CWV-101 Exam
How do the first four of the Ten Commandments differ from the last six?
1st 4 about duty to God, last 6 about duty to man
The term theodicy is:
A Christian defense of God in the problem of evil
Which of the following is not a description of the Kingdom of God used by Jesus:
A continuation of the OT nation of Israel
In order to navigate moral decisions we need...
A moral north star, A fixed unmoving moral point by which to navigate, and An objective truth that exists outside of us (all of the answers)
From the Christian perspective, a relationship with God is established through...
A personal trust in Jesus
Subjective truth is based on...
A persons perspective, feelings, or opinions.
Rom. 3:23 teaches that when measured against the divine law...
All are guilty of sin and fall short of God's glory
Because of God's trinitarian nature...
All of the answers
We know that mankind is the pinnacle of God's creation because...
All the above
According to the prophecy in Isaiah 53:4-6
All these answers are true
God sent Jesus as the sacrifice for sins
Because all humans don't fully obey the law of God.
Wisdom in the Christian Worldview means...
Being transformed from selfishness to selflessness.
Implications of being made in the image of God include...
Both of the above answers
A good summary of the christian worldview can be drawn using the...
Bridge diagram
Which are Acts in the biblical story...
Creation, fall, redemption
According to Philippians 2:5-8 what direction did Jesus' life take?
Divinity-Humanity-Servant-Criminal Death
The difference between other religions and Christianity is...
Do vs. Done
The nature of truth in the Christian worldview is that it...
Exists whether or not it is believed, Cannot be created by sincere belief (or popular vote), and cannot be destroyed by sincere unbelief (all the answers)
According to Matthew 5:44, Jesus commanded his followers to love only those who do good to them
False
God apologizes and explains to Job why Job has suffered
False
Suffering happens because God's attention is occupied elsewhere
False
The pronouncement of the forgiveness of sins by Jesus Christ is called the incarnation
False
The story Jesus told in Matthew 18:21-35 illustrates how unrealistic it is to forgive others
False
When Jesus was on earth he was
Fully God and Fully human
When God reveals himself in nature it is called...
General Revelation
What is the difference between General Revelation and Special Revelation
General: Nature Special: Jesus, Bible
Grace is...
Getting what you don't deserve.
Genesis 2 and Revelation 21 are similar because...
God dwells with mankind in a right relationship.
Which persons of the Trinity were involved in the creation?
God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.
Because God is omnipotent he...
Has the power to do anything consistent with his character.
What did Jesus accomplish on the cross
He became a propitiation for our sins, He died paying the penalty for our sins, and He took the sins of the world upon himself (All of the answers)
According to John 10:1-18, which of the following does not describe Jesus as the Good Shepherd
He keeps his sheep in a pen for their safety
Jesus was able to die on the cross as a sacrifice for our sins because
He lived a sinless life, He was fully God, and He was full human (all of the answers)
What is NOT evidence that Jesus was fully human
He sinned like everyone else
The evidence in Jesus life that suggested he was God included...
His resurrection from the dead
In the story of Job we learn...
I am NOT God, God is unstoppable, and I can trust God with the unknowns in life (All of the answers)
Paul said that the law only ______ sin.
Intensified
Friedrich Nietzsche had his own view on truth, saying "There is no truth, only __________."
Interpretations
The Christological argument for the existence of God...
Is based on God having come to earth in Jesus Christ.
Knowing Jesus involves more than merely accepting what Jesus said as truth...
It also implies obedient living by loving God and others
When Jesus responded to Satan's temptation each time he said...
It is written...
The empty tomb means...
Jesus is not who he said he was, Jesus cannot do what he said he can do, and God is apparently not real(None of the answers)
What do we learn from the story of Lazarus in John 11
Jesus knew what was going to happen to Lazarus, Jesus felt the grief of others deeply, and God has the power to raise the dead even for those who die (all of the answers)
In Luke 10, how did Jesus respond to the lawyer who asked him, "And who is my neighbor?"
Jesus told him the parable of the Good Samaritan
Which book in the NT opens in a way that sounds a lot like the opening of Genesis.
John
Proverbs 9:10 speaks of the "fear of the Lord" as the beginning of wisdom and suggests...
Knowing and fearing God leads to wise decisions.
Jesus said that the two great commandments were which of the following?
Love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself
While on earth Jesus made claims...
Making himself equal to God
When God created man in his own image it meant that mankind...
Man has remnants of God's character like love and creativity.
Christians do not think that suffering compromises a belief in God's goodness and power because:
Man's sin is responsible for evil, God would have to remove our free will to prevent the fall, and God promises to fulfill justice someday (All of the answers)
Jesus taught his followers to forgive others...
Means sacrificing one's own rights to restore another
We know that man is the pinnacle of creation because...
Men and women were made in the image of God
According to the textbook, Jesus is most like which two Old Testament leaders?
Moses and David
Mercy is...
Not getting what you deserve
Which attribute of God is demonstrated by God's creative action of Gen. 1:1?
Omnipotence
Ultimately the law was given to show us...
Our need for a savior
The person of Jesus Christ may be described by all of the following except:
Part God and Part man
The use and non-use of profanity or vulgar language exemplifies what kind of ethics?
Personal ethics
In Raphael's famous painting School of Athens, how are Plato and Aristotle depicted?
Plato points up to signify universal truths and Aristotle gestures horizontally to show life leads to truth (D. Both A and B)
Scripture (1 Cor 1:24 and John 1:1 &14) speaks of Jesus as the ___________________.
Power of God, Wisdom of God, and Word of God (All the above)
Ancient Historians...
Provide evidence on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus
According to the lecture, the good news of the gospel can be summarized in three Rs...
Rescue, Redemption, and Renewal
Romans 3:21-26 teaches us...
Righteousness is available to all people by faith in Jesus
Men cannot attain a relationship with God by living according to the law.
Romans 3:20
Jesus' death on the cross
Satisfies the punishment due to us because of our sin
In the parable of the sower which is choked out by the cares and desires of the world?
Seed among the thorns
Objectivity mean...
State of being true outside of a subjects biases or feelings
Which of the following is not mentioned in the lecture as an explanation for suffering?
Suffering is God taking revenge for our disobedience
What part of creation is "not good"?
That man was alone
What does "the foolishness of God" in Corinthians refer to
The Crucifixion of Christ
Renewal is the work of...
The Holy Spirit who comes into your life when you believe
A unique characteristics of Christianity in comparison with other religions is...
The gift of salvation based on what's been done for us
Which of the beatitudes is most emphasized by Jesus?
The ones about persecution for righteousness
Adam and Eve were asked not to eat from what tree?
The tree of the knowledge of good and evil
According to John 13:35 Jesus' followers are recognized by...
Their love for one another
The view that believes God guided and empowered a process where all life evolved.
Theistic Evolution
According to the lecture, "Without God..."
There can be no moral and spiritual absolute truths.
God created women...
To be perfect complement to man
Why did Christ, Son of God, come to earth and become a man?
To express God's love for people, To serve people, and To give his life as a ransom for people (All of the answers)
God gave man work to do in the garden...
To give him purpose, provision, and blessings.
Absolutism is when there are absolute standards and principles that never change.
True
According to basic hermeneutics each passage of the scripture has one timeless meaning.
True
Everyone needs Sabbath break
True
God is sovereign means that God has supreme authority over his creation.
True
Isaiah 53:5, about being wounded for our sins is about the atonement of Jesus Christ
True
Relative truth is relative to a certain perception, derived from one's frame of reference.
True
The Old Earth view agrees with mainstream science that the earth is very old
True
The atonement refers to when Jesus died on the cross for our sins
True
The incarnation refers to when God the Son took on human flesh and dwelt amongst us.
True
The moral argument for the existence of God suggests the existence of a moral lawgiver.
True
This is God's universe, God is good therefore he is not obligated to explain anything he does.
True
To be "in Christ" means to place your trust in Christ
True
Trinity: Father, son, and HS are one God in three persons coexisting forever in love.
True
When God reveals himself through Jesus and the word of God it is called special revelation.
True
Which of the following describes a temptation that Jesus faced?
Turn stones to bread, Bow to the devil for all the power and wealth in the world, and throw himself off the temple to test God. (All of the above)
Absolute truth is...
Unalterable facts that are true at all times for all persons regardless of context.
The relationality of God suggests that...
We can truly know God personally
According to Norm Geiser (1991) graded absolutism is...
When there is a hierarchy of moral absolutes
Reconciliation is going from enemy to...
friend
The trinity is...
one God in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
