CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW TOPIC 7 STUDY GUIDE (CWV 101) EXAM

CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW TOPIC 7 STUDY GUIDE (CWV 101) EXAM Is the Kingdom of God a present kingdom or a future kingdom? - CORRECT ANSWERA present kingdom as seen in the verse Mark 1:15 which says, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel." Is the Kingdom of God a physical kingdom or a spiritual kingdom? - CORRECT ANSWER-A spiritual kingdom. Indeed, Jesus did come to set people free and to usher them into his kingdom, but his kingdom did not look like what they expected. Rather than freeing people from Rome, he freed people from sin. List two other characteristics of the Kingdom of God. - CORRECT ANSWER-The kingdom in which Jesus is king is not and has never been restricted by geography; the kingdom is not a place, but the fact the God rules. God is present and actively reigning in the world and everyone and everything that by choice or by nature follows the principles of his rule is within his kingdom. Over the past 2,000 years, people have repeatedly tried to force the Kingdom of God into a physical kingdom...These misunderstandings of the Kingdom of God have caused turmoil, suffering, and destruction for many people throughout the centuries and have caused people to reject the true kingdom because of the impact of false kingdoms. How is the Mission of God related to God's character? - CORRECT ANSWER-The mission of God is to restore a world broken by sin which flows out of His character. Out of His character of love, God sent Himself out into the world. The theological point that mission is an attribute of God is called mission Dei, which means "mission or sending of God." How is God's mission characterized? - CORRECT ANSWER-God's mission is characterized by sending, and its corollary, serving. Read the sidebar on Finding Your Purpose in chapter 11 of the textbook and describe the work ethic presented. What kind of work is best? - CORRECT ANSWER-The place where God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. In other words, the work that you enjoy doing and the work that the world most needs to have done is the best work you can do. Summarize the main points of the PowerPoint presentation on ultimate purpose (according to the worldview components of ultimate reality, nature of the universe, and humanity). - CORRECT ANSWER-Ultimately, the purpose, or the goal of all things, is based on God. God's truest, highest end is himself since God is Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. The ultimate purpose for the universe is then Restoration through the self-giving