Dr. Ford- New Testament Exam #2

The main message of Acts

The Gospel spreading by the power of the Holy Spirit against persecution.

Difference between prescription and description

Prescription- what we are to do

Description- what was true

Argument for seeing Pentecost as descriptive

- reversal of Babel in redemptive history

- culmination of prophecies of the coming of the Holy Spirit

- Luke's introduction

The theological purpose of Pentecost

Opening the floodgate of the Spirit

Purpose of the mini Pentecosts

Continuity of message- gospel that saves the Jews also saves the gentiles

Continuity of authority- apostles are the authority of the church

Acts and the church

makes claims about the universal church (God is forming a people for himself) and local church (two tier authority structure of the church- elders and deacons)

The righteousness of God in Roman 1:17

Alien righteousness that we receive by faith (forensic righteousness)

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

They still deserve God's respect because they are God's people, but they are not "elites" in receiving salvation; their Gentile brothers can now also receive this gift. cultivating mutual respect between the two.

Why Paul brings up a doer of the law

do not presume on God's grace; we are supposed to be changed as an outcome of salvation

The gentile in Romans 2

a Christian

The nature of inerrancy

- hermeneutical applicability; the Bible cannot affirm two contradictory things

The identity of the "I" in Romans 7

non-Christian

Can Christians obey the law?

Yes but not perfectly

The purpose of the law in the Christian life

the law exposes our sin.

The dilemma Paul is trying to solve in Romans 9

Who is true Israel?

What are the promises made to Israel?

The nature of his answer to the dilemma in Romans 9

He points to Jacob and Esau; Ishmael and Isaac; those promises were never made to every single genetic son of Abraham

The key theme of 1 Corinthians

Unity

The key principles of unity

- respecting leaders, not worshipping them

- prioritize the gospel

- prioritize purity

- prioritize love

The purpose of 1 Corinthians 13

recognize that all spiritual gifts mean nothing if they are not used for love

Main message of 2 Corinthians

suffering magnifies the Gospel

The textual unity of 2 Corinthians

tone change in chapter 10 signifies that it took Paul a while to write this letter

Paul's thorn in his flesh

Paul leaves this vague; struggling with physical ailment or spiritual temptation (undertone of humility)

Main message of Galatians

Salvation by faith alone, not by works

The role of Paul's story in defense of the gospel

Paul received the gospel directly from God, not from someone random

The two questions of Galatians

1. how are we reconciled to God

2. who are the people of God

The logic of the Spirit in Galatians

Received by faith and not by works

Paul's argument in Galatians 4

Trying to define what it means to be a child of Abraham; not by circumcision or law, but by faith

Paul's argument from the story of Abraham

Abraham was justified before circumcision so his salvation must not have been dependent on that

Authorship of Ephesians

Self-contradictory; probably Paul. some say its too similar to ephesians or too different

Main message of Ephesians

God saved us, so act like it (indicative and imperative)

The purpose of predestination in Ephesians 1

God's glory and His love for us

The possible rhetorical point of Ephesians 5

Role of men and women

The Christology of Philippians 2

Jesus is divine and human

The purpose of Philippians 2 in the flow of Philippians

Unity through humility

The three pieces of a word

1. sense- coming up mental image

2. sign- what the mental image is

3. referent- pointing to the meaning of the outside world

The meaning of "firstborn" in Colossians 1

Preeminence and authority

The purpose of mentioning the second coming of Jesus

Encouragement and vigilance; assurance that they didn't miss out

The pieces of conversion

Repentance, faith, and perseverance

What it means to be a one-woman man

does not mean you have to be married

How Paul argues for complementarianism in 1 Tim 2?

Appeals to the created order and their differences