FBI FALL 2024 NT EXAM
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1. John: the human author of 5 of the 27 New Testament Books. Includes the Gospel of John, 1, 2, and 3 John, and
the Revelation.
2. John: grew up as a Galilean fisherman. He and his brother James were the sons of Zebedee and were also called
the sons of thunder; he was originally a disciple of John the Baptist, and then of Jesus.
3. Ephesus: History tells us that in his latter years, he pastored in and around here ministering to the Churches of
Asia Minor
4. about John's life and how he died: Outlived all of the other Apostles, known as John the Elder. Only
one of the Apostles to die a natural death. However, he was exiled to the Isle of Patmos and tradition tells us that he
was boiled in oil.
5. the same seven churches in Asia Minor to whom he would send Revelation: -
recipients of John's letters/gospels
6. Docetism: Jesus only "appeared" to have a physical Body. Believed Jesus was a spirit with no real physical
substance who left no footprints when He walked.
7. Cerinthus: an opponent of John in Ephesus
Writes in his work, Against Heresies, that the man Jesus and Christ spirit were two completely distinct beings.
8. Cerinthianism: Writes in his work, Against Heresies, that Cerinthus: "represented Jesus as having not been
born of a virgin, but as being the son of Joseph and Mary... while he nevertheless was more righteous, prudent and
wise than other men. Moreover, after his Baptism, Christ descended upon him in the form of a dove from the Supreme
Ruler... But at last Christ departed from Jesus and that then Jesus suffered (Died on the cross) and rose again... Believed
that the man Jesus and Christ spirit were two completely distinct beings.
9. Strict Asceticism: Since they viewed all matter as evil, some Gnostics believed that all pleasures of the flesh
should be avoided
10. Rank Immorality: believed that the pleasures/sins of the flesh were irrelevant and could be indulged in
without affecting the "spirit" of the enlightened; They felt the unenlightened were so inferior as to be unworthy even
of love.
11. content of 1 John: 1 John is the Assurance Epistle and speaks of how we can enjoy the perfect assurance
of our salvation through intimate fellowship with Christ and other Believers.
12. theme of 1 John: Fellowship with Christ
13. purpose of 1 John: Fellowship: To help believers discover intimate fellowship with God and one another.
(1 Jn. 1:3)
Joy: To help believers to experience the joy of their salvation (1 Jn. 1:4)
Sin: to give assurance of Salvation (1 Jn. 2:1)
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Know: To give assurance of Salvation. (1 Jn 5:13)
Those that seduce you: to combat false teachings. (1 Jn. 2:26)
14. AD 90: when 1 John was written
15. reason 3 John was written: to reveal how to STAND for true teachers.
16. Importance and Distinctives of 1 John: The most INTIMATE book of the New Testament, second
to Song of Solomon
Only NT book written specifically to give Christians ASSURANCE OF THEIR SALVATION.
17. the first purpose of the 7 letters to the 7 churches: 1. The interpretation: The seven letters
were written to seven actual local churches in the first century and these messages should not be spiritualized away
18. 1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
19. 1 John 5:13: These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may
know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
20. 1 John 2:19: They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt
have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
21. 1 John 5:7: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these
three are one.
22. 1 John 3:16 and 1 John 5:20: these references state that Jesus is God
23. 2 John: book emphasizes "Reject False Teachers"
24. the second purpose of the 7 letters to the 7 churches: 2. The application: in the same
manner that the other New Testament Church Epistles were written to specific local churches, and yet still have a
universal message for churches and Believers today, the seven letters also have a message for Christians throughout
the entire church age
25. the third purpose of the 7 letters to the 7 churches: 3. The illustration: these seven
churches and the letters to them (Rev 2-3) also seem to have a prophetic purpose in outlining the history of the church
age from John's time (Rev 1) until the removal of the church at the Rapture and the onset of the tribulation (Rev 4 -19)
26. Revelation 3:10: promises that church age believers will be kept from the hour of temptation which is to
come on the whole world (the tribulation) & is used as an evidence of pre-tribulation rapture.
27. Revelation 4 - 19: these chapters span the entire Tribulation
28. why Revelation 4:1 is important: The tribulation being introduced - the presentation of the seven
sealed book; The great Hymn of worship of the lamb for his work of creation; contains the proclamation - Revelation
4:1 - John is invited by a voice that sounded like a trumpet to "come up hither" to an Open Door in heaven
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hu5qmo
1. John: the human author of 5 of the 27 New Testament Books. Includes the Gospel of John, 1, 2, and 3 John, and
the Revelation.
2. John: grew up as a Galilean fisherman. He and his brother James were the sons of Zebedee and were also called
the sons of thunder; he was originally a disciple of John the Baptist, and then of Jesus.
3. Ephesus: History tells us that in his latter years, he pastored in and around here ministering to the Churches of
Asia Minor
4. about John's life and how he died: Outlived all of the other Apostles, known as John the Elder. Only
one of the Apostles to die a natural death. However, he was exiled to the Isle of Patmos and tradition tells us that he
was boiled in oil.
5. the same seven churches in Asia Minor to whom he would send Revelation: -
recipients of John's letters/gospels
6. Docetism: Jesus only "appeared" to have a physical Body. Believed Jesus was a spirit with no real physical
substance who left no footprints when He walked.
7. Cerinthus: an opponent of John in Ephesus
Writes in his work, Against Heresies, that the man Jesus and Christ spirit were two completely distinct beings.
8. Cerinthianism: Writes in his work, Against Heresies, that Cerinthus: "represented Jesus as having not been
born of a virgin, but as being the son of Joseph and Mary... while he nevertheless was more righteous, prudent and
wise than other men. Moreover, after his Baptism, Christ descended upon him in the form of a dove from the Supreme
Ruler... But at last Christ departed from Jesus and that then Jesus suffered (Died on the cross) and rose again... Believed
that the man Jesus and Christ spirit were two completely distinct beings.
9. Strict Asceticism: Since they viewed all matter as evil, some Gnostics believed that all pleasures of the flesh
should be avoided
10. Rank Immorality: believed that the pleasures/sins of the flesh were irrelevant and could be indulged in
without affecting the "spirit" of the enlightened; They felt the unenlightened were so inferior as to be unworthy even
of love.
11. content of 1 John: 1 John is the Assurance Epistle and speaks of how we can enjoy the perfect assurance
of our salvation through intimate fellowship with Christ and other Believers.
12. theme of 1 John: Fellowship with Christ
13. purpose of 1 John: Fellowship: To help believers discover intimate fellowship with God and one another.
(1 Jn. 1:3)
Joy: To help believers to experience the joy of their salvation (1 Jn. 1:4)
Sin: to give assurance of Salvation (1 Jn. 2:1)
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, FBI FALL 2024 NT EXAM
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hu5qmo
Know: To give assurance of Salvation. (1 Jn 5:13)
Those that seduce you: to combat false teachings. (1 Jn. 2:26)
14. AD 90: when 1 John was written
15. reason 3 John was written: to reveal how to STAND for true teachers.
16. Importance and Distinctives of 1 John: The most INTIMATE book of the New Testament, second
to Song of Solomon
Only NT book written specifically to give Christians ASSURANCE OF THEIR SALVATION.
17. the first purpose of the 7 letters to the 7 churches: 1. The interpretation: The seven letters
were written to seven actual local churches in the first century and these messages should not be spiritualized away
18. 1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all
unrighteousness.
19. 1 John 5:13: These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may
know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.
20. 1 John 2:19: They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt
have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
21. 1 John 5:7: For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these
three are one.
22. 1 John 3:16 and 1 John 5:20: these references state that Jesus is God
23. 2 John: book emphasizes "Reject False Teachers"
24. the second purpose of the 7 letters to the 7 churches: 2. The application: in the same
manner that the other New Testament Church Epistles were written to specific local churches, and yet still have a
universal message for churches and Believers today, the seven letters also have a message for Christians throughout
the entire church age
25. the third purpose of the 7 letters to the 7 churches: 3. The illustration: these seven
churches and the letters to them (Rev 2-3) also seem to have a prophetic purpose in outlining the history of the church
age from John's time (Rev 1) until the removal of the church at the Rapture and the onset of the tribulation (Rev 4 -19)
26. Revelation 3:10: promises that church age believers will be kept from the hour of temptation which is to
come on the whole world (the tribulation) & is used as an evidence of pre-tribulation rapture.
27. Revelation 4 - 19: these chapters span the entire Tribulation
28. why Revelation 4:1 is important: The tribulation being introduced - the presentation of the seven
sealed book; The great Hymn of worship of the lamb for his work of creation; contains the proclamation - Revelation
4:1 - John is invited by a voice that sounded like a trumpet to "come up hither" to an Open Door in heaven
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