Vocabulary year 2

Question 1

Open Theism

Answer 1

The belief that God does not know everything

Question 2

Eternal

Answer 2

Having neither a beginning or an end

Question 3

The Tribulation

Answer 3

Belief in a future time of judgment on earth specifically for the Jews, but involving the entire earth

Question 4

Hypostatic Union

Answer 4

The process of joining a human nature with Jesus’ divine nature to create the God-man

Question 5

Apostasy

Answer 5

Falling away from the faith

Question 6

Justice

Answer 6

What is fair, right, and deserved

Question 7

Hope

Answer 7

Expecting positive future events because of past experiences

Question 8

Textual transmission

Answer 8

The process of passing the biblical text from one people group, time, or language to another

Question 9

Pentateuch

Answer 9

The first five books of the Bible, all written by Moses

Question 10

Ecumenical

Answer 10

Involving multiple different religions

Question 11

Elder

Answer 11

Biblical term for the modern office of pastor

Question 12

Specific/special revelation

Answer 12

Information about God that is not available to everyone, everywhere, all the time

Question 13

Doctrine

Answer 13

Teachings and beliefs

Question 14

Evangelism

Answer 14

Telling other people the good news of salvation in Jesus

Question 15

Davidic covenant

Answer 15

Covenant in 2 Samuel 7 where God promised to bless David and David promises to follow God

Question 16

Plenary

Answer 16

Complete, with no parts missing

Question 17

Rapture

Answer 17

Belief in a future event where Jesus will take his church out of the world to be with him in heaven

Question 18

Covenant

Answer 18

A formal agreement between two people in a relationship of trust

Question 19

Arianism

Answer 19

Believes Jesus is not eternal, or equal with God. He was created and is inferior to God

Question 20

Exegesis

Answer 20

Studying a text of scripture to discover what the author intended to say

Question 21

Baptism

Answer 21

A public acknowledgment that a person belongs to Jesus and is one of God’s people

Question 22

Immutable

Answer 22

Fixed and unchanging

Question 23

Equality

Answer 23

Everyone gets the same thing

Question 24

Religious pluralism

Answer 24

The belief that all religions are the same in the end and all lead to the same god

Question 25

Propitiation

Answer 25

To absorb wrath so as to make atonement

Question 26

Angels

Answer 26

Intelligent creatures made by God to serve him and carry out his will, who remain faithful to him

Question 27

Eisegesis

Answer 27

Adapting the Bible's original meaning to fit your desired preference

Question 28

Justification

Answer 28

Being declared innocent

Question 29

Theology Proper

Answer 29

The study of God the Father

Question 30

Demons

Answer 30

Angels who chose to rebel against God with lucifer

Question 31

Subjective

Answer 31

Based on opinion and perspective

Question 32

Apostle

Answer 32

Someone chosen personally by Jesus to be his authoritative representative

Question 33

Objective

Answer 33

Based on an independent set of criteria, irrespective of opinion

Question 34

Worship

Answer 34

The act of ascribing ultimate worth and priority to something

Question 35

Parable

Answer 35

A short story intended to teach a spiritual point

Question 36

Sheol

Answer 36

General term used in the Old Testament to describe death, hell, the grave, or the afterlife

Question 37

Love

Answer 37

A conscious choice where you choose to do what is best for the object of your love

Question 38

Calvinism

Answer 38

The belief that salvation comes solely by God choosing sinners