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Soft authority

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The power to influence and persuade others because of a person’s knowledge or out of an earned respect

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Hard authority

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The power or right to give orders and demand obedience with the threat of punishment

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Secular humanism

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A worldview that values human reason above anything else, and thinks that anything religious is Bologna

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Relativism

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The belief that truth, knowledge, and morality are relative to the individual, society, and historical context

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Epistemology

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That branch of philosophy that seeks to understand the nature of knowledge

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Derek

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A direction-filled life, or “the way”

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Destiny

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What happens next?

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Morality

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How should we live?

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Meaning

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What is real and true, and how do we know?

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Identity

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Who are we?

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Origin

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Where did we come from?

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Sheeple

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People who don’t think for themselves

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Self-refuting claim

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A statement that attempts to affirm two opposite propositions at the same time and in the same sense

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Subjective-Truth claim

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A claim regarding a dependent fact about a subject

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Objective truth claim

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A claim regarding an independent fact about the world

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Correspondence Theory of Truth

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The view that the truth of a proposition is determined by how accurately it describes the facts of reality

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Scientism

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The philosophical belief that reliable knowledge is obtained solely through the scientific method

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Knowledge

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A justified truth belief

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Inerrancy

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The doctrine that the Bible is without error

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Dead Sea scrolls

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The oldest surviving collection of Jewish canonical texts written three to four hundred years before the birth of Christ

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Special Revelation

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God’s unique revelation about himself through the Scriptures, miracles, and Jesus

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General revelation

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God’s universal revelation about himself and morality that can be obtained through nature

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Revelation

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The act of making something known that was perviously hidden or unknown

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Anarchy

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A society that exists without government control

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Authority
The power to command or the expertise to influence others
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Canon
The collection of biblical writings commonly accepted as genuine and authoritative
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Essence
defining attributes that give an entity its fundamental identity
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Internal evidence
From within
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External evidence
From without
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Textual variants
Differences between particular words, phrases, or passages within multiple copies of the same ancient manuscript
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Lost Gospels
A collection of 52 texts discovered in 1945
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Gnosticism
A 2nd century heretical Christian movement
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Derived authority
Authority that has been ordained or permitted by God
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Modalism
The belief that the trinity is composed of one God who has presented himself in different forms
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Hersey
Any belief that is contrary to orthodox Christian doctrine
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Tritheism
The belief that the trinity is composed of three separate and distinct Gods
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Doctrine of the trinity
The orthodox Christian belief that God is one being in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
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Grace
Receiving what one does not deserve
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Mercy
Not receiving what one deserves
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Philos
The Greek word for "brotherly/family love"
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Eros
The Greek word for "sexual love"
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Agape
"Selfless love"
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Deism
The belief that God exists and created the world but currently stands aloof from his creation
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Pantheism
The belief that everything in the universe is ultimately divine
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Transcendent
An attribute of God that describes him as being both above and outside his creation
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Immanent
An attribute of God that describes him as being both within and among his creation
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Omnipresent
God's unique ability to be present in all places and at all times
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Omnipotent
God's unique ability to do anything that can be done
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Questions about the fall
``` Who was the serpent? What was the nature of temptation? What was the consequences? What is the nature of sin? What were the results of sin? ```
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Who was the serpent?
Satan
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What was the nature of temptation?
Knowledge of good and evil
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What were the consequence?
Separation from God
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What was the nature of sin?
Sin is an act of unbelief Sin is a desire autonomy Sin is an act of irresponsibility Sin is an act of rebellion
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What were the results of sin?
Crazy/ human beings begin to fall apart
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False assumptions about sin
Humans have a good nature Society and its institutions are responsible for the evil we do and the evil in the world Mental health can be restored to those who experienced guilt
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Humans have a good nature
We have a sin nature
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Society and its Institutions are responsible for the evil we do and the evil in the world
We are personally accountable for our actions
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Mental health can be restored to those who experienced guilt
Guilt is real not fake
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Major covenants about the Bible
Creation covenant Noahic covenant New covenant
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Creation covent
God gave us life
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Noahic covenant
Covenant made with Noah
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New covenant
Covenant God made with us
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Six acts
``` God creates his kingdom Rebellion in his kingdom Promise to respiration; Israel's mission Kingdom restored; Jesus's mission Kingdom displayed; church's mission Consumption in God's kingdom ```
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Six important takeaways from the Biblical Creation Account
The creation showcases God's glory The creation act establishes order The creation account of paganism The creation account establishes humans as a climax of creation The creation account gives meaning to human humanity The creation account gives meaning to sexuality
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Three aspects of God's nature
God is self-existence God is spirit God is personal
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God is self-existence
Aseity
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God is spirit
He is a pure spirit not material
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God is personal
Not a cosmic force
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Five attributes of God
``` God is love God is holy God is eternal God is present everywhere God is merciful and gracious ```
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God is love
He wants the best for us | Communicable
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God is holy
Holy | In communicable
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God is eternal
Eternal, everlasting | In communicable
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God is present everywhere
Omnipresent | In communicable
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God is merciful and gracious
Mercy and grace | Communicable
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Four things about the trinity from scripture
God is essence The father is God Jesus is God The Holy Spirit is God
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God is essence
Deut 6:4
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The Father is God
1 corthians 8:6
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Jesus is God
Titus 2:13
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The Holy Spirit is God
Acts 5:3-4
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Three objections to the Authority of the Bible
The Bible was written by human beings The Bible has been corrupted Important books have been left out of the bible
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The Bible was written by human beings
It was inspired by God
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The Bible has been corrupted
That people corrupted the Bible
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Important books have been left out of the Bible
No it was not the case, maybe it was for a reason
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Three criteria used to decide which books were received as scripture
Aposlicity Orthodoxy Pedigree
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Aposlicity
That if an scripture is written by an apostle or an associate with an apostle like mark
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Orthodoxy
Does it go along with the teachings of the Bible
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Pedigree
Did the early church accept it
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Three ways the Bible claimed authority for itself
Jesus asserted authority Jesus is the Bible's authority Jesus confirms authority on his disciples
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Jesus assorted authority
God's spokesmen | God in the flesh
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Jesus is the Bible's authority
Jesus trust what the Bible says
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Jesus confirm authority on his disciples
They have authority

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