Declaration of Faith Flashcards
The person of the Trinity most closely associated with
the inspiration of the Scripture is the ________.
Holy Spirit
God, by inspiration, guaranteed the accuracy of ____
____ of Scripture.
every word
The word “inspiration” uses the analogy of the _______
of God in explaining the doctrine of the Scriptures.
breath
The term “Bible,” as used in the Declaration of Faith,
refers to the _______ books of the Old Testament and
the ________ books of the New Testament.
thirty-nine
twenty-seven
Such collections of ancient religious literature as the
__________ serve important purposes as religious
literature, but they are not accepted as Scripture.
Apocrypha
The original documents of Scripture are referred to as
______.
autographs
The original documents were written in the languages
of ____________ and ______.
Hebrew, Aramaic; Greek
Each human author expressed his message in his own
____________.style of writing
style of writing
Jesus, in Matthew, declared that every _____ and
_______ of the Word of God would be fulfilled.
jot; tittle
According to 1 Peter 1:10, 11, the ________ ___ was
in the prophets of the Old Testament as they spoke of
the sufferings of Christ.
Spirit of Christ
According to 2 Peter 1:20, 21, the prophets spoke as
they were moved by the _________.
Holy Spirit
According to 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, the Scriptures are
profitable for ______________________.
doctrine, reproof,
correction, and instruction
in righteousness
In the definition of God, given in this discussion,
there are a number of characteristics of God given in
terms of His nature and His acts. Fill in the following
statements appropriately:
a. The term “God” refers to a Being who is before all
things, who is the _____ and governor of all things.
b. He is _____, having none of the limitations of time.
c. He is _____ in His power so that with Him all
things are possible.
d. He is _____ in His name, having no flaw either in
His glory or holiness.
e. He is _____ in character.
a. Creator
b. eternal
c. absolute
d. perfect
e. personal
The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinguished
from one another by _____, will, _____, and _____.
name; word; nature
The first person of the Trinity is called Father because
of His divine ______.
begetting
The first person of the Trinity is eternal Father because
He has a _____ from eternity.
Son
In contrast to adoption or creation, the second person
of the Trinity is Son by ______.
nature
The third person of the Trinity is called the Spirit,
because he proceeds from the ______ and the ______.
Father; Son
In using the titles of the third person of the Trinity,
the terms _________ and _________ may be used as
equivalents.
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit
The biblical analogies in the explanation of the nature
of the Holy Spirit are in the analogies of ______ and
______.
breath; power
God is ____________ in His oneness and in His
threeness.
eternal
The personal distinctions of Father, Son, and Holy
Spirit are eternal in ____________.
existence and name
Deuteronomy 6:4 declares that the Lord our God is
______ Lord.
one
Matthew 28:19 shows that the _____________ are
active in our salvation.
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit