REFORMERS, REBELS & REVIVALISTS
This New England pastor helped ignite the Great Awakening and delivered the famous sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
Who is Jonathan Edwards?
This doctrine teaches that every human being possesses unique dignity and worth because mankind was created to reflect God.
What is the image of God / Imago Dei?
After interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams, this son of Jacob rose from prisoner to second-in-command over Egypt.
Who is Joseph?
In John 3, Jesus compares His coming crucifixion to this object Moses raised in the wilderness so that dying Israelites who looked upon it would live.
What is the bronze serpent?
Famous for unmatched wisdom and wealth, this king had everything a man could desire, yet looked over it all and declared, “Vanity of vanities.”
Who is Solomon?
Imprisoned for preaching without a license, this English preacher used his twelve years behind bars to write The Pilgrim’s Progress.
Who is John Bunyan?
Unlike justification, which is declared once for all, this lifelong work progressively conforms the believer to the likeness of Christ.
What is sanctification?
This man had been dead four days when Jesus called him out of the tomb, still wrapped in his burial cloths.
Who is Lazarus?
John the Baptist points to Jesus and gives Him this sacrificial title, declaring that He takes away the sin of the world.
What is the Lamb of God?
Before he ever wore a crown, this future king went from shepherding sheep to facing a Philistine champion with a sling.
Who is David?
Nicknamed the “Prince of Preachers,” this 19th-century Baptist regularly preached to thousands at London’s Metropolitan Tabernacle.
Who is Charles Spurgeon?
God’s continuing preservation, governing, and ordering of all creation are traditionally described by this doctrine.
What is providence?
This wealthy landowner became Ruth’s kinsman-redeemer, marrying her and becoming an ancestor of King David.
Who is Boaz?
This barrier separated the Holy Place from the Holy of Holies, and its tearing at Jesus’ death signaled that access to God was no longer restricted in the old covenant way.
What is the temple veil?
Jesus compared the Kingdom of Heaven to this tiny object that grows into a plant large enough for birds to nest in its branches.
What is a mustard seed?
This British politician’s Christian convictions fueled his decades-long campaign to abolish the slave trade throughout the British Empire.
Who is William Wilberforce?
Theologians use this Latin phrase for the idea that Scripture is the highest and final authority for Christian faith and practice.
What is Sola Scriptura?
This member of the Sanhedrin secretly followed Jesus and later asked Pilate for His body, placing it in his own new tomb.
Who is Joseph of Arimathea?
When Jesus cried, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” He was invoking the opening words of this Old Testament Psalm.
What is Psalm 22?
After being humbled to live like a beast of the field, this powerful ruler finally acknowledged that God’s dominion is everlasting and no one can stay His hand.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Known for his fiery preaching and battles with Mary, Queen of Scots, this former priest became the leading voice of the Scottish Reformation.
Who is John Knox?
This theological term describes Christ being fully God and fully man, two complete natures united in one Person without confusion or division.
What is the hypostatic union?
This priest was struck unable to speak after doubting Gabriel’s announcement that his elderly wife would bear the child who would prepare the way for the Lord.
Who is Zechariah?
Paul calls the risen Christ this agricultural term, guaranteeing that the resurrection of His people will follow His own.
What are the firstfruits?
After Solomon’s reign, the nation split in two, with this southern kingdom retaining Jerusalem and the line of David.
What is Judah?