Miracles, Jesus, and the New Testament (part 1)

Question 1

What are the first five points of 12 point apologetics?

Answer 1

1. Truth about reality is knowable
2. The opposite of true is false
3. It is true that the theistic God exists
4. If God exists then miracles are possible
5. Miracles can be used to confirm a message from God

Question 2

if God exists then miracles are possible (point #4)
- ________ are ________ because of ________ ________ (the ________ ________)
- if this ________ is ________, then others are (________ the ________ ________, ________ ________ by a ________, ________ the ________, ________ the ________, the ________, etc.)
- as ________, we must ________ the greatest ________: ________ ________

Answer 2

• miracles, possible, supernatural creation, first miracle
• miracle, possible, parting, Red Sea, Jonah swallowed, whale, healing, sick, raising, dead, resurrection
• theists, answer, skeptic, David Hume

Question 3

Hume’s argument
1. ________ ________ is by ________ a ________ of a ________ ________
2. a ________ is by ________ a ________ ________
3. the ________ for the ________ is ________ ________ than for the ________
4. a ________ ________ ________ ________ his ________ on the ________ ________
5. therefore, a ________ ________ should ________ ________ in ________

Answer 3

1. natural law, definition, description, regular occurrence
2. miracle, definition, rare event
3. evidence, regular, always greater, rare
4. wise man always bases, belief, greater evidence
5. wise man, never believe, miracles

Question 4

answer to David Hume’s objections
1. the “________ ________ ________” is not ________ on ________ ________
2. the ________ of ________ on ________ does not ________ ________ (________ ________ ________)
3. ________ ________/________ cannot be ________
- if it happened ________ ________, it only ________ ________
4. the ________ ________ of the ________ cannot be ________
- ________ is non-________ but we still ________ it because there is ________ ________
- therefore, premise #________ is ________
- if confuses ________ with ________ and ________ with ________

Answer 4

1. Big Bang Theory, based, regular events
2. origin, life, Earth, occur regularly (Pasteur’s sterilized beaker)
3. spontaneous generation/evolution, repeated
   - at all, happened once
4. entire history, world, repeated
   - history, repeatable, believe, enough evidence
   - 3, false
   - believability, possibility, possibility, evidence

Question 5

miracles can be used to confirm a message from God (point #5)
- a ________ of ________ ________ the “________ of ________”
- what are the ________ of a ________ of ________?
1. an ________ ________ (________: ________ of ________)
2. shows ________ ________ (________: ________ of ________)
- can’t be ________/have no ________ of ________
3. promotes ________ or ________ ________, as ________ by the ________ ________ (________: ________ of ________)

Answer 5

• miracle, God manifests, attributes, God
• characteristics, miracle, God
  1. instantaneous beginning, cosmological, power, God
  2. intelligent design, teleological, mind, God
• random, line, logic
  3. good, right behavior, evidenced, moral argument, moral, character, God

Question 6

what are the 6 types of paranormal events?

Answer 6

anomalies, magic, psychosomatic, satanic signs, providence, and miracles

Question 7

anomalies
- description
- power
- traits
- example

Answer 7

• freaks of nature
• physical
• natural event with patterns
• bumblebee

Question 8

magic
- description
- power
- traits
- example

Answer 8

• sleight of hand
• human
• unnatural and man-controlled events
• rabbit in hat

Question 9

psychosomatic
- description
- power
- traits
- example

Answer 9

• mind over matter
• mental
• requires faith; fails for some sickness
• psychosomatic cures (placebo effect)

Question 10

satanic signs
- description
- power
- traits
- example

Answer 10

• evil power
• psychic
• evil, falsehood, occult, limited
• demonic influence

Question 11

providence
- description
- power
- traits
- example

Answer 11

• prearranged events
• divine
• naturally explained; spiritual context
• fog at normandy

Question 12

miracles
- description
- power
- traits
- example

Answer 12

• divine act
• supernatural
• never fails, immediate, lasts, glory to God
• raising the dead

Question 13

how can i tell the difference between a divine miracle and a satanic sign?
- divine miracles are:
- an ________ ________ ________
- ________ our ________ ________
- ________ ________ with the ________
- ________ to the ________ ________
- ________ with ________ and ________
- involves ________ ________
- ________ the ________

satanic signs are:
- only a ________ ________
- ________ the ________ ________
- ________ with the ________
- ________ ________ to ________ or ________ ________
- ________ with ________ and ________
- involves ________ ________
- ________ the ________

Answer 13

• actual supernatural act
• under, creator’s control
• never associated, occult
• connected, true God
• associated, truth, good
• true prophecies
• glorifies, creator
• supernormal act
• under, creature’s control
• associated, occult
• frequently connected, pantheistic, polytheistic gods
• associated, evil, error
• false prophecies
• glorifies, creature

Question 14

what is important to remember in the modern age about spiritual warfare?

Answer 14

one of the great dangers facing us today is that we have forgotten that we live in a supernatural world filled with both benevolent and malevolent forces; this is real spiritual warfare

Question 15

what do we do about near death experiences?
- normative:
- they are ________ to ________ ________ ________ ________ (________ ________ and ________ are ________)

• situational:
• ________ percent of all ________ have had ________
• ________ percent of ________ were ________ as ________ ________
• ________ upon ________ are ________ ________
• ________ ________ are ________ to ________ ________ for all the ________
• existential:
• typically ________ ________ ________ of ________, ________, and ________; ________ are of ________ and ________
• ________ so ________ it has ________ some to ________ to ________
• ultimately:
• ________ could ________ a ________ to ________ ________, but ________ are ________ to ________ the ________ of any ________
• however, they ________ do not ________ ________ and ________ ________ to the ________ of a ________ ________
• they may also ________ ________ ________ and ________ for ________

Answer 15

• unable, establish actual doctrinal statements, (unreliable guides, many, contradictory)
• 15, americans, NDE’s
• 15, those, described, spiritual experiences
• thousands, thousands, reported worldwide
• naturalistic explanations, unable, fully account, data
• involve intense feelings, love, peace, joy, others, wrath, hell
• event, strong, caused, convert, christianity
• God, use, NDE, reach people, NDE’s, unable, establish, truthfulness, doctrine
• certainly, undermine christianity, definitely point, reality, spiritual world
• provide existential comfort, certainty, us