Ford NT Exam 2

The main message of Acts

The gospel's spread amidst persecution through work of the Holy Spirit

Difference between description and prescription

Description ⇒ What is true

Prescription ⇒ What we are to do

Argument for seeing Pentecost as descriptive

Not a repeated act in the church

Luke 1:4 ⇒ Introduction is descriptive

Reversal of Babel

Unique - Peter's Sermon based on Joel.

The theological purpose of Pentecost

Opening the floodgate of the Spirit

Purpose of the mini Pentecosts

Continuity

Acts and the church

The church is both universal and local

2 tier structure of elders and deacons

Elders are to devote themselves to leadership and preaching.

Deacons are devoted to caring and service.

The righteousness of God in Roman 1:17

Declared righteousness (Alien righteousness)

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

Cultivate mutual respect between them.

Jews ⇒ God's chosen people, accept Gentiles

Gentiles ⇒ Respect Jews

Why Paul brings up a doer of the law (Rom 2:13)

He is addressing the presumption of God's kindness

Who is the Gentile in Romans 2:13?

Christian

The nature of inerrancy

It doesn't allow the Bible to affirm contradictions

Romans 7 describing a believer or a nonbeliever?

A nonbeliever

Why is Paul bringing up the non-believer? Purpose of Romans 7?

The Law does not save. The Law is not the means we pursue righteousness.

Can Christians obey the law?

Yes, but not perfectly

The purpose of the law in the Christian life

Communicate that the law is not the means by which we pursue sanctification

What dilemma is Paul answering in Romans 9?

Who is true Israel

The promises of God

The nature of his answer to the dilemma in Romans 9

What makes one Israel is God's choice

Israel's rejection of Christ

Not all Israel are Israel

Key theme in 1 Corinthians

Unity

Key principles of unity

All you need is love

Prioritize repentance and purity

Prioritize the gospel

Respect leaders but don't worship them

Main message of 2 Corinthians

Suffering magnifies the gospel

The textual unity of 2 Corinthians

Tone change in Ch. 10 is explained by the long time he took to write

Paul's thorn in his flesh

It could be spiritual or physical temptation

Main message of Galatians

Faith alone saves

What are the two questions Paul attempts to answer in Galatians?

Questions asks how are we, sinners, made right with God?

Question asks "who are the people of God?

The logic of the Spirit in Galatians

Received by faith, not by works

Shown when the Gentiles received the Spirit

Paul's arguments against false teaching in Galatia

A. Autobiography - Paul's Gospel = God's Gospel

B. The work of the Spirit

C. Sin and the Requirement of the Law

D. Abraham and Genesis 15 ⇒ Salvation by grace through faith alone

E. Abraham and his Sons

Paul's argument in Galatians 4

Abraham's sons ⇒ One chosen and what it means to be a child of Abraham.

Paul's argument from the story of Abraham

Order of circumcision Abraham was already justified before circumcision

Main message of Ephesians

God saved us, so act like it. (Indicative and Imperative)

What is the problem with the argument that denies Pauline authorship of Ephesians?

Self-contradictory

The purpose of predestination in Ephesians 1

God's glory and His saving us.

Is Paul subverting patriarchal culture in Ephesians 5?

Yes. Paul is probably addressing the patriarchy

Affirms the differences in men and women

Indicative vs. Imperative

Indicative ⇒ What is true

Imperative ⇒ What we have to do

The Christology of Philippians 2

Jesus is divine and human

What is the difference between "sense" and "reference"?

Sense ⇒ Mental image

Referent ⇒ Pointing to meaning outside world

Sign ⇒ What the mental image tells

Purpose of Christ hymn in Philippians 2?

Encourage unity through humility

The meaning of "firstborn" in Colossians 1

Preeminence

Why does Paul bring up the second coming of Jesus?

To provide comfort and hope

Help us know we have not missed out

What does conversion look like?

Repentance - Faith - Perseverance

What it means to be a one-woman man

One does not have to be married to serve as a leader in the church

How Paul argues for complementarianism in 1 Timothy 2

Appeals to the created order

Differences in gifting and temptations