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True or False?: We are like God.
True
True or False?: Faith in God is blind trust.
False.
Is doubt inherently bad? (Yes/No)
No.
True or False?: The Israelites did not see miracles firsthand.
+ 100 points: Name one miracle they saw from God
False. They did. (Hebrews 3:16)
+ 100: Red Sea, manna, etc.
Name one way in which we're like God.
+ 100 points for an additional reason
[open response]
Why is not receiving empirical evidence of God a blessing in disguise?
It builds true faith. (John 20:29)
DOUBLE POINTS: Logic & reason (supplement/complement) faith.
supplement
Which person of the Trinity is said to guide you to the truth?
The Holy Spirit (John 16:13)
Hebrews 4:1 - Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it.
Where should this fear originate from?
God
What is the ultimate reason the author of Hebrews gives for why the Israelites failed to enter God's rest?
+ 200 points: What's the other (secondary) reason the author gives?
unbelief / faithlessness
+ 200: disobedience
What is the 3 step process of repentance presented in my devotional?
Confessing evil, turning from it, following God
Why do we continue to repent even if it doesn't make us "more forgiven"?
Why did God require blood for atonement? (Lev 17:11)
To emphasize the horridity of sin.
What does it mean to "share in Christ"?
What is the doctrine of theosis?
Hint: Orthodox
Belief that we become divine because Jesus died for us.
How does C.S. Lewis describe sinful humans?
As rebels bearing arms