LTC 5 Final Study Guide test.csv

parakaleo didasko noutheteo elencho epitimao

to come alongside encourage comfort exhort

1 Thes. 5:11

teach instruct

to stick in someone's mind/spear; admonish counsel

Rom. 15:14

reprove expose convict refute to point out error

rebuke warn tell sternly

Gal. 6:1 1 Tim. 1:5

Dynamic Moral Relational Love Therapy

need to heal of past trauma by drawing out subconscious sources

humans are organisms emotional problems = sickness; subconscious causes problems

wrong actions lead to wrong feelings and attitudes

do the right thing

self-control is fruit of the spirit; admonishing is loving (but that's all they do); blessed (happy) if you do these things

discounts deeper causes (Jer. 17:9); deals w/external bh only

designed to love & be loved; human problems are defensive attempts to handle fear; our reactions damage relationships more

love requires deliberate action

1 Tim. 1:5

love is rooted in God & His Word our source for understanding love

Gal. 5:14

1 Jn. 4:12 20

symptoms cause clinically significant distress or impairment

depression without sadness; may look like irritability/anger

five or more of the 9 symptoms

cognitive behavioral therapy interpersonal therapy

recurrent major depression plus one manic or mixed episode

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meds

delusions or hallucinations

repeated sudden distinct episodes of extreme anxiety with physical symptoms

a long-term pattern of difficulty in interpersonal relationships

psychotic suicidal severe depression substance dependence rule out medical cause get diagnosis/treatment

aspects of love: gracious emotional all people righteous sacrificial

diffuse & tribal

work sub work for love infantile

learn mature love as work sub/work for love; Eph. 4:28

practice emotional love step down from throne build signficance outside tribe

stop manipulating whining and being matrys/enablesrs; practice discipline love outside tribe

stop taking & start giving

discerning the differences people need in counseling

imitate me as I imitate Christ

don't take away steam give opportunities to initiate use in public ways teach decision continuum

objectivity intiial follow up administrators balancers

give plenty of encouragement & room; follow if possible

they want to be listened to; help them turn theoretical into practical

to make a defense

but sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts always being ready to make a defense to anyone who asks for the hope that is in you yet with gentleness and reverence

be respectful and gentle; it's not about fighting/winning

the study of or understanding of the nature of knowledge

there is no airtight argument in favor of atheism; empiricism is an assumption

faith

classical evidentialist and presuppositional

ontological teleological (design) cosmological scientific

we can think of God therefore He exists

we cannot deduce the existence of a being from the idea of that being; involves untrue premises & faulty logic

presence of order in the universe reques the existence of an orderer

"""design"" needs to be defined; involves special pleading (God made the world but not evil); anthropic principle; what makes watch stand out?; doesn't lead to biblical monotheism"

as inductive argument which points to the presence of a designer as one of the more likely explanations for apparent design

survive arrive

considers why anything exists; Uncaused Cause

universe had a beginning otherwise it would be total chaos by now; universe is expanding not oscillating (big bang)

inductive approach similar to courtroom evidence showing most probable explanation

historical argument: Bible is historically reliable Bible teaches Jesus claimed to be God; Lord Liar Lunatic

everyone has certain presuppositions which often contradict their claimed worldview

no objective morality; evangelism is uncool; beliefs are a product of complicated factors; love personal stories

either we can know something completely or we can't know it truly at all

we can only know a slice of truth because of our limited vantage point

true but Someone can know & tell us (revelation)

go beyond tolerance to love

integrate post-modern thinking to be culturally relevant

the atonement; evangelism preaching and teaching; importance of truth & rational thinking

not contradictory; corresponds to reality; useful and applicable in real world

perfect ethics are never possible in a fallen world; appeal to prioritized ethics

love

"what really matters is ""faith working through love"""

basic assumptions about reality that guide people's lives

adequacy coherence correspondence pragmatic

does your worldview explain the relevant data (ie reality)

is the worldview internally consistent?

does your worldview match reality?

what are the implications & do they work in real life?

apologetics is a battle of beliefs/ideas; fortresses are ideas people have that act as barriers to gospel

truth is our weapon against Satan

Hinduism Buddhism New Age Movement

polytheism

Pantheism/Monism identifying god with the whole universe

blending many views (even if contradictory)

we are all god (part of god)

Vedas focus on ceremonial/cultural; Upanishads focus on spiritual

Siddhartha Gautama was Hindu but didn't like caste system experienced nirvana while meditating 40 days

suffering is universal cause of suffering is selfish desire cure for suffering is to eliminate selfish desire follow the 8fold path

reincarnation & karma

person's soul must be repeatedly recycled until achieving moksha (liberation) from suffering

determines next life based on works

follow the 8fold path

this life is a just retribution for past lives thus helping poor is messing w/karma

way to work off bad karma b/c desire is evil; doesn't fit w/American materialism & sensuality

what about suffering? Afterlife is non-being? How do we deal w/life if all is illusion?

what if there is a verifiable God who is creator sustainer & judge?

a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious

Mormon

rejection of trinity (jc as God); belief that Xian churches are wrong; distort Bible; salvation by works; use of xian terms

The Watchtower

Charles Taze Russell

no hell; hard works earn paradise; wicked annihilated; 144 000 go to heaven rest go to new earth

already happened in 1914 invisible JC now rules

given honor; mighty god created by Almighty God; Michael the archangel

invisible force not personal

Christ paid for Adam's sin making it possible for ppl to be saved by good works

following theology of a fraud; cast doubt on Watchtower's authority; grace vs. works

Joseph Smith

book of Mormon Doctrines and Covenants Bible and Pearl of Great Price

Brigham Young

polygamy racism mixed marriage no longer sanctioned

revelation continues today

tainted by mistranslation

revelation continues after apostles; trinity is 3 gods; we can attain god-hood; Jesus is a lesser created god; salvation by works; 3 levels of heaven most humans go to heaven

God had a physical body and attained his exalted state

a lesser created god Michael

dealing with Adam's sin so we can now be saved by works in the Mormon church; can lose salvation

Sunni

Muhammad believed he received visions in 610 which he dictated into the Qur'an; taught throughout Arabian peninsula & gained political power

among the poor; at first by teaching & later by the sword

theology (Tawhid) and law (Shari'a)

one God angels & demons Qur'an as authoritative scripture resurrection of dead & judgment by deeds Muhammad is last & greatest of 28 prophets; predestination (not Shi'ites)

statement of the creed prayer almsgiving fasting and the pilgrimage

jihad or holy war (lit. striving)

the Torah Psalms Injil and Qur'an; all but Qur'an contain error

deny Trinity; God is transcendent not personally knowable; pick & choose from Bible

no proof low view of women admittedly contradicts itself supports holy war

not God born of a virgin sinless prophet but less than Muhammad not killed or resurrected (Judas was crucified)

by works (contradicts Torah) & doesn't explain how righteous God can accept sinful men; also not clear on how good you have to be

exalt Muhammad's family pray 3x/day; emphasis on martyrdom; return of last Imam prior to judgment day; prostitution & lying; free will; Imam's teaching infallible

emphasize spiritual experience in this life; influenced by other religions; Allah is all that matters deny evil preexistence of soul

they respect Jesus so describe his life story & encourage to read Injil before addressing deity; connect to Shi'ite motifs of passion & 2nd coming; don't argue or attack Muhammad or Qur'an

he will return before Muhammad get married destroy crosses & pigs deny the crucifixion & His deity and die