Systematic Theology
Which view agrees that God knows where history is leading?
All of them
Which view do the Christians for Biblical Equality support when it comes to women in ministry?
Egalitarian View
What passage is used most often for the complementarian view of marriage?
Eph 5
According to Boyd and Eddy in, "Across the Spectrum", to which objection does this response fit with: if we admit that the Bible can be mistaken on any point, then we cannot be certain of the Bible on any point.
Epistemological objection
Which of the following is not listed as a supporting argument for the Complementarian View of Women in ministry?
Fatherly Experiences Listed: The Trinity Church History Social Disorder
Which Genesis view believes that God's original creation became subject to demonic forces and was corrupted?
Restoration view
According to the Inerrantist View, which of the following qualify for error in the Bible?
Scientific Falsehood
Which of the following is NOT found in the Wesley Quadrilateral?
Scripture and Theology Experience Reason Worship (this one)
How does the "Restoration View" of Genesis interpret the words "formless void?"
Scripture uses the terms to describe corrupted, wasted, or judged in other places and thus should be understood likewise.
What are the four theological criteria from John Wesley's Quadrilateral?
Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Experience
According to Dr. DeVan in his article, "As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition Sharpen Another", which religious book is famously known for saying, "O mankind! Lo! We have created you male and female, and have made you nations and tribes that ye may know one another."?
The Qur'an
What is the definitive difference between creatures and the Son of God?
The Son is worthy of worship
Which of the following was a point made in the "Supporting Arguments" of Complementarianism?
The Trinity
Which of the following is NOT one of the views in the Genesis debate?
The Young Earth View The Humanist View (This one) The Day-Age View The Restoration View
Where does the doctrine of creation begin according to Jones?
The character of God
Protestant reformers in the sixteenth century approached theology with the phrase sola scriptura in mind. This meant that...
The church was being plagued by abuses of tradition, reason, and experience.
Which of the following is not included in Pelagius's teaching on original sin?
The age of accountability is the beginning of our sin-journey.
Comparative Theology is
Used to hone critical thinking skills which help us be less easily fooled A resource to build empathy, tolerance and love Used to help us understand the Infinite Frontier Even useful to atheists because it does not necessarily mean a person is endorsing that religion
Which of the following is the proper definition of modalism?
Views God as a divine with three "masks" through which He interacts with the world in different ways
According to Randy Maddox in, "Honoring Conference: Wesleyan Reflections on the Dynamics of Theological Reflection", John Wesley believed what statement to be true:
We should read the bible with the assistance of the Holy Spirit
The creation account in the book of Genesis is about beginnings, but it is also about the nature of:
What God creates
What is not one of the three categories that God's likeness in humanity falls under:
the image in concordance with the natural world around us
Creation is:
the overflowing of God's goodness and love excessive freely given free work of all-sufficient God of abundance
The spiritual substance of humans sets them apart from all other animals as beings who are uniquely created in the imago dei, is known as:
the substantival view
What is the Arminian View discussed in Boyd and Eddy?
God limits his control by granting freedom
What were the three truths Julian of Norwich drew from her revelation?
God made it, God loves it, God sustains it
Which of these phrases did the book not say regarding having a closed canon?
A closed canon assumes that the facts of human authors and human involvement in assembling the canon must somehow mean that these books are not the Word of God.
Christian theology is:
A conversation about Scripture About how to read and interpret it better How to Understand the Bible as a whole Imagine a way of life that is faithful to the God whose Word it is.
According to Maddox, what does John Wesley argue the term homo unius libri does NOT include in its meaning?
A man whoonly reads the Bible
Which Trinitarian heresy says that Jesus was just a normal human being and it was because of his "moral progress" that he was able to win the title Son of God?
Adoptionism
Which view on God's providence says that because God does not control everything humans do, God is often disappointed and frustrated by their choices?
Arminian
While Arminians believe that God's foreknowledge is based on how the future will unfold, Calvinists hold that God's foreknowledge is...
Based on how God wills the future to unfold
The dualistic view of the self holds that the human self is comprised of two basic parts. Which of the following is NOT one of the pairings?
Body and Soul
What is the "trichotomist" view of the self?
Body, Soul, Spirit
Trichotomists believe the human self is divided up between?
Body, soul, spirit
Which view quoted 2 Timothy 3:16 - All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness - to prove their point?
Both the Inerrantist View and the Infallibilist View quoted it, but made different points
What is commonly brought against the Inerrancy argument?
Certain stories can't be proven scientifically
Which of the following positions can a woman hold in ministry under the Complementarian view?
Children's ministry
What is the egalitarian view?
Church leadership roles and roles in the home are determined by gifting rather than gender. GIFTING > GENDER
How does George Lindbeck describe doctrines?
Communally authoritative rules of discourse, attitude, and action
What does Dr. DeVan contend is a good methodology of a University's handle of its student's presuppositions?
Create a womb for nurturing seeds of creativity.
The Latin phrase "creation ex nihilo" is referring to what?
Creation out of nothing
The four characteristics that were said to be true of evangelicalism across denominational and cultural lines (biblicalism, conversionism, activism, and crucicentrism) were identified by?
David Bebbington
Which of the following is not true about the "psychological model" of the Trinity?
Defenders of the social model claim the psychological model boarders on tri-theism.
According to the Bible humans are made of how many parts?
Depends on your view
Which view in the divine image debate is associated with Socinianism?
Functional view
What are the two categories of revelation?
General and special revelation
What prevented some in the early church from accepting that "creation was created good?"
Gnostic hierarchical dualism.
Julian of Norwich drew three truths from creation's mere existence, which of the following is NOT one of the truths?
God is glorified by it 3 truths: 1. God made it 2. God loves it 3. God sustains it
Which of the following does the book note as something that all Christians, Jews, Muslims, and most other theists throughout history have believed about God?
God is omniscient
Theologian Kathryn Tanner is quoted in the book as saying, "The proper starting point for considering our created nature is ____."
Grace
What was Wesley's view on women preaching?
He believed that women preaching was scripturally prohibited as a norm, but after wrestling through the Scriptures for years, he found there to be exceptions in regards to the extraordinary movements of the Spirit.
It is argued that the traditional emphasis on reason as one of the hallmarks of the imago dei is a distinctly ____ notion?
Hellenistic
According to the book, what are "middle creatures"?
Humans
What are some of the ways that hinder us in seeing God's revelation?
Humans are finite, our understanding is limited Humans are prone to selfish knowing and self-deceit
How does Irenaeus view human anthropology?
Humans must learn how to become better humans.
Jones states that "For sinful human beings, _____________ is a basic feature of our situation". Choose one of the following:
Idolatry
According to Beth Jones in, "Practicing Christian Doctrine", what is the main difference between inspiration and illumination of scripture?
Inspiration refers to the Spirits work as the author of scripture while illumination is how the spirit continues to work with God's people as they read scripture.
According to, "Practicing Christian Doctrine", Evangelical theology consists of all of the following except:
Is committed to separating oneself from the world and not being "of the world"
What is meant by religion is "porous and without boundaries"?
It interweaves from anthropology, archaeology, the arts etc.
What was the determination of Jesus' part in the Trinity after the Council of Nicaea met?
Jesus was truly God
Why does Jones choose to open this book about practicing doctrine with such a specific story like Josiah's reform in Israel?
Jones uses this story because, like Josiah, our beliefs should be put into practice.
What is one common response to the objection of the Egalitarian view of women in ministry that uses the passage from 1 Timothy to back up their view?
Many women had prominent leadership roles in a religious cult, therefore making the newly converted pagan women a leader in the church would have been unwise and a barrier furthering the gospel.
What are the two divisions of hierarchal dualism
Material and Spiritual
What is not a way that Wesley suggests becoming more "inspired of the Spirit"?
Meditation
Which groups opposed the view of sola scriptura?
Mormons Catholics Liberal Christians
Which of the following is not a supporting argument for the Calvinist view of providence?
Motivation by prayer
What method does apophatic theology use to describe God?
Negation tactics " God is not..."
Did John Wesley only own a copy of the Bible in the original language?
No, he used other translations alongside the Bible in its original language and he conferred other sources alongside the Bible like lexicons, concordances and commentaries to help understand the Bible.
The book notes that, "The main driving force behind the local flood theory...is the problems some find with the global flood theory." Which of the following is not one of the major problems with the global flood idea?
Other religious and cultural traditions would have had their own versions of the story that would have been passed down through the generations.
According to, "Practicing Christian Doctrine", what is one downfall that faith based on experience has?According to, "Across the Spectrum", postfoundationalists focus heavily on which two aspects?
Our experience of God could lead to making him into an idol
Who was the monk whose heretical teaching about human nature and sin was rejected by the Council of Orange?
Pelagius
Which of the following verses is not used in the side of the argument that says wives should submit to their husbands?
Phil. 2:5-8
Describing the nature of sin, many theologians emphasize the role played by:
Pride
According to, "Across the Spectrum", postfoundationalists focus heavily on which two aspects?
Reason and experience
The belief that humans are the final measure of truth, morality, and value, and possess an incredible potential to BETTER OURSELVES is associated with which group of people?
Secular humanists
What is listed in Jones points about Evangelical Theology?
Seeks faithfulness to the euangelion Is committed to active cultural engagement in the world Holds practices in the evangelical tradition—emphasizing conversation and activism.
After reading about the imago Dei and comparing our sinfulness to that of Adam's, being human is not something that we have or are, but rather it is...
Something we become in relationship with God
According to Beth Jones in, "Practicing Christian Doctrine", which doctrine of revelation refers to the following: God's specific self-revelation in the history of Israel, the incarnation of Jesus Christ, and Scripture.
Special revelation
Gnostic hierarchical dualism divides creation into two parts:
Spiritual and material
What are the three categories that theologians often group together to explain our humanness reflecting God's identity, or being made in the image of God?
Substantial, functional, relational
Which view in the Imago Dei Debate sees the human soul as created in God's image?
Substantive View
Which of these is not a characteristic for canonization?
Texts written by the apostles Texts that were written no later than 149 A.D. (this one) Texts that were used broadly by churches Texts that correspond with the rule of faith
On what do Arminians and Calvinists agree, according to Boyd and Eddy?
That God is omniscient and knows the future exclusively in terms of what will come to pass in the future
The books that make up the Christian Bible are referred to as:
The Canon
What Biblical event has affected our human ability to read more general revelation accurately?
The Fall
How does the Trichotomist view the human spirit?
The fundamental person that is worked out in our soul and body.
Which of the following does Jones say adoptionism does to the good news?
The good news of Jesus as savior is replaced with impossible demands for us to imitate a good man.
All the following are problems some find with the global flood theory except:
The mingling of freshwater and salt water would have killed all freshwater life, yet freshwater fish still exist. There is no evidence of a flood, not even in the Mesopotamian area. (This one) A global flood would easily destroy all vegetation so where did the dove find a "freshly plucked olive leaf" (Gen.8:11)? It is impossible for tens of thousands of species to fit on the ark let alone have enough resources to feed all them.
Swiss theologian Karl Barth (1886-1968) is a well-known proponent of what position?
The primacy of Special Revelation
All of the following are evidence that support the Young Earth view except?
The sun was created on the fourth day, which proves the days were 24-hour days.
According to Jones, what is one of the problems of people who worship gods other than the one true God described in Isaiah 45?
Their "gods" can't save
True or False: Throughout scripture, God's supernatural work is often drawn out over long periods of time, not instantaneous and sudden.
This is False
In the biblical argument for the Young Earth View, one of the author's defenses is that it would be unnatural for the author of Genesis to speak of having "evening" and "morning" if he wasn't referring to a literal, 24-hour day.
This is True
Choose which of the following is the best application to this quotes from C.S. Lewis: "Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered."
To answer bad philosophy, one must be alert to it and simultaneously vigilant to one's own propensity to be blinded and hobbled by it.
Gambian theologian Lamin Sanneh sees what as central to understanding the doctrine of Scripture?
Translation
Which of the following is a characteristic of the "Day-Age View"?
Translation of "yom" as an age of unspecified duration
According to the book, what is the Biblical Argument on women in ministry?
While men and women are equal in terms of their worth, they have different roles. Men are called to be spiritual leaders and women are not.
Jones talks about how, when people hear the word "creation", they more than likely start thinking about nature. But from a Christian perspective, "creation" is concerned with:
Who creation came from
What has been labeled the social model of the trinity?
heart, mind and will
In the Substantival View, the fact that we are like God means that we are beings who shall...
never cease to exist
"Scripture witnesses to our constitution by God as a ________"
psychosomatic unity
What is one of the objections to the restoration view?
that it is not traditional based on circumstantial evidence inconsistent with the goodness of creation inconsistent with fossil evidence
What is modalism?
the belief that God wears three masks as he goes to work in the world
