New Testament Exam #2 (Ford)

The Main Message of Acts?

The spread of the Gospel by the power of the Holy Spirit despite persecution

What difference between prescription and description?

Prescription teaches us how to live today, and description tells us what is happing

What is the argument for seeing Pentecost as descriptive?

Dialytic Language (not all speak in tongue)

What is the theological purpose of Pentecost?

Floodgate of the Spirit

What are the purposes of Mini Pentecosts?

Continuity of message, the message that saves the jews is the message that saves the gentiles

Continuity of authority, the apostilles are the authority of the church

Describe Acts and the Church?

Claims about the Universal Church- God is forming a people for himself made of Jew and Gentile

Claims about Local Church- two tier authority structure of Elders & Deacons

Describe the Righteousness in Romans 1:17?

Forensic Righteousness, from God by faith, alien righteousness.

Why does Paul mention the Jews and Gentiles in Romans 17?

Trying to cultivate a mutual respect between the two.

Why Paul brings up the doer of the Law? (Romans 2)

Presumption- using God's word as a get out of jail free card.

Paul wants to show that what you do comes from what you believe

The Gentile in Romans 2?

A believer

What is the nature of inerrancy?

Compel you to go back to the drawing board and how these texts speak to each other. Does NOT confirm a contradiction in the bible

The identity of "I" in Romans? (Romans 7)

A non Christian

Can Christians obey the law?

Yes, but not perfectly

The Purpose of the Law in Christian life?

to expose sin

The Dilemma Paul is trying to solve in Romans 9?

If God's promises are true, what about the current state of Israel?

The nature of his answer to the dilemma in Romans 9?

The promises were made to Israel you just don't know who that is?

Gods choice is what makes Israel, Israel

The key theme of 1 Corinthians?

Unity

The key principles of Unity?

Prioritize the Gospel

Respect your leaders, but don't worship them

Prioritize purity and repentance

Prioritize Love

The Purpose of 1 Corinthians 13?

Its to prioritize love over gifting, to address the Corinthians obsession with spiritual gifts.

Main Message of 2 Corinthians?

Suffering magnifies the gospel

The textual unity of 2 Corinthians?

There is a sharp break in tone between 9/10, as Paul goes from happy in progress, to not so happy .

Paul's Thorn in his flesh?

Paul leaves this vague; struggling with physical ailment or spiritual temptation (undertone of humility)

wants to recognize that in weakness you see the Lord's power

Main Message of Galatians?

Salvation is by faith alone, not by works

The role of Paul's story in defense of the Gospel?

Paul received the gospel directly from God, therefore it is the one true Gospel

The two questions of Galatians?

How are we made right with God?(Vertical)

Who are the people of God? (Horizontal)

The logic of the Spirit in Galatians?

Know that these promises are made to Israel, but the Gentiles received it by faith. Spirit by faith, never following the law to get this promises. the law doesn't save

Paul's argument in Galatians 4?

He is answering the who question, similar to romans 9, it's shown by Ishmael ( son of Abraham, circumsied) not apart of God's people

Paul's argument from the story of Abraham?

Isaac is a child of promise

Authorship of Ephesians?

It's too different from Colossians to be written by Paul but too similar also could be written by his disciples

Main message of Ephesians?

God has saved you so live like it.

Chops into the indicative and the imperative

The purpose of predestination in Ephesians 1?

God has saved us because He loves us and for the sake of His glory

The possible rhetorical point of Ephesians 5?

Role of men and women in Greco-Roman views

Not erasing the difference, about marriage, both seen as equal children of God

The Christology of Philippians 2?

Jesus is both divine and human

He maintained His divinity and took on humanity

The purpose of Philippians 2 in the flow of Philippians?

An example of humility, to promote it

The three pieces of a word?

Sign, Referent, and Sense

The meaning of "firstborn" in Colossians 1?

Christ is preeminent over creation

The purpose of mentioning the second coming of Jesus?

Encouraging that they haven't missed out on it

Vigilance- be faithful with the opportunity God puts right in front of your face

Hope- he will make things right

The pieces of conversion?

faith, repentance, perseverance

What it means to be one-women man?

Takes wisdom to apply this.

Doesn't mean you have to be married, cannot be divorced or have never sinned.

How Paul argues for complementarianism in 1 Timothy 2?

He appeals to the created order, men were created with a purpose and women were created with a purpose