Theology & Bible
What branch of theology asks, “What does the Bible teach about a ___________?”
Systematic Theology
Christian teaching affirms that there is one God who exists eternally in how many persons?
3
The doctrine of atonement answers what main question?
How are sinners made right with God?
What do demons do?
Oppose God's kingdom
What Attributes belong only to God and cannot be shared with humans?
Incommunicable
What are the three steps in building a Systematic Theology
1. Gather all relevant Bible passages
2. Read/Study all Bible passages
3. Synthesize into one statement
Which false view of the Trinity teaches that God simply appears in different modes rather than eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
Modalism
What atonement theory teaches that Jesus died as a substitute in the place of sinners and paid the legal penalty of sin.
Penal Substitutionary Atonement
What are angels?
Spiritual Beings
Which attribute explains why God is present everywhere at all times?
Omnipresence
What does it mean that Scripture is inspired?
God guided the writers of scripture
What Old Testament verse is central to the belief that God is one.
Deuteronomy 6:4
What atonement theory teaches that Jesus had victory over sin, death, and Satan?
Christus Victor
The model Jesus gave his disciples on how to prayer is called what?
The Lord's prayer
What attribute teaches that God does not change in His nature, character, or promises.
Immutability
The Bible is a reliable collection of what?
historical documents
What theological term describes Jesus as fully divine and fully human in one person.
Hypostatic Union
What Old Testament passage most strongly supports PSA?
Isaiah 53
What was the name of the man who we watched in class who gave his testimony on the reality of demons and witchcraft?
John Ramirez
What kind of attribute is love?
Communicable
The authors of the Bible claimed their writings are divine rather than human in origin. What aspect of Scripture proves this?
Prophecy and fulfillment
According to the definition of the Hypotactic Union, Jesus has two natures—but how many persons?
1
What are the two main attributes of God made the atonement necessary?
Love and Justice
According to the Westminster Catechism, What is prayer?
Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of His mercies.
When Scripture says God always acts rightly and never does wrong, which attribute is being emphasized?
Justice