BJU Doctrines II: Online Reviews

 

Theory of Pre-existence

Which of the following views of the origin of the soul has the least support in Scripture?

dichotomous

The _________________ view is most likely to base its position on the fact that the words "soul" and "spirit" may be used interchangeably in Scripture.

The comparison between Adam and Christ in Romans 5:12-21

Which does Enns state is a theological problem for theistic evolution?

Gap theory

Which of the following views believes that there was a lengthy period of time between Genesis 1:1 and Genesis 1:2?

is not at all

Enns argues that the Scripture's mention of distinct genders created by God ______ compatible with some theories of evolution.

the Gap theory

The fact that "formless and void" do not necessarily refer to something that results from divine judgement is primarily a difficulty for __________.

Progressive Creation

_________ bases its position (in part) on Psalm 90:4 and 2 Peter 3:8.

Gap theory

_________ argues that God judged his original creation due to Lucifer's rebellion, after which God later created life on earth as we currently know it.

no

Enns believes that there is _________ evidence for the argument that we should Genesis 1-2 should be interpreted allegorically. 

Gap theory

_________ depends upon a particular interpretation of the phrase "formless and void."

Colossians 3:10 (“…which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him…”)

Which of the following compares man’s state after salvation to the one he enjoyed at creation?

Colossians 3:10 (“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.”)

Which of the following teaches that the end goal of God’s work in the believer’s life is the recreation of God’s likeness in man?

Genesis 1:26-28 (“…So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them…”)

Which of the following clearly presents both male and female as created in the image of God?

Hebrews 11:3 (“…were not made of things which do appear…”)

Which of the following teaches that God created ex nihilo?

 

even if they had not eaten the fruit

According to Enns, Adam and Eve could have gained the knowledge of good and evil ___________.

 

Traducian Theory

The _________ best explains the ongoing transmission of human depravity.

goodness

According to Enns, Satan intended to make Eve suspect God's ________.

Pelagian

The _________ view teaches that man is created neutral and can freely choose to be either holy or sinful.

 

man's physical nature

Which of the following does Enns specifically reject in reference to the image of God in man?

 

the Song of Solomon ... Greek philosophers

Enns notes that the book of _______ is especially usefully in contradicting the idea held by some ________ that the body is inherently evil due merely to the fact that it is physical.

 

Hebrews 11:3 (“were framed by the word of God…”)

Which of the following teaches that God spoke creation into existence?

Colossians 3:10

“…which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him…”

Which of the following teaches that renewed knowledge is a part of the work whereby God recreates his image in the “new man”?

Hebrews 11:3

“Through faith we understand that the worlds…”

Which of the following is relevant for the idea that some truths can be understood only by first believing them?

Colossians 3:10

“And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him.”

Which of the following teaches that the end goal of God’s work in the believer’s life is the recreation of God’s likeness in man?

Romans 5:12, 19

“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

Which of the following explains how the righteousness of one can reverse the effect of the sin of one?

Genesis 1:26-28

“…God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply …”

Which of the following presents the idea that God intended man to populate and care for the earth?

False

T/F Although man's will and emotion are depraved, his intellect was not affected by the fall.

 

man's moral nature

Which of the following  aspects of the non-material nature of man does Enns specifically say are being restored in Christ?

 

all of a person is affected by sin.

The doctrine of human depravity teaches that _____________.

Arminian

The __________ view teaches that God grants to each sinner "a special influence of the Holy Spirit, which is sufficient to counteract the effect of the inherited depravity."

James 1:13-14

“…But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed…”

Which of the following discusses the relationship between one’s own (internal) lust and temptation?

Galatians 5:16-17

“…For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would…”

Which of the following discusses the internal conflict between opposing forces within the believer?

Genesis 1:26-28

“…let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth…”

Which of the following presents man’s authority over the earth and all the creatures in it?

Galatians 5:16-17

“…For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other…”

Which of the following portrays the conflict between the flesh and the Spirit within a believer?

Romans 5:12, 19

“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

Which of the following explains how the righteousness of one can reverse the effect of the sin of one?

Romans 5:12, 19

“For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

Which of the following refers to both Adam and Christ (although without naming them)?

Ephesians 4:17-19

“…Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart…”

Which of the following explains that the “walk,” the “understanding,” and the feelings of man in his fallen state are all separated from God?

Genesis 1:26-28

“…Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion…”

Which of the following teaches that man is higher than anything else in creation and that God gave him dominion over everything else?

 

The body is the only part of man that is important.

Which of the following views regarding the purpose of the body does Enns associate with hedonism?

 

Romans 5:12

What key verse describes the doctrine of the imputation of Adam's sin?

 

both the inner impulse to rebel and the actions themselves

Scripture describes sin as _______.

 

Adam and Eve

Enns points out that progressive creationism does acknowledge the direct creation of _________. 

 

does not nullify

Enns notes that the doctrine of election __________ man's responsibility for his sinful state and lost condition.

 

False teachers are elected to hell.

Which does not reflect the direct biblical data on election?

 

Unlimited Atonement

A Christian who held _________ would most likely make this statement during a discussion regarding the extent of the atonement: "The Bible says that Christ died for false teachers who were 'denying the Lord that bought them.'"

 

reconciliation

The analogy of salvation as ___________ emphasizes the fact that salvation involves "making peace with God."

 

happens in a single moment.

Enns states that regeneration _________

justification

The picture of salvation as __________ portrays salvation God's declaration that a person is righteous--rather than sinful--in his sight.

 

Ransom to Satan Theory

The _________  teaches that Satan held people captive since the fall and that Christ's death paid a debt to settle Satan's claim on mankind.

 

Efficacious grace

_________ involves the drawing power of God.

 

John 3 and Titus 3

_________ specifically mention regeneration (or the new birth).

 

the work of the Father, Son, and the Spirit.

Enns attributes the eternal security of the believer to __________

is

Enns believe that there _____ an emotional component to conviction. 

 

anti and huper

The prepositions __________ emphasize the substitutionary nature of Christ's death.

 

Limited Atonement

A Christian who held ___________ would most likely make this statement during a discussion regarding the extent of the atonment: "Logic demands that if Christ made atonement for every person, then all people will eventually be saved."

 

both the works of common and efficacious grace

The Holy Spirit is involved in _________.

 

Accident Theory

The __________ teaches that Jesus was a preacher of the kingdom of God and died as a result of getting caught unawares in the struggle between good and evil.

James 1:13-14

“…neither tempteth he any man…”

Which of the following teaches that God neither sins nor wills any man to sin?

 

Genesis 1:26-28

Which of the following does not portray man’s fallen state as affecting his inner life?

Genesis 6:5 & Ephesians 4:17-19

Genesis 6:5 “And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth…”

Ephesians 4:17-19 “Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.”

Which two passages explicitly discuss the extent of the depravity of man?

Ephesians 4:17-19

“…that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind…”

Which of the following refers to the kind of lifestyle that those outside of salvation naturally practice?

 

Ephesians 4:17-19

“were framed by the word of God…”

Which of the following do not refer to God’s act of creation?

Ephesians 1:4

“…as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world…”

Which of the following provides a potential description of God performing an action outside of time as we understand it?

Augustinian

The __________ view teaches that all men were seminally (actually) present in Adam and thus participated in his sin.

What affect did Adam's sin have on rest of the human race?

The Pelagian, Arminian, Federal, and Augustinian views are all relevant for which question? 

Moral Influence Theory

The __________ teaches that God never intended to pay for sin through the death of Christ, but wanted to move man to a place that he would feel an emotional pull to turn back to God.

Believe the gospel

Which view concerning the conditions for salvation does Enns not reject?

• Repent and believe

• Believe and surrender

• Believe the gospel

• Believe and confess Christ

• Believe and be baptized

uses double negatives

Jesus ___________ in John 10 to emphasize the believer's security.

Geneva, Switzerland

Calvin did the majority of his life's work in ________.

Institutes

What is the name of Calvin's most significant work?

Particular redemption

Limited Atonement is sometimes also referred to as ________.

John Knox

The key Scottish leader of the Reformation, __________, studied under Calvin?

man cannot do anything to initiate his own salvation

According to Enns, the emphasis of the concept of total depravity is on the fact that _______.

1. Total Depravity
2. Unconditional Election
3. Limited Atonement
4. Irresistible Grace
5. Perseverance of the Saints

Place the Five Points of Calvinism in order:

John 6:37-44

A primary basis for irresistible grace is ________.

Synod of Dort

Arminian doctrine was condemned at the _________ (1618-1619).

the five articles of the Remonstrance

The doctrines set for by Arminianism (as opposed to Calvinism) were collected within _____________.

God's grace removes the condemnation associated with Adam's sin.

Regarding the effects of original sin on mankind, Arminian doctrine teaches that _________.

False

T/F Arminianism teaches that man, apart from any work of grace, has the ability to come to God in faith.

to make salvation available to all mankind

Arminian theology teaches that God intended the death of Christ _________.

Holland (Netherlands)

________ was the "birthplace" of Arminianism.

Genesis 6:5 & Ephesians 4:17-19
"And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually." (Gen 6:5). "Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart" (Eph 4:18).

Which of the following portrays man’s fallen state as affecting not only actions, but his inner “state” (thoughts, heart, etc.)?

1 Timothy 2:5-6
"For there is one God..."

Which of the following explicitly teaches monotheism?

Romans 3:24-26
"To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus."

Which of the following explains the basis for how God maintains his own justice even while justifying those who have committed sin?

Galatians 2:16
"...that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified..."

Which of the following describes man’s attempts to earn his own righteousness as “works of the law”?

1 Timothy 2:5-6
"...For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus."

Which of the following describes Christ’s work as a mediator between God and men?

Romans 6:12-14
"...Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God..."

Which of the following refers to us as being either instruments of righteousness or of unrighteousness?

Federal

The __________ view teaches that Adam is the representative head of the human race and thus plunged the entire race under God's judgment by his sin

Believe and be baptized

Which view concerning the conditions for salvation does Enns note as being based on a misunderstanding of Acts 2:38?

• Believe the gospel

• Believe and be baptized

• Believe and surrender

• Believe and confess Christ

• Repent and believe

redemption

The analogy of salvation as ________ teaches us that salvation involves making a purchase.

common grace

God exhibits __________ by restraining sin through institutions such as human government.

Limited Atonement

"Four-point Calvinists" generally reject or modify __________.

Westminster

The _________ Confession became the doctrinal foundation for many Protestant churches that affirm a strong Calvinistic position.

God elects those whom he foreknows will respond in faith.

Which best describes the Arminian view of election and foreknowledge?

Calvinist

Jacobus Arminius began as a _____________ .

Galatians 2:16

Which of the following explicitly denies that a person’s works can contribute to his or her salvation?

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

Which passage comes at the beginning of an entire chapter about the resurrection?

Romans 6:12-14

Which of the following uses the term “yield” to describe a person’s decision to follow unrighteousness or righteousness?

all later serpents (the creatures) and human beings

Enns believes that the enmity mentioned by God in Genesis 3:15 is not referring to a state of animosity between _________.

Experiential Sanctification

_________ refers to the level of holiness that a believer exhibits in his present life.