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Quiz 1 And Quiz 2 Study Guide Flashcards

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What is the purpose of this class in Apologetics ?

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The ability to know and defend what you believe in

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What are the three steps for an individual to take in order to achieve the purpose of this class ?

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Identify what you believe in
Research and Analyze the benefits of the belief
Investigate and Explain what you believe

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Who was the individual who acknowledged the authority of God, but did not find peace in following Him ?

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Jonah

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What are the two ways that individuals with an I-centered philosophy view authority?

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The authority will PREVENT them from getting what they want
The authority will GIVE them what they want

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What does Psalm 37:4 state?

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Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will grant you the desires of your heart

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Where did Paul speak to the people in Athens?

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Aeropagus

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What were the people in Athens “religious” towards?

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The latest ideas of the day

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What is the lesson taught by Paul in the Book of Acts when speaking to the people in Athens about the “unknown God”?

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The God and His laws exist and He is the authority whether the people accept that Truth or not (putting God in a box
makes the people the authority)

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What is significant about Acts 17:26 – God sets the exact times and place for humans to live ?

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No moment circumstantial, the people, the problems, etc of each moment is an opportunity to Hear from God

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What are the two invisible qualities that God has made plain to man so that they are without excuse?

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Divine Nature (God is eternally sinless and consistent)
Eternal Power (God’s laws always work, whether people believe in Him or not)
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What does the above-mentioned phrase “without excuse” refer to?

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Acceptance of the reality of God’s creation and existence (therefore there is NO self-justification of their ignorance/arrogance)

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What has God given to all humans?

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Gifts

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What is the call that God has given to all humans in response to what He has given us?

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To sharpen those gifts and apply them to the needs of the age

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What does Romans, Chapter 1 state that man exchanged the truth of God for?

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Lies (I-centeredness)

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What does Romans, Chapter 1 state that man exchanged the Creator for?

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Items created by man. What is worship? (Worship is where one spends their time).

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How does Romans, 1:28 define what having a “depraved mind” is?

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Choosing not to retain the knowledge of God

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What is the purpose of the Old Testament?

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Proclaiming of the coming Messiah

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What was the Samaritan Woman “thirsty” for?

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Feeling satisfied and significant (which she defined as “love”)

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How did Jesus show love to the Samaritan Woman?

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To give the understanding that her significance was found in God’s love (which is giving)

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What lesson does Paul teach in Romans regarding what happens when you judge others?

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You’re judging yourself (concerned about what people think of you) – elevating yourself (which lie)

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What happens to people who die without ever hearing the gospel of Christ?

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Judged by what is written on their hearts, Have they loved? (entire law is summed up in Loving God, Loving others).

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Why does Paul state in Romans 2:24 that “God’s name is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you ?

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Because they don’t love, they judge (yet they claim to have the knowledge of God).

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23
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What was Nicodemus searching for?

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Logical evidence that Jesus was really the Messiah

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24
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How did Jesus show love to Nicodemus?

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He used the wind (and the effect it has) to logically teach Nicodemus what being born again meant

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What does it mean to be born again?

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To be born spiritually. To acknowledge that

a. You are a spiritual being, contained in a physical body
b. Your spiritual being lives eternally
c. And you will submit the authority of yourself to God

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How did John the Baptist display an example of leadership?

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By understanding that his role was temporary and acknowledging that it was time for Jesus to become greater and for him to become lessor in focus

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What does the perspective of John the Baptist’s disciples illustrate about what they believe?

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They showed that they were more focused on maintaining their power and position instead of recognizing that their roles change upon Jesus becoming the Messiah

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What was Pilate’s job?

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Roman governor over Jerusalem

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29
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Who did Jesus say was primarily responsible for his death?

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Jewish Leaders

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30
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What did Jesus say was His purpose of being sent to Earth?

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Testify the truth

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31
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What did Pilate believe about truth ?

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Relative (there isn’t one absolute truth that applies to all people)

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32
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What is the problem with the statement “there is no such thing as absolute truth”?

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Contradicts itself because it is an “absolute truth” statement

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Did Pilate believe that Jesus was an innocent man?

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Yes

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34
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What was the primary motivation of the Jewish leaders ?

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To protect their power structure

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35
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What was Pilate’s primary motivation to set Jesus free?

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He didn’t want to deal with problem

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36
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Who warned Pilate not to have anything to do with Jesus?

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His wife

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37
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What were the four (4) ways that Pilate tried to justify setting Jesus free?

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Offering a compromise release
Offering to send back to the Jewish leaders
Beating him
Having them denounce their king

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What were the three (3) ways that Pilate tried to absolve himself from responsibility regarding Jesus?

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Stated Jesus’ innocence
Washing his hands of it in public
The sign on the cross

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39
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Who did the Jewish leaders say was their king ?

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Caesar

40
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What sign did Pilate place on Jesus’ cross?

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King of the Jews

41
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What was the language on the sign that was meant for the Jewish people?

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Aramaic

42
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What was the language on the sign that was meant for the culture of the day?

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Greek

43
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What was the language on the sign that was meant for the intellectuals, wealthy, and powerful of the day?

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Latin

44
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Draw the I-Centered and God-Centered models and contrast the perspective of each:

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I-centered: Life is all about you. Each person, situation, circumstance, emotion, etc. is filtered through the perspective of how does this affect me? Am I getting what I want of it? Even God is seen through this self-centered lens. Therefore, it is a philosophy grounded in oneself as the authority and FAITH in the belief that life is about getting as much as one wants and avoidance of doing/experiencing what one doesn’t want.
God-centered: Life is all about God. It is an acknowledgement that God created the world and everything in the world including you. Therefore, we filter each person, situation, circumstance, emotion, etc. is through the perspective of what is God calling me to do. Therefore, individuals make God the authority of their life and put their FAITH in the belief that by following His command to Love God and Love others in all ways they will develop the gifts they have been given and be able to use those gifts in the service of the needs of their lives.

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Draw the competitive (vertical) and cooperative (horizontal) models and contrast the perspectives of each.

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Competitive: An individual’s person worth and significance is developed by comparing yourself to both your past actions and the accomplishment/failure of others. When you are high on the scale, you feel a sense of pride (Mania) in your accomplishments and use the evidence (money, popularity, acceptance, etc) that you are better than others or you past self to feel good about yourself. Conversely, when you are low on the scale, you feel a sense of sadness (Depression) due to a lack of any evidence that shows you are worth anything in the eyes of yourself and others. This model is competitive because when you are comparing yourself to others you are competing with them for recognition and accomplishment. Furthermore this model represents the false belief that you can please God (be justified) by your works. *Note: The condition of Manic Depression is the consequence of this flawed thinking. See above where each of these extremes are found.
Cooperative: Life is all about God. It is an acknowledgement that God created the world and everything in the world including you. God Loves ALL people and God has given ALL people unique gifts and God uniquely calls ALL people. Therefore, we are all equal in God’s Love, and the purpose of our life is to identify and develop our gifts in order to accomplish our calling. Furthermore, we are also equal in the reality that ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. This model is co-operative because God calls us to love others and seek unity. Furthermore, this model represents being justified by your faith in God, rather than what you do.

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Draw the Instant and Delayed Gratification models and discuss how it shows the relationship between choices and consequences.

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All individuals face numerous choices throughout their day. When facing these choices, the primary decision is rooted in choosing something that pleases us (what we want to do) or something that we don’t necessarily want to do, but recognize that we have to do it in order to benefit from it later. The model above illustrates the level of emotion we experience at this initial choice and subsequently the level of emotion we feel as the result of the initial choice. It is important to note, that the intensity of emotion you feel (the level or strength of what you feel) is significantly higher with the consequences of our choices. *(see the note after the two scenarios below).
Instant Gratification: Choosing to please ourselves in the moment, we experience a negative, painful consequence.
Delayed Gratification: Choosing to sacrifice what we want in the moment, we experience a positive, pleasurable consequence.Below are two examples of this model in everyday life: STUDYING FOR A TEST
Do I study for the test (pain) or spend time with friends, watch tv, or on social media (pleasure).
Initial Choice – I spend time with friends, watch tv or on social media
Consequence – Results in a poor grade (pain of feeling undisciplined, developing low self-confidence)
Initial Choice – I study for the test
Consequence – Results in a good grade (pleasure in the sense of accomplishment)
*In these two scenarios the intensity of the emotion we feel at the initial choice is significantly higher in the consequences: Studying for a test: The PAIN of studying for the test is less than the PAIN one feels of low self-confidence or feeling undisciplined. The PLEASURE of spending time with friends, TV, etc is less than the PLEASURE one feels of accomplishment. Spending Money:The PAIN of making the payment is less than the PAIN one feels of being in debt, having increased fees, borrowing money.
The PLEASURE of spending time with friends is less than the PLEASURE one feels of being financially responsible.

47
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The human-centered belief that human beings and their collective experience (rather than a deity or god) will lead to the meaning of life.

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Humanism

48
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The type of human-centered belief that logic and reasoning will lead to the best life. ________ (Nicodemus displayed this when questioning Jesus)

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Stoic

49
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The type of human-centered belief that pleasure and fulfilling desire will lead to the best life _________ (The Samaritan Woman displayed this in her life prior to meeting Jesus)

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Epicurean

50
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Write out the Lord’s Prayer found in Matthew 6:9-13 and explain how each line is a provision for us throughout the moments of each day.

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Our Father in Heaven- Acknowledgement of God’s existence
Hallowed be His Name- Acknowledgement of God’s authority
His kingdom come- Acknowledgement of the existence and goal of Heaven
His will be done- That all people have the opportunity to be in Heaven (our call toevangelize
On earth- Where we are to evangelize
As it is in Heaven- How we are to evangelize (in love)
Give us today, our daily bread- God’s provision for all that we need (physically, emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually)
Forgive us our trespasses- Reminder that we are in need of forgiveness for our faults (and that God forgives us without condemnation)
As we forgive those who trespass against us- Since we’ve been forgiven without condemnation, we are to forgive others in the same manner)
Lead us not into temptation- The temptation to be self-centered
And deliver from the evil one- There is a REAL evil spirit that conspires against us

51
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When tempting Jesus to turn the stone to bread, what appeal to emotion was the devil using as temptation ?

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Pride

52
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When the devil used scripture verses to tempt Jesus to throw himself down from the temple, what emotional ploy was the devil using as temptation ?

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Mockery

53
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When the devil offered Jesus all the kingdoms world and their splendor if Jesus would bow down to him in worship, what appeal to emotion was the devil using as temptation?

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Flattery

54
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Why is significant about the teaching in Romans and the gospels to “not seek praises from man”?

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Seeking praises from other humans puts our personal value and significance in their acceptance or rejection of us

55
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What is the state of being pure and innocent in the eyes of God ?

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Righteous

56
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To be restored back to our original created state is known as being what?

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Reconciled

57
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When we confidently claim that we are pure in the eyes of God through our faith, we are declaring that we are?

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Justified

58
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The action of breaking through the separation of sin and reuniting with God is known as what ?

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Redeemed

59
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Sin entered the world through

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Adam

60
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Grace entered the world through

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Jesus Christ

61
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How did Jesus summarize the law of God?

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To love God and to love others

62
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Has anyone been declared righteous by following the law of God?

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No

63
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What does Romans 3 state is the value of the law?

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It makes us aware of when we fall short of it

64
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In Paul’s teaching on circumcision, what does he says needs to be circumcised (or cut out) of our lives?

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Our selfishness / self-centered desires

65
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What is the way to peace – as described in Romans 3 ?

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Having the fear of God before you

66
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What does it mean “to have the fear of God before your eyes”?

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An attitude of humility – checking to see if we’re in alignment with God’s way instead of being arrogant in our selfishness

67
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What is Romans 3:23?

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All of sinned and fallen short of the glory of God

68
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What increases as our sin increases?

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The grace of God

69
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How does an “I-centered” philosophy try to argue that they should be declared righteous ?

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Through self-justification (defending their actions as being ok because of whatever reason they give…)

70
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Why are we unable to boast about being justified through Jesus Christ?

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Because we don’t deserve it

71
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What was the name of Abraham’s wife?

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Sarah

72
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What was the name of Abraham’s wife’s maidservant?

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Hagar

73
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What was the name of the son born to Abraham’ maidservant?

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Ishmael

74
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What was the name of the son born to his wife?

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Isaac

75
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Which son became the forefather to the Islamic Nation?

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Ishmael

76
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Which son became the forefather to the Jewish Nation ?

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Isaac

77
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What does Abraham’s story teach us about hope ?

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That even when situations seem hopeless, we still have Hope in God for we have faith that He can do what we cannot see or understand as possible

78
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Who wrote the fable the tortoise and hare ?

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Aesop

79
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How does the HARE in the fable tortoise and hare illustrate a self-righteous behavior?

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He boasts about his speed, and finds value in it – even though he didn’t do anything to have the talent in the first place

80
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How does the HARE in the fable of the tortoise and hare illustrate use of talent?

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He slept on his talent – instead of developing for the benefit of others

81
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How does the TORTOISE in the fable tortoise and hare illustrate faith?

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He has faith and hope in persevering even though the situation seems hopeless

82
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How does this fable reinforce the teaching in Romans about boasting?

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Because the hare didn’t do anything to have the talent of speed he was given, he has no place to boast over accomplishments

83
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Where does an individual find their value and significance in the competition model?

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In comparison to others

84
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When you live by the horizontal model of co-operation, what do you have faith in?

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God

85
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Where does an individual find their value and significance in the co-operation model?

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Through the action of answering their call to apply their gifts to the needs of the age

86
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What does it mean to be justified by faith?

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That you believe in God’s ways even though you can’t always see why

87
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What does it mean to be justified by works?

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That you believe in yourself and the accomplishments you can see

88
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Complete the blanks from Romans 4:24-25:
For us, to whom God will credit ________ - for us to believe in Him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. He was delivered over to death for our ____ and was raised to life for our _______

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Righteousness
Sins
Justification

89
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When Jesus revealed himself to his disciples in John 20:19-23, what was the initial reason he said “peace” to them?

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To alleviate their fear of being captured by the Jewish Ruling Council and the Romans

90
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After the disciples became overjoyed with Jesus’ presence in John 20:19-23, what was the reason he said “peace” to them a second time?

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To alleviate their desire for revenge and to rule over the Jewish Ruling Council and the Romans

91
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When Jesus said to his disciples in John 20:19-23, “As my Father sent me, I am sending you”, what is the way that God sent Jesus?

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To bring the Truth of love to all, including the Jewish Ruling Council and the Romans

92
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Jesus concludes his teaching in John 20:19-23 by stating “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone their sins they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” Why do the disciples need to receive the Holy Spirit in order to enter into forgiveness?

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If the disciples weren’t able forgive the Jewish Ruling Council and the Romans they would not be able to bring the Truth of love to them

93
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Who was the person called to serve the poor and orphans of Calcutta, India?

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Mother Teresa

94
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Why did this person stay and serve there until the end of her life?

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Because the need to serve the poor and orphaned in Calcutta was still there

95
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Write out Proverbs 1:7

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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction

96
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List the sixteen (16) ways of LOVE that Paul outlined in 1 Corinthians 13 and discuss how they are a guide for your life.

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a. Patient
b. Kind
c. Does Not Envy
d. Does Not Boast
e. Is not rude
f. Is not proud
g. Is not self-seeking
h. Is not easily angered
i. Does not delight in evil
j. Rejoices in truth
k. Keeps no records of wrongs
l. Protects
m. Trusts
n. Hopes
o. Perseveres
p. Never Fails
Theses ways of love are a guide as to what behaviors will place us under God’s authority in keep us in alignment with God’s calling on our lives. Ultimately, living God-centered, then I-centered.

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