Theology Quiz: Answers

Thanks to everyone who took the quiz it was interesting to see your comments. Here are the answers:

1. Jesus was fully God, but only appeared to be human A: FALSE – Docetism cf. 1 John
2. Jesus was created by God before all things A: FALSE – Arianism
3. Jesus was part man and part God A: FALSE – Nicene orthodoxy demands that Jesus was fully God and man
4. In the Old Testament, God was known as the Father, in the New Testament as the Son, and after Pentecost as the Holy Spirit A: FALSE – Modalism
5. Jesus only died spiritually on the cross A: FALSE – Taken from Gloria Copeland, God’s Will for You
6. God exists in 3 separate persons, who are only one in purpose A: FALSE – Taken from Jimmy Swaggart, Dake Annotated Study Bible
7. Our salvation is based upon perfect obedience to the Ten Commandments A: TRUE – While our salvation is not “personally” based on the Ten Commandments, it is based upon the law nonetheless. The Bible makes clear that God demands perfect conformity to his law, even though all have sinned. But all those who trust in Christ have their sins forgiven & are given the righteousness of Christ (i.e. his moral obedience) to wear like a robe. (see John 17:19, Matt 5:17 & Rom. 5). In short, we are saved by Christ’s fulfilling the law in our place, as well as his dying for our sins on the cross
8. For we know that we are saved by grace after all that we can do A: FALSE – Taken from The Book of Mormon (2 Nephi 25:23)
9. I am saved because of my decision to accept Christ A: FALSE – See John 1:12-13; Rom. 11:5-8, Ephesians 2:8-10. If we our saved by our own decision, then certainly, we would have something to “boast” about, and salvation would not be by grace alone
10. People who have never heard the gospel are innocent and go the heaven A: FALSE – See Romans 1:20
11. The Bible teaches that there is an age of accountability, that children who die before this age go to heaven because they are innocent A: FALSE – There is no such text, but David speaks of being sinful from conception (Psalm 51:3)
12. If I die with unconfessed sin, I will go to hell A: FALSE – Taken from the Roman doctrine of last rites; purgatory
13. There are certain sins that I can commit which will cause me to lose my salvation A: FALSE – See Rom. 8:28-39 & Rom. 7
14. The Holy Spirit living inside me enables me to live a victorious life so that I am acceptable to God A: FALSE – We are acceptable to God by Christ’s work on the cross (1Cor 1:30-31, Heb. 9-10), and even in our sanctification we are never victorious until we enter into glory (Phil 3:12, James 3:2)
15. Justification is the process by which a person, through faith in Christ and sorrow for his sins, receives the gift of the Holy Spirit and so becomes a child of God A: FALSE – Justification is not a process, but a forensic declaration (Rom 4:5, 8:30-33). The question was taken from Kenneth Baker, Fundamentals of Catholicism, p. vol. 3 p. 57)

Theology Quiz

This originally appeared on the White Horse Inn’s website long time back and I thought it would be nice to show it again.  Answers tomorrow. 

All answers are either true of false

1. Jesus was fully God, but only appeared to be human.
2. Jesus was created by God before all things
3. Jesus was part man and part God
4. In the Old Testament, God was known as the Father, in the New Testament as the Son, and after Pentecost as the Holy Spirit
5. Jesus only died spiritually on the cross
6. God exists in 3 separate persons, who are only one in purpose
7. Our salvation is based upon perfect obedience to the Ten Commandments
8. For we know that we are saved by grace after all that we can do
9. am saved because of my decision to accept Christ
10. People who have never heard the gospel are innocent and go the heaven
11. The Bible teaches that there is an age of accountability, that children who die before this age go to heaven because they are innocent
12. If I die with unconfessed sin, I will go to hell
13. There are certain sins that I can commit which will cause me to lose my salvation
14. The Holy Spirit living inside me enables me to live a victorious life so that I am acceptable to God
15. Justification is the process by which a person, through faith in Christ and sorrow for his sins, receives the gift of the Holy Spirit and so becomes a child of God

Washington’s Prayer

Almighty Father, if it is Thy holy will that we shall obtain a place and name among the nations of the earth, grant that we may be enabled to show our gratitude for Thy goodness, by our endeavors to fear and obey Thee.  Bless us with wisdom in our councils, success in battle, and let all our victories be tempered with humanity.  Endow, also, our enemies with enlightened minds, that they may become sensible of their injustice, and willing to restore our liberty and peace.  Grant the petition of Thy servant for the sake of Him whom Thou hast called Thy beloved Son; nevertheless, not our will but Thine be done.  Amen.

Only Two Testaments

What Jay says here not only speaks against what the Moslems are saying but to any group (LDS, gnostic, etc..) that wants to add to what has been written.

ht: Kevin Rhyne

Recent Acquisitions

The Early Church by Henry Chadwick

The Church In An Age Of Revolution by Alec R. Vidler

Cracking Da Vinci’s Code by James L. Garlow and Peter Jones

Jesus Under Fire edited by Michael J. Wilkins and J. P. Moreland

The Christological Controversy by Richard A. Norris

St. Paul: The Traveller and the Roman Citizen by William Ramsay

Reinventing Jesus by J. Ed Komoszewski, M. James Sawyer, and Daniel B. Wallace

Fabricating Jesus by Craig A. Evans

The Nag Hammadi Library edited by James M. Robinson

Acts, NICNT by F. F. Bruce

The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes by Derek Kidner

Interpreting the Historical Books by Robert B. Chisholm Jr.

Basic Theology by Charles C. Ryrie

Martin Luther on…

Catechisms.

Sermons very little edify children, who learn little thereby; it is more needful they be taught and well instructed in schools and at home, and that they be heard and examined about what they have learned. This way profits much; ’tis very wearisome, but very necessary, The papists avoid such pains, so that their children are neglected and forsaken.

Ken Samples: Five Reasons God exists

ht The Riddleblog

Mohler on the selective reduction of the unborn

Read it and pray.

God Has Spoken

God Has Spoken

God has spoken, By His prophets,
Giving us His words.
All He’s said will be accomplished,
By His true incarnate Word.

God has spoken, By apostles,
Showing us the Word.
All He’s done and free salvation,
Proclaiming Jesus the Lord.

God is speaking, In the Scriptures,
Living, active word.
All we need for holy living,
Made like our exalted Lord.

Evangelical Jargon

“Praying towards a harvest.”

I know what this means, and you probably know what it means, but this particular quote was seen on a billboard down the road from my church.  How many people that passed it had any idea what it means?