Bible Docs 2 Midterm

Hebrews 11:3

God’s creation was out of nothing

Exod 20:11

everything was created in 6 literal, 24 hour days

Genesis 1:26-27

Mankind is made in the image of God

Genesis 9:6

The image of God is still present in fallen man, and is the basis for capital punishment

Esther 4:14

God’s sovereignty assures His plans will be accomplished, but man is responsible for choosing to cooperate with those plans

Romans 5:12

adam represented us in the fall of man, resulting in all men being sinful

1 timothy 2:14

in the fall of man, eve was deceived but adam rebelled

revelation 20:12

Guilt is determined by sin. punishment is determined by sins

ephesians 2:8

salvation is by grace through faith

1 peter 4:10

the believer is expected to share Gods grace with others

2 corinthians 5:21

christ took our sin and gave us His righteousness

romans 10:17

awareness of the gospel comes from Gods word

romans 8:28-29

God has determined that every believer will be like Jesus

romans 6:6

the believer should know that he is dead to sin

romans 6:11

the believer should reckon that he is alive unto righteousness

romans 6:13

the believer should yield his will to God

romans 6:17

the believer should obey the word of God

john 5:24

the believer is eternally secure in his salvation

ex nihilo

out of nothing

immediate creation

create without pre-existing materials

mediate creation

create with pre-existing materials

image of God

image = shadow; outline

likeness

resemblance

immortality

deathlessness, to live forever; man was created to exist somewhere forever

dichotomy

man is a two part being, body and soul, material and immaterial

trichotomy

man is a three part being, body soul and spirit

sovereignty

gods right of ownership

free moral agency

ability to make decisions; these are bona fide, actual, genuine choices, not merely the appearance of choices

creation theory

god creates the soul/spirit and places it into the developing body

pre-existence theory

god created all souls that would be passed exist and placed them into adam to be passed down each generation

traducian theory

the soul/spirit is formed through procreation by the parents

death

separation

physical death

separation of the material from the immaterial

spiritual death

separation of the immaterial from God

eternal death

separation from God forever

original sin

as head of the human race, the human sin nature originated in Adam and is passed to every member of the human race

sin nature

man’s inherent predisposition toward evil

curse

to withhold God’s blessing

depravity

corruption (no part of man’s being is untouched by the corruption of sin

iniquity

deparature from the right; lawlessness

sin

to miss the mark

transgression

to go beyond a boundary, rebellion

salvation

the word of God on behalf of man whereby he delivers him from the penalty, power, and presence of sin

propitiation

satisfaction

faith

confidence or trust in God’s word and character

grace

getting favor you do not deserve

substitutionary atonement

(vicarious atonement) Jesus Christ died in our places for the sins of the whole world

repentance

a change of mind

regeneration

impartation of new and divine life (born again)

justification (justify)

to declare righteous

imputation

process by which characteristics of one are transmitted to another

remission

a sending away of one’s sin

sanctification

set apart for a specific purpose

glorification

confirmed in holiness'; completely conformed to Christ’s image

legalism

adding works to faith as a way of obtaining grace

adoption

placing of an adult son (glorification/resurrection of the believer’s body), refers to the redemption of our bodies (glorification at the rapture)

assurance of salvation

the confident realization that a person has eternal life

eternal security

the work of God which guarantees that the gift of God, once receiver, is possessed forever and cannot be lost

arminianism

theological system based on the teachings of Jacobus Arminius and developed by his successors. It is articulated especially in his Sentiments and in the document known as the Remonstrance.

Calvinism

theological system based on the teachings of John Calvin and developed by his successors. It is commonly summarized by the acronym TULIP.

Lordship salvation

view that, for salvation, a person must trust Jesus Christ as Savior from sin and must also commit himself to Christ as Lord of his life, submitting to His sovereign authority. It is a modern adaptation that articulates Perseverance of the Saints as a measure or test of the validity of faith, effectively adding holiness, good works, and surrender to Christ’s Lordship to faith as requirements for salvation.

biblical perspective

man was created by God and has inherent value and worth

evolutionary perspective

man has evolved from lower life forms

theistic evolutionists

God used evolution to create everything

threshold evolutionists

God used evolution to create everything but man

biblical creationists

God made everything

man has worth because

of his connection to his creator

helpmeet

man was created with a partner for completion

dominion

man possesses responsibility and authority

Adams probation

unconfirmed creature holiness

headship

when he sinned, adam represented all of mankind

Curse of serpent/satan

difficulty of mobility, ultimate defeat for satan

proto-evangelium

ultimate defeat for satan

condemnation of the woman

immediate spiritual death, physical mortality, multiplied sorrow in childbearing, sinful desire to rule over her husband, enforced submission

condemnation of the man

immediate spiritual death, cursed ground, work becomes laborious, physical mortality, original sin

soteriology

the doctrine of salvation

anthropology

the doctrine of man

God-Man

only a moral man is capable of actually paying the price of death for sin

justification negatively

involves the forgiveness of sin

justification positively

involves imputation of Christ’s righteousness

results of salvation

acceptance with God, access to God, fellowship with God and other believers, forgiveness from God, eternal life with God, peace with God, victory over sin and satan

consequences of rejecting salvation

unsaved face God’s wrath, potential punishment is increased, future repentance is made more difficult

sanctification negative

involves separation from sin (set apart from sin)

sanctification positive

involves separation to service (set apart to serve)

scope of sanctification past

you were sanctified at the moment of salvation (positional)

scope of sanctification present

you are being conformed to the image of christ (progressive)

scope of sanctification future

you will be confirmed in holiness (perfect/complete)

everlasting argument

eternal life begins when we believe, not when we die

power arguement

no man is able to change when God has done for time and eternity

family argument

salvation is based on God’s faithfulness not mine

hamartiology

the doctrine of sin

T

total depravity

U

unconditional election

L

limited atonement

I

irresistible grace

p

perseverance of the saints