CHST 112 Exam 1 CSU Beck UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS and CORRECT
Answers
Idea of being revealed, God wants to be known so he revealed himself - CORRECT
ANSWER - Doctrine of Revelation
What are two categories of the doctrine of revelation? - CORRECT ANSWER - general
revelation and special revelation
revelation of available to all people in general, everyone has access to this revelation and gets
people thinking about God. some examples are nature, blessings, and childbirth. - CORRECT
ANSWER - general revelation
Can general revelation lead to salvation? - CORRECT ANSWER - no it does not tell
anything about God's answers (sin, salvation) just inspires
revelation of God to special people or person in special ways. An example is God's encounter
with Moses. this revelation is necessary for salvation and has several characteristics. -
CORRECT ANSWER - special revelation
God has revealed himself in special way because he wants to be known personally - CORRECT
ANSWER - Personal characteristic of SR
god reveals himself in human language in other words, in a way that humans can understand.
Through scripture. - CORRECT ANSWER - Anthropic characteristic of SR
Idea that god gives you a little bit then gives you more. for example he gives the old testament
then builds on it and gives the new testament that explains why stuff was important - CORRECT
ANSWER - Progressive characteristic of SR
, all that god is gonna give us in this revelation is done. this is because the new testament is all you
need to know - CORRECT ANSWER - Closed characteristic of SR
What are the 4 characteristics of special revelation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal,
progressive, anthropic, and closed
God has breathed into scripture which means he inspired the writers of scripture - CORRECT
ANSWER - Doctrine of inspiration
What are the 3 theories of the doctrine of inspiration or how god inspired or wrote the scripture?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Doctrine of dictation, dynamic theory, and verbal theory or
verbal pienary
God literally dictated every word the writers wrote word for word. sometimes this theory doesn't
work because when some books in the bible were written at the same time why is there such
different vocabulary and different styles. - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctrine of dictation
God gave the authors the ideas and concepts he wanted communicated but not the words but then
how do I know that writers wrote everything god wanted us to know - CORRECT
ANSWER - Dynamic theory
God prepared each author in such a way that prepared them to write everyway that god wanted it
written in terms of verbiage vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER - Verbal theory or verbal
pienary
what are the 7 evidences that prove the New Testament you're reading is accurate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) short time period between when the events happened and when they were
written (therefore there was still witnesses alive)
2) The authors memorized what they wrote down, it must've been important enough to know so
well that it was memorized
3) There are modern parallels from story telling today of how people memorize family stories
4) The authorial intent was meant for it to be accurate, they talked to eyewitnesses and
interviewed people
ACTUAL QUESTIONS and CORRECT
Answers
Idea of being revealed, God wants to be known so he revealed himself - CORRECT
ANSWER - Doctrine of Revelation
What are two categories of the doctrine of revelation? - CORRECT ANSWER - general
revelation and special revelation
revelation of available to all people in general, everyone has access to this revelation and gets
people thinking about God. some examples are nature, blessings, and childbirth. - CORRECT
ANSWER - general revelation
Can general revelation lead to salvation? - CORRECT ANSWER - no it does not tell
anything about God's answers (sin, salvation) just inspires
revelation of God to special people or person in special ways. An example is God's encounter
with Moses. this revelation is necessary for salvation and has several characteristics. -
CORRECT ANSWER - special revelation
God has revealed himself in special way because he wants to be known personally - CORRECT
ANSWER - Personal characteristic of SR
god reveals himself in human language in other words, in a way that humans can understand.
Through scripture. - CORRECT ANSWER - Anthropic characteristic of SR
Idea that god gives you a little bit then gives you more. for example he gives the old testament
then builds on it and gives the new testament that explains why stuff was important - CORRECT
ANSWER - Progressive characteristic of SR
, all that god is gonna give us in this revelation is done. this is because the new testament is all you
need to know - CORRECT ANSWER - Closed characteristic of SR
What are the 4 characteristics of special revelation? - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal,
progressive, anthropic, and closed
God has breathed into scripture which means he inspired the writers of scripture - CORRECT
ANSWER - Doctrine of inspiration
What are the 3 theories of the doctrine of inspiration or how god inspired or wrote the scripture?
- CORRECT ANSWER - Doctrine of dictation, dynamic theory, and verbal theory or
verbal pienary
God literally dictated every word the writers wrote word for word. sometimes this theory doesn't
work because when some books in the bible were written at the same time why is there such
different vocabulary and different styles. - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctrine of dictation
God gave the authors the ideas and concepts he wanted communicated but not the words but then
how do I know that writers wrote everything god wanted us to know - CORRECT
ANSWER - Dynamic theory
God prepared each author in such a way that prepared them to write everyway that god wanted it
written in terms of verbiage vocabulary - CORRECT ANSWER - Verbal theory or verbal
pienary
what are the 7 evidences that prove the New Testament you're reading is accurate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1) short time period between when the events happened and when they were
written (therefore there was still witnesses alive)
2) The authors memorized what they wrote down, it must've been important enough to know so
well that it was memorized
3) There are modern parallels from story telling today of how people memorize family stories
4) The authorial intent was meant for it to be accurate, they talked to eyewitnesses and
interviewed people
