Theo IV Christianity Test Review

Theology Christianity test

Moralism

Man's attempt to reach God by keeping/doing rules

Rationalism

Man's attempt to reach God by knowing right answers (reasons)

Mysticism

Man's attempt to reach God by feelings

Subjective Faith

Amount of trust we have

Objective Faith

Who/What we trust

Cosmological

Argument that shows the universe was caused

Tob

Good in every way

Holy

Set apart

Scientism

belief that knowledge comes only from science

Divine Mystery

Something we believe to be true about God, but don't understand

Grace

Undeserved favor

Confess

To agree with

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not parish but have eternal life

4 passages that show why believing in Jesus is vital for salvation

Acts 4:12, John 1:1, Hebrews 1:3, John 14:6

3 barriers of faith

pride, ignorance, moral issue

Romans 1-2 gives us what 2 general ways God has revealed Himself to all people of all time?

Creation and conscience

2 personal ways God has revealed Himself to us

Bible and Jesus

John 5:39

You search the Scriptures thinking in them you have life, but it is them who bear witness to me

3 implications from Acts 17:24-48 in your life

He determined when and where we live; he wants us to know him

3 parts of saving faith according to atheist Chris Hitchens

Jesus was Messiah, Jesus rose from the dead, and His sacrifice forgives our sins

Why might God not help us defeat sin?

We might be depending on out righteousness instead of Jesus's; asking wrongly or not at all

Summarize a theology of glory

Exhausting ourselves through our reason and success

Summarize theology of the cross

exalts Jesus and His work in our weakness and failure

Answer Col 1:15-20 gives for high theological questions

Everything is made by, for, and through Jesus

How does Lewis define "faith" in the first sense?

Art of holding onto what reason has accepted despite changing moods

First 2 steps in training the habit of faith

Remember our moods change and remind ourselves of truth

What is the major reason people leave Christianity?

Drift away

What can we say to temptation and why from Titus 2:11-12?

We can say no because of God's grace

How is a believer righteous now before God?

By faith in the righteousness of Jesus

What is the essence of Christianity?

Trusting what Jesus has done for us is enough

What are 3 things people wrongly believe are the essence of Christianity?

It is not doing the right things, feeling the right feelings to knowing the right answers

1 John 2:1

but if anyone does sin, we have me who speaks to the Father on our behalf, Jesus Christ the righteous one

Spiritual growth for us believers is largely what according to II Peter 3:18?

Grace and knowledge of Jesus

1 Corinthians 4:7

What do you have that you did not receive?

4 Fleshy ways to tells stories

Victim, Hero, Clown, Cynic

2 things that feed our faith

God's word and God's people

What moment of discovery is God waiting for us to have?

There's no question we can earn a passing mark- I can't do enough to be good enough for God, but Jesus already did this for me

What is the best way to tell our life stories

We are a child of God and God is writing the story