A student describes God as a single, undivided divine person…
A student describes God as a single, undivided divine person who manifests himself as Father in creation, as Son in the Incarnation, and as Spirit in sanctification — like an actor who wears three different masks for three different scenes. Based on the notes, this is the heresy of:
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A student is deeply troubled by the Westminster Confession’s teaching that God has from eternity decreed some human beings to everlasting life and others to everlasting death, regardless of anything those individuals will do or choose. Based on the notes, the main theological problem with this doctrine is that:
Read DetailsA student dismisses the Marxist critique of religion — that…
A student dismisses the Marxist critique of religion — that doctrines of God function ideologically to sanction existing conditions of exploitation and justify the status quo — as simple anti-Christian propaganda that theology has no obligation to engage seriously. Based on the notes, the more theologically adequate response is that:
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A student argues that since God is omnipotent, God can and should exercise coercive force to compel justice in the world — divine power means the capacity to override all resistance and enforce righteous outcomes. Based on the notes’ account of omnipotent love, the most theologically adequate response is that:
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A student argues that because the Enlightenment demonstrated that all authority must be questioned, the Christian Church should simply abandon any claim to scriptural authority in order to remain intellectually credible. Based on the notes, the most theologically adequate response is that:
Read DetailsA student argues that a fully Christocentric reading of Scri…
A student argues that a fully Christocentric reading of Scripture is entirely self-sufficient — there is no theological need to attend to God as Creator or to the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit. The notes identify this reductive error as:
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