Bible Doctrines 322 Test 1 - PCC

Anthropology- the doctrine of man

Creatio ex nihilo Latin, “Created out of nothing”

Immediate creation something created without pre-existing materials

Mediate creation something created with pre-existing materials

Image of God Image = a shadow; outline (of God)

Likeness resemblance (to God)

Immortality “deathlessness” (to live forever); mankind’s condition apart from

sin

Dichotomy theory that man is a two-part being (body & soul, material &

immaterial)

Trichotomy theory that man is a three-part being (body, soul, & spirit)

Sovereignty God’s right of ownership over His creation

Free moral agency the ability to make actual, original decisions, a.k.a. free will (not

merely the appearance of choice)

Creation theory false view that God creates the soul/spirit and places it into the

developing body

Pre-existence theory false view that God created all souls that would exist and placed

them into Adam to be passed down each generation.

Traducian theory view that the soul/spirit is formed through procreation by the

parents (best supported by Scripture)

Hamartiology- The Doctrine of Sin

Death separation

Physical death separation of the material (body) from the immaterial (soul/spirit)

Spiritual death separation of the immaterial (soul/spirit) from God

Eternal death separation from God forever (material and immaterial – “the

second death”)

Original sin the human sin nature originated in Adam and is passed to every

member of the human race

Headship when Adam sinned, he represented all of mankind

Sin nature man’s inherent predisposition toward evil

Curse to withhold God’s blessing and/or to bring adversity

Depravity man’s corruption (no part of man is unaffected by sin)

Iniquity a departure from the right; lawlessness

Sin to miss the mark (of God’s standard of righteousness)

Transgression a violation of a boundary; rebellion