Exam 2- Ford

The main message of Acts

To spread the gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit despite persecution

Difference between prescription and description

Prescription- what we are to do

Description- what happened

Argument for seeing Pentecost as descriptive

Old Testament anticipates this moment (unique)

Babel- reversal of elements of the curse

Paul’s letters do not all speak in tongues

Luke’s intent at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke 

The theological purpose of Pentecost

The floodgate of the Spirit, the dawning of a new age, a new covenant. The starting point

Purpose of mini Pentecost

Continuity (authority and message)

Acts and the church 

Jews and Gentiles are the same people, saved by the same method (Local level- Elders and Deacons)

The righteousness of God in Romans 1:17

Declared righteousness that we receive by faith (“righteousness from God”)

Why does Paul mention the Jews and Gentiles in Romans 1?

Jews do have a special place in redemptive history, but the Gentiles are grafted in 

-Reconcile the Jews and Gentiles to come together in the church of Rome together 

Why Paul brings up a doer of the law?

Addressing the sin issue of presumption, not saved simply because you are a son of Abraham and listen to the law 

The gentile in Romans 2

a believer (recipient of the new covenant)

The nature of inerrancy

The Bible cannot affirm two contradictory things, and it does compel you to ask if you understand both these issues

The identity of “I” in Romans 7

Nonbeliever

Can Christians obey the law?

Yes, but not perfectly

The purpose of the law in the Christian life

The law exposes our sin and flesh 

Doesn’t sanctify us 

Shows what we need to work on by the power of the Holy Spirit 

The dilemma Paul is trying to solve in Romans 9

Is God’s love truly unbreakable?

Who is the true Israel? (Sons of Abraham)

The nature of his answer to the dilemma in Romans 9

The essence of his answer is that his promises were made to select few not all of them

The key theme of 1 Corinthians

Unity

The key principles of Unity

Respect leaders, but do not worship them

Prioritize the gospel

Prioritize purity and repentance 

Love

The purpose of 1 Corinthians 13

Not a theology of love on its own

Prioritize love of what all your gifting should be for

Main message of 2 Corinthians

Suffering magnifies the Gospel

The textual unity of 2 Corinthians

Written over a long period of time

Paul’s thorn in his flesh

Physical ailment or spiritual temptation (intentionally vague)

Main message of Galatians

Saved by faith alone, not by works

The role of Paul’s story in defense of the Gospel

Paul’s gospel, he got it from Jesus himself

The two questions of Galatians 

Who are the people of God?

How are sinners reconciled to God?

The logic of the Spirit in Galatians

Recognizing that the Spirit was promised to Israel

You don’t need to reconcile to get in, you already are

The Spirit was an indication that the people were a part of the new covenant of God 

Paul’s argument in Galatians 4

You are not saved by the flesh but by God’s promise 

Paul’s argument from the story of Abraham

Abraham was counted as righteous before he was circumcised, so his salvation must not have been dependent on it. He had 2 sons; both were circumcised, but only one was counted as the son of promise 

Authorship of Ephesians

Not Paul (maybe), structure and vocab are different

Similar enough to be his disciples

Main message of Ephesians

God saved us, so act like it

Salvation by grace through faith

The purpose of predestination in Ephesians 1

God’s glorification of himself

Glorify his loving character

The possible rhetorical point of Ephesians 5

Roles of men and women in the context of marriage (made in the image but not identical in every way)

The Christology of Philippians 2

It affirms that Jesus is divine and human

The purpose of Philippians 2 in the flow of Philippians 

To show a supreme example of humility 

The three pieces of a word

Sense- the images or concepts attached to that word

Sign- the word itself

Referent- the thing the word points to

The meaning of “firstborn” in Colossians 1

He is Preeminent over creation and has authority

The purpose of mentioning the second coming of Jesus

Hope

Affects the way we live our lives

Calls us to be awake

Assurance we didn’t miss out 

The pieces of conversion

Repentance, faith, perseverance

What it means to be a one-woman man

Recognize that it is complicated and must be applied by wisdom

Doesn’t mean you have to be married

How Paul argues for complementary in 1 Timothy 2

Not occasional (relevant to us all), grounded in created order