Theology 21-40 Flashcards
(20 cards)
3 texts affirming missionary mandate in the OT
Gen 12:3: I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Ex 19:4-6: Israel will be a holy nation & a kingdom of priests. Psalm 67: May the nations be glad.
Socianism
16-17th century. Antitrinitarian, denies Scriptures being the Word of God
The Will of God
a. decretive: God’s eternal decrees that will come to pass that cannot be violated (Romans 9: who can resist the plan of God?)
b. preceptive/revealed will: God’s revealed law and commandments for his creatures. (1 Peter 1:16 Be holy because…1 Thess 4:3 God’s will for you to be sanctified)
Baptism of the Holy Spirit
the indwelling of the Holy Spirit available through Christ to all who believe-the crucial step by which individuals first become Christians and members of Christ’s Church
Filling of the Spirit-being controlled by the Spirit
Being controlled by the Holy Spirit.
Romans 8: Walking according to the Spirit, not flesh.
Acts 7: Stephen was filled with the Spirit.
Eph 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
OT indications of the plurality of the Godhead and passages where 3 persons of of Godhead are mentioned together
Gen 1:26 “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness”Gen 11:7 “Come, let us go down and confuse their language”John 15:26-27 When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. 27 And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.Luke 24:46-49 “…The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and repentance for the forgiveness of sins will be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem … I am going to send you what my Father has promised.”
Cov of Works
[WC 7.1] The first covenant made with man was a covenant of works, (Gal. 3:12) wherein life was promised to Adam; and in him to his posterity, (Rom. 10:5, Rom. 5:12–20) upon condition of perfect and personal obedience. (Gal. 3:10) -
Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.
Cov of Redemption
A heavenly, eternal covenant established between the Father and the Son and applied by the Holy Spirit, which they have called the covenant of redemption, which the covenant of grace flows from.
Eph 1:4 - Plan of redemption.
Rev 13:8 - the Lamb was already considered as “slain from the foundation of the world
John 5-16 Jesus repeatedly speaks of the work that the Father gave him to do
Kingdom of God
Present reality and future perfection: Luke 17:21: Nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst.Rom 8:23: [we] who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to sonshipRom 8:14-15: …led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. …does not make you slaves … your adoption to sonship … cry, “Abba, Father.”Heb 2:8: put everything under his feet2 Peter 3: day of the lord
Cite 2 verses on which the ordo salutis is partly based
[Rom 8:29-30] …God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son … those he predestined, he called; those he called, he justified; those he justified, he also glorified.
[1 Cor 6:11] “washed, sanctified, justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”
What does the term “Q-material” refer to?
Refers to all material held in common by Matt and Luke but not found in Mark
Where are the Beatitudes found?
Mt 5/Lk 6
Where is the Lord’s Prayer found?
Mt 6/Lk 11
Where is the Farewell Discourse located?
John 13-17
Where does the Bible speak to Christian wives w/ unbelieving husbands?
1 Peter 3 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives
The essential nature of sin?
Common experience of mankind effecting all of life
The purpose of the book of Psalms?
Book of Worship for the people of God
Common Grace
Mat 5:45 “His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust.”
Doc of Baptism
Acts 2:38-39 “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”
Incommunicable Attributes of God
Asiety, immutability, infinity, unity