Exam 3

Question 1

What are the 5 reasons Christians keep Sunday? Explain all points - Essay Question

Answer 1

1. A separation between Jews and Christians: originally, most Christians were of Jewish descent. However, in times of Jewish persecution, Christians made an effort to separate themselves from Jews.
2. Anti-Judaic Literature: During this period, a good number of “Christian” documents appeared with the purpose of apologizing for the separations between Jews and Christians and offering theological justifications for the change in the day of worship among some Christian groups. These documents condemned the Jews both socially and theologically. These apologists were not writing to defend something from an intellectual standpoint.
3. Sunday Legislation: Hadrians edict prohibited keeping the 7th day Sabbath
   Constantine’s edict forbade work on the “Venerable day of the Sun” in 321 AD.
4. Influence of Paganism: The Edict of Milan said now, Christianity will be the official religion of the Empire starting 313 AD. - Constantine meshed paganism with Christianity, for example made December 25th “Jesus’ birthday” when it is really the pagan Tamus celebration.
   - The clergy is better than the common people → clergy and lay people (people of God).
   - Ministry is for the professionals. → Constantines ideology
   - He was the first to establish cathedrals
   - Thus, he unified Paganism and Christianity.
5. Influence of the Anti-Christ: - Adventist believe it is the Papacy
   - The roman catholic SYSTEM not the church → Attempts to change seasons and the law.

Question 2

What did Hadrian’s edict prohibit?

Answer 2

Worship on the 7th day Sabbath.

Question 3

What did Constantines edict prohibit?

Answer 3

Work on Sunday.

Question 4

Who do Adventists believe is the antichrist?

Answer 4

The Papacy, structure/ system not specifically the catholic “church”

Question 5

What does the roman catholic SYSTEM attempt to change?

Answer 5

Seasons and the law.

Question 6

What does the Bible call the antichrist?

Answer 6

• The Little Horn - Daniel 7
• The King of the North - Daniel 11
• The Man of Sin - lawlessness, 2 Thessalonians 2
• The Antichrist
• The beast - Revelation 13

Question 7

What does M&M mean?

Answer 7

Ministry & Missions

Question 8

What is your ministry?

Answer 8

It is your service to the believers; It takes place in the context of the local church. To do this God gives you talents (not the same as gifts).

Question 9

What is your mission?

Answer 9

It also involves service; this time, it is service to unbelievers. Involves gifts rather than talents.

Question 10

Three basic reasons people do not complete their M&Ms

Answer 10

1. Poor and low self-esteem.
2. Envy
3. Excuse

Question 11

How to discover my specific purpose in life? - this is the question + explain.

Answer 11

1. I’m unique - God not only created you in your uniqueness, but He met us in our uniqueness. - individuality. Don’t compare yourself to others; compare yourself to yourself.
2. My personality - You will not be able to come to know Jesus until you know yourself. God gave you that specific personality. Study yourself.
3. Culture - Be the best version of your culture you can be.
4. Family History - Studying your family, which God alowed for you to be born in will help you better understand yourself.
5. God’s shaping activities - good answer to the problem of pain.
6. Spiritual gifts /Giftedness - 1. Giftedness set —> master component of 3 things
   Spiritual gifts - God given capacity that is unique imparted to each believer for the purpose of releasing a Holy Spirit to accomplish.
   Natural Abilities - capacities skills or talents which are innate in a person and allow him/her to accomplish things.
   Accquired skills: those capacities, skills, talents, or aptitudes which have been learned by a person during the course of his/her life.
   “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the worlds deep hunger meet.” - Buechner
7. Story behind spirituality - you will have a unique spiritual conversion story - He will meet you in your uniqueness.

Question 12

3 Things spiritual gifts are NOT

Answer 12

1. Natural talents
2. The fruits of the Spirit
3. Spiritual disciplines

Question 13

The gifts are ____ while the fruits are _____?

Answer 13

Discovered, develops

Question 14

A gift defines ____, a fruit _____?

Answer 14

Gifts help define what a christian does. Fruits help to define what a Christian is

Question 15

Gifts are ______, fruits are _____

Answer 15

temporal, eternal.

Question 16

What is the biggest difference between fruits and gifts?

Answer 16

Gifts - one, but we need to have all the fruits.

Question 17

How many gifts do believers have at the LEAST?

Answer 17

One.

Question 18

3 Major Bible verses that discuss gifts

Answer 18

Romans 12
1 Corinthians 12
Ephesians 4

Question 19

Romans 12:

Answer 19

• Paul mentions these:
• Gift of prophecy
• Service
• Teaching
• Exhortation
• Giving
• Leadership
• Mercy

Question 20

1 Corinthians 12:

Answer 20

• unique ones:
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Faith
• Healing
• Miracles
• Discernment
• Speaking in tongues
• Interpretation of tongues
• Administration
• helping others
• apostleship

Question 21

Ephesians 4

Answer 21

• Evangelist
• Pastorship

Question 22

Another gift mentioned in 1 Corinthians 7:7 gift

Answer 22

Celibacy

Question 23

1 Corinthians 13:1-3,8 gift

Answer 23

Martyrdom

Question 24

1 Peter 4:9 gift

Answer 24

Hospitality

Question 25

Another gift - no verse

Answer 25

Deliverence

Question 26

Purpose of Jesus' coming? (short answer)

Question 27

Identify Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, Hadrian - match the thing done/ teaching with a guy

Answer 27

Hadrian - Plato - Aristotle - Socrates -

Question 28

Be able to prove what you believe - Saturday is the Biblical Sabbath (short answer).

Answer 28

I believe Saturday is the Biblical Sabbath because in Luke, it describes Jesus' resurrection, in which he slept before rising on the 7th day.

Question 29

Which is the 7th Day? Short answer questions → mention 2,3 points

Answer 29

1. The Bible, Luke 23:53-56; 24:1 - Jesus died on the day of preparation, so they could not finish, they went back on the first day of the week - Sunday. He rested according to the commandment 2. In 140 languages, the word Sabbath means Saturday 3. History: Jewish people have kept the Sabbath for over 4,000 years.

Question 30

What did Hadrian intesify?

Answer 30

Fiscus Judaicus, which was a discriminatory action that marked the beginning of the social and religious deterioration of the Jews in society.

Question 31

What is dualism?

Answer 31

Everything related to the flesh is evil.

Question 32

Who believed sex was evil and corrupt?

Answer 32

Augustine.

Question 33

What did Aristotle teach about our body and spiritual life?

Answer 33

They are one.

Question 34

What does the OT teach about the soul?

Answer 34

Wholeistic view.

Question 35

How much is Nepesh refrenced?

Answer 35

The Hebrew word Nephesh appears 754 times in the Olt Test. Not oonce is even suggested as being immortal.

Question 36

What is Nepesh?

Answer 36

The soul.

Question 37

What did Socrates say about death?

Answer 37

It is a mans best friend.

Question 38

What did Jesus say about death?

Answer 38

It is the worst enemy.

Question 39

The body is not the ----- prison, but the temple of the ------.

Answer 39

souls, holy spirit

Question 40

Dust + Spirit =

Answer 40

A Living Soul

Question 41

You were created for a purpose. So, creation = ?

Answer 41

A sense of destiny.

Question 42

You were redeemed for a purpose. So, redemption =?

Answer 42

Sense of destiny.

Question 43

What is Hellinization?

Answer 43

The Greek Culture.

Question 44

The Apocrypha...

Answer 44

1. Contradict each other 2. Contradict the Bible 3. Jesus never reffered to them