What does it mean that we were made in God's image?
We are like God.
Which attribute means God is forever?
eternal
Name some places people find their identify in or through.
pop culture, their work, their wealth, sports, intelligence, looks, or ethnicity
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
What does the name "Immanuel" mean?
"God with us"
What attribute of God causes Him to a God of truth?
omniscient meaning He's all-knowing
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.
What does the Bible use to communicate truth?
language
What is wrong with the advice "be yourself"?
Your heart desires and self-identity can be sinful.
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.
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.
an agreement between two or more people with certain requirements and promises
covenant
Through what did Jesus take dominion over death, hell, and the Devil?
His resurrection
What is the ultimate end of all history?
that God may be all in all
putting something on God's throne with Him
dualism
How did God bridge the gap between the supernatural (Him) and the natural (us)?
through the incarnation of Jesus Christ
Why are people confused about the truth?
People are both too fallen and too finite to know God's truth in and of themselves.
whatever really ought to convince someone else of the truth of something
proof
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.
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 "immanence" mean?
God is actively involved in His creation.
something that is true about someone all the time
attribute
Why were humans created?
for God's glory
the stages of God's redemption of the world
covenants
what an individual or groups of individuals see the world through
worldview
What term is defined by what is actually right or wrong?
morality
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
that which matches reality; fact or reality
truth
this means how God "breathed out" His Word
inspiration
When did the problems of the world enter creation?
after man sinned
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 do your loves drive and in turn drives what else?
beliefs and actions
What is God, Son, and Holy Spirit refer to?
the Trinity
What is the greatest beauty that God sees?
Himself
What does Christian love lead to but does not equal?
self-sacrifice
What is possible for something to be even though many people call it beautiful?
ugly
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
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
What other attribute of God goes with truth and goodness?
beauty
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
Fill in the blank: In essence, the Trinity is __ persons in __ God.
three; one
What does “image of God” mean?
We are made to be like God (to mirror, to reflect) and to represent God in the world.
When is God the same?
yesterday, today, and forever
What must we do with truth and falsehood?
love truth and hate lies
How did God describe His original creation?
very good
Through which covenant did God write His law on people's hearts?
New Covenant
Through which covenant was the promise of redemption and its sign was in the form of a rainbow?
Noahic
What reveals God's pure goodness?
the works of God
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
How are you truly supposed to “be yourself”?
Be the self that God says you are.
Fill in the blank: We are to seek ___ the kingdom of God.
first
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 are the two types of worldview glasses?
evolutionary and biblical
What happened to the image when man sinned?
Humans messed up the image but it was not erased nor lost.
What is God's ultimate end?
to bring glory to Himself or God's glory itself
"fallen direction" being pushed back into its structure by the rule of Christ
redemptive direction
Why did God create the world?
the love within the Trinity spilled out
What two words is the word "Trinity" a combination of?
threeness and oneness
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
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.
What is God's ultimate goal for salvation and restoration of creation?
to bring Himself glory
the goal and final destination for the believer when it comes to beauty
to behold the beauty of the Lord
Why can't we be good on our own?
We are fallen people and cannot perfectly assess what is good and evil around us.
Fill in the blank: If we are in Christ, __ can separate us from God's love.
nothing
Which attribute means God is present everywhere?
omnipresent
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 did Jesus' death show that He was the promised King?
He took dominion over sin by paying the penalty.
What is the source of truth?
God Himself
Which attribute means God is all-powerful?
omnipotent
What was Jesus both in the Trinity?
God and man
What does "incarnation" mean?
God was "made flesh and dwelt among us" or God became man
this type of direction pulls things in an evil direction away from God's creational structure
fallen direction
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 is all the people God has rescued from the kingdom of darkness and bought into His kingdom of light?
the church
What is at the heart of biblical theism?
incarnation
the command to be fruitful and multiply, subdue the earth, and have dominion over it
Creation Mandate
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 does God use in nature to speak to us?
general revelation
What was the purpose of Jesus' second coming?
to provide a solution to the sin problem
Which attribute means God is all-knowing?
omniscient
What does the term "ethnicity" mean?
where you come from
God has an active relationship to the world He created which means He is?
immanent
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.
Two things a biblical worldview acknowledges as a "problem of evil"
moral evils and results of the curse of sin
the three parts to the Bible's big story
Creation, Fall, Redemption
Through which covenant promised land, seed, and a blessing?
Abrahamic
things that the image of God consists of (this makes us different from animals)
Reason, conscience, emotion, language, and capacity for relationships
When will your loves change?
when God changes your heart through redemption
How is "love" defined?
liking, showing affection, your heart going out toward something or someone
What is the source of love?
God Himself
What does God use in or through Scripture to speak to us?
special revelation
What was God's solution to evil?
Jesus' sacrifice
God's grace gives us the ability to do these things but they will never save us from our sin.
good works
things that you believe but probably never think about
basic beliefs
When Christians recognize true beauty, what does it give us?
pleasure
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.
What does transcendence mean?
God is infinitely high above us and different from us.
this means God is forever in both directions or in all directions
eternal
the kind of structure defined as the way God designed His world to be and to work
creational structure
the two greatest commandments Jesus gave regarding love
Love God and love your neighbor
God is completely separate from and superior to us which means Him?
transcendent
What is your greatest need?
God
What are the two kinds of proof?
experience (direct and personal, visible with your eyes) and authority (reliable, eyewitness testimony)
Fill in the blank: The distance from God to us cannot be __, but it can be __.
measured; traveled
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.
Through which covenant was a written law produced and Israel would be a "kingdom of priests"?
Mosaic
What is biblical theism?
belief in God who communicates with us in the natural world despite His being above nature
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
When did love start existing?
love has always existed within the Trinity.
two things that are related and are involved in every decision you make
head and heart
the ultimate foundation of the worth of every human?
image of God
Two reasons why the Bible is true
God "breathed out" the Bible and God cannot lie.
Through which covenant was an eternal throne promised and through the seed of the woman?
Davidic
Fill in the blank: We must __ beauty and __ ugliness.
love; hate
an idea people believe without trying to prove, or without even caring to prove; an idea people don't know they have
assumption
Why is "following your heart" not biblical?
the heart is deceitful
the connection between the stories of the Bible and us today
God
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