Define Theology - ANS The study of the triune God and his purposes within the created order
as revealed in Jesus Christ
Theology in the Service of the Church - ANS 1 Timothy - Remain faithful
2 Timothy 1:13 - Stay Strong
Titus 1:9 - Pastors must be equipped, must hold firm to the gospel
Character of a true theologian - ANS Set his heart to study God's word, and pray for the desire
to do so.
-Do it. Live the word. obey the word yourself
-teach the Scripture and truth to others
Oratio, meditatio, tentatio - ANS speaking to God in prayer
Ruminating on the passage to understand what God is trying to communicate
trial, attack, duration, temptation, judgement
Nature and purpose of Theology - ANS 1. analyze scripture
2. test the formulations
3. correlate the formulations
Fivefold description of theology - ANS biblical
systematic
culturally applied
contemporary
practical
3 publics of theology - ANS academy
society
church
Difference of systematic and biblical theology - ANS Systematic - any study that answers the
question "what does the whole bible teach us about"
Biblical - examining scripture in light of the overarching themes that unite the story of scripture
What is integrated motif? - ANS The concept that serves as systematic theology's central
organizational feature, the theme around which it is structured.
, Know motifs. Which motif was emphasized in class? - ANS Justification through faith
the glory of God*
religious experience
political liberation
the kingdom of God
the community of God
the magnificence of God
the kingdom of god in Christ*
how did jaroslav pelican define doctrine? - ANS Doctrine is what the church believes and
teaches on based on scriptures
How does George Lindbeck define truth - ANS truth is statements that corresponds with reality
truth is expressed by the group
Why is divine revelation necessary - ANS without it, we would have no salvific knowledge of
God
is divine revelation personal or propositional - ANS it is both
Progressive Revelation - ANS God has revealed Himself and His plan in ever increasing detail
over time, from creation to the completion of the inspired canon.
Three forms of general revelation - ANS Created order
the human conscience
flow of human history
Three implication of Divine Revelation - ANS unity of revelation
truthfulness of revelation
authority of revelation
General Revelation - ANS A term used to declare that God reveals something about the divine
nature through the created order.
Natural Theology - ANS Beliefe that its possible to come to a genuine saving knowledge of God
on the basis of reason alone, by observing God's hand through general revelation
List and explain the proofs of the existence of God - ANS Cosmological Argument - Everything
has a cause, and for the world to exist, there must be a Creator God (Thomas Aquinas
"Unmovable Mover")
Ontological Argument - The fact that we can conceive of God proves that He exists
Teleological Argument - There is a design to the universe, there must be a designer
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