CWV 101 Topic 4 – Flashcards
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What directions did Jesus' life take?
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Jesus didn't have a great reputation and he was a servant. He had the same appearance and likeness of other men, and was obedient even while on the cross.
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What scripture does John 1:1-3 seem similar to?
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Genesis 1
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How is Jesus similar to Moses and David?
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Israel expected a great leader like Moses who would lead them out of bondage. In addition, they hoped for a king like David, who would strengthen the fortunes of Israel and who would establish the Temple so that the Israelite could praise God
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Summarize the Parable of the Sower from Mark 4.
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a farmer sows a seed in a field: the seed falls on paths, birds eat it. Some seeds will fall where there are rocks, but not fall on soil. When this happens plants will grow quickly but the sun with quickly dry them up. There is not enough soil, and the plants die. Some seeds start to grow in a bunch of weeds. The weeds stop the growth of the plants, so the plants will then die. But other seeds will fall on good ground. Therefore, the plants will grow very well and the farmer will have a harvest from these plants. The farmer is Jesus, seed is the good news, different places is the different people, and how different people react.
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List three temptations of Jesus from Matthew 4.
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Make stones bread, Jump off cliff and have angels catch you, and worship Satan and receive all kingdoms of riches in the world
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How was Jesus described in 1 Corinthians 1:24 and John 1:1
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Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God and in the beginning was the world, and the word was with God, and word was God
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Briefly describe the Trinity and Jesus' position in the trinity
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God the father, God the SOn (jesus Christ), and God the holy spirit, three persons, same substance, one God, Jesus, a human that was fully God came to earth to save man, and to be an example of how we should live our lives
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Briefly describe the Kingdom of God
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The reign of God over God's people and God's creation, God established a kingdom for his people so that he and his people can dwell together in peace, justice and truth. A challenge to the existing political establishment, which purported to be the kingdom of Israel, the Kingdom of Herod.
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John 10:1-8, summarize how Jesus cares for His sheep?
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Care for and love, know the sheep and know they know his voice, sacrifices his life to protect them, goal is to unify the flock
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Briefly summarize the context and story of the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37
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Man traveling was beaten and robbed left dying. The priest and Levite ignored him. Samaritan bound wounds poured oil and wine, put him on his animal, took care of him in an inn, and paid to have him stay in the inn. People are to be like the Samaritan
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According to the lecture, what is the atonement and where in the old testament is this referred to in prophecy seven times?
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Jesus bore the sins of the world on the cross, the reconcilation of humanity with God through the suffering and sacrificial death of Christ
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What does the incarnation refer to?
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Incarnation is the event by which the eternal Son of God became personally united to the man Jesus Christ
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Accoridng to the lecture, what three reasons are stated in Scripture for why God became a man in the person of Jesus Christ?
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To show us the image of God looks like, to give Christians an example to follow and to make atonement of our sins.
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Read 1 Corinthians 1:18-25. What is the Apostle Paul referring to when he says at the end that "the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men?"
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There is no foolishness or weakness in God, but what humans going down the path to destruction see as overcomes their admired wisdom and strength.
