Answer Options:
If a Christian does something bad, it does not mean that Christianity itself is bad.
Christian growth takes place over time.
Some people convert to come out of abusive contexts, dysfunctional relationships; they transform over time and not suddenly at water baptism.
All of the above.
Answer: All of the above.
Question: In 1 Corinthians 2 Paul alludes to a movement of his day known as sophism. Sophists were rhetoricians who maintained public careers based on their ability to speak and follow oratorical conventions.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: A proponent of hard classical apologetics would insist that a logical argument for theism must precede a historical argument for the resurrection of Jesus.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: According to the chapter, the Gospel is not the same thing as Apologetics.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: The grand biblical narrative moves in what order? new creation-fall-restoration-redemption
Answer Options:
new creation-fall-redemption-restoration
creation-fall-redemption-new creation
fall-creation-redemption-new creation
none of the above
Answer: creation-fall-redemption-new creation
Question: We should be the last to admit that Christians – when influenced by certain traditions and cultures – can and have misinterpreted the Bible.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following is not part of the research process?
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Surveying data
Collecting data
Organizing data
Evaluating data
Presenting data
Answer: Surveying data
Question: The gospel message is true for all people for all time and is the standard by which all cultures should be assessed.
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True
False
Answer: True
Question: Remember the importance of word and deed best fits in which category of defeater?
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Christianity is too restrictive.
“The Christian sexual ethic is dehumanizing and Christians are homophobic.”
“Christians are a bunch of hypocrites.”
“Faith, in contrast to reason and science, is for people who believe things without any evidence.”
Answer: “Christians are a bunch of hypocrites.”
Question: Which basic period does this description refer to? People assumed that God or the gods had created the world.
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Premodernism
Modernism
Late modernism
Answer: Premodernism
Question: God created humans as moral beings but they are not solely responsible for the decisions they make.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: According to Lou Ferre, the materialist’s position on morality falls apart when:
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He comes under the judgment of God
He tries to account for coherent appeals
He realizes all explanations are equally flawed
He walks out into the real world
Answer: He walks out into the real world
Question: When Paul said he became “all things to all people,” he meant that he would go to wherever people were most comfortable in terms of:
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Their location
Their language
Their history
All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question: The Enlightenment celebrated the goodness of human nature and the value of human progress through faith.
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True
False
Answer: False
Question: Oftentimes people have to want to believe before they will listen to reasons why they should believe, since it is human nature to change our beliefs to fit our loves.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True