Quiz 3

True or False

1. True - most naturalists reject the irrational idea that "nothing can produce something"

2. True - Even Albert Einstein acknowledges that a universe this complex must have an immense intelligence behind it

3. False - In a few rare cases, chance can give an accident a purpose

4. True - for naturalists, human beings are simply matter in motion.

5. False - Naturalists deny that they have a dependent relationship with the earth.

6. True - the universe exists for God's glory and pleasure

7. True - many naturalists are very optimistic about the future

8. False - Christians should totally disagree with naturalists' view of humans' relationship with the earth

9. True - Although naturalists reject the existence of a universal moral order and Law Giver, they cannot escape their inherent sense of right and wrong.

10. True - Naturalists search within themselves for answers to questions of right and wrong.

11. False - Naturalists do not believe that right or wrong exist.

12. False - Sin did not exist before Adam and Eve.

13. False - sometimes Christians ought to decide for themselves what is right and wrong.

14. True - hatred and fear can be godly qualities.

15. False - As Romans 3 says, all people have a sinful nature, but babies are born innocent.

16. True - each person is responsible for the wrong he or she commits.

  • spontaneous generation - the nonliving material of the universe spontaneously (automatically) generated (produced) the first simple life
  • apparent design - the design that you can plainly see (like the human eye, the order of the seasons, and the fact that the universe supports life on earth)
  • stewards - people who take care of the earth
  • Cultural Mandate - our relationship to care for the earth is given to us by God
    • Cultural Mandate verse - Genesis 1:28
  • theodicy - when Christians defend God of being powerful and good enough to stop evil (The problem of evil)
  • The Problem of Evil - when unsaved people say there's evil in the world, and because of that evil. God is either not powerful enough to stop it, or not good enough to stop it
  • Carl Sagan - the cosmos is all there is or ever was or ever will be
  • The seven deadly sins are: pride, lust, greed, gluttony, envy, sloth, wrath
  • Jerusalem - the holy city

Bible verses

Colossians 1:17 - He holds all creation together

Psalm 19:1 - the heavens declare God's glory

Genesis 1:28 - cultural mandate

Genesis 1:27 - man created in His own image

Psalm 8:6 - God put man over the earth

Psalm 51 - repentance

Psalm 24:1 - the earth is the Lord's and everything in it

I was missing some of the fill in the blanks so if anyone has it please email it to smudgerachel@gmail.com

Quiz 4

True or False

1. True - most naturalists believe that people are responsible for creating moral awareness, laws, and values.

2. True - naturalists create laws for meeting our needs and fulfilling our wants

3. False - moral laws are based on the decisions of church leaders and other authorities.

4. True - God's moral laws are objective, absolute, and universal.

5. False - God's moral laws are subjective, relative, and local.

Fill in the Blank

1. pragmatism - term for determining moral laws based on what works

2. egocentrism - term for determining moral laws based on self-interest

3. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - Bible passage that says, "All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful..." (book, chapter, verse)

4. Moses - who received the Ten Commandments from God?

5. Mount Sinai - on what mountain?

6. Exodus 20 - in what book/chapter does that story happen?

7. Decalogue - technical term for the Ten Commandments

Matching

 F  1. absolute                            a. determined in relation to each situation

 D  2. local                                 b. existing as a reality independently of what we may think or feel is true

 B  3. objective                           c. existing only in the mind based on what we may think or feel is true

 A  4. relative                             d. including or applying to only some people in certain locations and times

 C  5. subjective                         e. including or applying to everyone at all times without exception

 E  6. universal                            f. perfect, pure, unquestionable, and unchangeable in all situations

Fill in the blank

1. Give the two ways (given in your book) that God has revealed His moral laws to people.

        the Bible and our conscience (a.k.a. heart)

2. Explain "moral relativism" ("situational ethics").

        the right and wrong (morals/ethics) of something depend on the situation

3. Why can't we say that creation is one of the ways that God reveals His objective truths to us?

     when Adam sinned, everything became cursed; you can't base your morality on something that's cursed

4. What are two things that everyone knows about God's nature (based on Romans 1:20)?

        God is powerful and divine

5. What is something that everyone knows God will do (based on Romans 1:32)?

        everyone will be judged on their sins because God is just