Finals Flashcards
What was the name of God that he chose to reveal the triune nature of himself?
Elohime
The ocean is controlled by?
God
What is the Latin term for being created in the image of God?
Imago Dei
Why does God get to call light, light?
Because He created it.
Name two themes in Genesis 1?
- It is a witness to a god full of grace
2. it is to be used as a history book.
What is the origin if the word history?
Greek word (historia) meaning “inquiry.”
What is our righteousness?
Christ’s blood
What scripture is known as the great exchange?
2 Corinthians 5:21
Who are we fundamentally?
We are humans
Finish this statement “A persons memory of his past is his_______.
Identity
List one way humility can be acquired?
Through humiliation
How does God teach us about his will?
His Word or he reveals it to us
When does humiliation occur?
When reality meats delusional
List one effect of the fall.
Increased women labor pain
List one thing you should hate well.
Murder
What is the condition of the world in genesis 1?
Perfect and good.
What is the condition after genesis 3?
Broken due to sin
Give one rival civilization to gods children.
The world
Define creation mandate.
God’s command to subdue the Earth and have dominion over it
Cain and Abel - which son should we identify with and why?
We are sinners like Cain who need God’s grace and forgiveness.
What was Adams second sin?
Blaming God
What did cains name mean?
Acquired
What assumptions did eve base cains name?
She assumed He was the Messiah who would crush the serpents head.
Abel’s name means?
Vanity
The line of Christ came from which of eves sons?
Seth
What is the uniqueness of her seed?
She isn’t supposed to have a seed because she is a woman.
Define culture.
Physical and mental environment developed through human trout and labor.
What is the first prophecy in the bible?
Virgin birth
Describe why pure democracy is a bad idea?
It might lead to mob rule
Roman culture would reflect ____ tradition and culture
Greek
What separates the Bible from other religious literature?
It never changes it is constant
What is the chief inward effect of the fall?
Humans love themselves supremely, and they cannot bring themselves to love God or their fellow humans as they should.
Give one example that man is born into a depraved state.
Starvation
What stands at the center of human history?
Gods redemptive love in Christ.
What revolves around his birth?
Time
Approximately how old was Jesus during the great exchange?
Thirty-Three
Define hatred.
I’ll will. When you begin to find happiness in their unhappiness.
Define derision.
To look down on someone.
Define slander.
a bad report.
Finish this statement - if you don’t forgive you’ll never get_______
Justice
Define forgiveness.
Forgiving someone, not pitting vengeance on someone
Explain vengeance is mine
Vengeance is something we say is right and only we have, but it is wrong headed, he paid for our sins in the cross
Describe God’s response to your hate.
God looks down upon your hate. He hates your hate just as much as He hates the perpetrator.
What did the Roman roads symbolize?
Roman rule and oppression
What was the heart of the Roman Empire?
The Land of Italy
The basic unit of roman society was __________
The family
Who was the sole authority over this unit?
The father( pater in Latin)
What type of source was Joseph? Primary or secondary?
Primary
What is the best (most reliable) source?
The Bible
Give one dimension of the Christian worldview
God made the world and everything in it