CWV Quiz 3 – Flashcards
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Isaiah 59:1-2
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It is not the lord's fault that we are separated from sin, but it is our fault, because of our sins.
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Judges 21:25, "in those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did what was right in his own eyes." What does this refrain indicate about the spiritual state of the people?
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indicate how humanity (including Israel) constantly struggled in idolatry and rebellion against God "doing what was right in their own eyes"
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What is the prophecy in Genesis 3:15 known as and what does it mean?
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There will be one born of man who will crush the serpents head, this is a prophecy of the coming of them messiah.
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A main idea according to the textbook is that the history of humanity is characterized by a departure from what?
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Wisdom
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Which book of the Bible begins with the story of Moses?
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Exodus
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What kind of prayer is found in Nehemiah 9 and how does it contrast God and the people?
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Rehearsal of history in a selective way: While humanity is unfaithful, God is always faithful
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Although created in the image of God, after the Fall humanity became sinful by nature. How extensively does this "original sin" or "depravity" affect us according to Romans 3:10-23?
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All natural born human beings
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How did the Fall (sin of Adam and Eve) affect the world according to Genesis 3:16-19?
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imperfect: pain, guilt, sinful in nature
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What metaphor does the textbook use to describe idolatry?
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infidelity: unfaithfulness in a relationship
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According to the textbook, what was the primary message of the Old Testament prophets?
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To get the people to flee from idolatry and return to God
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List the names of Israel's first three kings.
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a. Saul b. David c. Solomon
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After Israel divided into the northern kingdom and the southern kingdom, the southern kingdom of Judah endured much longer but eventually fell to what nation?
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Babylon
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According to the textbook the wisdom literature (Job through Ecclesiastes) has what central theme?
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Fear of the lord
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According to this topic's assigned reading "The Mystery of Original Sin: We Don't Know Why God Permitted the Fall, But We Know All Too Well the Evil and Sin That Still Plague Us," by Marguerite Shuster, what is the problem with the world?
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a. He is the problem with the world Referring to his own corruption
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According to that same Shuster article, why might God want us "to believe, trust, and obey him even when there is not a reason to do so that we can wrap our minds around?"
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God should be the center of our lives just as the tree was the center of the garden
