CWV-101 Final Exam Study-Guide
Atheism - ANS-Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or
supernatural
Theism - ANS-Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that
exists:
Deism - ANS-Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in
the world
Pantheism - ANS-Belief that "all is god" and a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a
personal God
Young Earth view - ANS-God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000
years old
Old earth view - ANS-Earth is about 4.6 billion years old and that life appeared in stages
Theistic evolution - ANS-Life evolved by a process God guided
Sovereign - ANS-means that God has supreme authority over his creation
Creation - ANS-first act of the storyline of the Bible (which has four parts to it-creation,
fall, redemption, restoration) where God creates all things that existed out of nothing;
discussed in Genesis 1 and 2.
Fall - ANS-second act of the Biblical storyline; fall of humanity into sin; runs from
Genesis 3 until the entire rest of the Old Testament; A theological expression that
speaks to the second act of the biblical story in which Adam and Eve did not believe
God and sinned when tempted by the devil.
Redemption - ANS-The purchase of something or someone out of bondage by a greater
party; the action of Jesus redeeming or buying people back from the bondage of sin by
paying the penalty for sin through his death and resurrection in order to set them free
from sin for relationship with him; third part of the Biblical storyline; the granting of
salvation, occurs when you accept Christ as your savior, the Lord of your life, by faith.
, Restoration - ANS-These terms, restoration, reconciliation, and relationship, help to
define the Christian faith in addition to the three Rs (rescue, redemption, renewal)
mentioned above. God's plan is to restore people to himself, that they might be fully
reconciled to a right relationship that was severed due to sin; final act in the biblical
story, restoration, will commence after the judgment (Matt. 25:31-46) with the new
heaven and new earth (Rev 21).
Proto-evangelium - ANS-first gospel
Idolatry - ANS-is ascribing of ultimate value or worth to anything besides God
Atonement - ANS-Atonement is the "reunion of two alienated parties, in this case, God
and humanity." Atonement is provided by Jesus' self-offering on the cross for our sins.
incarnation - ANS-is where the eternal Son of God became personally united to the man
Jesus Christ
rescue - ANS-The act of God sending His only son, Jesus Christ, as a sacrifice on the
cross to save all of humanity from their sins and have eternal life with Him; God rescued
people from torment in Hell and eternal separation from God by sending his Son to be
the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Repentance - ANS-act of turning from one's sin and turning towards obedience to God;
part of accepting God's gift of salvation (redemption)
General Revelation - ANS-God revealed Himself universally to humanity through nature,
history, science, and reasoning
Special Revelation - ANS-God reveals Himself to people through direct communication.
Exclusivism - ANS-concept that there is only one way to God or to pleasing God
Pluralism - ANS-concept that there are many ways to God, that one's own religion
probably is not the whole story, and that other religions add to the full understanding.
Absolute Truth - ANS-Idea that truth is not relative or subjective, but objective, meaning
that truth is truth regardless of what the person thinks or believes
Relative Truth - ANS-Idea that truth is subjective, meaning that what may be "true for
me" may not be "true for you"
Atheism - ANS-Belief based only on the natural or physical realm with no spiritual or
supernatural
Theism - ANS-Belief in a personal and relational God who created and sustains all that
exists:
Deism - ANS-Belief in a God who created all things but is not relational or involved in
the world
Pantheism - ANS-Belief that "all is god" and a strong sense of spiritualism but not in a
personal God
Young Earth view - ANS-God created the world in 6 days and the earth is around 6,000
years old
Old earth view - ANS-Earth is about 4.6 billion years old and that life appeared in stages
Theistic evolution - ANS-Life evolved by a process God guided
Sovereign - ANS-means that God has supreme authority over his creation
Creation - ANS-first act of the storyline of the Bible (which has four parts to it-creation,
fall, redemption, restoration) where God creates all things that existed out of nothing;
discussed in Genesis 1 and 2.
Fall - ANS-second act of the Biblical storyline; fall of humanity into sin; runs from
Genesis 3 until the entire rest of the Old Testament; A theological expression that
speaks to the second act of the biblical story in which Adam and Eve did not believe
God and sinned when tempted by the devil.
Redemption - ANS-The purchase of something or someone out of bondage by a greater
party; the action of Jesus redeeming or buying people back from the bondage of sin by
paying the penalty for sin through his death and resurrection in order to set them free
from sin for relationship with him; third part of the Biblical storyline; the granting of
salvation, occurs when you accept Christ as your savior, the Lord of your life, by faith.
, Restoration - ANS-These terms, restoration, reconciliation, and relationship, help to
define the Christian faith in addition to the three Rs (rescue, redemption, renewal)
mentioned above. God's plan is to restore people to himself, that they might be fully
reconciled to a right relationship that was severed due to sin; final act in the biblical
story, restoration, will commence after the judgment (Matt. 25:31-46) with the new
heaven and new earth (Rev 21).
Proto-evangelium - ANS-first gospel
Idolatry - ANS-is ascribing of ultimate value or worth to anything besides God
Atonement - ANS-Atonement is the "reunion of two alienated parties, in this case, God
and humanity." Atonement is provided by Jesus' self-offering on the cross for our sins.
incarnation - ANS-is where the eternal Son of God became personally united to the man
Jesus Christ
rescue - ANS-The act of God sending His only son, Jesus Christ, as a sacrifice on the
cross to save all of humanity from their sins and have eternal life with Him; God rescued
people from torment in Hell and eternal separation from God by sending his Son to be
the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Repentance - ANS-act of turning from one's sin and turning towards obedience to God;
part of accepting God's gift of salvation (redemption)
General Revelation - ANS-God revealed Himself universally to humanity through nature,
history, science, and reasoning
Special Revelation - ANS-God reveals Himself to people through direct communication.
Exclusivism - ANS-concept that there is only one way to God or to pleasing God
Pluralism - ANS-concept that there are many ways to God, that one's own religion
probably is not the whole story, and that other religions add to the full understanding.
Absolute Truth - ANS-Idea that truth is not relative or subjective, but objective, meaning
that truth is truth regardless of what the person thinks or believes
Relative Truth - ANS-Idea that truth is subjective, meaning that what may be "true for
me" may not be "true for you"
