CWV Topic 6

not worth

"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are __________________ comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." - Romans 8:18

rejoice

"Not only that, but we _________________ in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us." - Romans 5:3-5

heart

"So we do not lose _______________. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self his being renewed day by day. 17 For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, 18 as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal." - 2 Cor. 4:16

truth, interpretations

"There is no ___________, only ________________________" - Friedrich Nietzsche

fall

1. Suffering is a result of the ___________, and therefore a part of life

good

10. Even in the midst of suffering, God is aiming for your ultimate ___________.

love

11. Especially in the midst of suffering, God wants us to experience his amazing ________.

compassion

2. Suffering increases your _____________ and equips you to comfort others who suffer.

strengthens

3. Suffering ____________ your character.

sin

4. Suffering is often a direct result of _______, and therefore teaches obedience.

discipline

5. Suffering sometimes is a tool of God's _____________.

God

6. Suffering draws individuals to ___________, compelling them to repent of their sins.

humble

7. Suffering keeps you ____________ and dependent on Christ.

redemption

8. Suffering compels you to look up and long for your heavenly _____________.

persecution

9. Suffering joins people closer to Christ and his sufferings, especially in ____________.

truth

Absolute ______________ Vs. Relativism

There can be no moral and spiritual absolute truths

According to the lecture, : Without God...."

the end

Death and Suffering John 11:1-44 - Story of Lazarus Death is not _________________ for those who believe in Jesus.

power

Death and Suffering John 11:1-44 - Story of Lazarus God has the _________________to raise the dead.

knew

Death and Suffering John 11:1-44 - Story of Lazarus Jesus _____________ what was going to happen to Lazarus.

grief

Death and Suffering John 11:1-44 - Story of Lazarus Jesus felt the ______________ of others deeply.

Interpretations

Friedrich Nietzsche had his own view of truth, saying, "There is no truth, only ________."

nature

General Revelation: __________________ The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known. They speak without a sound or word; their voice is never heard. Yet their message has gone throughout the earth, and their words to all the world.(Psalm 19:1-4, NLT)

good, not

God is ______________, God can do what He wants and is ___________ obligated to explain Himself to humanity.

Love, love, no other

How Jesus summarized the Law "And you shall ____________ the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: 'You shall _____________ your neighbor as yourself.' There is _________________ commandment greater than these." (Mark 12:30-31, ESV)

1st 4 about duty to God, lasts 6 about duty to man

How do the first four of the ten commandments differ from the last six?

D.

In Raphael's famous painting school of Athens, how are Plato and Aristotle depicted? A. Plato points up to signify universal truths B. Aristotle gestures horizontally to show life leads to truth. C. They are comparing the height of their kids D. Both A and B

D

In the story of Job we learn... A. I am NOT God B. God is unstoppable C. I can trust God with the unknowns in life D. All of the answers

deception

It is common today to hear people speak of truth being "whatever you want it to be," and "what is true for you may not be true for me." This kind of thinking is steeped in self-_________________.

Love God with all your heart and your neighbor as yourself

Jesus said that the two great commandments were which of the following

individual

Making it practical Personal Ethics - ____________________

cultural

Making it practical Social Ethics - ____________________

All of the people

Making it practical Universal Ethics - _________

revelation

Source of Truth General _________

reveals

Source of Truth God ______________ Himself

Revelation

Source of Truth Special ___________

The Bible

Special Revelation: ___________________ All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness... (2 Timothy 3:16)

Jesus

Special Revelation: ___________________ Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. (Hebrews 1:1-4, ESV)

A persons perspective, feelings, or opinions

Subjective truth is based on.....

created

THE NATURE OF TRUTH IN CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW It cannot be _______________ by sincere belief

destroyed

THE NATURE OF TRUTH IN CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW It cannot be _______________ by sincere unbelief.

believed

THE NATURE OF TRUTH IN CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW It exists whether or not it is ______________

discover

THE NATURE OF TRUTH IN CHRISTIAN WORLD VIEW Truth is something that we __________________.

Theodicy

THE PROBLEM OF SUFFERING __________________: The Christian defense of God's infinite goodness and power despite the presence of evil and suffering.

peacemakers

The Beattitudes Blessed are... The ____________________, for they shall be called sons of God.

poor

The Beattitudes Blessed are... the _____________ in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

meek

The Beattitudes Blessed are... the _____________, for they shall inherit the earth.

pure

The Beattitudes Blessed are... the _______________ in heart, for they shall see God.

merciful

The Beattitudes Blessed are... the _______________, for they shall receive mercy.

mourn

The Beattitudes Blessed are... those who _______________, for they shall be comforted.

persecuted

The Beattitudes Blessed are... those who are __________________ for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

righteousness

The Beattitudes Blessed are... those who hunger and thirst for ___________________, for they shall be satisfied.

revile, persecute

The Beattitudes Blessed are... you when others _____________ you and __________________ you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you. (Matt. 5:1-11, ESV)

free will

The Christian view of suffering God could only avoid suffering for humanity by removing ___________________, but this would avoid love as well.

all justice

The Christian view of suffering Suffering seems to represent a great injustice, but God will fulfill ________________ at the right time.

Humanity

The Christian view of suffering __________________, through the fall, is primarily responsible for suffering.

unstoppable

The Story of Job God is ___________________

God

The Story of Job I am not ___________

Unknowns

The Story of Job I can trust Him with the __________________ in my life

no other

The Ten Commandments #1 You shall have ________________ gods before me.

covet

The Ten Commandments #10 You shall not _________________.

image

The Ten Commandments #2 You shall not make for yourself (or worship) an ________ in the form of anything in creation.

misuse

The Ten Commandments #3 You shall not _______________ the name of the Lord your God

Sabbath

The Ten Commandments #4 Remember the ___________________ day by keeping it holy.

father, mother

The Ten Commandments #5 Honor your ______________ and your ___________________.

murder

The Ten Commandments #6 You shall not ___________________.

Adultry

The Ten Commandments #7 You shall not commit ________________________.

steal

The Ten Commandments #8 You shall not __________________.

Lie

The Ten Commandments #9 You shall not __________________.

D

The nature of truth in the Christian worldview is that it..... A. Exists whether or not it is believed B. cannot be created by sincere belief (or popular vote) C. Cannot be destroyed by sincere unbelief D. All the answers

A Christian defense of God in the problem of evil

The term theodicy is:

Personal Ethics

The use or non-use of profanity or vulgar language exemplifies what kind of ethics

Absolutism

There are absolute standards and principles that never change.

false

True of false, suffering happens becuase Gods attention is occupied

True

True or False, Everyone needs a sabbath break

True

True or false, This Gods universe, God is good therefore he is not obligated to explain anything he does

relativism

Truth and morality are not absolute but can change from person to person.

D

What do we learn from the story of Lazarus in John 11 A. Jesus knew what was going to happen to Lazarus B. Jesus felt the grief of others deeply C. God has the power to raise the dead even for those who die D. All of the answers

Discerning truth

What do you do in situations where you have to do something wrong to accomplish something right?

1-4 deals with the relationship with God 5-10 deals with the relationships with other people

What is different about 1-4 vs. 5-10 commandments?

General: Nature Special: Jesus, Bible

What is the difference between General revelation and Special revelation

the ones about persecution for righteousness

Which of the beatitudes is the most emphasized by Jesus

C

Which of the following is not mentioned in the lecture as an explanation for suffering A. suffering strengthens our character B. Suffering makes us more compassionate C. Suffering is God taking revenge for our disobedience D. Suffering causes us to long for our future restoration

NEVER, attention

Why Suffering? Suffering ____________ happens because God's __________________ is occupied elsewhere and so He is not able to take care of every individual's problems.

Restoration

Why Suffering? Suffering causes us to long for our future _________________.

compassionate

Why Suffering? Suffering makes us more __________________________.

character

Why Suffering? Suffering strengthens our ___________________.

moral. absolute

Without God... There can be no ______________ and spiritual ____________________ truths

Subjective Truth

___________: a truth based off of a persons perspective, feelings, or opinions.

truth

____________ is conformity to fact, reality, or actively. In other words, truth is that which is real, not imaginary. So, by definition you might say that truth is objective, and therefore absolute.

Relative Truth

_____________: The belief that truth is relative to a certain perception; therefore, in this view, truth is derived only within one's frame of reference.

Objective truth

________________: objectivity means the state or quality of being true even outside of a subject's individual biases, interpretations, feelings, and imaginings.

Absolute Truth

_______________________: Unalterable facts that are true at all times for all persons regardless of context.

Graded Absolutism

________________________ is the recognition of a hierarchy of moral absolutes. In this system, if there is a conflict between two absolutes, the duty to obey the higher one . (Geisler, 1991)

State of being true outside of a subject biases or feelings

objectively means.....

False

true or false, God apologizes and explains to Job why Job has suffered

true

true or false, Relative truth is relative to a certain perception, derived from one's frame of reference.