
Design and purpose |
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Anthropological Argument |
Existence of Man |
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Ontological Argument |
Intuitive belief in God |
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Moral Argument |
Existence of conscience |
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Biological Argument |
Life comes only from pre-existent life |
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Historical Argument |
Human History |
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Christological Argument |
Person and work of Christ |
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Bibliological Argument |
Inspiration of Scripture |
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Argument from Congruity |
Harmony of arguments |
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Pantheism |
A belief that God is all and all is God |
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Polytheim |
The worship of many gods |
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Dualism |
Two distinct entities are at war with each other |
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Deism |
God created the universe and then stepped away from it. |
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Atheism |
God does not exist |
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Agnosticism |
I know nothing, therefore one cannot know if God exists or not. |
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What are the four descriptions of God's nature and being? |
1. God is spirit 2. God is light 3. God is love 4. God is a consuming fire. |
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Define essential attributes |
The characteristics that define God's deity. |
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Define moral attributes |
God's characteristics which directly affect created beings and for which God desires men to emulate. |
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Eternal - Essential Attribute |
No beginning or end |
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Self-existent - Essential Attribute |
The reason of His own existence |
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Immutable - Essential Attribute |
Unchanging |
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Omnipotent - Essential Attribute |
All-powerful |
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Omniscient - Essential Attribute |
All-knowing |
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Omnipresent - Essential Attribute |
Everywhere present |
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Holiness - Moral Attribute |
Sinless perfection |
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Righteousness - Moral Attribute |
Justice |
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Love - Moral Attribute |
Self-giving |
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Faithfulness - Moral Attribute |
Reliable |
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When applied to the Godhead, what does the word person mean?
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The personality of God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit
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What does trinity mean?
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Threefold or three in one.
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What two streams of truth concerning the Godhead must be kept in balance? |
1. God is one 2. God is three |
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Who is the fullness of the Godhead bodily? |
Christ |
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El-Roi |
The God that sees |
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El-Shaddai |
God Almighty |
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El-Olam |
The Everlasting God |
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El-Gibbor |
The Great God |
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Elohim-Elyon |
The Most High God |
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Adonai |
Master |
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Jehova |
I Am that I Am |
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Jehova-Jireh |
The Lord will provide |
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Jehova-Rapha |
The Lord that heals |
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Jehova-Nissi |
The Lord my banner |
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Jehovah-Mekaddeskum |
The Lord who sanctifies |
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Jehova-Shalom |
The Lord our peace |
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Jehovah-Raah |
The Lord my shepherd |
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Jehova Tsidkenu |
The Lord our righteousness |
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Jehova-Shamma |
The Lord is there |
