Theology I Exam I

Thonennes Biola BBST

systematic theology

answers the question what does the whole bible teach? builds on conclusions and attempts to summarize, collect, synthesize, and understand

biblical theology

organzies its topics on the historical framework presented in the bible and in order the topics are presented in the bible.

loving

if you aren’t actively engaging your mind to learn and understand God then you are not fully ______ God

the great commandment

what is this called? you shall love the lord your god with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength

perish

ppl ____ apart from gods truth

saved sanctified

ppl are ______ and ______ thru gods truth

truth

a primary responsibility of the church is to know, preserve, and defend the ______ of God in its comprehensive understanding 

theology

directly trnaslates to “a word about god”

exegesis

to draw the correct meaning out from a particular passage of scripture

historical theology

study of how believers in different eras of history ahve understood various theology

philosophical theology

study of theo topics grounded in general revelation, by using the tools and methods of philosophical reasoning and what can be known abt god from observing universe

practical theology

study of how to best apply theological truths to the life of the church and the world.

apologetics

study of theo for the purpose of defending christian teaching against criticism and distortion and giving evidences of its credibility

prolegomena

method and foundation

bibliology

the bible

theology proper

god

anthropology

humanity

hamartology

sin

christology

christ

pneumatology

holy spirit

soteriology

salvation

ecclesiology

church

eschatology

last things

words attributes actions images titles names

God reveals himself through : W A A I T N

waaitn

god reveals himself through

incomprehensibility

_______ of God; not bale to be fully known or exhaustively understood

knowability 

____ of god: while we can never know him fully, we know him truly , persoanly, sufficently

unity

god’s ____ : gods attributes are not divided into parts, just emphasized at times. 

independence

god does not neeed us or the rest of creation for anyting yet we bring him joy and glory

immutability

god is unchanging yet feels emotion in response

eternity

no beginning or end is not bound by time

omnipresence

does not have size or spatial dimensions is present everywehre with his whol ebieng 

infinity

free from all qualitative limitations

transcendence

uniquely distinct from and superior to everything in creation

spirituality

not made of matter, no parts or dimensions

invisibility

unseeable, but shown through created things

omniscience

fully knows all things, actual and possible, past present future

wisdom

always knows and chooses the best foals and best means to them. moral and intellectual

truthfulness

always represents things as they really are. all of gods knowledge and words are true and the final standard of truth

faithfulness

god will always do waht he has said and fulfill what he has promised

goodness

all that god is and does is worthy of approval and he is the final standard of goodness

love

god is freely and eternally giving of himself for the good of others

mercy

gods kindness to those in misery and distress

grace

gods kindness in witholding punishment of those who sin over a period of time

patience

gods kindness in withholding punishment

holiness

god is absolutely and uniquely excellent above all creation and without sin

peace

in gods being adn actions he is separate from all confusion adn disorder, yet continually active in innumerable well-ordered fully controlled simulatneous actions 

righteousness

god acts in accordance with his moral law

jealousy

god deeply desires to maintain exclusive faithfulness and honor especially among his covenant people

wrath

god intensely hates and responds with anger to all sin and rebellion

gentleness

god is kind and considerate so that he is not cruel ruthless or impatient

kindness

god is generous warm hearted and has a sympathetic disposition

will

god approves and determines to brign about every action necessary for the existence adn activity of himself and all creation 

freedom

god does what he pleases

omnipotence

god is able to do all in his holy will

sovereignty

god has absolute rule over his creation as king adn total control and determination over all that happens

perfection

god lacks no part

blessedness

god fully delighs in himself and all that reflects his character

beauty

god is the sum of all desirable qualities.( perfection is no lack, _____ is his being of these qualities)

glory

manifestation of the excellence of his character the display of his holiness and worth in beauty

immanence

continuously and actively involved in all of his creation

cosmological

argument that says if the world exists it is either eternal, created by an Eternal, or self-created

teleological

the argument that says the nature of the world itself indicates a designer. 

personality

arfument ath the impersonal +tinme/chance can never yield the personal

aesthetic

argument that the beauty of human beings cannot be totally explained through the evolutionary process

morality

the argument that says that we have deep inner convictions about right and wrong that points to a moral order higher than ourselves

meaning

the argument that says there is a universal quest for meaning and significance in life.

religious experience

the argument that  human beings are all incurably religions (atheists are a very small portion of historical humanity)

tritheism

emphasizes the distinctions in the trinity so much that the result is three gods- divides the essence of the persons of the Godhead.

modalism

aka sabellianism: the three person are 3 modes of existence of God- leads to salvation by works