Study Guide: Test 1-October

Bible 9      Test 1-October

Epochs 1-8 in order with an explanation

Terms:

Authority: The supreme judge by whom all controversies of religion are to be settled…can be only the Holy Spirit speaking in the Scripture.

Necessity: The _____ of Scripture is based on the idea that general revelation can show us our sin, but not God’s means of salvation from sin, so we need the Bible.

Sufficiency: We need no other rule for faith and life than the Bible.  Because of the Bible’s _____ we don’t need a pope or priest to tell us what the truth is.

Clarity: The Bible contains some things that are hard to understand, but the basic saving message of Scripture can be understood by all ordinary people, seminary degree or not.

Inspiration: God breathed out the Bible; it is His Word

Infallibility: The Bible cannot fail; all its promises are true

Inerrancy: The Bible contains no errors.

Context: What is written before and after the passage you are studying

3 Steps to study the Bible and what each means

        Observation:  What is said, and how it is said

        Interpretation: the five C’s

        Application: apply its truth to our own lives

        The Bottom Line: 2 of them

“Creation” questions from pages 26-28:  #3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 12

Creation Mandate

Image of God: How does man differ from animals? Know how to use the terms rational animal, moral agent/agency to explain this concept.  

Define the doctrine of Original Sin and know how it affects all humans.

The Flood: Why does God destroy the earth?  How is God’s mercy evident in this event?

The Tower of Babel: Why does God confuse the languages?  What mandate did the people not obey?

Book of Genesis Key Ideas:

What Plan does God reveal in Genesis 12:1-3?

What are the two main themes demonstrated in the stories of the Patriarch’s?

Explain the Old Testament Mission Strategy and the New Testament Mission Strategy.

Book of Exodus Key Ideas:

What was the original Passover and How is it connected to the person of Jesus Christ?

What is a theophany and how does it happen in the life of Moses?

The giving of the Law to Moses.

The Tabernacle and its purpose.