Survey Of Christian Theology Midterm

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Absolute Dependence

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human beings possess the ability to feel and perceive a Supreme Being and their utter dependence on that Being

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Adoptionism:

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Jesus was a human being who was free from sin and was therefore "adopted" by God as His Son. He was not born divine, but somehow became divine through his life.

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Apostles Creed

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a) Used asearly as the 300s AD, contains the main ideas of the Christian faith that theChurch received from the apostles

b) Convenientsummary of some of the main topics of the Christian faith

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Arianism

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a hearsay that said that God created Jesus and that he is kind of divine but not eternal

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Canon

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the books that make up the Bible and how it was put together

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Creatio exnihilo:

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creation out of nothing (without God there would be no creation)

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Deism

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the doctrine that after God created the universe, God left it to run on its own

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DeliberativeTheology

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the method by witch we actively reflect on a doctrine or belief in order to make it real to us

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Doctrines

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the result of ideas that are brought together into communally shared guidelines or beliefs/practices (distinct Christian teachings) (A series of systems of belief)

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Dualism

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the doctrine that we are two-fold: body & soul and that our bodies & spirits are separate

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Egalitarianism

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women and men are both made in the image of god and share the same value and function in ministry and household and relationships

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EmbeddedTheology

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the understanding of faith disseminated by the church and assimilated by its members in their daily lives ( you do not think about it: brought forth by a church or a belief community)

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Which view of God and humanity state that there are certain functions that humans have on earth?

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Functional view

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General Revelation:

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“natural theology” (we can know God through creation and reason

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Gnosticism

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second century heresy that had a “secret knowledge” of salvation

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Hierarchal dualism

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divides creation into two parts: material and spiritual (material is bad and spirit is good)

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Holism

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doctrine that says the spiritual and physical are all good because God created them and transcends through everything

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Imago dei

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made in the image of God

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Materialism

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the idea that the spiritual does not actually exist; we are only responses to external stimuli or nerves and synapses

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Modalism

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God the father, son, and holy spirit all have different modes and function

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NiceneCreed

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Adopted as a result of the First Council of Nicaea in 381AD that is a statement of unified view of Christian doctrine

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Infallible

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THE WORD OF GOD IS INSPIRED BUT BECAUSE OF HISTORY, GLOSSES AND LANGUAGE BARRIERS THERE ARE SOME INACCURACIES

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Inerrant

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WITHOUT ERRORS

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Orthomartus

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right witness to the world

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What are the elements that combine together tomake theology?

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a. Orthopistis-right belief/ faith

b. Orthopraxy-right action

c. Orthopathy-right emotion

Multiple choice

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Pantheism

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the doctrine that identifies God as in the world and says that not only are things that created divine, but God is literally in the creations he made

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Perichoresis

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the view of the trinity and mutually indwelling

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Prima Scriptura

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idea that doctrine and beliefs are founded on scripture

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Providence

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God’s grace and his providing for us on earth

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Psychosomaticunity

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creatures (humans) are a unification of both body and soul; they are not distinct but they work together

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Which view of God and humanity state that there is relationship between God andhumans?

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Relational view

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SpecialRevelation

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God’s unveiling of God’s characteristics and desire for relationship (we know god through the bible and history of Israel and revelation

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Sola Scriptura

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scripture alone can create doctrine

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Which view of God and humanity would state thatman and humans share a certain substance?

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Substantial view

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Theological Anthropology

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The doctrine or Theology of the humanity.

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Theology

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is the study of God and the things of God

a) Literally “word, speech, or reason” (from the Greek logos) about God (from the Greek word Theo)