Jesus Christ-God’s Revelation to the world-Chapter 4 – Flashcards
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Incarnation
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The dogma that God's eternal Son assumed a human nature and became man in order to save us from our sins.(The term literally means "taking on human flesh.") Jesus Christ,the Second Person of the Trinity, is both true God and true man.
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prehistory
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A period of time that refers to events or objects that date before the written record existed.
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Twelve Tribes of Israel
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The name for the descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob(Israel).See Exodus 1:2-5,Numbers 1:20-43,or 1 Chronicles 1:1-2.
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tabernacle
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The portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant throughout their travels in the desert.
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The Ten Commandments
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This is God's Law. They tell us how to respond in love to God and our neighbor.
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The First Creation Story
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The first creation story draws on the Israelite tradition of the seven-day week, in which the seventh day, the Sabbath,was a day of rest and prayer.Creation took place in six day, with each day representing a higher level of creation. God created humans, the pinnacle of his design, on the sixth day. The story describes all that God made as very good.
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There is only one God.
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Myths of that day taught that there were many gods. Rather, the biblical first creation story emphatically insists there is only one God and that this one God created everything that exists.
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God planned creation.
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Creation did not result from chaotic forces or warring gods. God created the world in an orderly manner to share his life and goodness with us.
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Everything that God made is good.
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Like many ancient peoples, the Babylonians believed that much of a material reality was evil and at war with the spiritual elements in the universe. The Genesis account rejects the pessimistic view of creation. Genesis gives a positive view of reality. God is pleased with everything,especially human beings, who are made in his own likeness. Moreover, God entrusted humans with the responsible development of the rest of creation.
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The Sabbath is a special day of rest and worship.
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The priestly author tells how God rested on the seventh day. God, of course, does not need to rest. the point of the story is for God's creatures to take time for rest and renewal. More importantly, we need to take time for rest and renewal. More importantly, we need to take time to worship, in prayer and thanksgiving, a kind and loving God who is the source of our existence.
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Sinai Convenant
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bound God and the Chosen People in a personal, loving union revealed God's special love and mercy for them stipulated how God's People were to respond to his love by instructing them to follow the commandments and be faithful to God in obedience and worship.
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Yahwist
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This source usually uses the name YHWH (in German, Jahweh) for God. It employs a vivd, earthy style of writing wit an anthropomorphic view of God. The Yahwist source refers to Mount Sinai as the place of study of the Law and gives the basic
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Deuteronomy
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The term "Deuteronomist" comes from the Greek meaning "second law."
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1st Commandment
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I am the lord your god, you shall not have any false gods
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2nd Commandment
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You shall not take the lords name in vain
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3rd commandment
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Keep holy the lords Sabbath day
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4th commandment
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Honor your father and mother
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5th commandment
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you shall not kill
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6th commandment
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you shall not commit adultery
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7th commandment
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you shall not steal
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8th commandment
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you shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
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9th commandment
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you shall not covet your neighbors house
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10 commandment
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You shall not covet your neighbors wife.
