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| It impossible to resolve either in this world or next. Something you can’t understand. |
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| Something that seems like a contradiction, but with more study you can resolve or understand. |
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| Something unknown to us now, but which may be resolved. Something you don’t understand. |
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| Where do we find is moral law? |
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| In the 10 commandments in the Bible. |
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| If a bible text implies something, we do not accept the implication as correct if … what? |
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| If it goes against something explicitly stated somewhere else in Scripture |
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| The process call whereby God breathed out His word is called |
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| Why does no human being have the ability to understand God exhaustively? |
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| Because He is infinite and we are finite. |
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| What is the Law of Causality? |
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| Every effect must have a cause. |
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| What is the doctrine of the Trinity? |
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| God is one essence in and three in person |
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| Can God make a Rock so big that He cannot move it? Why? |
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| No. It would go against his nature |
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| Why is mercy not a violation of justice? |
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| Injustice is being punished more severely the crime deserves, but mercy is giving less punishment. Injustice is receiving a lesser reward than earned, but mercy is giving a greater reward than earned. So God is not acting unjustly; He is acting graciously. |
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| The original covenant between God and humankind was the Covenant of _________ and was fulfilled by __________. |
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| We are now under the Covenant of |
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| Why can we be so sure, indeed, absolutely certain, that if ever there was nothing then there would be nothing now? |
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| Something cannot come from nothing. Nothing can’t do anything. |
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| Why can’t things create themselves? |
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| Things can’t create themselves because they would have to be before they are |
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| Why is the Doctrine of the Christ’s sinlessness fundamental and necessary for our salvation? |
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| Had Christ not been the “lamb without blemish” He not only could not have secured anyone’s salvation, and would himself need a Savior. |
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| How is Christ our Prophet? |
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| Jesus speaks God’s word to us |
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| How is Christ our Priest? |
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| He speaks to God and offers a sacrifice to God on our behalf and is himself a sacrifice |
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| Jesus rules over the church and the universe. |
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| What does regeneration refer to? |
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| The Holy Spirit giving new life to the believer – making alive one who was dead in sin. |
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| What are the two aspects of Comforter? |
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| The Holy Spirit is a source of comfort (solace) and gives us strength |
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| What are we if we are not creatures made by and related to God? |
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| Cosmic accidents with a meaningless existence |
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| What does Flesh refers to? |
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| The corrupt nature of fallen human beings. |
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| What is the unforgivable sin? |
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| Attributing the works of God the Holy Spirit to Satan. |
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| What two questions is our significance tied to? |
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| the questions who are we? and what are we? |
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| What are the two categories of sin? Describe them and give an example. |
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| A sin of omission is a failure to do what God commands. If God command us to love our neighbor and we fail to do so, that is sin. A sin of commissions is doing what God says not to do. “You shall not”, and we do what is disallowed, we commit sin. |
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| Total depravity says everyone is depraved or corrupt in the totality of their being. |
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| What are the four possible positions with respect of one’s assurance of salvation? |
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1. People who are unsaved and know that they are unsaved.
2. People who are saved but do not know they are saved.
3. People who are saved and know that they are saved.
4. People who are not saved but confidently believe that they are saved |
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| What is this salvation ultimately from and who accomplished it? |
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| Salvation is from the ultimate calamity – the judgment of God – and is accomplished by Christ. |
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| What does the Reformed view (as taught by Calvin and Luther) teach about the reprobate? |
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| It teaches that God does not work evil in the reprobate or prevent them from coming to faith, rather, He passes over them, leaving them to their own sinful devices. |
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| Contrition is true repentance motivated by godly remorse (remorse for having offended God). |
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| What does it mean to rely on Christ alone for salvation? |
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| To rely on Christ alone for salvation is to acknowledge one’s total dependence upon Him and to repent of one’s sin |
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| What is a definition of justification? |
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| Justification may be defined as the act by which unjust sinners are made right in the sight of a just and holy God. |
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| Give two reasons that someone may mistakenly think they are saved. |
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| To have a false doctrine of salvation and by believing that they will get to heaven by trying to live a good life. |
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| In which two cases are we to not obey those in authority? |
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| We must obey those in authority unless they command us to do that which God forbids, or keep us from doing that which God commands. |
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| What 4 things do we do in prayer? |
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express our reverence and adoration for God;
bare our souls in contrite confession before Him;
pour out the thanksgiving of grateful hearts;
we offer our petitions and supplications to Him. |
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| What can we expect if we are filled with the Holy Spirit? |
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| If we are filled with the Spirit we will exhibit the fruit of the Spirit |
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| What is the task of the church? |
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| It is the task of the church to give visible witness to the invisible kingdom. |
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| What is the purpose of the rapture? |
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| The purpose of the rapture is to allow the saints to meet Jesus in the air as He returns and be included in His entourage during His triumphal descent from heaven. |
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| What is the goal of the Antichrist? |
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| The goal of the Antichrist is to make war on the people of God and to seek the destruction of Christ and His Kingdom. |
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| What is the reality of hell? |
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| The reality of hell will be the presence of God in His full wrath and judgment. |
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| Give at least 6 biblical descriptions of hell. |
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| Outer darkness, Lake of fire, A place of weeping and gnashing of teeth, A place of eternal separation from the blessing of God, Eternal Punishment, Everlasting Fire, A place of torment, A place where the worm doesn’t turn or die. |
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| Give a summary statement of Hell. |
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| An eternity before the righteous, ever burning wrath of God, a suffering torment from which there is no escape and no relief. |
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| Why is it we cannot see God now? |
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| We cannot see God now due to a lack of purity in our hearts |
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| Why is the vision of seeing God called “beatific”? |
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| Because it will flood our souls with blessedness! |
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