Briefly list the commandments. - present), while Aristotle's method indicates that
ANSWER -You shall not have any other truth is observed through interaction with the
God, do not worship other idols, don't misuse the world and its circumstances and time period.
Lord's name, Keep the Sabbath Day holy, honor
your father and mother, do not murder, do not
commit adultery, do not steal, do not give false According to the lecture, what kind of absolute
testimony to your neighbor, do not envy anyone truths require the existence of God? -
else. ANSWER -Without God there can be no
moral and spiritual absolute truths.
How do the first four commandments differ from
the last six? - ANSWER -The first four Briefly define general and special revelation. -
commandments are about our Lord and what we ANSWER -General Revelation: God has
should and should not do, whereas the last six revealed himself universally to humanity through
are commandments in which we should not do nature, history, science, and reasoning. Special
with ourselves. Revelation: God reveal himself to people through
direct communication (the Bible, Jesus, etc.)
Read the Beatitudes, the blessings of Jesus in
the opening verses of the Sermon on the Mount From Chapter 8 of the textbook, define
in Matthew chapter 5:1-12. Which one is exclusivism and pluralism. - ANSWER -
repeated and emphasized? - ANSWER - Exclusivism - there is only one way to God.
Those who are persecuted will inherit the Pluralism - all religions hold a piece of the puzzle.
kingdom of Heaven
According to Chapter 9 in the textbook, does Job
From the lecture, what two commandments did ever find out why he suffered? What is the best
Jesus say are the greatest? - ANSWER -To explanation from our perspective? -
love God and love your neighbor. ANSWER -No, he didn't question it, he
stayed strong with his faith and trusted the Lord.
From the lecture and textbook, write out the short
quote that philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche made Read the story of the raising of Lazarus in John
famous about truth. - ANSWER -"There is 11. What can we learn about Jesus and death
no truth, only interpretations." from this account of the event? -
ANSWER -He is the Resurrection and the
life, and even those who die will live on if they
From the textbook, describe how Raphael, in his believe. He is able to perform miracles, such as
great painting School of Athens, depicted Plato bringing those who believe back to life.
and Aristotle. - ANSWER -Plato and
Aristotle are depicted front and center, with Plato
pointing up and Aristotle pointing horizontally. Read the 11 reasons for suffering listed in the
This indicates two ways of understanding truth. lecture. Which reason(s) might provide good
Plato's method points to God as the knower of all cause for a Christian to "count it all joy" as James
absolutes (ultimate truths are, therefore, says to do in James 1:2-4? - ANSWER -1
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