ECF exam 2

Literal view

God created the world in six days

Gap theory

There is a large gap between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2

Day age theory

“day” refers to a period of time longer than 24 hours

Theistic evolution

God used the process of evolution in the creation

Progressive creationism

combination of ancient creation perspectives and the evolutionary development of life

Old creationism

Earth is roughly 11 to 13 billion years old

Young earth creationism

earth is only about 6000 years old

God’s providence

God governs, sustains, provides, and protects His creation

theodicy

the justification of God’s power and goodness in a world of evil and suffering

Imago Dei

the image of God that we bear

What is involved in being created in the image of God?

We are tasked with ruling over creation, stewarding the earth, and choosing what is good

Sin

any offense against God

Universality of sin

we are all affected by sin

The fall

the first instance of sin in the garden

Western Church belief of sin

Sin is a legal issue and is deserving of punishment

Eastern church belief of sin

sin is a sickness needing treatment

Objective ways of viewing sin

There are set rules of what sin is

Subjective ways of looking at sin

Sin is a moral issue

Original sin

sin that is passed from parent to child

Pre existence of Christ

Christ has always been

Total depravity

The entire person is affected through and through by sin

Logos

word of God

kenosis

Emptying

First born

Jesus is the preeminent place in creation as the second person of the trinity

Incarnation

God in flesh

Ascension of Jesus

His return to heaven

Hypostatic union

Jesus is the perfect union of 2 distinct natures

victor/ransom

bondage to sin; Satan is what we were freed from

exchange/satisfaction

sin is breaking God’s law and we are deserving of guilt and death; Jesus took this punishment

Exemplar

Jesus provides an example of service to others through His death

Moral governance

God’s grace is not cheap, so Jesus was a substitute sacrifice

Justification

we are not guilty because our sentence was paid by Christ

Sanctification

we were made holy and set apart

glorification

future aspect of salvation

positional salvation

we are not guilty because of Jesus’ death

experiential salvation

our nature is changed because the spirit entered our lives

grace

unmerited favor and love of God

faith

the means by which we enter a relationship with God

repentance

to change one’s mind

conversion

combines faith and repentance and described the process of turning away from sin and self

regeneration

a real transformation taking place in a person who has come to Christ

foreknowledge

His exhaustive knowledge of all things

total depravity

humans are corrupted by sin

unconditional election

persons who achieve salvation is not foreseen by any virtue

limited atonement

Jesus’ death was only for an elected group

irresistible grace

those that are chosen by God cannot resist grace

perseverance of the saints

those who genuinely believe cannot fall from faith

universality of sin

fallen humanity sins and cannot do good or achieve faith without God’s regenerating power

conditional election

election and reprobation are founded on foreseen faith

unlimited atonement

only believers enjoy His forgiveness, but He died for all

resistible grace

we have free will to deny His grace

assurance of salvation

grace can preserve the faithful through every temptation so they may be assured of their salvation

external witness

when people make a commitment of trust and faith

internal witness

work of the holy spirit in someone’s life that testifies to the reality of the spirit being present

entire sanctification

full surrender to the lord

paracletos

one called alongside to help

symbols for the spirit

dove, fire, water, wind, seal

the word ”satan” means

accuser

ruach

wind

pneuma

air