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What is the Theological Pyramid?

A system for practically discerning areas of our lives as Christians, which has the following components:

From the top down

1. Practical Theology

2. Systematic Theology

3. Biblical Theology

4. Exegesis

5. Hermeneutics

Base/Foundation: Canon

What is systematic theology?

It unifies the "fruit" of Biblical Theology. Creates a "system" or outline of Doctrine. Helps answer the questions of "What does the Bible say about any given topic?" Inside a given parameter is how you live as a Christian; the parameter is the systematic theology.

How do the different levels in the Theological Pyramid relate to each other?

They progress upward from the foundation and eventually tell you how to live your Christian life. If you mess up somewhere towards the bottom, the others become hard/impossible to decipher correctly, leading to bad doctrine.

What are Absolutes?

This is the innermost, central circle of the Levels of Doctrine. Here, one must remember that without these, someone would essentially be denying being a Christian altogether. These "define the Core Beliefs of the Christian faith." These beliefs also "have a significant impact on our thinking about other doctrines, or that have a significant impact on how we live the Christian faith."

What are Convictions?

This is the second innermost circle of the Levels of Doctrine. This is where one can see that there is more clear sense of what should be held here, theologically speaking. These, "while not core beliefs, may have a significant impact on the health and effectiveness of the church." This is where "a minor doctrine is one that has very little impact on how we think about other doctrines, and very little impact on how we live the Christian life."

What are Opinions?

This is the second outermost circle of the Levels of Doctrine. This is where there is a bit more clarity as we get towards the center, but still here we see that these are "less-clear issues that generally are not worth dividing over."

What are Questions?

This is the outermost circle of the Levels of Doctrine. This is also where there are the most opportunities for discussion. They are "currently unsettled issues."

What is the reason for using the term "mankind" versus other options?

"The fact that God did not choose to call the human race 'women,' but 'man,' probably has some significance for understanding God's original plan for men and women."

Why did God create man?

God did not need to create man, yet He created us for His glory. We were made to glorify Him.

What attribute of God corresponds to His purpose in creation, per the notes?

The Aseity/Independence of God

What is the best passage to demonstrate what it means to be an image-bearer?

Genesis 5:1-5

What does it mean to be an image-bearer?

"The fact that man is in the image of God means that man is like God and represents God."

What are the aspects of our likeness to God?

1. Moral Aspects

2. Spiritual Aspects

3. Mental Aspects

4. Relational Aspects

5. Physical Aspects

What is the Moral Aspect?

This is the likeness to God that relates to one's "Moral Accountability Before God." One will find their "Inner Sense of Right and Wrong." This is also known as your conscience.

What is the Spiritual Aspect?

This is the likeness of God that relates to one's "Spirit in relation to God." This is important because it includes. the "Immaterial Spirit, Spiritual Life, and Immortality." You will not stop existing, and you can be dead, but your spirit will live.

What is the Mental Aspect?

This is the likeness of God that relates to the intellect. Here, one can see the "ability to reason and think logically." This also includes "language, awareness of the future, creativity, emotions, and where it is your free choice/volition.

*What is the Relational Aspect?

Depth of Interpersonal Relationships. Marriage and the right to rule over creation.

*What is the Physical Aspect?

We are made in His Image. I believe that is what His image is. Eyes, Ears, and Hands.

Is there a partial or potential image of God in man? Why or why not?

The image of God is not erasable there of, but it can be marred, and can eventually be completed.

What brings dignity in image-bearing?

Angels, animals, and landscapes are not said to be in the image of God! Creation itself is revelation, not image-bearing. Genesis 9:6 and James 3

What are the different states of image-bearing in the notes?

1. Distortion

2. Redemption

3. Completion

What passages affirm Genesis' narrative of genders?

Genesis 1:26-27, 5:1-2, and affirmed by Jesus, Matthew 19

What is Complementarianism?

This argues that Males and Females were created by God as equal in dignity, value, essence, and human nature. There is no different level, but they do play different roles. The male has loving authority, while the female is to offer willing and submissive assistance to the man.

What is Egalitarianism?

This argues that God created male and female as equal in all respects. This also says that Genesis 1:26-27 makes no distinction between woman and man insofar as both are equally made in His image.

How does the Trinity help demonstrate equality in persons and difference in roles?

Arguing for equality based on the trinity shows that there is equality for both genders, but that they serve different purposes. The difference does not include a different level of equality, but roles.

What are indications of roles before the Fall?

Differing materials from which humanity was formed, Adam was created first, Adam was named, God spoke to Adam after the Fall, and the results of the Fall are a distortion of roles, not a deletion of roles.

What is/are the three perspectives on the nature of man?

Trichotomy, Dichotomy, or Monism

What are three perspectives about the origination of the soul?

Creationism, Traducianism, and Preexistentianism

What is the conscience?

The faculty of moral evaluation, right and wrong, good and evil.

What are the categories of understanding sin?

Sinful Nature is primary, then it is the Sinful Attitudes, and finally it manifests in Sinful Acts.

What are the aspects of the nature of sin?

Sin as disobedience, ungodliness, ignorance, and breaking or deviating from God's Law. Sin as Unrighteousness, Straying, and Lawlessness.

Where did sin come from?

Sin did not originate from God, Sin existed before the existence of Adam and Eve in the angelic world, and Sin came into humanity through one man.

What is free moral agency mean for Adam and Eve?

"Because created persons sinned, the capacity for sin had to exist as a possibility within them. Sin occurred because Satan, Adam, and Eve chose to exercise their volition to disobey God rather than to love God. Consequently, as creatures, they cannot escape accountability to their Creator."

What is the difference between total depravity and inherited sin/corruption?

Total Depravity = "Man's lack of spiritual good and inability to do good before God."

Inherited sin/corruption = "The guilt and the tendency to sin that all people inherit because of Adam's sin."

What is Total Depravity?

"Man's lack of spiritual good and inability to do good before God."

What is inherited sin/corruption?

"The guilt and the tendency to sin that all people inherit because of Adam's sin."

What is free will according to our class lectures?

You and I are not Adam, angelic/demonic, yes you are a part of mankind. However, your representative (Adam) did sin, so you do not have the same choice that the representative did. So, we all possess an inclination to sin because we are born as sinners. "We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners."

What is the old self?

This is when one is still in their sin and consumed by it. They are slaves to sin because of this state, and one can see the difference between this and when they are made new in Christ.

What is the new self?

This is when a believer is free of the power of sin and no longer has to sin. They may choose sin, but this showcases a change in one's life.

What are the three forms of death?

1. Physical - Separation of body from soul (literally just death)

2. Spiritual - This being spiritually dead or shut off from responding to God's gift of His Son

3. Eternal - Lake of fire/eternal punishment starting at the Great White Throne Judgment

What are the consequences of sin?

The consequences of sin can also entail the natural results of a person's decisions. A person will reap what they sow according to Scripture. High-handed is worse than ignorance, so there are differing degrees to an extent, and most definitely differing repercussions.

What are the three different types of "calls"?

1. Gospel Call

2. Ministerial Call

3. Effective Call

What is the Gospel Call?

The Invitation to believe in Jesus as Lord and Savior while repenting of one's sins to receive the promise of salvation and its benefits.

What is the Effective Call?

This is an act of God the Father, speaking through the human proclamation of the gospel, in which he summons people to himself in such a way that they respond in saving faith.

What is the Ministerial Call?

Call to work and labor or serve as one who is in a position of authority in the church.

WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF MINSTERIAL CALLING THAT WAS DESCRIBED IN CLASS?

ASK ON DAY OF EXAM

The disciples being called to tell a certain group of people about the gospel but not others for a time

Romans 10:14-17

What is the Arminian order of salvation?

1. Calling

2. Faith and Repentance

3. Regeneration

4. Justification

5. Adoption

6. Glorification

FAITH AND REPENTANCE BEFORE REGENERATION

What is the Reformed view of salvation?

1. Calling

2. Regeneration

3. Faith and Repentance

4. Justification

5. Adoption

6. Glorification

REGENERATION BEFORE FAITH AND REPENTANCE

What does saving faith entail?

Knowledge, Belief, and Trust.

This results in works because a faith that saves is never alone.

What are the three imputations mentioned in the notes regarding Justification?

Adam to Man - Sinful Nature imputed to us

Man to Christ - Our sinful nature/guilt is imputed to Christ as a debt to be paid

Christ to Man - His righteousness to your account

What is the response to the claim that election removes free will?

You would only be able to choose God with His intervention. You are free to choose according to your nature. Your nature is sinful.

What are the privileges of adoption?

The Holy Spirit takes up RESIDENCE in our HEARTS and FREES us from sin.

We SHARE in the RICHNESS of His loving compassion, protection, provision, and beneficence.

We may APPROACH the Lord in PRAYER.

ADOPTION and ETERNAL SECURITY go TOGETHER.

What do we mean that sanctification is synergistic?

Continuous pattern of progressing upwards towards the time of glorification and perfect holiness. Your will and God's will merge together towards perfect holiness that is achieved after death.

What were the clarifications regarding Hebrews 6 about Perseverance of the Saints?

He does not say that all the branches are alive.

Thorns and thistles are unbelievers; one is marked by fruitlessness and barrenness.

What are instances mentioned in the notes where the term ekklesia represented local churches?

Ethnic National Israel

OT Sojourners

NT Church

Millenial Kingdom

Philippians 4:15 and 1 Thessalonians 1:1

In Ephesians 3:6 Israel and the Church are said to be what?

Distinct, Fellow Heirs, Sojourners (idk)

What are the different metaphors of the church?

Bride of Christ, body of Christ, God's building, members of God's family

What are the strong evidences for believers baptism by immersion per the notes?

Matt 28:18-20 and 1 Corinthians 14-15

Ammilienism

No future millennium

Premillenianism

Christ comes before the millennium

Postmillennialism

Christ will return after the Millennium