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This document appears to be religious studies notes on Christian essentials, potentially exam notes outlining core concepts in Christianity such as the Trinity, the Bible, and related theological discussions. It contains questions and answers relating to the core concepts of Christian beliefs.
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Christianessentialsunit Inerrant:Withouterror. Scribe:Someonewhocopiestextsofmanuscripts. canon:TheacceptedbooksoftheBible.TheauthoritativewordofGod. Prophetesandapostles:SecondaryauthorsoftheBible. Inspired:Literallymeans"tobreat...
Christianessentialsunit Inerrant:Withouterror. Scribe:Someonewhocopiestextsofmanuscripts. canon:TheacceptedbooksoftheBible.TheauthoritativewordofGod. Prophetesandapostles:SecondaryauthorsoftheBible. Inspired:Literallymeans"tobreatheonorinto." Manuscript:Handwrittencopyofadocument. Torah:Thefirst5booksoftheBible. GodtheSon:PersonoftheTrinitywhohasredeemedus"notwithgoldorsilver,butwithHisholy,preciousblood." GodtheHolyspirit:PersonoftheTrinitywho"calls,gathers,enlightens,andsanctifiesthewholeChristianchurch." Godthefather:PersonoftheTrinitywho"hasmadeusandallcreatures"and"richlyanddailyprovides"allweneed. Howmanysecondary,humanauthorswrotetheBible?:40 OverhowmanyyearswastheBiblewritten?:1500 IsJesusGod: Yes,andheisalsotheSonofGod. IsJesusmorehumanorGod?:FullyhumanandfullyGod Whatweretheconsiderationsforawritingtobeinthecanon?: writtenbyaprophetorapostle,usedbytheearlychurch,apostolicauthority? explaintheonetrueGod?:Godislove-likeafountainoflovethatispouredoutconstantly GodtheHolySpirit: personoftheTrinityisdescribedasthecreatoroffaith,forgiver,andsustainer? HowmanybooksareintheOldTestament/NewTestament/EntireBible?: 39/27/66 WasJesusthereatthetimeofcreation? Yes,heis fullyGod GodtheFather: thepersonoftheTrinityisdescribedasthecreator,provider,andprotector? What wasthesignificanceofPetertellingJesus,"YouaretheChrist"?: God'speoplehadbeenwaitingWhathasthesecondmostfoundmanuscriptsbehindthe Bible?: Homer's"Iliad" WhatistheoriginallanguageoftheNewTestament?: Greek Isthere anythingwrongwithsaying,"Jesuswasjustagreat,moralteacher": Yes,eitheryoubelieveJesusisGod,otherwiseyoubelievehe'saliaroralunatic. WhatarethetwooriginallanguagesoftheOldTestament?z: HebrewandAramaic Howshouldyourespondtosomeonewhoclaimsthat "thereisnotruth"?:Isthattrue?Thismakestherethoughtdebunked. 10 wordsunit: OriginalSin:Thetotalcorruptionandguiltofeveryperson’snaturefromconceptioninheritedfromAdam. Law:God’sWordthatcurbsoursin,showsoursin,andguidesourliving. Faith:Thegiftofbelievingandtrustinginthe promisesoftheGospel;adependenceontheatonementofChrist. ActualSin:Everythought,word,andactionthatviolatesGod’slaw. Meansofgrace:ThewaysinwhichtheHolySpirit givestheblessingsoffaith,forgiveness,andsalvationtous.(God’sWord,Baptism,andCommunion)n SubstitutionaryAtonement:JesusChristismysubstitute;HetookmyplacethroughHisdeathonthecrosstosatisfyGod’sjudgmentagainstsin. Sanctification:TheHolySpirit’songoingworkoftransformingbelieverstobelikeJesusandpreservingthemintheonetruefaith. Grace:God’scompassion,unconditionallove,andmercyshowntoundeservinghumanity. Gospel:God’sWordofgoodnewsthatforgiveness andsalvationareavailableforallbygracethroughfaithinthedeathandresurrectionofJesus. Justification:God’sactofdeclaringsinnerstoberighteousthroughthesubstitutionaryatonementofJesusChrist. usesofthelaw?: Shoe,Curb, Guide Whatisthedefinitionofrighteousness?God's holinessandperfection WhodoesHosearepresent?WhodoesGomerrepresent?:Hosearepresentsus;Gomer representsGodWhatarethetwomainconsequencesallpeopleendurebecauseofsin:SeparationfromGodanddeathDidJesusdieforthesinsofthe entireworld?IseveryonemadeperfectinJesus?: Yes,hediedforeveryone'ssins;no,noteveryoneismadeperfectinJesus WhatarethetwospecificwaysthatJesustookyourplace? Heledaperfectlife;HetookonGod’spunishmentforsinbydyinginmyplace Afriendtextsyou:"ItoldJuliathatheroutfitisugly.Didyouseeit?Idon'tregretitatallbecauseshecanbesoannoying."Doesyourfriendneedto heartheLawortheGospel?: Law,sheneedstohearthatshe'ssinfulandinthewrong Arehumansbornsinful?Whyorwhynot:Yes,becauseoforiginalsin Issanctificationaone-timeeventoranongoing process?Ongoingprocess WhatquestiondoestheMeansofGraceanswer: HowdoIcometofaith? Whatdowedeservebecauseofoursin?ThewrathofGod,Hell,Death DidJesushaveoriginalsin?No,hewasconceivedbythe HolySpirit Isfaithsimplyknowledge? No,SatanknowsJesusisGod,faithistrustinginthepromisesoftheGospel Whatgiftsdoesbaptismbring?:HolySpirit,Forgiveness,Salvation God'sLawiswrittenonourhearts.Whatuseofthelaw isthis? Curb DoweneedboththeLawandtheGospel? Both-weneedtoknowoursinandourSavior Does failingatonesinmakeyouguiltyofallofthem? Yes,eitheryou'reperfectoryou'renot Whycan'tGodjustchoosetoforgiveeveryone'ssins withouthavingJesusdieonthecross? Godisfairandjust,andsincan'tgounpunished Explain SOSintermsofboththeLawandtheGospel:Lawmeansshowusorsin,whichmeansthebooksoflawteachushowtofollowSaviorrules.Gospelshowusour salvation/savoir,showsusthatweareforgiven Explainthe lopsidedtradeGodmakeswithbelieversinJesus.:Jesusreceivesoursinandwereceivehisperfection. Whataretwowayswenaturallyreacttosin?Blamingitonothersorsayingitdidnothappen.WeshouldconfesstoGodandeachother. CreationUnitTest: GapTheory:AtheoryofcreationthatassertsthattherewasagapofindeterminatetimebetweenGenesis1:1and1:2 LawofBiogenesis:Livingthingscanonlycomefromotherlivingthings. YoungEarth:AbeliefthatGodcreatedtheuniverseina literal6daysandthattheearthisapproximately6,000yearsold. Macroevolution:A theoryfortheprocessbywhichdifferentkindsoflivingorganismsarethoughttohavedevelopedanddiversifiedfromearlierforms OldEarth :AbeliefthatGodcreatedtheuniversebillionsofyearsago,andoveralongperiodoftime.Naturalism:Aphilosophicalstancethatrejectsthe possibilityofsupernaturalphenomena,describingsuchphenomenaasmisunderstoodnaturalphenomenaorfalsehood. Microevolution:Smallchangeswithinaspecieswhiletheorganismlargelyremainsthesame Day-AgeTheory:Abeliefthatthe6daysreferredto intheGenesisaccountofcreationarenot24-hourdays,butaremuchlongerperiods. BigBang Theory :Atheorystatingtheuniverseoriginatedbillionsofyearsagoinarapidexpansionfromasinglepointofnearlyinfiniteenergydensity LawofConservationofMass:Mattercannotbecreatedordestroyed. WhatifthereisnoGod?Whatifwearehereby chance:Wehavenopurposeinlife,Wehavenohopeinlife, Wehavenoreasonformorality. WhydidGodcreatetheworld?ForandbyJesustoextendhislovetous Whichofthefollowingisnotanexampleofthe fine-tuningofouruniverse? Earthislocatedneartwosuns Arethereanytransitionalfossilsofoneorganismchangingintoanother? No,whichshowsthatmacroevolutionlacksevidence. DidGodcreatewateronday2? No,hejustseparatedthewaters WhymaytheDayAgeTheorybeapoor interpretationofGenesis1?Genesis1repeatedlysays,“Andtherewaseveningandtherewasmorning.”,Theword“day”withordinalnumbersintheBible alwaysreferstocalendricaldays, Ifthedayswerethesameage,thedayscouldnothavebeenmorethan1,000yearsoldbecauseAdamlivedthroughDay7 anddiedat930yearsold. DoesGenesis1andGenesis2contradictintermsoftheorderofcreation?No,Genesis2issimplyzooming inonthecreationofAdamandEve WhentheBiblesays,"Godcreated,"arewetalkingjustabout GodtheFather?No,Godisthree-in-one,Father,Son,andHolySpirit. Are differencesbetweenOldEarthandYoungEarthanissueofSalvation?No,youcanbelieveineitherbecauseyouaresavedbyfaithinJesus. Whatistheonethingfossilsdon'tneedtobemade?Significantamountoftime DidGodcreatelightbeforethesun?Yes,hecreated lightonday1andthesunonday4. WhatisthesignificanceofGodsaying"anditwasgood"aftereachday? Godmadeperfection,Goddoesnotmakemistakes,Godlikedhiscreation. WhydidGodrest? He establishedtheSabbathDay Howdoesthestoryaboutthewatchrelatetothecreationoftheworld?:If youfoundawatchinthemiddleoftheforest,youwouldassumeawatchmakerbecauseofitscomplexity WhatdoesitmeanthatGod createdus"inHisimage?":WearelikeGod,WehaveattributesofGodsuchasintelligenceandmorality,Wehavetheabilitytohavearelationshipwith God DoscienceandtheBiblegotogether?:Yes,andscienceactuallysupportswhat wefindintheBible. WhatdotheGapTheoryandtheDay-AgeTheoryhaveincommon?:Theybothstatethattheearth isold. WheredidSatancomefrom?DidGodcreatehim?DidGodcreateevil?IsSatanasnake?DidGodcreateevil?Outlinethe4pointsdiscussedinclass.Satan wasaperfectangelcreatedbyGod.Goddidnotcreateevil,butallowedforit.Goddidnotcreatesin.SatanandotherangelsrebelledagainstGodleading themtobefallenangelsinhell.Satantookontheformoftheserpamt,hewasntaserpanthimself,hewasanangel. WhydidGodputtheTreeoftheKnowledgeofGoodandEvilinthegardenknowthatAdamandEvewouldfallintosin?Notree=Norelationship,Ifyouare forcedtofollowGodareyoureallychoosinghim?Herestoredourrelationshipwithplan(A)Jesusdyingonthecross. Areweashumansdifferentfromanimals?Ifso,howso?:Yes,wehaveMoralityandConscience,wehavehigherintelligence,wehavedominionoveranimals andnatureGodstatesthat. HowdobothCreationandtheBigBangTheorytakealeapoffaith?Whichtakesabiggerleapoffaith?:BigBang:becauselawsofsciencearedefied becausesomethingcantcomefromnothing(mattercannotbecreatedordestroyed)Creation:becauseyourbelievingaGodcreatedtheEarth(whichis true),Godhasexistedforeverandcreatedthelawsofscience.TheybothtakealotoffaithbutBigBangtakesmorebecauseitdefiesthelawsofscience whicharetrue.