Exploring Worldviews: A Study of Faith, Reason, and God's Creation, Exams of Religious Studies

Download Exploring Worldviews: A Study of Faith, Reason, and God's Creation and more Exams Religious Studies in PDF only on Docsity! CWV-101 Final Exam (GCU) Questions & Answers | Latest update 2024 List the various definitions and descriptions of worldview found in the textbook and lecture. Set of assumptions to which one commits to serve as a framework for understanding reality and shaping ones behavior According to Chapter 1 in the textbook and Lecture 1, which worldview families use both faith and reason? All of them What is the difference between private and shared worldviews? 1. Private Worldview: Personal view of the world, shaped by their life story 2. Shared Worldview: Foundational assumptions made as a community that are commonly shared When discussing worldviews, what is the difference between an open system and a closed system? 1. Open System: Influenced by spiritual world 2. Closed System: Cannot be influenced by external forces because nothing external exists The concept that humanity is created in the image of God may refer to a number of things. List four: two covered in the textbook and two covered in the lecture. 1. God's attributes are passed to humans (creativity, love, logic and reason, etc) 2. Humanity is to exercise dominion over what God created 3. God breathed the breath of life into us 4. God gives us worth List three reasons for seeing humanity as the pinnacle of God's creation. 1. Its place at the end of the narrative 2. The amount of narrative space that the creation of humanity takes within the narrative 3. The interruption in the pattern of wording established when discussing the first five days of creation in Genesis 1 List at least five characteristics of God emphasized in Psalm 145. 1. Righteous 2. Majesty 3. Gracious 4. Merciful 5. Good How would you describe the nature of work God gave to Adam in the Garden of Eden? 1. To keep and work the Garden 2. Kingly gardener and watchman 3. Expand the Garden Not about what we do, but what He did to give us salvation. Other religions don't offer salvation. What is the mark of a Christian according to Jesus in John 13:35? Love one another Briefly list the commandments. 1.You shall not have any other God 2. Do not worship other idols 3. Don't misuse the Lord's name 4. Keep the Sabbath Day holy 5. Honor your father and mother 6. Do not murder 7. Do not commit adultery 8. Do not steal 9. Do not give false testimony to your neighbor 10. Do not envy anyone else From the lecture, what two commandments did Jesus say are the greatest? Love God and Love you Neighbor Briefly define general and special revelation. 1. General Revelation: God has revealed himself universally to humanity through nature, history, science, and reasoning. 2. Special Revelation: God reveal himself to people through direct communication (the Bible, Jesus, etc.) Read the story of the raising of Lazarus in John 11. What can we learn about Jesus and death from this account of the event? He is the Resurrection and the life, and even those who die will live on if they believe. He is able to perform miracles, such as bringing those who believe back to life. Read the 11 reasons for suffering listed in the lecture. Which reason(s) might provide good cause for a Christian to "count it all joy" as James says to do in James 1:2-4? 1. Suffering increases our compassion and equips us to comfort others who suffer 2. Suffering strengthens out character 3. Suffering draws us to God, compelling us to repent of our sins 4. Suffering keeps us humble and dependent on Christ 5. Suffering joins us closer to Christ and His sufferings, especially in persecution Define theodicy. The Christian defense of God's infinite goodness and power despite the presence of evil and suffering. Read the section on The Kingdom of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: Is it a present kingdom or a future kingdom? Both for Christians Read the section on The Kingdom of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: Is it a physical kingdom or a spiritual kingdom? Spiritual, but it will be physical in the future Read the section on The Kingdom of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: List two other characteristics found in the reading. 1. People thought his kingdom was freedom from Rome, but it was freedom from sin 2. Not a place, but the fact that God rules Read the section on The Mission of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: How is it related to God's character? 1. Mission flows out of his character 2. Character of love 3. Love is the overarching characteristic of his mission of redemption and restoration for the world Read the section on The Mission of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: How is God's mission characterized? Character is one of sending himself, always going, coming, sending in mission... Sending and being sent is fundamental to who God is and what God does 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? 1. If you are doing work that is meaningful for the world but you are miserable doing it you have not found your purpose either God calls people to serve Him and serve others through a variety of ways, but being called by God to be a pastor or missionary is a more worthwhile purpose than having a regular job. False You may have found your purpose if: Your work is both meaningful and enjoyable. According to Romans 8:28-29, which of the following is not mentioned as God's purpose for Christians? That they be happy and wealthy. Within the context of Christianity, faith and belief involve: Action and behavior Discipleship is costly. True The Holy Spirit helps people mature in their faith. True The lecture quotes the Westminster Shorter Catechism which states that humanity's primary purpose is to: Glorify God and enjoy Him forever. According to 1 Corinthians 15: 42-57, which of the following is/are descriptive of the glorified state of those who are raised to live with Christ? -Imperishable -Immortal -Spiritual body In which of the following do people evaluate their worldview based on faith and reason? -Atheism -Theism -Pantheism Which of the following worldview tests evaluates evidences and experiences to see if the worldview matches with reality? The correspondence Test Which one of the worldview elements listed below deals with issues of right and wrong and whether there is absolute moral truth? Ethics Which of the following statements is true of the Theistic Evolution View of the creation of the world? This view believes all life evolved in a process guided and empowered by God. Which of the following statements is/are consistent with the Christian belief that humanity was created in the image of God: -Humanity has remnants of the character of God such as the capability to love and create. -Humans were created with both a spirit and a body and are spirit beings like God. One of the results of the fall of man was that humanity now had to work. Work was not part of God's original plan for His creation. False Who were Israel's first kings? Saul, David, and Solomon According to Isaiah 59:1-2: Our sins separate us from God. After the fall, what was true about all humanity? They are sinful by nature