Theology Proper Test

Question 1

God is unity

Answer 1

Deuteronomy 6:4

Question 2

all creation comes from God and exists for His glory

Answer 2

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

Question 3

acknowledgment of the existence of God is intuitive and reasonable

Answer 3

Psalm 14:1

Question 4

God is eternal

Answer 4

Psalm 90:2

Question 5

God is omniscient

Answer 5

Psalm 139:1-6

Question 6

there is only one God

Answer 6

Isaiah 43:10-11

Question 7

special revelation (the Bible) is necessary for salvation

Answer 7

Romans 10:17

Question 8

God is three “persons,” i.e., the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Answer 8

1 John 5:7

Question 9

God is a spirit

Answer 9

John 4:24

Question 10

God’s revelation of Himself in history, nature, and conscience *justifies belief; insufficient for salvation

Answer 10

general revelation

Question 11

God’s revelation of Himself to specific people at specific times & places (embodied in the Scriptures)

Answer 11

special revelation

Question 12

man’s inherent sense of right and wrong

Answer 12

conscience

Question 13

argument from cause (cause & effect)

Answer 13

cosmological

Question 14

argument from design (design demands a designer)

Answer 14

teleological

Question 15

argument from harmony (sustaining natural systems)

Answer 15

congruity

Question 16

argument from idea of perfect Being (requires His existence)

Answer 16

ontological

Question 17

argument from human nature *includes human intuition, historical/universal belief, reason

Answer 17

anthropological

Question 18

argument from moral nature (moral law demands a lawgiver)

Answer 18

moral

Question 19

a physical manifestation of God in the Old Testament

Answer 19

theophany

Question 20

a human manifestation of Christ in the Old Testament

Answer 20

Christophany

Question 21

an attributing human features to God as a way of understanding Him

Answer 21

anthropomorphism

Question 22

a description of God as one Being, but existing in three Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, each fully God

Answer 22

Trinity

Question 23

refers to the Trinity’s distinction of order

Answer 23

ontological Trinity

Question 24

refers to the Trinity’s distinction of function

Answer 24

economic Trinity

Question 25

non-moral/natural/non-communicable attributes of God

Answer 25

- eternal - immutability - omnipotent - omnipresent - omniscient - infinite - transcendent - immanent

Question 26

God has no beginning and no ending (there has never been a time when God was not)

Answer 26

eternal

Question 27

God is absolutely consistent and unchangeable

Answer 27

immutability

Question 28

God can do all He wills to do

Answer 28

omnipotent

Question 29

God is everywhere He wills to be

Answer 29

omnipresent

Question 30

God knows all He wills to know

Answer 30

omniscient

Question 31

God is unlimited in all things

Answer 31

infinite

Question 32

God is separate from and above HIs creation

Answer 32

transcendent

Question 33

God is actively involved in His creation

Answer 33

immanent

Question 34

communicable/moral attributes of God

Answer 34

- holy - just - righteous - true - love - merciful - gracious - goodness - sovereignty

Question 35

God possesses perfect and total purity, as well as perfect and total separation from sin

Answer 35

holy

Question 36

God's response to sin is always right

Answer 36

just

Question 37

God's actions are always right

Answer 37

righteous

Question 38

God cannot lie or tolerate untruth

Answer 38

true

Question 39

God has a self-sacrificial concern for the welfare of others

Answer 39

love

Question 40

God acts with compassion, not giving people punishment they deserve

Answer 40

merciful

Question 41

God acts with unmerited goodness, giving people kindness they do no deserve (unmerited favor)

Answer 41

gracious

Question 42

God deals bountifully with all men (aka "lovingkindness")

Answer 42

goodness

Question 43

God has the right to do as He pleases with what belongs to Him (divine right of ownership)

Answer 43

sovereignty

Question 44

- Elohim "One who is great, mighty, majestic" - He possesses all power (omnipotence)

Answer 44

God

Question 45

- El Elyon "most high" - implies transcendence, pre-eminence

Answer 45

Most High, Most High God

Question 46

- El Shaddai "One who is mighty to completely nourish, satisfy, supply us" - implies His ability to provide as promised ("resurrection")

Answer 46

Almighty God

Question 47

- Adonai "master, lord" - God is owner and ruler over everything that is - implies sovereignty, deserving of unqualified obedience

Answer 47

Lord

Question 48

- Yahweh (Jehovah) "he who is" - God is the self-existent, covenant-keeping God - implies self-existence/self-sufficiency - most frequently used name (5321 times in the OT)

Answer 48

LORD

Question 49

what are three important questions on theology proper?

Answer 49

- how do I know God exists? - has he communicated with us? - what has He revealed about Himself?

Question 50

God ___ ___ argue for His own existence

Answer 50

God does not argue for His own existence

Question 51

how do we know God exists?

Answer 51

- intuition (everyone has an initial intuition that God exists) - reason (we see God's fingerprints throughout His Creation) - tradition (universal acceptance of God's existence)

Question 52

general revelation vs. special revelation

Answer 52

given to all, intended for all vs. given to few, intended for all

Question 53

how has God communicated with us?

Answer 53

general revelation = reveals Himself in history, nature, and conscience - history (Scripture prophesied different rise and falls of kingdoms - nature (everywhere you look, everyone can see that there is a God( - conscience (mankind being programmed to know that God is there and act like it) special revelation = reveals Himself to specific people at specific times and places - not learned on one's own - accepted by faith general revelation is sufficient to condemn mankind; special revelation is required for salvation

Question 54

what are the four natures of God?

Answer 54

- Unity - Trinity - Spirit - Person

Question 55

what are the 3 ways the Trinity is intimated in the O.T.?

Answer 55

- names and pronouns in plural form - Theophanies and Christophanies - thrice holy God

Question 56

what are the 5 ways the Trinity is proven in the N.T.?

Answer 56

- at Christ's baptism - in the Great Commission - in Paul's apostolic blessing - in Christ's promise to ask the Father to send the Spirit - in the association of all 3 Persons

Question 57

unique attributes of God that only He will ever have

Answer 57

natural/non-moral/non-communicable

Question 58

what are some aspects to God's omniscience?

Answer 58

- God has perfect, complete knowledge of all things - His knowledge is absolutely comprehensive - God knows from eternity what will take place - God knows from eternity what could take place - God knows from eternity what might have taken place

Question 59

what are some aspects to the Biblical use of the title "Father"?

Answer 59

- seldom used in O.T.; often used in N.T. - the primary title used by Jesus to express His relationship to God - expresses the eternal relationship among the Persons of the Trinity - the Fatherhood of God expresses the relationship of God with us

Question 60

what are some characteristics of the sovereignty of God?

Answer 60

- His ownership (God has the right to do as He pleases with what belongs to Him) - His authority (God exercises His rights in the affairs of men and nations) - His will (God has desires and plans that will be accomplished)