GOSPEL
What is the main thing at stake in our understanding of Soteriology?
Eternal life or eternal condemnation
What is the main difference between Christianity and other religions?
Salvation by grace vs salvation by works (do, do, do. VS. Done, done, done)
What is Gabriel's role according to scripture?
To carry important messages to God's people
What are the three theories of atonement that we talked about in class?
Moral Exemplar / Ransom Theory / Substitutionary Atonement
What is the question at the core of the debate between Calvinism and Arminianism?
Does God choose us, or do we choose him?
Describe the gospel in your own words in 1 sentence in a way that conveys all of the necessary parts to understand
EX: God sent his son, Jesus, to die on the cross, pay the price for our sins, and rise from the dead so that he can freely give us eternal life, even though we don't deserve it.
What is the thing that our eternal security is most firmly rooted in?
God's faithfulness/trustworthiness
What does the name "Lucifer" mean?
Day Star or Morning Star
Which Atonement theory did we say is MOST correct and why?
Substitutionary Atonement - It is the only one that deals with our broken relationship with God and our underlying sin problem
TRUE/FALSE - Calvinists believe that sin affects every part of humanity, but that we are given enough free will to be able to choose whether or not we follow Jesus
FALSE: Calvinists believe that the doctrine of Total Depravity means that we are completely unable to exercise faith without God giving us that ability
What is one place that we see the gospel hinted at in the Old Testament?
sacrificial system / passover lamb / bronze serpent / Proto-Evangelium / the ram in the thicket / etc.
Faith & Repentance
Name three ways that angels minister based on our notes in class.
Worshipping in the throne room / carrying messages / providing physical needs / protecting God's people / guarding what God commands / executing God's judgment
Within Ransom Theory, what are the two possibilities for who the Ransom is paid to?
God - Ransomed us from his wrath
Satan - Ransomed us back from the power of sin/death
What do Arminians believe about how God calls people to himself?
He calls all people, but only some accept the call
What does the phrase "But for the grace of God, there could I go" mean?
Without God's grace, I could be just as sinful as that person - humility
How did Salvation work in the Old Testament?
By faith in what God promised, just like in the new testament.
Gen. 15:6 "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."
There is a belief that says that God and Satan are locked in an equally-matched power struggle for the fate of the universe. What is this belief called?
Dualism or Cosmic Dualism
True/False - The Moral Exemplar Theory is based on Jesus being "exempted" from the moral law
FALSE: Moral Exemplar = Jesus is primarily a good example for us to follow in what it means to honor God with your life.
Summarize the argument that Paul makes in Romans 9 that Calvinists use to support their view that God chooses who will be saved.
The creator has the right to predestine some of his creation to judgment and some to salvation
Where is the "Proto-Evangelium" found in scripture?
Genesis 3:15 "I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
List 6 steps of the chain of salvation
Foreknew, Predestined to be conformed, Called, Justified, Sanctified, Glorified
What were the four characteristics of the Gerasene/Gadarene Demonian who was possessed by "Legion"
supernatural strength / wailed day and night / lived in tombs / cut himself with rocks
Summarize the Substitutionary Atonement viewpoint
Jesus took our sin onto himself and died in our place so that he could give his righteousness to us
write any TWO out of the five parts to the "TULIP" acronym in Calvinism?
(YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW THIS ACRONYM FOR THE FINAL)
Total Depravity
Unconditional Election
Limited Atonement
Irresistable Grace
Perseverance of the Saints