Religion

Athanasius's defense of Jesus' divinity was that:

1. The divinity of Jesus is central to our salvation 2. One creature can not save another creature 3. If the church worships (even a wonderful) creature, then it commits idolatry

Which of the following is a biblical image for God's motherly action?

A hen with her chicks A birthing mother A nursing mother

In order to follow God, faith is:

A requirement

Confessing Jesus as Lord refers primarily to

A spiritual reality A political reality

God creating from nothing (ex nihilo) means that:

All reality (material and spiritual) is created by God

Faith is important:

Always

Who was the primary critic of Arius?

Athanasius

The most basic definition of a Christian is one who:

Confesses Jesus as Lord

God is almighty, this means God can

Do anything consistent with his character

Which word does not accurately describe the nature of faith.

Duty

At what point does God the Father have a Son?

Eternally

Faith primarily impacts:

Every element of life

The primary importance of "Sonship" language is:

Expressing the unique relationship Jesus has with the Father

A common atheistic critique of Christianity is:

Faith is blind

"Christ" is part of Jesus' name.

False

Christians call God Father because he is a Father in the same way as all human fathers.

False

In talking about Jesus, we need to emphasize more his divinity and de-emphasize his humanity.

False

Jesus' humanity is not an essential element of his saving work.

False

Modalism is one way to explain the doctrine of the Trinity.

False

One must first have all of life's necessities met (food, shelter, etc.) before he or she can say "I believe in God."

False

Only God the Father is involved in creation?

False

The Apostles' Creed includes a long section on Jesus' ministry.

False

The Bible clearly spells out the doctrine of the Trinity.

False

The story of Israel is recounted in the Apostle's Creed

False

The virgin birth is a doctrine that has not been controversial, either for Christians or skeptics.

False

The virgin birth is necessary to preserve Jesus from original sin.

False

The virgin birth is the doctrine that Jesus was born as a virgin.

False

The virgin birth is the doctrine that Mary was conceived as a virgin.

False

There are no OT passages that refer to the Messiah.

False

We should be sure to separate Jesus' suffering and death from his teaching about the kingdom of God.

False

God is called Father in the OT because:

God created and called Israel to be his people

Pantheism is the belief that:

God is everything

The creation narrative in Gen 1-3 contains:

Israel's theological understanding of who God is with respect to people and creation

The hypostatic union describes:

Jesus' two natures, divine and human

Which of the following is not a promise of God?

Monetary provision

Israel's expectations for a messianic deliverer did not include which idea:

Receiving a resurrection body

The term Incarnation refers to what:

The eternal Son taking on a human body and nature

Which of the following is not a result of faith?

The right to judge

In Rome, Caesar was worshiped as God. What happened to Christians who refused to worship him?

The were severely prosecuted

What is likely the reason that there is no mention of Jesus' miracles and teaching in the Apostles' Creed?

There was no major controversy about his life and ministry at that time

What do Apollinarianism, Monophysitism, and Nestorianism have in common?

They each misunderstand the relationship between Jesus' humanity and his divinity

Which disciple would not believe without seeing Jesus' wounds?

Thomas

A central reason for calling God "Father" is due to Jesus calling God Father.

True

Arius believed that God the Father was superior to the Son and the Spirit.

True

Belief in the Trinity is fundamental to the Christian faith.

True

Daniel 7 is the most significant OT passage that refers to the "Son of Man."

True

Faith as an act is more than agreeing to a list of facts and truths.

True

Faith in something is inherent to all humans.

True

If Jesus was a creature, then he could not be the Savior.

True

Jesus is the fulfillment of God's promises to Israel.

True

Jesus' birth narrative bears some similarities to the birth narratives of Caesar Augustus.

True

Jesus' lordship was central to the early Christian proclamation of the gospel.

True

Omnipotence is another way of saying that God is "almighty."

True

The Gospel is at the center of the Bible's call to faith.

True

The Greek christos (christ) is the Greek equivalent of mashiach.

True

The Hebrew mashiach (messiah) means "anointed one."

True

The Hebrew rendering of YHWH (Adonai) is equivalent to the Greek word Kyrios (Lord).

True

The doctrine of the Trinity teaches that there is one God in three distinct persons.

True

The story of Israel in the OT anticipates and prepares for Jesus.

True

The truth of the Gospel is dependent on the triune nature of who God is.

True

The virgin birth contributes to our understanding of Jesus' identity as the Son of God.

True

The virgin birth does illuminate the role of the Holy Spirit in the life and ministry of Jesus.

True

The virgin birth has been and remains a central doctrine of the Christian faith, despite the confusion associated with it.

True

The virgin birth is more specifically referring to the virginal conception of Jesus in Mary's womb.

True

The virgin birth points to the identity of Jesus as the messiah of Israel, of the line of David, the coming kingdom of God, and the ultimate new creation.

True

The work of Jesus is to be a priestly mediator on behalf of humanity before God the Father.

True