Semester Two Final Test Study Guide: Justification

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date Semester Two Final Test Study Guide Chapter 9 – Justification Define these terms: Forensic Justification Forensic justification refers to how God refers to Christian believers as innocent and righteous in his sight by placing his son Jesus Christ to bear the burden of sin and punishment. Objective Justification The term objective justification exemplifies the work of Jesus Christ in saving believers from sin. His saving work encompasses his holy deeds throughout his life, death and resurrection to bring reconciliation to the all human beings. s Subjective Justification Subjective justification refers to the application of the work of Jesus Christ and its reception by all human beings on earth through faith. Imputed Righteousness Imputed righteousness refers to the belief that despite the sinful nature of human beings, God has credited human beings with the righteousness of Jesus Christ.                                                                         Infused Righteousness Infused righteousness means that God is responsible for changing human beings in order to provide us with salvation. Through infused righteousness, God makes human beings righteous and, through his work, we become holy people.         Limited Atonement Limited atonement refers to the belief that, despite the death of Jesus Christ being enough to save the whole world, his death was only meant to provide salvation to the few who believe in him.                         Universalism Universalism refers to the non—biblical teaching that holds the view that all human beings will receive salvation from God, despite having different beliefs.                     What does GRACE stand for and what does it mean? GRACE stands for G: gift, R: repentance, A: Almight God, C: commitment, and E: eternal life. Grace is the undeserved love of God and mercy that God has shown towards us. By providing his grace, God redeemed the sinful human beings through Christ. Explain the difference between Grace and Works. Human beings received salvation through the grace of God and not through through the works or merits of human beings. Grace refers to the love and mercy shown by God in providing salvation whereas Works refers to human efforts that are not sufficient to provide salvation to humans. Explain Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, and Sola Christus. Sola Scriptura, which translates to Scripture alone, means that the Bible is responsible for guiding, directing and correcting the true Christian teaching. Sola Gratia which translates to grace alone, means that salvation is an undeserved gift provided by God, nor do we earn it by our merit in any way. Sola Fide, which translates to ‘faith alone’, means that human beings are justified by faith alone. Through faith, as a gift of God, human beings receive the salvation of God, and not through our works. Sola Christus, which translates to ‘Christ alone’, means that the word of Jesus Christ is the source of the Christian doctrine, while his work is the essence and his grace and faith is responsible for our justification. How is one saved – through works, grace, or both? Salvation is through the grace of God and not through our works or merit. What role do we play in justification? The role played by humans in justification is through exclusion of works. If works played any role in justification, then the death of Jesus Christ would have no purpose. Chapter 10 - Conversion and Faith Define these terms: 1. Paraclete: Paraclete refers to the title given to the Holy Spirit, also referred to as the helper, counselor or comforter. 2. Reconciliation: Reconciliation refers to the work of Jesus Christ through which the relationship between God and human beings, which had been broken by human’s sinful ways, was restored. 3. Regeneration: Refers to the biblical image of salvation which is an important step in a believer’s life which brings believers to a new life from an earlier life. 4. Omniscient: Refers to the all-knowing nature of God, and his nature of having perfect knowledge. 5. Fideism: Fideism is the doctrine that holds that the Christian faith and revelation comes before reason in seeking the truth. 6. Contrition: Contrition refers to the true grief and repentance over sin that leads to forgiveness of sins. 7. Metanoia: Metanoia is the a Greek word that conversion. Metanoia refers to a spiritual transformation or change of one’s mind, a change that happens an individual is conferred the gift of faith. 8. Spiritual gifts: Spiritual gifts refer to special endowments given to different Christians by the Holy Spirit to enable strengthen them and enable them to complete certain responsibilities and roles given by God. 9. Resistible Grace: While God’s grace is powerful to bring salvation to humans, humans can resist the power of God, meaning that the God’s grace is not always effective in influencing human beings. 10. Describe Pelagianism: Refers to the doctrine developed by a British monk named Pelagius that held that the passing of the original since did not distort the relationship between humanity and God and that the works of human beings is enough to bring salvation God’s grace or his divine intervention. 11. Describe Semi-Pelagianism: Semi-Pelagianism is a heterodox view of conversion that holds that an individual must initiate their own conversion through their works without the intervention of the holy spirit, although the conversion requires God’s intervention through the sacraments so as to achieve total conversion. 12. Describe Arminianism: Arminianism is a theological system based on the ideologies of  Jacobus Arminius and which teaches that individuals can freely choose or reject salvation and that justification is purely based on God’s determination and that faith will determine human beings to be saved. 13. Describe Synergism: Synergism describes a view in Christian theology that holds that conversion takes place when human beings collaborate with God to occur. This view holds that conversion takes place when human beings works together with God’s divine grace. 14. Describe Monergism: Contrary to Synergism, Monergism is a view in Christian theory that holds that the Holy Spirit brings conversion and the gift of faith to an individual without their cooperation. 15. Conversion: When does it occur?: Conversion refers to God’s divine deed to change an individual who does not believe into a believer through the Holy Spirit, without the merit of that individual. Conversion occurs through the intervention of the Holy Spirit and not through the works of human beings. Conversion is cause by God’s life impacting word and the Holy Spirit. 16. What are four illustrations for conversion and faith in Scripture? Synergism, Monergism, Pelagianism and Arminianism. 17. Describe everyone’s B.C. condition: Evetyone’s B.C condition places people in opposition to God and denial his will. 18. Compare formal freedom with material freedom: Formal freedom refers to the ability of a human being to choose, without coercion since have some choices that they can make. However, this freedom does not involve financial issues. Material freedom, on the other hand, refers to the total freedom of human beings to make all decisions in their lives, including spiritual issues, without any coercions. Chapter 11 – Sanctification Define these terms: 1. Sanctification: Sanctification, in biblical terms, refers to an inward spiritual transformation of Christian believer necessitated by miraculous and divine working of the Holy Spirit.            2. Vivification: Refers to the act of giving life to a lifeless body and is used in relation to how Jesus gave believers his life.                    3. simul iustus et peccator: simul iustus et peccator which translates to ‘simultaneously justified and a sinner’ refers to a situation in which Christians remain in a struggle of being referred both as a sinner and justified until glorified in heaven.       4. Civil Righteousness: Civil Righteousness refers to actions and work that is considered beneficial to the society and the world but not necessarily in the eyes of God.         5. Bearing your Cross: Bearing your cross refers to how God permitted Jesus Christ to stand in our place and receive the punishment of our sins while we receive the righteousness of Christ.                               ...