Apologetics Final Exam Practice Questions
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How does the cross serve as a symbol of both strength and humility? -
ANSWER>>The future glory Christians will have in CHrist helps us to carry our
cross with bold humility as we live in and engage with the world
What is an apologetics of glory? - ANSWER>>-seek honor, power, and personal
satisfaction from an apologetic encounter
-exhibit pride and triumphalism
-diminish the scandal of the cross to make it more palatable to the current culture
What does it mean to be an apologist at the cross? - ANSWER>>-Engage others
with humility, honesty, and confidence in the apparent foolishness of the cross
-sacrifice personal triumph
-submit to God and His word
What are the idols of cultural acceptance? - ANSWER>>Ethics and knowledge
Ethics - ANSWER>>Modify the Bible's ethics in favor of one that is more
acceptable, to an ethics based on self-gratification or personal freedom as the
highest good
Submitting to God's authority - ANSWER>>We must seek to change others
because we fear God, not seek to change God because we fear others
Knowledge - ANSWER>>Humans also lust for autonomous, exhaustive knowledge.
As creatures, we are contingent beings
realizing the limits of creaturely knowledge - ANSWER>>It is important to
acknowledge that there are certain mysteries in the world that God has not filled
, us in on, and that we will never have the independent, all-encompassing view on
reality that God does
What is strong empiricism? - ANSWER>>-Does not accept anything unless
empirically verified
-Is self-refuting and impractical
-Does not consider that intelligent people don't interpret data the same way
-Rejects that sin affects our reasoning, affections, and cultural plausibility
structures
-accepts a limited amount of proofs i.e. 5 + 5 = 10
What are unrealistic expectations? - ANSWER>>-expects a God's eye view of the
world
-does not consider that there are questions that aren't ANSWERable in black and
white
-in practice, refuses to see that humans are limited
What are the six lessons learned from the study of humility and wisdom in
Proverbs? - ANSWER>>-Listen and take others seriously—Prov. 18:13
-Avoid falsely representing the other side (21:28)
-Resist assuming motives (16:2; 20:5)
-Find points of agreement to affirm (15:1)
-Resist focusing on periphery (13:10)
-Avoid being unnecessarily antagonistic (20:3)
Know the three specific aspects of a theological anthropology -
ANSWER>>humans are 1) intellectually reflective and 2) moral beings who 3)
worship.
intellectually reflective beings - ANSWER>>-focusing on the analytical and
empirical apologetic methods can leave the false impression that apologetics is
exclusively an intellectual activity in which people make a decision for or against
Christianity just by sorting out all the facts
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How does the cross serve as a symbol of both strength and humility? -
ANSWER>>The future glory Christians will have in CHrist helps us to carry our
cross with bold humility as we live in and engage with the world
What is an apologetics of glory? - ANSWER>>-seek honor, power, and personal
satisfaction from an apologetic encounter
-exhibit pride and triumphalism
-diminish the scandal of the cross to make it more palatable to the current culture
What does it mean to be an apologist at the cross? - ANSWER>>-Engage others
with humility, honesty, and confidence in the apparent foolishness of the cross
-sacrifice personal triumph
-submit to God and His word
What are the idols of cultural acceptance? - ANSWER>>Ethics and knowledge
Ethics - ANSWER>>Modify the Bible's ethics in favor of one that is more
acceptable, to an ethics based on self-gratification or personal freedom as the
highest good
Submitting to God's authority - ANSWER>>We must seek to change others
because we fear God, not seek to change God because we fear others
Knowledge - ANSWER>>Humans also lust for autonomous, exhaustive knowledge.
As creatures, we are contingent beings
realizing the limits of creaturely knowledge - ANSWER>>It is important to
acknowledge that there are certain mysteries in the world that God has not filled
, us in on, and that we will never have the independent, all-encompassing view on
reality that God does
What is strong empiricism? - ANSWER>>-Does not accept anything unless
empirically verified
-Is self-refuting and impractical
-Does not consider that intelligent people don't interpret data the same way
-Rejects that sin affects our reasoning, affections, and cultural plausibility
structures
-accepts a limited amount of proofs i.e. 5 + 5 = 10
What are unrealistic expectations? - ANSWER>>-expects a God's eye view of the
world
-does not consider that there are questions that aren't ANSWERable in black and
white
-in practice, refuses to see that humans are limited
What are the six lessons learned from the study of humility and wisdom in
Proverbs? - ANSWER>>-Listen and take others seriously—Prov. 18:13
-Avoid falsely representing the other side (21:28)
-Resist assuming motives (16:2; 20:5)
-Find points of agreement to affirm (15:1)
-Resist focusing on periphery (13:10)
-Avoid being unnecessarily antagonistic (20:3)
Know the three specific aspects of a theological anthropology -
ANSWER>>humans are 1) intellectually reflective and 2) moral beings who 3)
worship.
intellectually reflective beings - ANSWER>>-focusing on the analytical and
empirical apologetic methods can leave the false impression that apologetics is
exclusively an intellectual activity in which people make a decision for or against
Christianity just by sorting out all the facts
