Theology 2 Midterm

Messiah

This is a Hebrew term for Jesus that means “anointed one.” It is the expectations Israel had.

Christ

This is the Greek term for Jesus that means “anointed one.” It is the reality of Jesus.

Lord

This term for Jesus was used in the New Testament that means Yahweh.

Yahweh

This term for Jesus was used in the Old Testament that means LORD.

Son of God

This term for Jesus claims union with God and addresses the Father as Abba.

Son of Man

This term for Jesus is a prophetic phrase that Jesus used on himself as a reference to Daniel 7.

God

This term for Jesus describes his divinity in John 1:1.

Septuagint (LXX)

This is the Greek translation of the Old Testament.

Messianic Secret

This is Jesus’ instructions to people and demons not to reveal his identity as the Messiah. Mentioned especially in Mark 14.

Progressive Revelation

This is God’s gradual disclosure of himself and his plan throughout Scripture, culminating Jesus Christ.

Adoptionism

This is the benefit of being united to the Son of God through which we share in his Sonship with the Father, become the beloved children of God, and enjoy all the privileges and rights of being included in God’s family.

Docetism

This is the false belief that Jesus only appeared to have a physical body and suffer, denying His genuine humanity.

Arianism

This is the false belief that the Son of God was created by the Father and is therefore not eternal or fully God.

Nicene Creed (325 AD)

This is the statement of belief that came from a council that condemned Arianism and emphasized Jesus’ divinity.

Council of Chalcedon (451 AD)

This council condemned Eutychianism and emphasized the two natures of Christ without confusion or change, separation or division.

Hypostatic Union

This describes that Jesus is one person with two distinct natures (God and man).

Athanasius

This is the dude that debated against Arianism and stood for Jesus’ divinity.

Justification

This is a verdict of acquittal resulting from the forgiveness of sins and the amputation of Christ’s righteousness. This is how God declares us righteous and forgives us completely in Christ through faith apart from any merit of our own.

Sancification

This is the benefit of our union of Christ in which God through the power and presence of the Holy Spirit delivers us from our depraved natures by transforming us into the holy image of Jesus Christ through our participation through his death and resurrection.

Definitive

This type of sanctification is when believers experience an actual decisive break from the power of sin through their participation in Christ’s death.

Progressive

This type of sanctification is when believers experience the gradual continual benefits of having already been sanctified in him.

Salvation

This is the deliverance from sin and its consequences through Jesus Christ. Union with Christ.

Imputation

This is God counting Christ’s righteousness as belonging to believers. Has to do with the legal term of justification.

Penal Substitution

This is the Jesus bearing the punishment for sin in our place, satisfying God’s justice so we could be forgiven. This has to do with the legal term of justification.

Union with Christ

This is the most fundamental reality for Christians. This is the spiritual bond through which believers share in Jesus’ death, resurrection, and new life, receiving the benefits of His saving work. This is the default way of speaking of Jesus’ followers in the Bible.

Preservation

This doctrine describes that all those united to Christ will never be separated from Him, and being preserved by Him, they will persevere in the enjoyment and manifestation of the abundant blessings of salvation.

Godward

This side is associated with who is responsible for preservation.

Perseverance

This doctrine defines that those in Christ will never finally fail to endure in that salvation. It describes that believers will stand firm to the end in faith.

Manward

This side is associated with who is responsible for perseverance.

Eternal security

This is the belief that those who are truly saved will be kept by God and persevere in their faith to the end. Those united with Christ will never lose their salvation.

Theology is understanding God’s teaching, fluency is being able to explain and apply the understanding clearly and naturally

What is the connection between theology and fluency?

Identity, what’s wrong, how to fix, telos/purpose

What are the 4 life questions that were covered in regards to theology and fluency?

temptation, time of return, gethsemane

What were the 3 WOW episodes of Jesus’ humanity?

Matthew 4:11 - defending himself using scripture

Where can the Temptation WOW episode be found? What’s the passage and what happens in the passage?

Matthew 24:36 - Doesn’t know when the second coming is

Where can the Time of Return WOW episode be found? What’s the passage and what happens/what is explained in the passage?

Matthew 26:37-39, asking that the wrath of God pass from him

Where can the Gethsemane WOW episode be found? What’s the passage and what happens in the passage?

Jesus is fully God and fully man without confusion, change, division, separation

What was the main emphasis of Chalcedon?

Soteriological ramifications, Jesus our precious sympathizer, Jesus the image bearer, Necessity of Holy Spirit in the Christian life, Moving past 2d sunday school Jesus

There are 5 clarification points regarding Jesus’ incarnation. List them.

Nicea, Constantinople I, Ephesus, Chalcedon

What 4 councils were included in the Chalcedonian box? List them in order of when they occurred.

Fully God, Fully Human, one person, two natures

Each council in the Chalcedonian box focused on one part of Jesus’ nature. What were they? List them in order of which they were discussed.

Arianism, appollinarianism, nestorianism, eutychianism

Each council in the Chalcedonian box condemned a heresy. List them in order of which they were condemned.

soteriological axiom

This states that only God alone can save us and “What is not assumed is not healed.”

Chalcedonian Box

This is a way to describe the boundaries of correct teaching about Jesus established in 451 AD.

hearts must focus on a savior, performance based life is full of ultimate things, good things will never satisfy, replace your desires with something else

What are the 4 lessons that can be learned from the incarnation. The “So What?” of the incarnation.

Fully God to save us and fully human to represent us and die in our place.

Why must Jesus be fully man and fully God?

Trinity, Incarnation, Union with Christ

What are the 3 mysterious unions at the heart of the Christian faith?

Trinity

This union at the heart of the Christian faith is essential and the primary found of salvation.

Incarnation

This union at the heart of the Christian faith is hypostatic meaning 2 natures and 1 person. It is the medium of salvation.

Union with Christ

This union at the heart of the Christian faith is mystical and the application of salvation.