RLGN 104 wk 3 EXAM VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
Biblical .worldview .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Viewing .the .world .through .God's
.word; .God .has .revealed .truth .and .understanding .to .us
-how .we .determine .what .is .morally .right .or .wrong
-seeks .to .understand .life .based .on .teachings .of .the .Bible
Concept .of .revelation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-biblical .message .claims .to .have
.been .revealed .by .God .himself.
-"This .is .what .the .Lord .says .. .. ..", ."God .said .. .. ..", ."The .Lord .spoke/said .to .. ..
..", .and ."The .word .of .the .Lord .came .to. .. .. .." .This .indicates .that .the .biblical
.writers .claimed .this .was .the .work .of .a .higher .authority, .rather .than .of
.themselves
Inspiration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .process .of .divine .revelation; .God .inspired
.the .writers .to .write .his .message .for .the .benefit .of .people. .Paul .writes, ."All
.Scripture .is .inspired .by .God" .(2 .Tim .3:16)
Inerrancy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-means .that .the .Bible .was .written .without .error
.and .has .authority .over .human .reasoning .(John .17:17)
One .of .the .most .convincing .evidences .for .the .bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
unique .message .it .contains
Uniqueness .of .the .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .God .the .Bible .describes .is
.different .than .any .other ."god" .recorded .in .the .history .of .religion. .There .are
.some .gods .that .share .similar .attributes, .but .no .god .contains .all .of .the
.attributes, .characteristics, .and .power .of .the .God .of .the .Bible. .
2. .presents .Christ .as .a .God-man
3. .humanity .is .inherently .evil .and .sinful, .separated .from .God, .deserving
.condemnation. .Other .religions .often .teach .that .people .are .basically .good. .
4. .salvation .is .by .grace .through .faith .apart .from .works. .Other .religions .teach
.that .a .person .can .attain .its .version .of .salvation .by .doing .enough .good .works
unity .of .the .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .The .Bible .was .written .over .a .period
.of .1,500 .years .by .forty .different .writers. .Many .of .the .human .writers .did .not
.know .each .other .due .to .time .and .location.
2. .The .Bible .was .written .on .three .different .continents .(Europe, .Africa, .and
.Asia).
3. .The .Bible .was .written .in .three .different .languages: .Hebrew, .Aramaic, .and
.Greek.
, 4. .The .Bible .was .written .under .different .types .of .circumstances. .For .example,
.Moses .wrote .in .the .desert, .Jeremiah .wrote .in .a .dungeon, .Solomon .wrote .from
.a .royal .court, .John .wrote .on .an .island, .Luke .wrote .while .traveling, .David .wrote
.in .the .countryside, .Daniel .wrote .in .a .pagan .palace, .Ezekiel .wrote .in .exile, .and
.Paul .wrote .in .prison.
5. .The .Bible .was .written .in .different .moods .and .styles. .6. .Some .writers .wrote
.with .ecstatic .joy; .others .wrote .as .depressed .exiles, .in .worry, .or .in .peril .as .they
.ran .for .their .lives. .Some .wrote .in .poetry, .others .recorded .historical .details;
.some .wrote .biographical .narratives, .and .some .wrote .prophecies .of .future
.events.
Prophecies .in .Bible .that .came .true .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Abraham .and .Sarah
.would .have .a .son .(Gen .15:1-6; .17:1-5; .18:1-19).
Joseph's .ten .older .brothers .would .bow .to .him .(Gen .37:1-11).
A .member .of .David's .household .would .rebel .against .him .(2 .Sam .12:7-12).
The .northern .kingdom, .Israel, .would .be .overthrown, .but .the .southern .kingdom,
.Judah, .would .be .preserved .(1 .Kgs .14:15; .Isa .7:6-8).
Judah .and .Jerusalem .were .spared .from .the .Assyrians .but .fell .at .the .hands .of
.the .Babylonians .(Isa .39:6; .Jer .25:9-12).
The .destruction .of .Samaria .was .final, .but .that .of .Jerusalem .was .followed .by .a
.restoration .(Mic .1:6-9; .Jer .29:10-14).
The .exile .to .Babylon .would .last .seventy .years .(Jer .29:10-14).
The .Medes .and .Persians .overthrew .Babylon .(Isa .21:2; .Dan .5:28).
Peter .would .deny .the .Lord .three .times .(Matt .26:31-34).
Paul .would .witness .for .the .Lord .in .Rome .(Acts .23:11). .
Few .of .the .500 .that .came .true
Scientific .accuracy .in .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--The .process .of .evaporation,
.condensation, .and .precipitation .was .described .by .Isaiah .(Isa .55:10) .and
-Solomon .(Eccl .1:7) .centuries .before .scientists .knew .how .it .took .place.
-The .Bible .stated .that .the .sea .has .paths .within .it .(Ps .8:8; .Prov .8:29) .well .before
.this .fact .was .discovered .by .scientists.
-Scientists .used .to .believe .that .diseases .could .be .cured .by .bleeding .them .out
.of .a .person's .body. .Modern .science .now .recognizes .that .excessive .blood .loss
.results .in .death. .Yet .the .Bible .stated .this .fact .millennia .ago .in .Leviticus .17:11,
.when .declaring .that .the .life .of .a .creature .is .in .the .blood.
-Ancient .theories .held .that .the .earth .was .resting .on .something .(back .of .a
.tortoise, .the .back .of .Hercules, .and .so .on), .yet .the .Bible .explicitly .stated .that
.the .earth .is .suspended .over .nothing .in .Job .26:7, .and .this .book .is .possibly .the
.oldest .in .the .Bible.
-People .once .believed .that .the .earth .was .flat, .yet .the .Bible .declared .in .Isaiah
.40:22 .that .the .earth .was .round.
Historical .accuracy .in .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Royal .line .("house") .of .King
.David .(Tel .Dan .Stele).
Israelite .King .Omri .and .Moabite .King .Mesha .(Moabite .Stone, .or .Mesha .Stele).
-Israelite .King .Jehu .(Black .Obelisk .of .Shalmaneser .III).
Judean .King .Hezekiah .(Sennacherib .Prism, .or .Taylor .Prism).
SOLUTIONS, SCORED A+
Biblical .worldview .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Viewing .the .world .through .God's
.word; .God .has .revealed .truth .and .understanding .to .us
-how .we .determine .what .is .morally .right .or .wrong
-seeks .to .understand .life .based .on .teachings .of .the .Bible
Concept .of .revelation .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-biblical .message .claims .to .have
.been .revealed .by .God .himself.
-"This .is .what .the .Lord .says .. .. ..", ."God .said .. .. ..", ."The .Lord .spoke/said .to .. ..
..", .and ."The .word .of .the .Lord .came .to. .. .. .." .This .indicates .that .the .biblical
.writers .claimed .this .was .the .work .of .a .higher .authority, .rather .than .of
.themselves
Inspiration .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-the .process .of .divine .revelation; .God .inspired
.the .writers .to .write .his .message .for .the .benefit .of .people. .Paul .writes, ."All
.Scripture .is .inspired .by .God" .(2 .Tim .3:16)
Inerrancy .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-means .that .the .Bible .was .written .without .error
.and .has .authority .over .human .reasoning .(John .17:17)
One .of .the .most .convincing .evidences .for .the .bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
unique .message .it .contains
Uniqueness .of .the .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .God .the .Bible .describes .is
.different .than .any .other ."god" .recorded .in .the .history .of .religion. .There .are
.some .gods .that .share .similar .attributes, .but .no .god .contains .all .of .the
.attributes, .characteristics, .and .power .of .the .God .of .the .Bible. .
2. .presents .Christ .as .a .God-man
3. .humanity .is .inherently .evil .and .sinful, .separated .from .God, .deserving
.condemnation. .Other .religions .often .teach .that .people .are .basically .good. .
4. .salvation .is .by .grace .through .faith .apart .from .works. .Other .religions .teach
.that .a .person .can .attain .its .version .of .salvation .by .doing .enough .good .works
unity .of .the .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-1. .The .Bible .was .written .over .a .period
.of .1,500 .years .by .forty .different .writers. .Many .of .the .human .writers .did .not
.know .each .other .due .to .time .and .location.
2. .The .Bible .was .written .on .three .different .continents .(Europe, .Africa, .and
.Asia).
3. .The .Bible .was .written .in .three .different .languages: .Hebrew, .Aramaic, .and
.Greek.
, 4. .The .Bible .was .written .under .different .types .of .circumstances. .For .example,
.Moses .wrote .in .the .desert, .Jeremiah .wrote .in .a .dungeon, .Solomon .wrote .from
.a .royal .court, .John .wrote .on .an .island, .Luke .wrote .while .traveling, .David .wrote
.in .the .countryside, .Daniel .wrote .in .a .pagan .palace, .Ezekiel .wrote .in .exile, .and
.Paul .wrote .in .prison.
5. .The .Bible .was .written .in .different .moods .and .styles. .6. .Some .writers .wrote
.with .ecstatic .joy; .others .wrote .as .depressed .exiles, .in .worry, .or .in .peril .as .they
.ran .for .their .lives. .Some .wrote .in .poetry, .others .recorded .historical .details;
.some .wrote .biographical .narratives, .and .some .wrote .prophecies .of .future
.events.
Prophecies .in .Bible .that .came .true .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Abraham .and .Sarah
.would .have .a .son .(Gen .15:1-6; .17:1-5; .18:1-19).
Joseph's .ten .older .brothers .would .bow .to .him .(Gen .37:1-11).
A .member .of .David's .household .would .rebel .against .him .(2 .Sam .12:7-12).
The .northern .kingdom, .Israel, .would .be .overthrown, .but .the .southern .kingdom,
.Judah, .would .be .preserved .(1 .Kgs .14:15; .Isa .7:6-8).
Judah .and .Jerusalem .were .spared .from .the .Assyrians .but .fell .at .the .hands .of
.the .Babylonians .(Isa .39:6; .Jer .25:9-12).
The .destruction .of .Samaria .was .final, .but .that .of .Jerusalem .was .followed .by .a
.restoration .(Mic .1:6-9; .Jer .29:10-14).
The .exile .to .Babylon .would .last .seventy .years .(Jer .29:10-14).
The .Medes .and .Persians .overthrew .Babylon .(Isa .21:2; .Dan .5:28).
Peter .would .deny .the .Lord .three .times .(Matt .26:31-34).
Paul .would .witness .for .the .Lord .in .Rome .(Acts .23:11). .
Few .of .the .500 .that .came .true
Scientific .accuracy .in .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--The .process .of .evaporation,
.condensation, .and .precipitation .was .described .by .Isaiah .(Isa .55:10) .and
-Solomon .(Eccl .1:7) .centuries .before .scientists .knew .how .it .took .place.
-The .Bible .stated .that .the .sea .has .paths .within .it .(Ps .8:8; .Prov .8:29) .well .before
.this .fact .was .discovered .by .scientists.
-Scientists .used .to .believe .that .diseases .could .be .cured .by .bleeding .them .out
.of .a .person's .body. .Modern .science .now .recognizes .that .excessive .blood .loss
.results .in .death. .Yet .the .Bible .stated .this .fact .millennia .ago .in .Leviticus .17:11,
.when .declaring .that .the .life .of .a .creature .is .in .the .blood.
-Ancient .theories .held .that .the .earth .was .resting .on .something .(back .of .a
.tortoise, .the .back .of .Hercules, .and .so .on), .yet .the .Bible .explicitly .stated .that
.the .earth .is .suspended .over .nothing .in .Job .26:7, .and .this .book .is .possibly .the
.oldest .in .the .Bible.
-People .once .believed .that .the .earth .was .flat, .yet .the .Bible .declared .in .Isaiah
.40:22 .that .the .earth .was .round.
Historical .accuracy .in .Bible .- .CORRECT .ANSWER--Royal .line .("house") .of .King
.David .(Tel .Dan .Stele).
Israelite .King .Omri .and .Moabite .King .Mesha .(Moabite .Stone, .or .Mesha .Stele).
-Israelite .King .Jehu .(Black .Obelisk .of .Shalmaneser .III).
Judean .King .Hezekiah .(Sennacherib .Prism, .or .Taylor .Prism).
