Oral Exams 10/29/13

Question 1

Pope Urban II

Answer 1

Officially called for the crusades to win back the Holy Land from the Muslims 1095

Question 2

Pope Innocent

Answer 2

Greatest Popes. 2 Crusades under his belt. Called the 4th Lateran Council

Question 3

Theodore Beza

Answer 3

N. French Protestant Reformer/Theologian. Successor to Calvin. Opposed absolute Monarchy.

Question 4

John Wycliff

Answer 4

Morning Star of the Reformation 1300’s. First hand written English translation of Bible. Opposed Papal Authority, Monasticism.

Question 5

William Tyndale

Answer 5

Bible translator. first english translation of N.T> from original languages and part of O.T. Martyrd.

Question 6

John Hus

Answer 6

Bohemian Priest, followed teachings of Wycliffe, burned at the stake.

Question 7

count Zinzendorf

Answer 7

German priest/theolgian - founder of the Moravian church.

Question 8

2nd Council of Constantinople 561

Answer 8

561 - Dealt with Monophytism - Through the incarnation his human and divine natures combined as 1 nature.

Question 9

3rd Council of Constantinople 680-681

Answer 9

680-681 - Dealt with Monotheletism

Question 10

39 Articles

Answer 10

Summary of Anglican doctrine written in short dogmatic statements -

Question 11

Savoy Declaration

Answer 11

First congregational summary of doctrine and church order. Written by most of the signers of the Westminster Confession of Faith.

Question 12

Evangelicals and Catholics together

Answer 12

Failed attempt to pursue culture war co belligerency across theological borders.

Question 13

John Stott

Answer 13

British pastor/theologian - prolific writer and defender of orthodoxy

Question 14

BB Warfield

Answer 14

Last conservative president of Princeton Theological Seminary 1887-1921. Successor to AA Hodge.

Question 15

George Muller

Answer 15

Open Brethren Evangelical - Started mission to orphans.

Question 16

When and where was the first Presbytery

Answer 16

1706 Philadelphia

Question 17

Auburn Affirmation of 1924

Answer 17

Document authored by ministers in the PCUSA who objected to the General Assembly requiring ministers to agree to the 5 fundamentals in addition to Bible and the Westminster Standards. This was significant as it it was signed by both conservatives and liberals. Those who refused to sign, including Machen, went on to start the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

Question 18

Chesapeake Presbytery

Answer 18

january 2002, Potomac grew to large and needed to split in order to better manage.

Question 19

Calvin and Luther

Answer 19

primary area of disagreement - Lord’s Supper
Luther - Consubstantiation
Calvin - Mystical presence of Christ via Holy Spirit.

Question 20

What are the Marks of the Church of Jesus Christ

Answer 20

The Marks of the Church are the maintaing of the Word and Sacrament in their fundamental integrity - WCF Preaching, Sacraments and Church Discipline.

Question 21

Assistant pastors vs. Associate Pastors

Answer 21

Assistant Pastors - Called by Session, members of Presbytery, not part of the session and the Session sets their role and responsibilities.
Associate Pastors - Called by Congregation, members of Presbytery, part of the session. Congregation sets their role and responsibility.

Question 22

Scripture defend Infant baptism

Answer 22

I Corinthians 7:14 “14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy because of his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy because of her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.”

Children are holy through the faith of the believing parent(s) therefore the sign of the convent should be applied to them. Also, Acts 2 - Applied to families. Colossians 2

Question 23

Adoption

Answer 23

An ACT of God’s free grace whereby we are brought into the number and have a right to all the privileges as son’s of God. - Abba Father, Sonship, (Romans 8)

Question 24

Hypostatic Union

Answer 24

Jesus was both fully God and Fully man at that same time and in one person.

Question 25

Image of God.

Answer 25

Man was created in the Image of God in that we are like God (Gen. 5:1) in true knowledge (Col 3:10, Ephesians 4:24), righteousness, holiness and is given dominion over all the creation. (gen. 2, I Cor. 11:7)

Question 26

Propitiation

Answer 26

Propitiation is the removal of the Wrath of God
Expiation is the removal of Sin.
Propitiation presupposes expiation.
Romans 3:25, Hebrews 2:17)

Question 27

Reprobation

Answer 27

Election is God’s active work of salvation where he chose his children at the foundation of the world. (Eph. 1)By doing so he passed over some and passively chooses them for destruction. (Romans 9)

Question 28

Creation

Answer 28

Start with positive affirmation-
God created the world ex nihillo (Out of nothing)
He created it Good
He created it in his image.

Question 29

The Ordo Salutis are merely aspects of a person’s union with Christ.

Answer 29

I chose to refute this because I took the words ‘merely aspects’ to diminish the significance of the Ordo Salutis. However, I do believe that it is our Union with Christ is the foundation for the Ordo Salutis and after reading Murray have no issues with calling them aspects.

Question 30

God makes a General Call and those that respond in faith are effectually called.

Answer 30

God makes a general call with a twofold effect of both hardening and softening of hearts.
Not all the called are chosen, but all the chosen are called.
I would disagree with the statement in that it places faith before effectual calling. Romans 8:30 says calling comes before justification/faith.

Question 31

Assurance

Answer 31

I John 5:13 - I write these things to you who believe in the Son of God that you may know that you have Eternal Life.

Question 32

Christian Reconstructionist

Answer 32

I would not consider myself a Xian Recon. In that I do not believe support the enforcing of the O.T. Civil laws and their punishments/consequence. Jesus came to fulfill the Law. matthew 5:17-18

Question 33

Who are part of the visible church

Answer 33

All who profess the true religion and their children. WCF 25.2

Question 34

Rapture

Answer 34

No such word used in Scripture. better to talk about it as Christ’s return, Parousia I Thess 4:17 so that we will always be with the Lord.