THEOLOGY AND THE BIBLE
Recognizing that God is the owner of all things and we are entrusted with His resources, so we must use them properly.
What is stewardship?
A recognized office of the early church and is the equivalent of the Old Testament prophets.
What is a apostle?
God is all-powerful and can do everything that is in keeping with His perfect character and will.
What is God's omnipotence?
God's act of declaring a sinner righteous because of faith in Jesus Christ.
What is justification?
"Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God."
Romans 1:1
Apostle
A covenant- a solemn, binding agreement or relationship established between God and humanity; we see it in scripture when it is split between Old and New.
What is a testament?
Someone who has personally seen or experienced Jesus and shares that truth with others.
What is a witness?
God knows everything—past, present, and future.
What is God's omniscience?
The process of returning what is broken or lost to its intended state of wholeness, like God using His redemptive power to heal, renew, and bless.
What is restoration?
"For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus."
Romans 3:23-24
Justification
The process we use to study and memorize Scripture to understand the core Christian beliefs.
What is catechism?
A scriptural term (John 3:3-8) referring to God’s work of giving us new spiritual life.
What is being Born Again?
God is present everywhere at all times.
What is God's omnipresence?
God restoring our broken relationship with Him through Jesus Christ.
What is reconciliation?
"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."
Matthew 26:28
Testament
The list of all sixty six books that belong in the Bible, which is authoritative and inspired by God.
What is the canon?
A faithful proclamation of the gospel.
What is evangelism?
God is unchanging, completely consistent in His nature, plans, and promises.
What is God's immutability?
God making Himself, His will, and His hidden truths known to humanity.
What is revelation?
"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
Matthew 28:19-20
Evangelism
"Our God is in the heavens; he does all that he pleases."
Psalm 115:3