Theology 41-60

Question 1

Communicable Attributes of God

Answer 1

spirituality, knowledge and wisdom of God, truth, grace, love, goodness, longsuffering, mercy

Question 2

Heresy Paul deals with in Colossians

Answer 2

Judaism and Gnosticism

Question 3

The main point of Hebrews

Answer 3

absolute supremacy of Christ as mediator and reveler of the grace of God

Question 4

Regeneration precedes faith.

Answer 4

1 John 5:4 For everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whomever has been born of him (1 John 5:1).

Question 5

Ordo Salutis

Answer 5

election, calling, regeneration, faith, justification, sanctification, glorification.
(Every Christian Remembers Jesus’ Small Group

Question 6

Theme of Ephesians

Answer 6

Christ’s glory and lordship which the Church is to proclaim to the world through the power of the Spirit, Christ’s presence in the world

Question 7

Jesus is God reference

Answer 7

Col 2:9 For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form.

Question 8

4 points concerning the valid administration of the Lord’s Supper

Answer 8

lead

a. leadership:with Paul leadership was presumed
b. eldership:Christ with the 12 disciples
c. administration: in the hands of an ordained minister of the Gospel
d. discipline: church discipline assumed

Question 9

Explain the significance of Eph 4:1-13 for the doctrine of the church

Answer 9

God has made provision for those in the church to live and work together in unity and to grow together into maturity.

Question 10

Those left who believe in Israel and Church…implications

Answer 10

1 Kings 19:15-18

Question 11

4 fold sense of Scripture

Answer 11

literal, moral, allegorical, analogical

literal: surface meaning
allegorical: deduce doctrine from text
moral: moral app or lessons to readers
analogical: derived heavenly meaning from earthly data. All events in the Bible are used as a way to point towards their eternal significance. Parting of the red sea => God bridging the gap to bring us from our earthly home to our heavenly home).

Question 12

Council of Nicea

Answer 12

325 AD. Arius and Athanasius, Arianism, ontological relationship between God and the Son, Christ’s deity

Question 13

Constantinople

Answer 13

381 AD. affirmed Nicea, condemned semi-Arianism, Eunomians, Sabellianism, Apollinarianism.

Question 14

Ephesus

Answer 14

431 AD. Issue: the Christological concept “theotokos”- Mary as the mother of God, and the Nestorian/Eutychian problem

Question 15

Chalcedon

Answer 15

451 AD. Christ’s relationship to his humanity, Christ’s deity and humanity exist w/o confusion, 2 natures one substance, hypostasis, safeguarded both Christ’s deity and humanity

Question 16

Know the difference between Verbal and Plenary Inspiration

Answer 16

n/a

Question 17

The Synod of Dort 1618-1619:

Answer 17

a. Erastianism-should state control the church as in Lutheranism?
b. anit-confessional humanism-honored free-will, rejected human depravity
c. Affirmed Predestination
d. preserved the Augustinian and biblical doctrines of sin and grace and condemned free-will doctrine

Question 18

know the difference between the titles of Jesus

Answer 18

Son of Man (Dan 7, He is Messiah and truly a human being).

Son of God (Divine title that focuses on Jesus’ obedience/submission to the father and uniquely intimate relationship)

Question 19

Covenant of Works/Adam

Answer 19

“life was promised to Adam; and in him to his posterity, upon condition of perfect and personal obedience.” (Romans 5)

Question 20

Covenant of Grace/Christ

Answer 20

“Man, by his fall, having made himself incapable of life by that covenant, the Lord was pleased to make a second, commonly called the covenant of grace; wherein He freely offereth unto sinners life and salvation by Jesus Christ; requiring of them faith in Him, that they may be saved, and promising to give unto all those that are ordained unto eternal life His Holy Spirit, to make them willing, and able to believe.” (John 3:16)

Question 21

What does Yahweh/Jehovah mean?

Answer 21

Aseity, I am that I am.

Question 22

Define Monophysitism

Answer 22

single nature, a simple divine nature clad in human flesh

Question 23

Define Propitiation

Answer 23

God’s wrath placed on the Son

Question 24

With ref to Rev 20, state amill view

Answer 24

Millennium is now, the whole period from Jesus’ ascension to his return. He emphasizes that the resurrection and ascension of Jesus ushered in a new era of world history. Jesus now has achieved a great victory over Satan, sin, and death.

Satan is bound and weakened (v2-3), Satan will be released briefly (v7-8). First resurrection (v5) is the intermediate state: dead reign with Christ thru the thousand years.

Question 25

With ref to Rev 20, state postmill view

Answer 25

The millennium is now, the period from Jesus’ ascension to his return. Some postmils have said that the millennium is a portion of that period, toward the end of it, before the return of Christ. This is the time in which the gospel is preached throughout the world. Agrees with the amil on Satan’s binding and brief release before Jesus’ return. Also agrees Jesus comes, then the general physical resurrection of the righteous and the wicked, then the final judgment, then the new heavens and new earth.

Question 26

With ref to Rev 20, state premill view

Answer 26

At the end of the present age Jesus will come and raise believers to be with him. Then he will reign upon the earth for a thousand years or some other long period of time. During this time (and not until then) Satan is bound in the bottomless pit. At the end of this time, God will release Satan, and at his instigation some on earth will rebel against Jesus (v3, 7, 8). But the Lord will put down the revolt and raise all the dead for final judgment. Then come the new heavens and new earth.