Theology Review Exam 1

Genesis 1

Creation from nothing

Genesis 1 extra

six days' work of creating, original state was disorderly, naming of creatures is sign of God's dominion, humans have dominion/rule over the non-human world, optimism: God made everything to be "very good"

Genesis 2

Creation of Adam and Eve

Genesis 2 extra

"it is not good for the man to be alone", "one flesh" is basis for teachings against sex outside of marriage, Sabbath, time to rest and contemplate one's work, God's permission extended to every tree except one: "tree of the knowledge of good and evil", God's permission > God's prohibition

Genesis 3

The "Fall" of man

Genesis 3 extra

suddenly knew they were naked, Adam blamed Eve, Eve blamed the serpent, God's curses: serpent goes on its belly, Adam to sweat as breadwinner, Eve painful birth, foreshadowing as Eve's descendant will crush the head of the serpent

Genesis 4

Cain and Abel

Genesis 4 extra

Cain is farmer, Abel is herder of animals, Cain was banished from society, He was sorry he had to face punishment, not for killing his brother, "My punishment is greater than I can bear"

Genesis 11

Tower of Babel

Genesis 11 extra

Nations divided, confusion of languages, Wrongful effort of people working together to follow their own path independent of God, Tower was in hopes to access God and the heavens

Genesis 12

Call of Abram

Genesis 12 extra

Beginning of God's promises, Abram is called to leave his home to Ur, His descendants would be great people and Abram's name would be great, Pharaoh tried to take Sarai his wife and he "half-lied" because she is a half-sister

Genesis 13

Abram and Lot separate

Genesis 13 extra

Lot chose a beautiful and well watered area to separate his herd from Abram's, This late caused problems because of the people Lot surrounded himself with, Abram continues to worship God

Genesis 15

God promises Abram and Sarah a child

Genesis 15 extra

they were both old at this point, so doubtful, Abram was instructed to bring certain animals cut in half, Covenant between God and Abram

Genesis 16

Abram, Sarai, Hagar and Ishmael

Genesis 16 extra

Sarai was doubtful that she could conceive, so she told Abram to be with Hagar, Sarai dealt harshly with Hagar after conception, Hagar then fled to wilderness, it is better to trust God's timing and allow him to fulfill his purposes in his own way than rush into it

Genesis 18

"Three men" promising a child

Genesis 18 extra

The Lord appeared to Abraham as "three men" who reaffirmed that he would have a son through Sarah, Sarah laughed when she heard this, Abraham begged God to spare Sodom for the sake of the righteous (his brother Lot) in the city

Genesis 20

Abraham lies to Abimelech

Genesis 20 extra

God warns Abimelech of Abram's lies, Abimelech was horrified he almost committed adultery with a woman he didn't know was married, Presents Abraham in the worst light, Abimelech is the righteous one

Genesis 22

Sacrifice of Isaac

Genesis 22 extra

The Lord tested Abraham, the most severe test in the Bible (besides Jesus), God's covenant that Isaac would have children is completely contradicted this test, Abraham had full intention of obeying the command, The test was to see if Abraham would really do it, God stopped Abraham and had him sacrifice a ram instead, has many typological resemblances to the later sacrifice of Jesus

Genesis 37

Joseph sold into slavery

Genesis 37 extra

Jacob's favorite son, Told his envious brothers about his dreams, Brothers plotted to kill him in the field but Rueben convinced them to leave him in a pit, Sold him to Israelites, They took his special robe, dipped it in blood and showed it to Jacob

Genesis 39

Joseph and Potiphar's wife

Genesis 39 extra

The Lord was with Joseph, he made his way to the top of Potiphar's staff, Potiphar's wife tried to take advantage, he refused, She used his garment to charge him with assault, he was put in jail

Genesis 40

The cupbearer and the baker

Genesis 40 extra

Joseph interpreted their dreams, The Lord helped Josh interpret, The cupbearer indicated he would be restored to his position, The Baker's indicated he would lose his life, Joseph asked them to remember him but they did not

Genesis 41

Pharaoh's dream and the famine

Genesis 41 extra

The cupbearer remembers Joseph two years later, Joseph said the interpretation would come from God, Seven years of plenty and famine, they should stock up on food, Joseph was put in power

Genesis 45

Joseph reveals himself

Genesis 45 extra

Revealed himself, his brother feared him because of what they did to him, Joseph assured them that he had no hard feelings, he was in Egypt to preserve life, Joseph told them to bring all of his family to Egypt where they could be provided for, the Pharaoh liked this plan too, Jacob could barely believe the news, Joseph saw God's role in the greater good of his family and the life of Egypt

Matthew 3

John the Baptist and Baptism of Jesus

Mathew 3 extra

John spoke of baptism of fire and the Holy Spirit, John called Pharisees out on their hypocritical motivation for wanting to be baptized

Matthew 4

Temptation of Jesus

Matthew 4 extra

Temptation of physical hunger, the desire for applause, human glory and dominion, "It is written" ... quote from Old Testament, Even though Jesus resisted, it showed he was human, Jesus taught and healed the sick, Called Peter, Andrew, James and John

Matthew 5

Sermon on the Mount 1, Beatitudes

Matthew 5 extra

beatitudes were seen as unpopular, blessed to be poor instead of rich, Commandments still necessary, Actions matter, not just beliefs, Reaffirmed marriage between a man and a woman, Once married, should not get divorced or remarried

Matthew 6

Lord's Prayer (Sermon on the Mount 2)

Matthew 6 extra

the Lord's Prayer, almsgiving (giving money to the poor), prayer, fasting and treasure in heaven, don't do acts in public, instead as part of relationship w God, same w prayer, in private is better to make sure we are doing it for God, trust God, Seek the kingdom of heaven instead of worrying about what you need, Jesus' disciples should live dependently on God

Matthew 7

Golden Rule (Sermon on the Mount 3)

Matthew 7 extra

God is the only one qualified to judge, should seek to amend our faults than find fault in others, warned on false prophets, be a wise builder who builds house on rock not sand

Matthew 10

The Twelve sent out to preach

Matthew 10 extra

only go to "lost sheep of the house of Israel", can't take money during their journey, rely on local hosts, "give without pay", they would be opposed like "sheep in the midst of wolves", when called to speak against their mistreatment, God would show them what to say

Matthew 13

Parables

Matthew 13 extra

different seeds, spiritual growth, wheat and weeds, bad make it hard for good people, mustard seed, God's word can start small but soon grow into a large tree, parables to not directly tell them, Jesus not well received in his hometown

Matthew 16

Peter's confession of Christ

Matthew 16 extra

Peters confession lead to Jesus promising him great things, Jewish leaders demanded a miracle, and Jesus didn't perform, Jesus warned against the Pharisees, Jesus told them his future sufferings and Peter said he didn't need to suffer

Matthew 22

Great Commandment

Matthew 22 extra

"render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, ad to God the things that are God's", Parable on people being invited but not coming, love the Lord with all of your heart, mind and soul, love your neighbor as yourself

Matthew 24

Olivet Discourse

Matthew 24 extra

eschatology (end times), warned of wars, rumors of wars, famine, earthquakes, everyone in the world will see it occur (Second Coming of Christ), will come at a time not even his followers will expect, so they must be alert and prepared at all times

Matthew 26

Last supper, Judas' betrayal, Peter's denial

Matthew 26 extra

Judas betrayed Jesus for 30 pieces of silver, Gathered with apostles for Last Supper where he spoke of "New Covenant", Jesus was betrayed by Judas and arrested in the garden, Peter acted rashly by pulling out a sword, Jewish Council asked if he was the Christ, he said yes, they condemned him and physically abused him, Peter denied ever knowing Jesus

Matthew 27

Jesus' crucifixion

Matthew 27 extra

Pilate questioned Jesus and couldn't find fault in him, Pilate saw no evil in Jesus but gave in to pressure from crowd for crucifixion, Crown of thorns to mock him being King of the Jews, They mocked Jesus during and after crucifixion, Darkness came over everything, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?", Marys stayed with Jesus' body, Sealed the tomb so no one could steal the body and claim he had risen from the dead

Matthew 28

Resurrection

Matthew 28 extra

Marys saw the stone rolled, angel told them he had risen, When they saw Jesus, they reported it to the Apostles, The scared guards went to chief priests where they were paid to say it was a lie, Disciples saw Jesus but some still had doubts, Jesus gave instructions to go out and preach to all nations, baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, He would be with them until the end of age

Angel literal

Messanger

Angel

non-human spiritual being who serves God and functions in advancing God's redemptive purposes for the world

Anthropomorphism literal

In human form

Anthropomorphism

Description of God in terms that more appropriately apply to humans: "the hand of God", "the face of God"

Antichrist

Someone who leads others in rebellion against God, can be a group, antichrists, Can refer to one specific individual just prior to the Second Coming, "the Beast"

Apocalyptic literal

unveiling

Apocalyptic

A type of writing disclosing mysteries concerning the coming of God's kingdom on earth and the end of the world, stresses the conflict of good vs. evil, with good overcoming evil

Apostasy

Deliberate abandonment of one's professed faith, Jesus stating many will fall from their faith during the end time

Atonement

Removing the obstacles (sin) from the reconciliation of God and humanity, The death of Jesus is how sin is removed, serves as reconciliation

Attrition

Guilt for sin out of fear of the punishment, Cain's "my punishment is greater than I can bear"

Baptism

The washing of a person in water in the name of the Trinity as a sign of God's forgiveness and new life in Christ, Faith, repentance and new birth

Christ

"The Anointed"

Church literal

Belonging to the Lord

Church

The community off those in believe in and follow after Jesus, A congregation of people gathered in the same place and time, professing to believe in Christ

Contrition

Sorrow for sin because it is displeasing to God

Creation from Nothing

Creatio ex nihilo

Demons/Demons Possession

Non-human spiritual beings that rebel against God and are devoted to evil, When a demon takes part or full control of a being

Devil

Satan, Lucifer, "Fallen Angel", who leads the spiritual forces that are against God

Disciple

One who follows a leader to become more like that leader

Eschatology literal

The study of the last things

Eschatology

Christian teachings on the end of the world, Considers apocalypse, humans eat, final judgement and heaven and hell

Eucharist

Communion or Last Supper, Bread and wine are shared and consumed by believers in remembrance of Jesus' death, Originated at Last Supper during Jewish Passover

Evangelism literal

To announce good news

Evangelism

Spreading good news of Jesus Christ with a view of trying to bring salvation to sinners, Jesus told followers to engage in worldwide evangelism at end of Matthew 28

Faith

Trust in God

Fall of Man

The disobedience of Adam and Eve which brought ruin to the human race

Gospel literal

Good news

Gospel

Proclamation of God's redemptive activity in Christ on behalf of sinners

Grace

God's unwavering favor, which brings the salvation of the sinner

Heart

Basic inclination that leads individual's thoughts, desires, feelings and actions

Heaven

God's dwelling place, where believers find the ultimate fulfillment they began to feel on earth, State of being with God

Hell

Place of punishment for the wicked

Image of God literal

Human beings who reflect the nature of God

Immortality

Not subject to death, Immortality of the soul

Incarnation

The eternal and preexistent Son of God became human in Jesus

Kingdom of God

The reign of God over people, announced by Jesus

Last things

Things connected with the end of the world

Miracle

Extraordinary events through which God manifests his power, purpose and grace, God's unusual ways of acting

Mission

Being send to the nations to draw people to Christ

Pre-existent matter

Contradicts create ex nihilo