Biblical Worldview Final Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

this type of direction pulls things in an evil direction away from God's creational structure

fallen direction

"fallen direction" being pushed back into its structure by the rule of Christ

redemptive direction

What is all the people God has rescued from the kingdom of darkness and bought into His kingdom of light?

the church

Why is abortion an attack on the image of God?

Because it denies that unborn babies carry that image, thus giving them less worth and rights than babies who have been born

How should your creation in the image of God affect the way you view yourself?

You should recognize your value to God and your purpose to mirror Him.

things that the image of God consists of (this makes us different from animals)

Reason, conscience, emotion, language, and capacity for relationships

What happened to the image when man sinned?

Humans messed up the image but it was not erased nor lost.

the ultimate foundation of the worth of every human?

image of God

What does “image of God” mean?

We are made to be like God (to mirror, to reflect) and to represent God in the world.

What should the Christian response be to transgender people?

Lovingly work to help these people see God’s goodness is creating them to be male or female

How are you truly supposed to “be yourself”?

Be the self that God says you are.

What are the three parts of a biblical foundation for identity?

(1) created in the image of God, (2) fallen in Adam, (3) redeemable in Christ

Why can’t a boy be a girl and a girl be a boy?

Because God created them male and female and what He creates is very good

What is wrong with the advice "be yourself"?

Your heart desires and self-identity can be sinful.

Name some places people find their identify in or through.

pop culture, their work, their wealth, sports, intelligence, looks, or ethnicity

someone who believes that social structures like marriage, family, and work are oppressing women and need to be changed or abolished in order to make women free and equal to men

feminism

What does it mean someone is "transgender"?

someone who rejects their God-given gender and opt to talk, act, and dress like the opposite gender

What does the term "ethnicity" mean?

where you come from

God's grace gives us the ability to do these things but they will never save us from our sin.

good works

What was the purpose of Jesus' second coming?

to provide a solution to the sin problem

What is God's ultimate goal for salvation and restoration of creation?

to bring Himself glory

Through what did Jesus take dominion over death, hell, and the Devil?

His resurrection

How did Jesus' death show that He was the promised King?

He took dominion over sin by paying the penalty.

What is another name for Jesus because He kept God's law perfectly and ascended to the right hand of the Father after His resurrection?

Second Adam

an agreement between two or more people with certain requirements and promises

covenant

What does it mean that we were made in God's image?

We are like God.

the command to be fruitful and multiply, subdue the earth, and have dominion over it

Creation Mandate

the kind of structure defined as the way God designed His world to be and to work

creational structure

this means God is forever in both directions or in all directions

eternal

the three parts to the Bible's big story

Creation, Fall, Redemption

this means how God "breathed out" His Word

inspiration

the stages of God's redemption of the world

covenants

When did the problems of the world enter creation?

after man sinned

How did God describe His original creation?

very good

Through which covenant was an eternal throne promised and through the seed of the woman?

Davidic

Through which covenant was the promise of redemption and its sign was in the form of a rainbow?

Noahic

Through which covenant did God write His law on people's hearts?

New Covenant

Through which covenant was a written law produced and Israel would be a "kingdom of priests"?

Mosaic

Through which covenant promised land, seed, and a blessing?

Abrahamic

What term is defined by what is actually right or wrong?

morality

What are the two types of worldview glasses?

evolutionary and biblical

things that you believe but probably never think about

basic beliefs

putting something on God's throne with Him

dualism

two things that are related and are involved in every decision you make

head and heart

What are the two kinds of proof?

experience (direct and personal, visible with your eyes) and authority (reliable, eyewitness testimony)

whatever really ought to convince someone else of the truth of something

proof

an idea people believe without trying to prove, or without even caring to prove; an idea people don't know they have

assumption

what an individual or groups of individuals see the world through

worldview

What does biblical theism say in response to this worldview: The natural is bad and completely separated from the good supernatural. Our goal should be to escape the natural.

Satan or evil is not even close to being equal with God.

What does biblical theism say in response to this worldview: All reality adds up to what could be called "god." Every rock, tree, and cancer cell are part of god.

God is distinct from His creation.

What does biblical theism say in response to this worldview: God is a watchmaker who made the universe, "wound it up", and left it alone to go its own course.

God is actively involved in His creation.

What does biblical theism say in response to this worldview: There is nothing more than matter and energy (the natural world) with no God and no supernatural.

There is a supernatural realm and God created all matter and energy.

God has an active relationship to the world He created which means He is?

immanent

God is completely separate from and superior to us which means Him?

transcendent

What does "immanence" mean?

God is actively involved in His creation.

What is at the heart of biblical theism?

incarnation

What does God use in or through Scripture to speak to us?

special revelation

What does God use in nature to speak to us?

general revelation

What is biblical theism?

belief in God who communicates with us in the natural world despite His being above nature

What does "incarnation" mean?

God was "made flesh and dwelt among us" or God became man

How did God bridge the gap between the supernatural (Him) and the natural (us)?

through the incarnation of Jesus Christ

What was Jesus both in the Trinity?

God and man

What does the name "Immanuel" mean?

"God with us"

Fill in the blank: The distance from God to us cannot be __, but it can be __.

measured; traveled

What does transcendence mean?

God is infinitely high above us and different from us.

What is the ultimate end of your life?

to glorify God

What is the ultimate end of all history?

that God may be all in all

Why were humans created?

for God's glory

Define God's "glory".

God's glory is His amazing reputation and fame, the glowing magnificence that surrounds Him, and the splendor and beauty that radiate from all His perfections

What is God's ultimate end?

to bring glory to Himself or God's glory itself

Why did God create the world?

the love within the Trinity spilled out

What is the source of love?

God Himself

When will your loves change?

when God changes your heart through redemption

What do your loves drive and in turn drives what else?

beliefs and actions

Fill in the blank: If we are in Christ, __ can separate us from God's love.

nothing

When did love start existing?

love has always existed within the Trinity.

What does Christian love lead to but does not equal?

self-sacrifice

Why is "following your heart" not biblical?

the heart is deceitful

the two greatest commandments Jesus gave regarding love

Love God and love your neighbor

How is "love" defined?

liking, showing affection, your heart going out toward something or someone

Fill in the blank: We must __ beauty and __ ugliness.

love; hate

What is the greatest beauty that God sees?

Himself

the goal and final destination for the believer when it comes to beauty

to behold the beauty of the Lord

In what three ways is beauty like truth and goodness?

Beauty is something many people doubt we can identify with certainty, ultimately defined by God, and what God created it to be.

Why is God the standard for beauty?

God is the Creator of the laws that order the world. We evaluate what is beautiful according to God's creational order.

When Christians recognize true beauty, what does it give us?

pleasure

What is possible for something to be even though many people call it beautiful?

ugly

Why is "beauty in the eye of the beholder" not true?

Beauty is not defined by anyone's individual perception but by God's. Beauty is in God's eye and He's the only one who perfectly knows it.

What other attribute of God goes with truth and goodness?

beauty

How does truth and goodness go together?

Both truth and goodness are things a lot of people doubt they can identify with certainty and both defined by God.

How should a person live in response to God's goodness?

Love good and hate evil. Love Christ and accept His good gift of salvation.

What was God's solution to evil?

Jesus' sacrifice

Two things a biblical worldview acknowledges as a "problem of evil"

moral evils and results of the curse of sin

Why can't we be good on our own?

We are fallen people and cannot perfectly assess what is good and evil around us.

What reveals God's pure goodness?

the works of God

Two things in Scripture through which we learn God's descriptions of good and evil

observing stories of the Bible and observing Jesus' life in the Gospels

Two ways to learn goodness and what they mean

From below through our consciences- the law written on our hearts; From above through God's Word- the manifestation of Himself in Jesus and His Law

Two reasons why the Bible is true

God "breathed out" the Bible and God cannot lie.

What must we do with truth and falsehood?

love truth and hate lies

What does the Bible use to communicate truth?

language

What is the source of truth?

God Himself

What attribute of God causes Him to a God of truth?

omniscient meaning He's all-knowing

Why can't people determine their own truth?

They can't know what the truth is without God's standard of truth from the Bible.

Why are people confused about the truth?

People are both too fallen and too finite to know God's truth in and of themselves.

that which matches reality; fact or reality

truth

Fill in the blank: In essence, the Trinity is __ persons in __ God.

three; one

What two words is the word "Trinity" a combination of?

threeness and oneness

The two key truths regarding the Trinity

Bible insists there is only one God and it speaks of the Son and the Spirit as God.

What is God, Son, and Holy Spirit refer to?

the Trinity

Which attribute means God is forever?

eternal

Which attribute means God is present everywhere?

omnipresent

Which attribute means God is all-knowing?

omniscient

Which attribute means God is all-powerful?

omnipotent

something that is true about someone all the time

attribute

When is God the same?

yesterday, today, and forever

the connection between the stories of the Bible and us today

God

Fill in the blank: We are to seek ___ the kingdom of God.

first

What is your greatest need?

God