Essentials Of Evangelical Theology Burch
Nuanced teachings that reflect a traditions particular theological understanding of the Christian Core teachings
Doctrine
Essential teachings that are part of the Core of Christian Identity
Dogma
According to Irenaeus, the apostles taught some secret mysteries that were not handed down to their successors.
False
According to Lewis, when one turns from personal experiences to Christian Doctrine, they are turning from something less real to more real
False
According to Olson, "Folk Religion" can be characterized as being open, expansive, subject to critique and having significant public impact
False
According to Olson, one of the dangers or holding an "either/or" theology is that it makes it more difficult to understand a doctrine like the Trinity
False
According to Olson, the word evangelical has only one meaning that refers to the gospel or "good news" about Jesus
False
Among the necessary theological tools, imagination asks, is this true?
False
At the council of Nicaea, Arius' views were rejected because he believed that Jesus and God the Father were homoousias
False
Because of their attention to detail, theological doctrines are more like photos than paintings
False
Breaking covenant is one of the major biblical themes of sin whose image is a person betraying a friend
False
Centered set categories refer to either/or views that determine who is theologically in and who is out
False
Christian dichotomists believe humans are composed of soul and spirit
False
Deism believes in a God that is both Transcendent and immanent
False
Following the council of Ephesus, the Church adopted Nestorius's integration language as the final explanation of Christ's two natures
False
Islamic understanding of the Quran's divine nature is the same as a Christian understanding of the Bible
False
Johann Mohler believed that tradition must assist the Church with interpretation because the Bible has errors
False
Jonothan Edwards believed that the book of nature interpreted the book of scripture.
False
Olsen would support the idea of continuing revelation so long as primacy and normativity is given to the original revelation in Jesus Christ and Scripture
False
Olson believes polemical approaches to theology are the best
False
Pelagius was a fifth century theologian who strongly supported the doctrine of original sin
False
Pietists Heart Religion and Pentecostal/Charismatic movements would be examples of relying on reason as the primary source of authority
False
The Chalcedonian Creed utilizes the language of negation to communicate Christ's two natures
False
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral includes imagination as a source of Authority
False
The council of Ephesus dealt with the problem of Docetism regarding Jesus's human nature
False
The early church chose the word hypostasis to refer to the one substance or being of God
False
The issue with the Penal Substitution Theory is that it seems to make Jesus's divine nature less than that of God the Father.
False
Theologians use the phrase "economic trinity" when referring to God as a mystery that has not been totally revealed
False
Those that hold to a dynamic inspiration model tend to also affirm strict inerrancy
False
Those who hold to a plenary verbal inspiration view believe that the authors of the Bible were inspired and the term infallible is often used
False
According to Vincent of Lerins, a person who wished to avoid heresy and maintain a sound faith would adhere to the authority of the divine law and the tradition of the Catholic Church.
True
According to Vincent of Lerins, the Church's true catholic tradition is that which has been believed always, everywhere and by everyone.
True
According to the Ransom Theory, the tension is between God and Satan
True
Apostolic Authority was one criterion used for determining the New Testament Canon
True
Augustine argued that "you are a sinner because you choose sin"
True
Christian Consensus would include the Ecumenical Councils as a source of authority
True
Christians agree about the equal authority of Tradition and Scripture
True
Christology refers to the person of Christ and it raises questions regarding his humanity and divinity
True
For the Early Church, Scripture was authoritative when interpreted through Jesus Christ (Gospels) and the Rule of Faith
True
In Christian History, the Bible has not been the problem, interpreting the Bible has been the problem
True
Marcions canon was one reason that the Early Church decided to develop an authoritative New Testament canon.
True
Naturalism says that the world is not fallen; is is the way it is by chance
True
One of the consensus points among Christians is that the Bible is both personal and propositional in nature
True
One of the issues with the Satisfaction Theory of the atonement was that it quantified sin and righteousness leading to a treasury of merit practice
True
Pelagius taught that the will was always free to choose good or evil
True
Process theology believes in a God that evolves with the world in an interdependent and mutual way
True
Reinhold Niebuhr argued the relationship between temptation and free will was the best way to approach the problem of original sin
True
Soteriology refers to salvation as accomplished through Christ's atoning work on the cross
True
The Chruch's theology that explained the New Testament scriptures was developing at the same time the Church was deciding which documents would comprise the New Testament canon of scripture
True
The Great Tradition refers to a minimal set of core Christian teachings established for the church by the apostles and the Early Church's bishops
True
The Tension within the Satisfaction Theory is between God's love and God's justice
True
The Natural Theology debate is about which question?
Is God's revelation of Himself in nature enough for a person to be saved?
Dynamic Monotheism is best connected with which term?
Perichoresis
According to Anselm, God is an idea that cannot be thought of as not existing, one for which none greater can be conceived
True
According to Aquinas, we do not know God in the same way that we know the world
True
According to David Wallace, our default setting leads us to believe that we are the center of the universe
True
According to David Wallace, real freedom involves attention and awareness and discipline and effort and being able to truely care about other people and to sacrifice for them over and over in myriad, petty little unsexy ways
True
According to David Wallace, the only thing that is capital-T-true, is that we get to decide who or what to worship and how we decide to see/interpret the reality going on around us
True
According to Dr. Burch, everyone is a theologian, even atheists.
True
According to Irenaeus, the bishops were entrusted to pass along the church's apostolic tradition
True
According to Irenaeus, tradition is a "living voice", not just writings handed down.
True
According to Leonardo Boff, it is the trinity's saving mystery that makes it good news for the world's poor and oppressed people.
True
According to Lewis, doctrines are no God, they are like a map that assist one in better understanding God and growing closer to God.
True
According to Lewis, it is not enough to be made in God's image, we must also be spiritually begotten.
True
According to Olsen, heresy is the mother of orthodoxy
True
According to Olsen, the Christian consensus regarding God is that he is Transcendentally great and imminently good
True
According to Olsen, the Christian consensus regarding humans is that we are both animal and spiritual
True
According to Olsen, the doctrine of original sin means that human existence is estranged, fallen and corrupted
True
According to Tertullian, the origin of sin was discontent
True
The simplest explanation for an observed fact is the preferred one is a quote from which Theologian?
William of Ockham
