Theology Final

angel

archangel

ante-diluvian

anthropic principle

beelzebel

closed universe

mechanistic laws establish a cause-and-effect context in the material world

compatibilism

condordists

concurrence

God’s providential guidance for us (good/bad decisions)

deism

determinism

devil

ex nihilo

• out of nothing

• God created despite the absolute absence of anything

fatalism

foreknowledge

God’s exhaustive knowledge of the future: knowing something that happens before it happens

foreordination

 event that occurs in history that was preplanned

gnosticism

indeterminism

libertarian freedom

• Series of choices to do something

lucifer

macro-evolution

micro-evolution

middle knowledge

God knows all the variables and actualities of the future

molinism

open theism

open universe

immaterial forces control the material world

predestination

synonym for foreordination (event that occurs in history that was preplanned)

providence

• pro/before

• to see/videre

• to see before

satan

simple foreknowledge

God intuitively knows the details of the future

sons of God

theodicy

complementarianism

depravity

dichotomy

dualism

egalitarianism

felix culpa

lapse of man

existentialism

federalism

hamartia

helpmeet

imago dei

monergism

monism

noetic

prevenient grace

psyche

ruach

synergism

trichotomy

What is the importance of Romans 4:17 and Hebrews 11:3 as they relate to creationism?

 if the Lord says something will be done, then it will be done

Know the key issues pertaining to how different creationists understand the age of the earth.

Know the major views among professing evangelicals concerning the proper interpretation of the Genesis account of creation

What does it mean when some theologians distinguish between God’s preceptive vs. decretive will (or secret vs. revealed)?

What two forms of evil that are discussed when engaging the doctrine of providence?

When discussing the problem of evil in relationship to the topic of providence, what is the difference between a defense vs. a theodicy?

What does it mean to say God has an asymmetrical relationship with evil?

Know the various proposals regarding the reason(s) for the existence of evil

Identify the various views regarding the origin of demons.

What two Old Testament texts are interpreted by some as alluding to the origin of Satan?

What are the three primary activities that Satan is described as performing?

What two New Testament texts speak of fallen angels being reserved for future judgment?

Who are two angels specifically mentioned by name in Scripture?

What biblical text speaks of God making man in His own image?

Know the major views regarding the ontological parts of human beings.

Know the various proposals regarding the origin and propagation of the human soul

Know the meaning of original sin as well as the major views for understanding how it affects humanity.

Know the major positions regarding the Genesis account of how sin entered creation.

What kinds of death did sin bring upon humanity?