Theology 1 BBST 251 - Quiz 2

Details about the bodily resurrection promised in the Bible

Based on Jesus's resurrection. Fully formed & perfected as Jesus. Personally distinct & continuous with this life. No marriage in Heaven.

The meaning of original sin

Creatures with moral freedom repeatedly turn away from God to themselves in an illusion of self-sufficiency. Sin deprives the sinner and others of God's goods. All sins are irrational, insane, and destructive, but some are worse than others. Sin results in guilt before God, and corruption that warps the creature.

The definition of evil

Evil = to deprive oneself or another of some good

Phase 1 of Human Moral Freedom

Original condition of human will. Can deliberate about good & evil options. Innocent of evil. Eve & Adam before damage from evil.

Phase 2 of Human Moral Freedom

Wrecked condition. Slave to evil, dead in sin. Deliberates about choice (all without God). Chooses wrong options voluntarily (freely sins). Eve and Adam after sin. All people born here. Bondage of the will.

Phase 3 of Human Moral Freedom

Reconciled condition. Liberation of the will from evil by Jesus. Deliberates about good & evil options. People who are reconciled to God by grace through faith. Jesus, tempted in life.

Phase 4 of Human Moral Freedom

Resurrected condition. Chooses among good options by God's continual involvement. God's people resurrected.

Total Depravity

Each human is warped by evil.

Bondage of the Will

Not able to choose the right option because you are bondaged and freely choosing to sin.

The metaphorical meaning of the biblical term translated in English as "sin"

Crime, evil, harm, damage.

Corruption from sin

Corruption: destructive effects. Temporary peril in life now warns us to stop doing evil. Damages convince us that sins are toxic to us. God's forgiveness of us does exempt us from having troubles. (natural effects of evil)

Guilt from sin

Guilt: responsibility for evil. Evildoers are guilty, so they are condemned to suffer permanent peril (Hell) = loss of God's goods. God forgives people of guilt for evil actions (sin) by taking the guilt upon himself at the cross & was condemned; he suffered Hell.

Dimension 1 of Sin

Personal Evil: active damages to others by intention & accidentally

Dimension 2 of Sin

Omission: Did not love others, did not thank God, & did not honor God.

Dimension 3 of Sin

Social, Institutional Evil: Oppression by policies, institutions that harm people. (Politics, Racism, Corruption)

Dimension 4 of Sin

Opposed to God: Living by one's own identity for one's own goals instead of response to God; humans substitute themselves for God

Forgiveness and Repentance for reconciliation

Forgiveness: Forgive the wrongdoer when they apologize = reconciliation.
Repentance: Own it, take responsibility for our wrongs, involves us in salvation to engage w/ God and receive from him, awareness of sin is a revelation of the problem.

Temptation to sin

Temptation is always to turn away from God to trust other things instead of God

Jesus's temptation to sin

Jesus was tempted by sin but he can't sin. Jesus had the support of the Holy Spirit.

The dispute about whether Jesus was able to sin or unable to sin

Option 1: Jesus can't sin, do evil = impeccable
Option 2: Jesus can sin, do evil = peccable