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Why do the NT and the OT need each other?

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They need each other to make sense

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What is the main point of Matthew?

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Jesus is Messiah

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What is the main point of Mark?

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Jesus is the son of God who gave his life as a ransom for many

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What is the main point of Luke?

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Jesus is the savior of the world

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What is the main point of John?

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Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, so that believing, you may have eternal life

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What is the main point of Acts?

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To encourage us that the gospel spread across the world despite persecution by the power of the Holy Spirit

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What is the main point of 1 Corinthians?

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Unity

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What is the main point of 2 Corinthians?

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Suffering magnifies the gospel

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What is the main point of Galatians?

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Salvation is by faith alone, not by works

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What is the main point of Ephesians?

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God has saved you, so live like it

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What is the main point of Philippians?

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to promote humility?

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What is the main point of Colossians?

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Christ is supreme; therefore live in light of his preeminence

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What is the main point of 1 and 2 Thessalonians?

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Persevere, stay awake, and hold onto your hope because Jesus is coming back

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What is the main point of Hebrews?

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Perseverance in listening to the son

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What main sin issue does the author address throughout the book of Hebrews?

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Licentiousness: living without repentance of sin

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What clues in the first 4 verses of Hebrews indicate that he thinks of Jesus as God?

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He calls him God; pairs with angels, calls him the creator, greater than the prophets

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Why does he bring up Jesus’s divinity in the first four verses of Hebrews?

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The message carries more weight because it is from Jesus

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Why does the author bring up angels in the first chapter?

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  • lesser to greater argument
  • angels prove true (mediator of old covenant), how much more with Jesus with new covenant
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What was the main reason I gave for denying Pauline authorship of Hebrews?

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  • The author heard the gospel second hand
  • Paul (in Gal.) heard it directly from God
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Who does the author of Hebrews think Psalm 8 is referring to?

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Jesus

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When read in its Old Testament context, who does Psalm 8 seem to be referring to?

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Adam

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How could Psalm 8 be referring to both Adam and Jesus?

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Adam is a type of Christ; typology

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What is the iceberg effect?

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  1. understand the OT text
  2. understand how NT speaks to how the OT meant it
    - NT quotes OT, assumes you know the NT
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What is the “loss of salvation” view of the warning passages? What are its strengths and weaknesses?

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  • can be a legitamate believer, and lose salvation
  • can read in a straightforward way
  • rest of NT speaks against idea
  • fairly natural way of reading the text
  • no repentance = not saved
  • doesn’t align with rest of scripture (saved by faith)
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What is the “once saved always saved” view of the warning passages? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
- Does do justice to the rest of scripture - Not describing true believer - great: rest of canon support - Bad: not fit with Hebrews
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What is the “infallible warnings view” of the warning passages? What are its strengths and weaknesses?
- believers can fall away - allows the text to refer to Christians and people who fall away (apostasy) - does justice to the canon and speaks to Hebrews - weak: feels artificial
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What book of the Old Testament is James most like?
Proverbs
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What implications does this (James like Proverbs) have?
Neither have a clear linear structure; assumes belief and teaches you how to leave
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What is the main point of the books of James?
The faith that saves is never alone
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What is the difference between temptations and testing?
The intent behind it - God's intent is never to tempt, but test
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Where does temptation ultimately come from according to James?
- Our sin nature/flesh
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What is the main point of 1 Peter?
Pursue holiness in the midst of suffering in all forms (perseverance)
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What is the main point of 2 Peter and Jude?
Trust and protect the true word of God
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In what sense are pastors priests?
All believers are priests - they don't have special access to God
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In what way does Peter think believers should relate to the government?
submit and obey it, unless it causes us to sin
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What does it mean to live with your wife in an understanding way?
Care for her even if you don't always understand her
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Why does Peter call the wife the weaker vessel?
Means that you have to have gentle manner and tender heart with her
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What is false teaching in 2 Peter and Jude?
Destructive heresies (trying to pass as a true gospel) - twisting the essential parts of the gospel
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How should we respond to false teachers of our time?
- They will get what's coming to them - Be weary of them
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What is the main point of 1, 2, 3 John?
Assurance of salvation
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What does it mean that 1 John is progressively recursive?
- repetitive (recursive) and progressive (adds layers of meaning) - right and left speaker
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What heresy does John seem to be addressing in 1 John?
- Protodocetism: Jesus didn't actually become human; an illusion
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Why did this false teaching probably spread in the church John is addressing?
Because it was masquerading as the Cristian faith - the false teaching come from among the people - **because of the greek background**
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How does fighting sin relate to assurance?
- means of assurance - Doubt is often grounded in sin - Assurance doesn't mean we should not care about our sin
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Why doesn’t 1 John teach Christian Perfectionism?
- Remember Christ and the cross; that Jesus is our advocate - we are sinners!! - we are liars if we can we can be perfect
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Why is it important that we recognize that the gospel is not merely helpful, but true?
- assurance is grounded in belief - so that we may be grounded in the gospel and have assurance - other worldviews will exert pressure on your belief
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What does John remind his readers of that are fighting against sin?
Jesus has covered your sin; Christ is your advocate
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Why does it matter that John wrote Revelation to churches in his time?
It was relevant to the churches he wrote to, therefore it is relevant to us
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Which of the big three ways of reading Revelation is the best way?
All 3! 1. Preterist: past 2. Idealist: Theology not history 3. Futurist: future
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What is the genre of Revelation?
Apocalyptic
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Who do the seven spirits symbolize in Revelation 1:4?
Holy spirit - in between the father and the son
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What impact does the genre of Revelation have on the way we read the book?
- symbolically - means to make things more clear - so it is relevent to us
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What does symbolism do in the book of revelation?
- casts mundane realties in significant ways - communicates indirectly (symbolism) - peal back the veil on a seemingly mundane world
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What is the main point of Revelation?
The beast is fierce, but the lamb will overcome, so hold on
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How does the beast wage war against the lamb and his people in Revelation?
- Tempts the people with wealth and lustful desires - subterfuge/ cunning (are you sure??)
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Why does Revelation focus on God’s sovereignty?
- It is a means of comfort to us that Jesus conquered death and Hades
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Why does the millennium probably describe the reign of Christ after his second coming? | 3 things
1. Binding of Satan seems too strong 2. Literal Resurrection: typical meaning, martyrs 3. Literary structure

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