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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
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