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Introduction to Christian Theology

STUDY GUIDE 10 (MANUAL AND BOXED QUOTES)

LECTURE NOTES (Syllabus, 1-2):

BY THE END OF YOUR STUDY OF THESE NOTES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. Define “systematic theology” as explained in your lecture notes.

2. List two values and two dangers of systematizing theology.

3. Distinguish between the degree of clarity that exists in the Old Testament presentation of the Trinity in contrast to that in the New Testament.

4. Recognize the common errors regarding the trinity.

5. Recognize various quoted theologians and authors when given a brief description.

6. Discuss why Buswell viewed Barth as holding an unorthodox view of the Trinity.

7. Differentiate the God of the Bible from the “gods” of pagan mythology and from the God of Greek philosophy.

8. Argue for the importance of the doctrine of God's self-existence (according to Tozer's approach as quoted in your notes).

9. Contrast God’s attributes of wisdom and omniscience, according to your lecture notes.

10. Correlate the relationship between God's mercy and human need (according to Tozer, quoted in your notes).

LECTURE NOTES (3-4):

BY THE END OF YOUR STUDY OF THESE NOTES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. Based on C. S. Lewis' quote in your lecture notes, refute the statement, "People in Biblical times didn't know that Nature was governed by fixed laws."

2. Respond to the statement “There is no scientific evidence for supernatural healing” (based on the quote from “BreakPoint with Charles Colson’).

3. Distinguish between Thiessen’s definitions of “miracle” and “providence.”

4. Associate each of God’s names (given in session 3) with their definitions.

5. Match the titles of each of the six views of the Bible with a summary of that view (as given on screen in PowerPoint).

6. Correlate each of the writers quoted in session #4 with summaries of their viewpoints.

7. Distinguish between the old and new statements of faith at Fuller.

8. Identify the “Evangelical Watershed” as given in your lecture notes.

LECTURE NOTES (5-6):

By the end of your study of these notes, you should be able to:

1. Match the four defining points listed under the “Introduction” to Session 5-6 with the terms, “Inspiration,” “Reliability,” “Canonicity” and “Transmission.”

2. State what Jesus concludes from quoting “I am the God of Abraham” in Matthew 22:31-32. Tell why this statement from Jesus is an argument for inerrancy.

3. Explain how the New Testament writers viewed each other’s writings.

4. Identify the similarities between the viewpoints of M. R. Vincent and Rudolf Bultmann (as quoted in your lecture notes).

5. Respond to “difficulties” in the Bible based on the quotes from McDowell, Stewart, Geisler, Howe, and Ryrie (in your lecture notes).

6. List the three tests for canonicity used by the early church councils.

7. Recognize the definition of “illumination” given in your lecture notes.

8. Tell what B. Ramm considers the final qualification for an interpreter of Scripture.

LECTURE NOTES (7-8):

By the end of your study of these notes, you should be able to:

1. Explain the connection between Bibliology and a right view of Jesus (according to Walvoord, quoted in lecture #7).

2. Respond effectively to the three objections to the predictions of Christ’s coming (based on your lecture note in lesson #7).

3. Answer the five objections to the resurrection (based on your lecture note in lesson #7).

4. Distinguish between the terms, “antinomy,” “contradiction,” and “paradox.”

5. State the three reasons why antinomies exist (as given in lecture #8).

6. Discern how we should, and should not, respond to antinomies in Scripture.

LECTURE NOTES (9 & 10):

BY THE END OF YOUR STUDY OF THESE NOTES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. Give the word origins for “anthropology” based on your lecture notes.

2. Match the four views of our origin with their distinguishing characteristics.

3. Name the three wrong (or incomplete) views of human nature. Also, identify the biblical view of humanity’s state at creation and at birth.

4. State what is the key to addressing human-life issues, according to your notes.

5. Recognize the viewpoints of Koop, Scholes, and Smietana, concerning the sanctity of life (as quoted in Session #10).

6. Match the names of the authors of the quotes concerning homosexuality in Session #10 to their respective views.

7. Explain how we as Christians should respond and minister to practicing homosexuals? Why?

8. State one theological basis for having a positive self- image (as stated in Session #10).

LECTURE NOTES (11-12):

BY THE END OF YOUR STUDY OF THESE NOTES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

1. Differentiate Tillich’s and Schaeffer’s view of the Fall as fact or symbol.

2. Distinguish between four incomplete or inadequate and two biblical definitions for sin.

3. Know the definitions of the two primary biblical words for sin (harmartia and abar).

4. Give a definition of “sin nature” based on your lecture notes.

5. List the five points of Calvinism, and identify the two most controversial points.

6. Match the accomplishments of Christ on the cross to the corresponding parts of the barrier He broke down.

LECTURE NOTES (13-14):

By the end of your study of these notes, you should be able to:

1. Define “repentance” based on your lecture notes.

2. Give arguments against the position that adds baptism to faith as a condition for salvation.

3. Respond to the three quotes from Love Wins by Rob Bell, based on your lecture notes.

4. List the three major views of security and define each.

5. Differentiate between assurance of salvation and eternal security, and tell which is affirmed in the Cru statement of faith.

6. List the major points of evidence from the Bible for eternal security.

LECTURE NOTES (15-16):

By the end of your study of these notes, you should be able to:

1. Match various positions within the spectrum of views concerning the baptism and tongues with their distinguishing characteristics (based on the chart at the beginning of the notes for session #15).

2. Identify when the Baptism of the Holy Spirit happens (according to the notes for session #15)

3. Describe the relationship between tongues and filling (according to the notes for session #15).

LECTURE NOTES (SESSIONS 17-20):

1. UNDERSTAND SCHOLES’ RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION, “CAN A CHRISTIAN BE DEMON POSSESSED?” (SESSION 17)

2. Identify the two quoted writers (Ryrie and Erickson) with their viewpoints on satanic influence. (Session 17)

3. Recognize our weapons in the fight against Satan (Session 17).

4. Define “Church” and tell of what the church is made up (Session 18).

5. List the different ways the word “church” is used in the Bible according to G.W. Kirby (quoted in your lecture notes, session 18).

6. Distinguish between how Dan Kimball and Bruce McLaren understand the meaning of John 14:6 (as quoted in your lecture notes, session 18).

7. Name the three forms of church government with their distinguishing characteristics (Session 18).

8. Describe the distinguishing characteristics of the two forms of the church universal, “Modalities” and “Sodalities” (Session 19).

9. List the six areas Evangelical Christians generally agree on concerning the End Times (Session 20).

10. Distinguish the three major views of the Millennium with their corresponding characteristics. (Session 20)

11. Grasp the “Proper Perspective Pertaining to Prophecy” (Session 20).

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