CWV-101 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Atheism - ANS-disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Pantheism - ANS-a doctrine that identifies God with the universe, or regards the
universe as a manifestation of God.
theism - ANS-belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in one God as
creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a person relation to his
creatures.
deism - ANS-belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who
does not intervene in the universe. The term is used chiefly of an intellectual movement
of the 17th and 18th centuries that accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of
reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacts with humankind.
young earth view - ANS-earth was created by God less than 10,000 years ago.
old earth view - ANS-the belief that God created the universe and the world billions of
years ago. Most forms of old earth creationism still believe in a literal reading of the
Genesis creation account, though their interpretation differs from that of young earth
creationists
theistic evolution - ANS-views that regard religious teachings about God as compatible
with modern scientific understanding about biological evolution.
sovereign - ANS-Possessing supreme or ultimate power.
creation - ANS-when God created the world in 7 days.
fall - ANS-the fall of humanity, when Adam and Eve first sinned and introduced sin into
the world.
redemption - ANS-when God sent Jesus, to come to the world and die for our sins so
we wouldn't have to die.
restoration - ANS-God promises to restore the earth one day when he returns again,
and everything will be perfect just as is was in the begging in the garden of eden.
, protevangelion - ANS-is God's statement to the Serpent in the Garden of Eden about
how the Seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head: ... Genesis 3:15, KJV)
idolatry - ANS-The worshiping of idols, or putting anything before God.
atonement - ANS-the reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus Christ.
incarceration - ANS-when Jesus became fully human but was also still fully God.
rescue - ANS-God sending Jesus to save the world.
repentance - ANS-the action of repenting for our sins. This is required by God so that
we can be pure and live with Him forever.
general revelation - ANS-Knowledge about God and spiritual matter, discovered through
natural means, such as observation of nature. (something we would not other wise
know without God revealing it to us.)
special revelation - ANS-the belief that knowledge of God and of spiritual matters can
be discovered through supernatural means, such as miracles or the scriptures, a
disclosure of God's truth through means other than through mans reason.
exclusivism - ANS-Jesus christ is the only way to salvation or heaven.
pluralism - ANS-the belief in two or more religious world views as being equally valid or
acceptable.
absolute truth - ANS-the bible communicates the truth about God and spiritual things,
answering the ultimate questions of life and meaning in this world.
relative truth - ANS-the belief that there is no absolute truth, only "relative truths", which
are applicable to everyone anywhere, in which ever way they want.
theodicy - ANS-the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the
existence of evil.
Revelation 21:1-4 - ANS-Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth,"[a] for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw
the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne
Atheism - ANS-disbelief or lack of belief in the existence of God or gods.
Pantheism - ANS-a doctrine that identifies God with the universe, or regards the
universe as a manifestation of God.
theism - ANS-belief in the existence of a god or gods, especially belief in one God as
creator of the universe, intervening in it and sustaining a person relation to his
creatures.
deism - ANS-belief in the existence of a supreme being, specifically of a creator who
does not intervene in the universe. The term is used chiefly of an intellectual movement
of the 17th and 18th centuries that accepted the existence of a creator on the basis of
reason but rejected belief in a supernatural deity who interacts with humankind.
young earth view - ANS-earth was created by God less than 10,000 years ago.
old earth view - ANS-the belief that God created the universe and the world billions of
years ago. Most forms of old earth creationism still believe in a literal reading of the
Genesis creation account, though their interpretation differs from that of young earth
creationists
theistic evolution - ANS-views that regard religious teachings about God as compatible
with modern scientific understanding about biological evolution.
sovereign - ANS-Possessing supreme or ultimate power.
creation - ANS-when God created the world in 7 days.
fall - ANS-the fall of humanity, when Adam and Eve first sinned and introduced sin into
the world.
redemption - ANS-when God sent Jesus, to come to the world and die for our sins so
we wouldn't have to die.
restoration - ANS-God promises to restore the earth one day when he returns again,
and everything will be perfect just as is was in the begging in the garden of eden.
, protevangelion - ANS-is God's statement to the Serpent in the Garden of Eden about
how the Seed of the woman would crush the serpent's head: ... Genesis 3:15, KJV)
idolatry - ANS-The worshiping of idols, or putting anything before God.
atonement - ANS-the reconciliation of God and humankind through Jesus Christ.
incarceration - ANS-when Jesus became fully human but was also still fully God.
rescue - ANS-God sending Jesus to save the world.
repentance - ANS-the action of repenting for our sins. This is required by God so that
we can be pure and live with Him forever.
general revelation - ANS-Knowledge about God and spiritual matter, discovered through
natural means, such as observation of nature. (something we would not other wise
know without God revealing it to us.)
special revelation - ANS-the belief that knowledge of God and of spiritual matters can
be discovered through supernatural means, such as miracles or the scriptures, a
disclosure of God's truth through means other than through mans reason.
exclusivism - ANS-Jesus christ is the only way to salvation or heaven.
pluralism - ANS-the belief in two or more religious world views as being equally valid or
acceptable.
absolute truth - ANS-the bible communicates the truth about God and spiritual things,
answering the ultimate questions of life and meaning in this world.
relative truth - ANS-the belief that there is no absolute truth, only "relative truths", which
are applicable to everyone anywhere, in which ever way they want.
theodicy - ANS-the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the
existence of evil.
Revelation 21:1-4 - ANS-Then I saw "a new heaven and a new earth,"[a] for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw
the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne
