Systematic Theology Vocabulary
Quiz to practice Matching Systematic Theology Vocabulary.
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T.H. Huxley, 1969. Does not know if there is a God. Convinced that it is impossible to know one way or another. True Knowledge IMPOSSIBLE for all matters beyond reach of senses and experience.
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Agnosticism
- B.
Apologetics
- C.
Demythologization
- D.
Dispensationalism
- E.
Eternal Life
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A. AgnosticismExplanation
Ag 'NO' 'stic' ism dont know if there is a God. "no" "stick" to prove.Rate this question:
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Act or decree whereby God predestines some for salvation.
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Apostasy
- B.
Election
- C.
Creation
- D.
Baptism
- E.
Dispensationalism
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B. Election -
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"Act of abandoning faith. "Was viewed as very serious. E.g.--Person leaves one denomination and goes to another. E.g.--Preacher leaves promised post.
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Existentialism
- B.
Atonement
- C.
Apologetics
- D.
Arminianism
- E.
Apostasy
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E. ApostasyExplanation
.A 'post' asy . means to leave the "POST"....Rate this question:
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Traditional rite of initiation into Christianity. Derived from Greek Bathe. Water is to purify. Used to 'clean' Gentiles when became a Jew. Acts says practiced in early church right after Pentecost. DIDACHE is earliest recording of provision of this. Customary for this at Easter Vigil. Water to drink. Shape of a circle or a pear, symbolizing the womb. Renunciations before and annual repeat of vows.
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Anabaptism
- B.
Assurance
- C.
Atonement
- D.
Baptism
- E.
Ecumenism
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D. Baptism -
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A Doctrine that stands at the root of the Christian understanding of the relationship between God and the world.
- A.
Church
- B.
Eternal Life
- C.
Existentialism
- D.
Creation
- E.
Election
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D. Creation -
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Name given by enemies. Passafist. Mennonite.English dissenters influenced by this and became Baptists.
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Assurance
- B.
Baptism
- C.
Atonement
- D.
Anabaptism
- E.
Ecumenism
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D. Anabaptism -
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Position of Jacobus. "Remonstrants". Calvinists in all points except one. Predestination.
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Anabaptism
- B.
Ecumenism
- C.
Existentialism
- D.
Dispensationalism
- E.
Arminianism
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E. Arminianism -
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Theological tradition. *justification by faith, primary authority of Scripture, priesthood of all believers, sanctity of the common life. Another name: Reformed. Different to Luther by *Law as guidance even after received the gospel. *Expect/demand government to follow law of God. Presence of Christ in the Eucharist(believers are carried into the presence of Jesus, in heaven)* Virtualism. Predestination was a debate in 17th century. Described by Canon of Dort.
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Dispensationalism
- B.
Calvinism
- C.
Christology
- D.
Eschatology
- E.
Ecumenism
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B. Calvinism -
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Process proposed mostly by Rudolf Bultmann, of reinterpreting the message of the New Testament for a time in which people no longer think in the mythological terms of the ancients , and the wold is no longer conceived as the three-tiered structure of past times--with the earth in the middle, heaven above, and hell below. used Martin Heidegger existentialist philosophy as framework for understanding gospel message for today. reinterpreting the gospel within context of myth of modernity.
- A.
Aplogetics
- B.
Demythologization
- C.
Dispensationalism
- D.
Ecumenism
- E.
Existentialism
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B. DemythologizationExplanation
De---MYTH----ologi----zation.... reinterpreting gospel within the context of myth of modernity.Rate this question:
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The discipline that studies human beings. manner in which a theologian understands human nature and human destiny. Different views in scripture. Humans bear the image of God. Soul is of God or of Parents? Focus on the central issue of what it means to be authentically human, rather than on matters such as the composition of a human being or the origin of the soul.
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Christology
- B.
Arminianism
- C.
Eschatology
- D.
Anthrpology
- E.
Existentialism
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D. Anthrpology -
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Term derived from Greeek oikoumene, which means "the inhabited earth". means "Universal".Council of Nicaea. Modern times term used to draw all churches all over the wold together especially for Missions.
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Ecumenism
- B.
Existentialism
- C.
Dispensationalism
- D.
Demythologization
- E.
Election
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A. Ecumenism -
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Saint Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Modern Protestant preachers who go around preaching personal conversion. Methodism/John Wesley and George Whitfield (The Great Awakening).
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Fundamentalism
- B.
Federal Theology
- C.
Evangelicalism
- D.
Apologetics
- E.
Faith
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C. Evangelicalism -
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Complete and ABSOLUTE knowledge of one's salvation. Has different views for Roman Catholic(only through revelatory act of God), Luther(experience-seeking after the salvation until reaching God's Grace), Calvinist (Perseverance of the Saints), Armenians(in rejecting preservation of the saints, ___this seems impossible, since backsliding is possible), Wesleyan's(from internal witness of the spirit).
- A.
Assurance
- B.
Election
- C.
Eternal Life
- D.
Ecumenism
- E.
Atonement
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A. Assurance -
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Branch of Theology that deals with Christ. 2 central issues: who he is and his work (how he saves us).
- A.
Atonement
- B.
Dispensationalism
- C.
Eschatology
- D.
Christology
- E.
Ecumenism
Correct Answer
D. Christology -
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Method of interpreting the Bible. Developed in Great Britain by John Nelson Darby. Popularized by Scofield Reference Bible. History is composed of several sessions which God reveals something to humankind, and humans fail to fulfill, thus leading to new course/session and a new revelation. Of the schemes, we are currently in the 6th of 7. Many scholars dismiss this as uniformed nad a misguided interpretation of Scripture. Belief that Jesus will return when Israel is fully resotred to its biblical boundaries.
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Dispensationalism
- B.
Demythologization
- C.
Eschatology
- D.
Existentialism
- E.
Aplogetics
Correct Answer
A. DispensationalismExplanation
he used something that meant levels or actions or something to not give it away.Rate this question:
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Phrase repeated in the New Testament. Life after Death. Life that goes on forever. Life shared by God. Does NOT belong to us(Chirstians) by nature, but is a gift of God's grace.
- A.
Christology
- B.
Atonement
- C.
Election
- D.
Eternal Life
- E.
Assurance
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D. Eternal Life -
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Rational defense of the Christian Faith, tenets and practices. Title was given to those who wrote in defense of Christianity, seeking to show that there was no reason for persecuting Christians, that Christianity was the "true philosophy" and that in fact Christian moral practices enhanced the whole of society. Earliest wrote in 2nd century. Justyn Martyr was among these. They were Christian theologians in the sense of offering a reasoned understanding of the faith.Thomas Aquantis (Summa contra Gentiles) became handbook for the debate between Muslim and Christianity. After Descartes Cartesianism, Matthew Tindal's Christianity as Old as the Creation. After Kant, Schleiermachers famous book "On Religion: Speeches to its Culchured Despisers. After Hegel, Paul Tillich. Each have written to DEFEND The Christian Faith.
- A.
Agnosticism
- B.
Atonement
- C.
Calvinism
- D.
Existentialism
- E.
Apologetics
Correct Answer
E. Apologetics -
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Term coined early in sixteenth century by Matthew Tyndale, in order to convey the biblical notions of reconciliation, redemption and expiation. A way to refer to the saving work of Jesus on the cross without choosing an interpretation of that work. One of the 5 tenets of the Synod of Dort. A lot of discourse about who Jesus saved is a part of the description. Did he die for all or just the elect? This is the split between Armenius and Calvinists.How God deals with Sin.
- A.
Atonement
- B.
Apologetics
- C.
Ecumenism
- D.
Assurance
- E.
Apostacy
Correct Answer
A. Atonement -
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Philosophical movement, begun by Soren Kierkegaard in the 19th century. Stresses the primacy of human existence over abstract essences.or over reason.
- A.
Eschatology
- B.
Dispensationalism
- C.
Apologetics
- D.
Ecumenism
- E.
Existentialism
Correct Answer
E. Existentialism -
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Belief/ Personal response of trust/confidence. Attitude on the part of the believer.
- A.
Grace
- B.
Faith
- C.
Image of God
- D.
Arminianism
- E.
Election
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B. Faith -
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Covenantal theology. Zwingli’s successor (Heinrich Bullinger) developed the theme into an entire scheme of salvation history. Focus is on salvation by grace and not by works (like other protestant)
- A.
Election
- B.
Fundamentalism
- C.
Federal Theology
- D.
Evangelicalism
- E.
Atonement
Correct Answer
C. Federal TheologyExplanation
covenant=law=federal... maybe this link will help us.. give me some more info on this one and i can edit it...Rate this question:
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Early 20th century. US name comes from 5-articles defined. Religious movement of conservative protestants. 5 points of doctrine: virgin birth, resurrection of Christ, infallibility of scriptures, substitutional atonement, 2nd coming of Jesus. Literal translation of the Bible.
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Evangelicalism
- B.
Election
- C.
Federal Theology
- D.
Fundamentalism
- E.
Immanence
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D. FundamentalismExplanation
I used the word "articles" so that I would not use the word Fundamentals-- That would have given the answer away...Rate this question:
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Prodestant thought that humans are good.
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Atonement
- B.
Liberalism
- C.
Fundamentalism
- D.
Parousia
- E.
Pelagianism
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B. Liberalism -
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Unmerited love of God, which forgives and transforms the sinner
- A.
Evangelicalism
- B.
Faith
- C.
Federal Theology
- D.
Atonement
- E.
Grace
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E. GraceExplanation
LOVE, shown throughout the Bible.Rate this question:
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Term that originally meant “party” or “sect”. soon, it came to signify the tenants of the Christian faith-or, more precisely, a doctrine that, while claiming to be Christian, threatens a fundamental aspect of Christianity. E.g. Gnosticism, Asrianism, and the like.
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Heresy
- B.
Evangelicalism
- C.
Immanence
- D.
Immortality
- E.
Federal Theology
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A. Heresy -
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Discipline that studies the rules of interpretation of a text—in the case of theological discourse, this usually refers to biblical interpretation
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Immanence
- B.
Agnosticism
- C.
Hermeneutics
- D.
Apostasy
- E.
Arminianism
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C. Hermeneutics -
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One of the traditional attributes of God, often contrasted, and kept in polar tension with, transcendence. Refers to God’s presence in and within creation. Denial or diminishing this is characteristic of Deism. (Presence within natural world of a spiritual principle especially of the deity. Contrasted with transcendence. Stoicism uses this philosophy. Remaining within. God’s intimacy and closeness to all creatures. )
- A.
Immortality
- B.
Immanence
- C.
Grace
- D.
Faith
- E.
Eternal Life
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B. ImmanenceExplanation
in and within creation.
or em="IN"
man="MAN" or creation....
Emmanence means presence IN MAN or IN CREATION. present NOW.Rate this question:
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Qualities of being incapable of death. (Attributes of deathlessness ascribed to the soul. )
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Immanence
- B.
Assurance
- C.
Election
- D.
Eternal Life
- E.
Immortality
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E. Immortality -
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Dialectal theology and crisis theological.Greek--krisis---between divine and human...
- A.
Existialism
- B.
Agminianism
- C.
Natural Theology
- D.
Neo-orthodoxy
- E.
Liberalism
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D. Neo-orthodoxy -
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Act of God of making Jesus into Man.
- A.
Atonement
- B.
Christology
- C.
Kenosis
- D.
Incarnation
- E.
Ecumenism
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D. Incarnation -
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Predestination and assurance. taught by Augustinethose predestined for salvation will be there in the end, in spite of every temptation and shortcoming.
- A.
Natural Theology
- B.
Pelagianism
- C.
Neo-Orthodoxy
- D.
Kenosis
- E.
Preserverance
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E. Preserverance -
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God KNOWS all things.
- A.
Omnipotence
- B.
Parousia
- C.
Kenosis
- D.
Immanence
- E.
Omniscience
Correct Answer
E. Omniscience -
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Greek origin meaning Arrival or presence... 2nd coming..
- A.
Eschatology
- B.
Parousia
- C.
Omniscience
- D.
Justification
- E.
Immanence
Correct Answer
B. Parousia -
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Scripture is 'breathed' by God.
- A.
Existentialism
- B.
Apostasy
- C.
Grace
- D.
Faith
- E.
Inspiration of the Bible
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E. Inspiration of the Bible -
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Render verdict in favor of the accused.blameless.by grace through faith in Christ.God's gracious act of declaring a sinner just, even in spite of the continued presence of sin.
- A.
Immanence
- B.
Justification
- C.
Omniscience
- D.
Assurance
- E.
Atonement
Correct Answer
B. Justification -
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From Greek Word---Emptying.Christological view in 18th century of how God divested himself of divine attributes that are incompatible with human in order to make incarnation possible.
- A.
Perserverance
- B.
Kenosis
- C.
Neo-Othodoxy
- D.
Parousia
- E.
Apostasy
Correct Answer
B. Kenosis -
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Doctrine of the "last things". deals with:*parousia of Jesus, the final *Judgement, *eternal life, *melennium, *rapture, *resurrection of the dead. far from a matter of fear-- useful for basis of hope and joy. Expectation and assurance that in the end God's LOVE WILL PREVAIL!! "already" vs "not yet"
- A.
Calvinism
- B.
Eschatology
- C.
Dispensationalism
- D.
Demythologization
- E.
Existentialism
Correct Answer
B. EschatologyExplanation
from Greek eschata: last things
logos: treatise, doctrine, or WORD.Rate this question:
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Reign of God.
- A.
Perseverance
- B.
Faith
- C.
Church
- D.
Kingdom of God
- E.
Pelagianism
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D. Kingdom of God -
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Doctrine debated with Augustine's free gift of grace meaning that law could be abandoned.initium fidei---beginning of faith.free will. to choose faith..
- A.
Immanence
- B.
Liberalism
- C.
Parousia
- D.
Pelagianism
- E.
Existentialism
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D. Pelagianism -
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God is fully present EVERYWHERE.We can not hide.
- A.
Omniscience
- B.
Omnipresence
- C.
Omnipotence
- D.
Kenosis
- E.
Parousia
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B. Omnipresence -
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(spirit,wind,breath) heading in theology devoted to the doctrine of the HOLY SPIRIT.
- A.
Neo-Orthodoxy
- B.
Providence
- C.
Sacrament
- D.
Pneumatology
- E.
Federal Theology
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D. Pneumatology -
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View that God has determined before hand who is destined for eternal life.
- A.
Theodicy
- B.
Parousia
- C.
Predestination
- D.
Transcendence
- E.
Immanence
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C. Predestination -
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Principle that all Christians are leaders by virtue of their Baptism.
- A.
Priesthood of Believers
- B.
Church
- C.
Calvinism
- D.
Anabaptism
- E.
Arminianism
Correct Answer
A. Priesthood of Believers -
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To foresee... God foresees and moves events toward the intended end of creation.
- A.
Immanence
- B.
Natural Theology
- C.
Theodicy
- D.
Omnipotence
- E.
Providence
Correct Answer
E. ProvidenceExplanation
God provides - but much more...--Lat - [providere]Rate this question:
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Notion that dead will rise again. for Christians,
- A.
Salvation
- B.
Trinity
- C.
Resurrection
- D.
Eschatology
- E.
Theodicy
Correct Answer
C. ResurrectionExplanation
resurrection of Jesus is the beginning of final resurrectionRate this question:
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God's self disclosure. Various cultures recognize there is a God without ever hearing about the Judeo-Christian traditions.
- A.
Revelation
- B.
Faith
- C.
Grace
- D.
Neo-Orthodoxy
- E.
Omniscience
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A. Revelation -
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Oath of allegiance, greek--mysterion. the visible form of an invisible grace.
- A.
Theodicy
- B.
Immanence
- C.
Omnipresence
- D.
Pelagianism
- E.
Sacrament
Correct Answer
E. Sacrament -
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Soteriology-- OT God acts of delivering from bondage, hunger, and other difficulties.
- A.
Salvation
- B.
Grace
- C.
Natural Theology
- D.
Sin
- E.
Immanence
Correct Answer
A. Salvation -
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Barrier that separates humans from God.
- A.
Pneumatology
- B.
Sin
- C.
Transcendence
- D.
Original Sin
- E.
Pelagianism
Correct Answer
B. Sin -
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Paul said Body Spirit and ________--There is no defined doctrine for this. new act of creation by God.
- A.
Grace
- B.
Sin
- C.
Salvation
- D.
Neo-Orthodoxy
- E.
Soul
Correct Answer
E. Soul -
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