Theology 1 Final

Natural Revelation:

Is what God reveals about Himself through what He has made. 

Special revelation:

Is God's revealing of Himself in Various and Specific ways to mankind

What can be discerned through natural revelation? 

• God exists

•  All creation is dependent upon God

• Morality is implied in creation

• Mankind participates in God's existence by way of dependence upon him

The greatest revelation of God comes to us in what?

The incarnation of Jesus Christ (John 1:14)

1. Though no one can stand before God and say he did not know God exists, natural revelation contains enough information for what? 

Condemnation of mankind 

• Natural Revelation does not contain enough information for mankind to be reconciled to God

1. Norma Normans means what? 

The rule that rules 

Norma Normata:

• The rule that is ruled

Theonostaus means..

Inspiration or “God breathed.” 

What terms seem to be a better view of the verbal plenary view of 

Concursive inspiration

Which two theories fit the verbal plenary view?

Full and Absolute

What is true concerning creation and God's eternal decree?

• God creates from nothing

• The Triune God is eternal and needs nothing 

• Creation is an eternal divine idea in the mind of God

• God creates everything from nothing and does so from an eternal decree 

God's decree is what in eternity and what in economy?

Ad intra in eternity and ad extra in economy 

What is God's order of creation?

• Time (in the beginning)

• Universe (heavens + earth)

• Forms and fills

What is the doctrine of inseparable operations? 

All three persons act as one; there is one Divine will of God 

Because no one can account for origin, we understand God's created work by….

Faith (Heb 11:3)

Creation ex nihilio means what?

God creates out of nothing 

What are the various views of God's relationship to creation, and define them

• Orthodox View: God created the world and is providentially involved (pure act) with his creation 

• Materialistic: Only what is physical is real

• Pantheistic: Everything that is real is divine 

• Dualistic: Material and Spiritual, or Physical and Spiritual, are always in conflict

• Deism: God creates and then steps back from his creation

Tell me about creation and beauty 

God is beautiful, and the fountain of beauty. He calls his creation good and then very good

How does God's transcendence relate to His creation: 

God is over His creation in His creation with power and  providential care 

What are the models of meaning, and define them

• Naturalism: life is essentially only physical

• Supernaturalism: God and soul exist. Either one or both are accepted, and thus life is meaningless, or their existence

• Pessimism: life cannot achieve meaning

What does or can the word yom mean?

Day or age.

What is the chief end of man?

To glorify God and enjoy Him forever.

Name and define the views of the imago Dei?

• Substantive: The imago is some definite characteristics or quality within the makeup of human nature

• Relational: the imago is not resident within human nature, but rather an experience of relationship 

• Functional: The imago is not resident within human nature but has to do with the dominion mandate, as reflecting the image of God

• Ontological: Humanity is the imago Dei. The being of mankind in all that it is, is the imago Dei

What is the pinnacle of God's creation?

Mankind

What are the four states of humankind? (fourfold state of humanity)

• Innocent /holiness: able to sin, able not to sin (posse, peccare)

•  Nature/fallness: Not able to not sin (non posse, non peccare)

•  Grace: Able not to sin (posse non peccare)

• Eternity: Unable to sin (non posse peccare)

What are the theories of human composition? 

• Tricotomism:3 parts Body, Soul, Spirit (Soul + Body related through spirit)

• Dichotomism: 2 parts Body and Soul in unity (Soul and Spirit can be used interchangeably 

• Monism: Not composed of parts but a profound unity more than the unity of body, soul, no distinctions at all

Concerning the humanity of Christ, that is, his incarnation, he is what kind of man 

The ideal man

Beatific Vision

Seeing the glory of God and the face of Jesus Christ 

Describe the union with Christ in glorification 

• Glorified to His human nature

• We are declared righteous by the active obedience of Christ imputed to our account

What is true of the glorified state

• We are not looking back to the Garden of Eden; we are looking to something greater

• We will be perfected

• Sin will no longer reign 

The hope of glorification is essential to our faith because of what 

• Faith believes the promises of God

• Glorification is the final stage of the Triune God's overarching work of salvation

What is the Greek word for the study of sin

Hamartiology 

What does sin corrupt or disrupt?

Mankind's relationship with God, mankind, and the rest of creation/universe 

How do we define evil?

The privation of good 

Total depravity /or total inability means what?

We are sinful throughout the entirety of our being and unable to reconcile ourselves with a holy God

Give me a definition of Adams' federal headship 

His sin is imputed to us and credited to our account by virtue of his substitution of all humanity. (Rom 5:12 - 17)

How do we describe ourselves as sinners?

We are not sinners because we sin, we sin because we are sinners (we have a sin nature)

What is our only hope concerning the sin problem? 

Christ, active obedience (lived a perfect life), passive obedience (the cross where He died), resurrection, and ascension.