Bible and the Gospe Dr. Bowman -Cedarville University

Have you completed all of the reading up to this point in the class. Be ready to report the percentage of reading done that will be part of the mid-term grade.

90%

A disciple is transformed in what 6 ways? Be able to list them and briefly explain

Transformed heart – love your savior; Transformed mind – Knowing and believing scripture; Transformed affection – Desiring Christ; Transformed will – Obeying Christ through the power of the Spirit; Transformed relationships – Loving others; Transformed purpose – Missionally engaged in spreading the gospel to the nations

Define the gospel. Be ready to give a concise definition and/or recognize key components of the gospel from the definition I gave in class. Be able to fill in the blanks with the four key components I gave you.

“The gospel is the good news that only the true God, the just and gracious Creator of the universe, has looked upon hopelessly sinful mean and women and has sent His Son, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin through His substitutionary death on the cross and to show His power over sin and death in the resurrection from the grave so that all who turn from their sin and themselves and trust in Jesus alone as Savior and Lord will be reconciled to God forever.” Who God is – The gospel is the good news that only the true God, the just and gracious Creator of the universe,; Who we are – has looked upon hopelessly sinful men and women; Purposeful sending – and has sent his Son, God in the flesh, to bear His wrath against sin; How? – through His substitutionary death on the cross and to show His power over sin and death in the resurrection from the grave; Result – so that all who turn from their sin and themselves and trust in Jesus alone as Savior and Lord will be reconciled to God forever.

Know at least 6 Scriptures you would use to explain the gospel. What in general do they say and why would you use them.

John 3:16 – God loved us so much that He sent His son to die for us so that we can be saved; Romans 1:16 – The gospel is the power of God for salvation for everyone; 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 – Jesus died for sins, buried, raised; 1 Timothy 1:15 – Christ came to save sinners; Romans 3:10-31 – None righteous, justification by faith not works; Ephesians 2:1-10 – Dead to sins, but God made us alive

Know the difference in a man-centered vs. God-centered presentation of the gospel.

Man’s would prioritize prosperity gospel, heaven, and victim mentality; God’s would prioritize holiness of God, glory of God, the weight of sin, Christ’s death

What is the difference in guilt and shame?

Guilt is a legal problem – Shame is a relational problem

What are the three parts of a gospel testimony?

Your life before Christ; How you came to Christ; Your life with Christ now

What is worship and what are worship’s two parts?

Worship is the right response to God’s revelation; Revelation and Response

How does someone actually receive the gift of eternal life?

Believe in your heart and confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ died for your sins and except him as your Lord and savior

What are five treasures or things that happen immediately when someone is born again?

Forgiveness; Adoption; The Holy Spirit; Justification – legal freedom; Regeneration – cleansing

Know the difference in exclusivism, inclusivism, pluralism, and universalism.

Exclusivism – one way, one road; Inclusivism – one road, many ramps; Universalism – one BIG road, or no need for a road; Pluralism – many roads leading to the same destination

Be able to reproduce from scratch the 3 circles. Be able to reproduce a written description of the picture, remembering to describe the circles and different parts.

Draw three circles labeled God’s Design, Brokenness, and Gospel. God’s Design: God created us to live in a loving relationship with Him and according to His good design. Draw an arrow labeled Sin from God’s Design to Brokenness because we turn away from God and go our own way. Brokenness: Sin separates us from God and leads to brokenness. Draw squiggly arrows going out from Brokenness to show our attempts to fix or escape it, which cannot restore our relationship with God. Gospel: God sent Jesus to live without sin, die on the cross for our sins, and rise from the dead. Draw an arrow labeled Repent and Believe from Brokenness to Gospel: we turn from sin and trust in Jesus alone as Savior and Lord. Draw an arrow labeled Recover and Pursue from Gospel to God’s Design: God restores our relationship with Him, and through the Holy Spirit we grow in obedience and pursue His design for our lives.

How do baptism, the Lord’s Supper, and church discipline relate to church membership?

They act as the main identifiers that set believers and church bodies apart

From Acts 2, Out of the 12 things the first church did, be able to name 8. (Be able to list, but you will not be expected to draw the full circle yourself).

Teaching; Fellowship; Broke bread together; Lived in reverent awe of God; Prayed together; Witnessed signs + wonders; Stayed united in faith + purpose; Shared their possessions; Helped the needy; Met regularly; Praised God with gladness; Evangelism

What were the three tests for authenticity of New Testament books that we discussed?

Apostolic origin; Use and recognition or early church; Sound doctrine

Be able to recognize the definition of revelation, canon, inspiration, illumination, inerrancy, infallible, sufficiency, clarity, and authorial intention.

Revelation = The divinely initiated deliberate disclosure of God giving humans privileged communion; Canon = Officially accepted books that make up Scripture; Inspiration = Divinely spoke; Illumination = God opens your eyes to what the Word is saying; Inerrancy = It can’t be wrong; Infallible = It won’t lead us astray; Sufficiency = It is enough; Clarity = It is accessible and knowable; Authorial Intention = To know what the Word is saying we have to know what the human author intended – We must assume the author meant the words he was using

Be able to compare and contrast justification by grace vs. justification by works.

The first is recognizing that we have no salvation on our own accord but instead we saved through faith in Christ alone and the grace he provides; The second is saying “I can do all or some of it by myself”

How or why can the habits grace (spiritual disciplines) be described as a partnership with God?

Because we are working through the disciplines that God gave us to be able to enjoy and grow our relationship with Him

Describe the missing link between hearing God’s voice in his Word and having his ear in prayer.

The missing link between hearing God’s voice in the Word and having His ear in prayer is meditation

How is Christian meditation different than how the world meditates?

The world meditates to clear their minds. The Christian meditates to soak in the truths of the gospel and to seek the heart of God

How does our status as adopted children affect the way we pray?

We recognize that we pray to a God that we have a personal relationship with which means that we should pray conversationally + we recognize we are in a body of believers so we should also pray for the corporate body as well

What are some practical ways we can pray through the Psalms?

By keeping our Bibles open and reading using the language of the text as we think on our present circumstances and needs

Describe and explain the difference in primary calling and secondary calling.

Primary calling is God’s call to belong to Him through Jesus Christ—to know, love, follow, and obey Him. This is the foundation for everything else. Secondary calling is how we live out our primary calling through the particular roles, responsibilities, gifts, and opportunities God gives us, such as being a student, family member, worker, or serving in ministry. We serve and glorify God in these roles and use them to love others and share the gospel. Primary calling is our relationship with Christ; secondary calling is how we live for Christ in the places and responsibilities He gives us.

What is Christian fasting and what are some reasons Christians might fast?

It sharpens our affections for the Lord and reminds us on our dependence on Him

What are some practical benefits of journaling?

Journaling allows us to study, remember, and apply scripture

What are some reasons that Christians should seek silence and solitude?

To avoid the distractions of this world and remind ourselves of spiritual truths

What are the three words for the history of scripture?

The three words for history of scripture are Composition, Canonization, and Consolidation

What are the four callings?

The four callings are the call from above (Christ’s commission), the call from below (the recognition of hell), the call from without (the recognition that everyone is lost until they hear and receive the gospel), and the call from within (the call of God within all of us to engage in the spreading of the gospel)