CWV 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CORRECT 100%

What 2 definitions of worldview did we cover in class? - Answer A. A set of assumptions or beliefs about reality that affect how we think & how we live B. A commitment, a fundamental orientation of the heart, that can be expressed as a story or in a set of presuppositions (assumptions which may be true, partially true or entirely false) which we hold (consciously or subconsciously, consistently or inconsistently) about the basic constitution of reality, and that provides the foundations on which we live and move and have our being What 2 approaches to worldview did we cover in class? - Answer A. Structured Belief System 1. How system answers core questions 2. Core, shared beliefs of group 3. E.g., Christian worldview, atheism, etc. B. Personal beliefs 1. How individuals answer core questions 2. Unique, distinct beliefs of individual 3. E.g., what I believe, what you believe What analogy does Cosgrove give for a worldview? - Answer A worldview is like the box top on a puzzle it is a picture of reality in which the pieces of our knowledge, life experiences, and cultural histories occur. What is Cosgrove's test of existential repugnance? - Answer Is it possible to live the worldview in the world as we know it? What is faith (as defined in class)? - Answer A. Process of committing oneself to particular beliefs 1. Rely on evidence 2. Weight of belief Do all worldviews require "faith"? How? - Answer - Religious or non-religious - Commitment required for understanding - Reason, logic, or science alone cannot answer life's ultimate questions What does "testament" mean? - Answer Two testaments - Old Testament + New Testament = Bible; testament is Latin word for "Covenant" What is the difference between a "version" and an "edition?" - Answer A. Version: Refers to the translation into English or other languages from the original Biblical language; popular versions are King James, New American Standard, New International Version, The Message B. Edition: Refers to the additions made by publishers (citations, references); some have a focused purpose - study, demographics, etc.- Examples are Life Application Study Bible, Extreme Teen Bible, Women's Devotional Bible How does the Bible present the Christian worldview, as rules or as narrative? - Answer It is presented as a narrative or story How has God "revealed" himself? - Answer A. General Revelation: Creation 1. What God reveals about himself using general means 2. Natural universe (Psalm 19:1) 3. Symbols & Types B. Special Revelation: Word of God 1. What God reveals about himself using special means 2. Bible - personal, recorded revelation of God 3. Jesus - personal, relational revelation of God What are some of God's characteristics? - Answer Gods characteristics 1. Eternal Creator of Everything 2. Omnipotent (All-Powerful) 3. Omniscient (All-Knowing) 4. Spirit & Omnipresent 5. Sovereign (In Control) 6. Transcendent & Immanent 7. Relational What does the word "trinity" mean? - Answer Trinity = "Tri + unity" = quality of "three-in-one-ness" Is the word "Trinity" mentioned in the Bible? - Answer It is not mentioned in the Bible at any point What are the three truths (sentence statements) of the Trinity? - Answer The father eternally loves son and experiences his delight. Son eternally loves father and represents his father. Spirit eternally exists as the personal manifestation of live. What are the three elements (terms) of the Trinity? - Answer Unity - There is only one God Diversity - Three persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit Equality - Each person is fully God What element of the Trinity does Modalism ignore? Subordinationism? Tri-theism? - Answer A. Modalism ignores diversity B. Subordinationism ignores equality C. Tri-theism ignores unity What is one analogy for the Trinity? Are there perfect analogies? - Answer The egg is one analogy. There are not perfect analogies Why is the doctrine of the Trinity important? What does it reveal about God? - Answer A. "A cultured person...is almost compelled to be aware that reality is very odd and that the ultimate truth, whatever it may be, must have the characteristic of strangeness. B. It reveals a full Biblical record of who God is What does Jesus' prayer in John 17:20-26 invite humanity to experience with God? - Answer He prays for a loving relationship with us. How did God create the universe? - Answer He created it from nothing Why did God create the Universe? (See Genesis 1 and Isaiah 43) - Answer A. For his glory - Isaiah 43 B. For humanity 1. Benefit - Psalm 8 (& Trinity) 2. Stewardship - Genesis 1 3. Connection - Romans 8 What does it mean to be in God's image? - Answer To be in Gods image is to represent God and to be like Him Who was created in God's image? - Answer Humans where created in Gods image What is human origin and makeup? - Answer A. Formed by God B. Created "in the image of God" (Genesis 1:26-27) C. Created "very good" (Genesis 1:31) D. Made up of Physical & Spiritual Together E. "United physical, mental, spiritual beings" (Cosgrove, 2006, p. 137) What is the best explanation for human relationships? - Answer A. "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them." B. Creation as "male and female" is therefore similar to being created in God's image. C. The trinity is the best example of human relationship. How did sin affect humanity? - Answer Shame - v.7, 10 Guilt - v.8, 10 Hiddenness - v.8, 10 Fear - v.10 Blame - v.12, 13 Lies - v. 13 Curse - v. 14-19 - All humanity is tainted with sin and death - Free choice for humanity results in sin and death - All humanity is guilty of sin