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10 Cards in this Set
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What were the 2 most important components of Jesus' ministry during this year of public favor?
(his second year) |
- profound teaching
- compassion to those in need (miracles of healing) |
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Mention 2 differences between Jesus and the Jewish religious leaders which brought about this opposition.
(his third year) |
- Jewish leaders paid attention to obeying detailed laws and traditions
- Jesus rejected acts of ritual purification - Jesus' teaching about the Sabbath |
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Mention several important events that occurred during the last week before Jesus was crucified.
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- triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
- celebration of Passover/ Last Supper with his disciples - driving the money changers out of the temple |
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Mention several pieces of evidence for Jesus' resurrection.
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- his body was missing from the tomb
- the boldness of his disciples in the face of persecution - the existence of the Christian Church |
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The theme of the New Testament book of Hebrews is the "superiority" of Jesus Christ. In what ways is Jesus presented as being superior in this book (6 ways)?
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- Jesus Christ is superior to the prophets
- Jesus Christ is superior to angels - Jesus Christ is superior to Moses - The superiority of Christ's priesthood - The superiority of Christ's covenant - The superiority of Christ's sacrifice |
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Explain the different ways that the Revelation of John can be understood or interpreted.
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- Spiritual: the signs and symbols are allegorical representations of the conflict between good and evil, truth and error, God and Satan.
- Preterist: the book has mainly been fulfilled as a result of the fall of the Roman empire - Historicist: chapters 6-19 have been fulfilled in the unfolding history of the Christian church up until the return of Christ - Futurist: the books is a prophecy of future events which lead up to and include the end of the present age |
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Name at least 3 purposes for which the Revelation of John was written.
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- To show the final outcome of world powers.
- To confront Domitian who crowned himself "Lord of Lords" - to show that Jesus Christ is Lord, not the emperor of Rome. - To complete the prophetic picture provided by the Old Testament. - To reveal Christ in His glory in the consummation of God's program. - To provide comfort and hope for Christians experiencing persecution and suffering. |
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Describe 4 ways in which the Eastern Orthodox Church is different from the Roman Catholic Church.
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- The patriarchs of the EOC refused to accept the authority of the pope in Rome.
- The EOC placed great emphasis upon the use of icons in worship. - The RCC allowed baptism by sprinkling while the EOC emphasized immersion. - Catholic clergy must be celibate while Orthodox clergy allowed marriage before ordination. - The EOC used Greek as its language of worship while the RCC used Latin. |
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Mention at least 4 important decisions that were made during the Council of Trent that relate to Roman Catholic belief and practice.
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- Catholic tradition is co-equal with Scripture as a source of truth for Christians.
- The Latin Vulgate was to be the true sacred canon of the Church. - Only the Roman Catholic Church had the right to interpret Scripture. - The 7 traditional sacraments were reaffirmed. - Veneration of the saints and the use of sacred images were strongly supported. - The sale of indulgences was controlled and other abuses of the medieval church were corrected. |
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Which of the Roman Catholic beliefs and practices discussed during the Council of Trent are not held by most Protestants?
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- Protestants don't believe in having a pope as head of the church
- The Protestant Church said they had a right to interpret the Scripture too - Most Protestants do not venerate saints - Not all Protestants agree with the Roman Catholic view of the Eucharist |
