Exam 2 Flashcards
(43 cards)
What does condescension mean?
- Voluntarily giving up superior rank
- Come to an inferior circumstance
- Extend mercy
What does Christ mean?
Anointed; same as Messiah
What does Jesus/Joshua mean?
Salvation
What does Matthew really like to do?
Link Christ to Old Testament passages
What does the JST add to our understanding of Jesus’s childhood?
He grew and developed, waiting for the time of His ministry. He served under His father, but He had inherent knowledge and understanding such that He didn’t need to be taught.
What does the D&C teach us about John the Baptist?
He was ordained to his mission as an infant, he was baptized as a child, and his mission was in part to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews.
An alternative meaning of Jehovah
“I AM” (in Hebrew, YHWH)
Why was Christ baptized?
To fulfill all righteousness; to show us the way to be saved through humble obedience.
Parallel between Jesus and Moses relative to the time in the wilderness
Both went into the wilderness to be/commune with God for 40 days.
Was Jesus morally mutable?
No. He suffered all temptations, but He never heeded them, or yielded to them by sinning.
How did Christ withstand Satan’s temptations?
By quoting scripture
Where was the Sermon on the Mount?
Matthew says it was up in a mountain, and Luke says it was in a plain. It is possible that there were two separate sermons, or that this sermon was not stationary.
What does beatitude mean?
Comes from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed.”
What does the JST add to the beatitudes?
“Blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me”
“Blessed are all they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost”
What are a jot and a tittle?
A jot is the smallest Hebrew letter, jod. A tittle is the smallest diacritical mark in Hebrew.
What is the origin of the word “hypocrite”?
It is a Greek word meaning “stage player” or “actor.”
Whom is Jesus addressing in Matthew 6:25-28, when He talks about not worrying about providing for themselves?
The 12 disciples, who are about to go into the world on their missions.
What does the JST add to Matthew 6:38?
“Wherefore, seek not the things of this world but seek ye first to build up the kingdom of God, and to establish his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”
What is a mote?
A speck, as of dust.
What does the JST add to the “casting pearls before swine” statement?
“For the world cannot receive that which ye, yourselves, are not able to bear; wherefore ye shall not give your pearls unto them”
You didn’t understand these valuable things, so trying to give them to others won’t end well.
What does the JST add to Matthew 7:31?
“For the day soon cometh, that men shall come before me to judgment, to be judged according to their works.”
Everyone will appear before Christ to be judged.
Why did Jesus perform miracles?
- To show His power over all things
- To reveal His character (love and compassion)
- To motivate people to cast off their spiritual infirmities, as their physical ones
- To create teaching opportunities for gospel truths
- To prevent people from frustrating God’s purposes (e.g., escaping crowds)
- To reward and strengthen faith
- To set an example for His followers
Parable of the Sower
Illustrates the many ways that the word of God can fail to thrive in us. It needs to land in fertile soil, then withstand Satan, trials, and worldly cares.
Parable of the wheat and the tares
Jesus sowed seeds in the world. The wheat represents the children of the kingdom, and the tares the children of the Devil. The harvest (performed by angels) is the end of the world, when the wheat and tares will be separated.
