REL 200 CH 1 Review Practice Exam Questions 2024.

REL 200 CH 1 Review Practice Exam Questions 2024. What are the main issues on which American Christians are divided? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Factual truth of the bible vs. symbolically 2. Strongest supporters of nation's invasion of Iraq, some are against 3. Strongest supporters and opponents of gay marriage 4. Supporters and opponents of an economic and tax policy that benefits that wealthy and powerful How are "culture wars" related to how Christian understand Jesus? - CORRECT ANSWER American christians are at a sharp disagreement about what it means to take Jesus seriously, so these culture wars are also Jesus Wars. Why does it matter how Christians tell the story of Jesus? - CORRECT ANSWER Jesus is utterly essential, because Jesus os the decisive revelation of God (what can be seen of God in human life and what life filled with God looks like. How does the 4th century Nicene Creed Describe Jesus's significance? - CORRECT ANSWER Second person of the trinity, and one with God, true God and true Man When did the language of Trinity first emerge among Christians? - CORRECT ANSWER 4th and 5th centuries Why does the story of Jesus shape the Christian view of God? - CORRECT ANSWER Because Jesus is what can be seen of God in human life, or the character of God so it deeply affects how we see God and the Christian life What are the four "traditional attributes" of God? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. omnipresence 2. Infinity 3. omnipotence: all powerful 4. omniscience: know everything