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Because of all the errors in the ancient manuscripts, we just have to have faith that our modern Bibles are accurate
False
True
2
According to 2 Pet. 1:20-21, who is responsible for biblical inspiration?
Jesus
Spiritual Interpretations of historical events
Prophets
the Holy Spirit
3
Because the Bible is inerrant, it gives us every detail of Jesus' public ministry
False
True
4
Everyone is a theologian
False
True
5
Natural theology is theology based on reason, not revelation
False
True
6
Which natural theology argument might be persuasive to someone interested in science?
The contingency Arguement
The Moral Argument
The straw man argument
Kalam Cosmological Argument
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The gospels highlight/emphasize different details when they tell the same stories. This is a big problem for inerrancy.
False
True
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Theology is only about God
True
False
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Inerrancy means that...
The people who wrote scripture were perfect
Every claim/affirmation the Bible makes is true
The church has the authority to tell us what to do
There were never any mistakes when the Bible was copied
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Because the Bible is inerrant, we should always try to interpret it literally
False
True
11
The Kalam Cosmological argument relies on the idea that...
Everything that exists is either necessary or contingent
Science says our universe began to exist
The Bible says our universe began to exist
God can be the only ground for objective morality
12
We routinely use figurative language (similes and metaphors) to make true statements
True
False
13
We have DUAL WARRANT for our trust in scripture, in addition to the witness of the Holy Spirit, we have...
Historical corroboration
Blind faith
Manuscript Evidence
The original writings of the biblical authors
14
Our modern, English New Testament translations are based on about how many manuscripts
About 500
About 50
About 100
More than 5600
15
The Moral argument relies on the idea that...
Everything that exists is either necessary or contingent
God can be the only ground for objective morality
Science says our universe began to exist
The Bible says our universe began to exist
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Natural Theology is not based on divine revelation
True
False
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Christian Theology is the careful and systematic inquiry into divine revelation to answer important questions.
False
True
18
Natural theology is useful for
No one, it's a waste of time
Christians and non-Christians
Christians only
Non-Christians only
19
Orthodox Christians affirm VERBAL, PLENARY inspiration. Verbal means:
The VERBS are the most important words in scripture
The IDEAS of scripture are inspired
The WORDS of scripture are inspired
God SPOKE the words of scripture to human authors
20
The most important source(s) for theology is/are
Scripture
Philosophy
Reason
Experience
21
2 Tim. 3:10-16 teaches us that God dictated his words to human authors
True
False
22
The Contingency argument relies on the idea that...
God can be the only ground for objective morality
Science says our universe began to exist
The Bible says our universe began to exist
Everything that exists is either necessary or contingent
23
Which natural theology argument might be persuasive to someone interested in right and wrong
The straw man argument
The Contingency argument
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
The Moral Argument
24
Natural Theology teaches us (select all correct answers)
About Jesus' sacrifice
About the doctrine of Inspiration
That God is personal
About God's existence
25
Orthodox Christians affirm VERBAL, PLENARY inspiration. Plenary means:
God dictated the words of scriptures to human authors
ALL of scripture is verbal
PLENTY of scripture is inspired
ALL of scripture is inspired
26
True historical statements pick and choose which details to include
False
True
27
In Exegesis, we are searching for...
The application of the text
The intended meaning of the text
The deeper meaning of the text
The meaning of the text for us
28
What makes natural theology particularly useful for non-Christians?
It shows them how sinful they are
It uses "sources" they might find persuasive (i.e. science/philosophy)
It undeniably proves Christianty
It demonstrates basic theistic truths
29
The doctrine of the Trinity teaches us that God is one... (select all that are correct)
God
Essence
Person
Substance
30
Which natural theology argument might be particularly persuasive to someone interested in philosophy
The Kalam Cosmological Argument
The Straw man argument
The moral argument
The contingency argument
31
The doctrine of the Trinity teaches us that God is three...
Essences
Persons
Substances
Gods
