Anthropology

Question 1

Theistic Evolution refutation

Answer 1

1. evolution says that all life began in the ocean while Genesis teaches that life began on land
2. the order of events in evolutionary theory differs from that presented in the Genesis account.
3. theistic evolution assumes the Genesis account to be allegorical and/or poetic with no reason to do so (proper hermeneutics)
4. derivation of man from a non-human ancestor cannot be reconciled with Genesis 1:26, 27 and Genesis 2:7
5. evolution teaches that the development of fish and birds are separated by hundreds of millions of years while Genesis says they were created together
6. evolution assumes a concurrent evolution of man and woman while Genesis teaches that woman was created from man’s side
7. evolution is seen as an ongoing process over several millenia, even possibly continuing today, while Genesis 2:1 and 2:2 state that God is finished at the close of the creation week.

Question 2

Gap Theory

Answer 2

1. Hebrew grammar- Genesis 1:1 is an independent clause, while 1:2 is composed of three circumstantial clauses explaining the condition of the Earth as God is creating it
2. The Gap Theory hinges on the terms “form” and “void” being the result of God’s judgement while similar uses in both Job 26:7 and Isaiah 45:18 do not support this assumption (proper hermeneutics)
3. “tohuw” literally means a worthless thing; nothing
4. “bohuw” literally means to be empty; indistinguishable
5. Romans 5- death entered the world through sin and Adam. cannot have death before sin

Question 3

Progressive Creationism

Day-Age Theory

Answer 3

1. Hebrew grammar- olam is the term most commonly used in Hebrew to indicate a long period of time; yom most commonly is used to refer to a common day period
2. the use of a numerical adjective with yom always refers to a common day
3. the phrase “evening and morning” is strongly indicative of a common day
4. if man has been on Earth for 1 million years, the genealogies in Genesis 5 and 11 would require a 50,000 year gap between each name
5. if life has been on Earth for 1 billion years, then each day of creation would have to represent 125 million years
6. according to Genesis, plants were created on the 3rd day and the sun on the 4th making anything but a common day impossible
7. the use of 2 peter 3:8 as support is a classic illustration of prooftexting
8. the pattern of exodus 20:9-11 (sabbath) is ludicrous unless the days of creation are common days

Question 4

Ways man is made in God’s image

Answer 4

God is a triune being, he gave us a trinity
God is a moral being, he gave us a conscience
God is a passionate being, he gave us emotions

Question 5

3 different theories for origin of man’s soul

Answer 5

1. Preexistence theory
2. creationist theory
3. traducian theory

Question 6

Preexistence theory

Answer 6

each man receives his soul from a previous existence in the past (false)

Question 7

Creationist theory

Answer 7

each soul is a special and immediate creation which enters the fetus early in its development (false)

Question 8

Traducian Theory

Answer 8

both body and soul are passed on through natural generation (genetics) (correct)

Question 9

Attributes of Man’s soul

Answer 9

1. intellect- that which tells one whether a given issue is right or wrong
2. sensibility- that which tells one what he would like to do about a given issue
3. conscience- that which tells one what he should do about that issue
4. will- that which determines what one will do about that issue

Question 10

Why did God make man?

Answer 10

To glorify himself (rev.4:10)

Question 11

original responsibilities God gave to man

Answer 11

1. be head of all nature
2. live in and care for the garden
3. love and protect his wife
4. reproduce and fill up the earth
5. obey God

Question 12

7 fold sentence for man’s sin

Answer 12

1. shame
2. fear
3. discord
4. death (physical and spiritual)
5. suffering
6. labor (and fatigue)
7. separation

Question 13

Imputation theories for effects of man’s fall

Answer 13

A. liberal position
B. Pelagian Position
C. Arminian Position
D. Augustinain Position
E. Federal Position

Question 14

Liberal Position

Answer 14

story is a Hebrew legend and thus has no impact at all (false)

Question 15

Pelagian Position

Answer 15

because God imputes to a man only those sins which he personally commits, Adam’s sin affected only himself. The only impact on posterity was that of a bad example (false)

Question 16

Arminian Position

Answer 16

Adam’s sin weakened the will of his descendants to remain sinless, but did not destroy the possibility (false)

Question 17

Augustinian Position

Answer 17

as seminally present in adam, all his descendants were participants with him in his sin. thus, God holds all men guilty because all men are guilty. (correct)

Question 18

federal Position

Answer 18

as the federal head or representative of all mankind, his sin was charged not only to him but to all he represented as well. Consequences of his sin fell upon us. (correct)

Question 19

What depravity does not mean

Answer 19

a. that all unsaved men are as depraved as they can possibly become
b. that an unsaved man has no sense of God or of good and evil
c. that an unsaved man cannot admire that which is noble or even perform noble acts

Question 20

False theories for destiny of man

Answer 20

1. Nirvana
2. restorationism
3. materialism
4. annihilationism
5. soul sleep
6. purgatory
7. reincarnation

Question 21

Nirvana

Answer 21

hindu belief that at death man ceases all personal existence and is absorbed by some great life-giving principle in the universe

Question 22

Restorationism

Answer 22

in a future life all men will be given a second chance to make the choice for God they did not make in this life

Question 23

Materialism

Answer 23

atheistic belief that there is nothing after life and thus after death man just rots away into nothingness

Question 24

Annihilationism

Answer 24

belief that all the ungodly will someday be annihilated or uncreated by God

Question 25

Soul sleep

Answer 25

the soul sleeps between death and resurrection

Question 26

Purgatory

Answer 26

all who die imperfect, but at peace with the church must undergo penal and purifying sufferings. only true for those who die in lesser sin, not mortal sin. one's stay in purgatory can be shortened by gifts, or works done on their behalf by those still alive

Question 27

reincarnation

Answer 27

rebirth of the soul according to what one does in his present life. thus a man's life is, in reality, the working out for better or worse, the effects of a previous existence, and determining a future state Transmigration of the soul- moving through different levels of life

Question 28

Hades

Answer 28

(sheol) means the place where all departed souls went it is within the Earth temporary

Question 29

Gehenna

Answer 29

place of everlasting punishment located somewhere away from the Earth "outer darkness", eternal, lake of fire

Question 30

Characteristics of Hell

Answer 30

a. a place of unquenchable fire b. place of memory and remorse c. place of thirst d. place of misery and pain e. place of frustration and anger f. place of separation g. place of undiluted divine wrath h. place prepared for satan and his followers e. eternal

Question 31

Three Heavens

Answer 31

a. atmospheric- home of birds and clouds b. celestial- home of stars, planets, etc. c. spiritual- home of God

Question 32

New Jerusalem

Answer 32

1. city is shaped like a cube or pyramid 2. city is 12,000 furlongs in each dimension 3. foundation of the city is 12 layers of precious stones and each layer is named after one of the apostles 4. walls of city are 144 cubits 5. main street of the city is paved with the purest gold 6. there is a river and a tree of life in the city

Question 33

heaven's residents

Answer 33

1. Father 2. Son 3. Spirit 4. Holy and elect angels 5. 24 elders 6. church 7. redeemed israel

Question 34

Activities in Heaven

Answer 34

singing fellowship service learning