APOL 220 Quiz 1

APOL 220 Quiz 1 Liberty University

APOL 220 Quiz Apologetics in the Bible

1. The what of your apologetic response to others is far more important than how one presents reasons and arguments.
2. Life in the church, that is, the way the church lives together, is meant to be a witness to the reality of God
3. To maintain a balanced view of the Old Testament, one must remember the prophets spoke not only against the culture of their day, but also with and for
4. In 1 Kings 18, when Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal, this is an example of which apologetic type?
5. Persecuted and afflicted believers are not persevering in vain, because God has a glorious plan for their future. This is an example of which apologetic category?
6. According to Psalm 19:1–6, the heavens act as an apologist for God! This is an example of which apologetic type?
7. This statement “In the Old Testament world, the primary question was not whether or not a god or gods existed, but which god was true” highlights which apologetic type in Chapter 1?
8. In the context of polemics, the biblical creation account speaks _________ the surrounding culture, defending its view of creation against the prevailing cosmological narratives
9. In their personal testimonies about apologetics, both authors always had a positive view of it and its functionality in ministry.
10. A defensive apologetic is a response to some contention a person may have towards Christianity or a reason why he/she does not believe Christianity is true.
11. The Bible often uses questions as a rhetorical device in order to disarm false beliefs
12. We are given true knowledge of God through nature but the problem lies not with the revelation of God in nature, but rather with people who suppress and twist the revelation and end up worshipping creation rather than the Creator.
13. 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.
14. God’s primary biblical apologetic for suffering is grounded in his own anguish on a cross.
15. In Apologetics at the Cross, the authors use the analogy of building a house to describe their methodology.
16. The authors state that apologetics, in its most basic form, is “the practice of making an appeal and a defense for the Christian faith.”
17. In order to win people to the gospel, Paul was not willing to be flexible in his persuasive efforts.
18. Jesus does contradict the Old Testament’s story but, at the same time, brings it to its intended goal.
19. Other religions in the ancient Near East looked upon natural revelation yet claimed that the sun is itself a manifestation of a god(s).
20. The authors do not think that suffering points to the existence of God.
21. Paul uses pagan sources during his speech at Mars Hill.
22. Many issues which were formerly left to the halls of the academy are now being introduced to the masses, often by skeptics.
23. 1 Peter 3:15 serves as a proof-text for apologetics.
24. The grand biblical narrative moves in what order? new creation-fall-creation-redemption.
25. When understood in its proper context, 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 serves as a proof-text against doing apologetics.

Other sets

Set 1

1. Persecuted and afflicted believers are not persevering in vain, because God has a glorious plan for their future. This is an example of which apologetic category?
2. In general, the Scriptures call for speakers and writers to employ rational arguments that would make sense to those receiving their message. What apologetic category would this fall under?
3. One can accurately understand what Peter says about defending the faith from just reading 1 Peter 3:15 itself.
4. God’s primary biblical apologetic for suffering is grounded in his own anguish on a cross.
5. Paul uses pagan sources during his speech at Mars Hill.
6. In their personal testimonies about apologetics, both authors always had a positive view of it and its functionality in ministry.
7. Jesus performed miracles to validate exclusivelyhis message about the Kingdom of God.
8. The lives of Jesus Christ’s followers ought to make an apologetic impact.
9. This statement “In the Old Testament world, the primary question was not whether or not a god or gods existed, but which god was true” highlights which apologetic type in Chapter 1?
10. It was in the context of _____________ that Paul spoke against “eloquence and human wisdom” in 1 Corinthians 2:1-5.
11. The authors state that apologetics, in its most basic form, is “the practice of making an appeal and a defense for the Christian faith.”
12. A positive or offensive apologetic gives reasons why a person should believe Christianity is true.
13. To maintain a balanced view of the Old Testament, one must remember the prophets spoke not only againstthe culture of their day, but also with and for
14. This statement, “The God of the Bible becomes completely human and hurts in every way that we do—from physical pain, social rejection, misunderstanding, hatred, violence, and death” would fall under which apologetic category in the Bible?
15. 1 Peter 3:15 serves as a proof-text for apologetics.

Set 2

1. According to Psalm 19:1–6, the heavens act as an apologist for God! This is an example of which apologetic type?
2. God’s primary biblical apologetic for suffering is grounded in his own anguish on a cross.
3. The authors state that apologetics, in its most basic form, is “the practice of making an appeal and a defense for the Christian faith.”
4. This statement “In the Old Testament world, the primary question was not whether or not a god or gods existed, but which god was true” highlights which apologetic type in Chapter 1?
5. One can accurately understand what Peter says about defending the faith from just reading 1 Peter 3:15 itself.
6. 1 Peter 3:15 serves as a proof-text for apologetics.
7. 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.
8. Paul uses pagan sources during his speech at Mars Hill.
9. Many issues which were formerly left to the halls of the academy are now being introduced to the masses, often by skeptics.
10. A defensive apologetic is a response to some contention a person may have towards Christianity or a reason why he/she does not believe Christianity is true.
11. The Bible often uses questions as a rhetorical device in order to disarm false beliefs
12. The Bible often uses questions as a rhetorical device in order to disarm false beliefs
13. The lives of Jesus Christ’s followers ought to make an apologetic impact.
14. In 1 Kings 18, when Elijah challenges the prophets of Baal, this is an example of which apologetic type?
15. Persecuted and afflicted believers are not persevering in vain, because God has a glorious plan for their future. This is an example of which apologetic category?

Set 3

1. Apologetics is meant to clear the debris that obstructs an accurate view of the gospel, and it is meant to be grounded in and be a servant to the gospel.
2. Out of the three kinds of doubt—historical, emotional, volitional—which did Habermas say was the most common, most painful, and least dangerous?
3. 1 Peter 3:15 can be considered a proof-text for apologetics.
4. Doubt is:
5. The tone and conscience of an apologist matters little, but the content matters greatly.
6. According to the reading, apologetics
7. Faith and doubt are mutually exclusive.
8. According to the reading, the gospel can be summarized as: God’s accounts of his saving activity in Jesus the Messiah, in which, by Jesus’ death and resurrection, he atones for sin and brings new creation.
9. In our age of skepticism and doubt, often people will not listen to the “what” until you give them the
10. There is no need to pit apologetics against
11. Apologetics is only an individual activity.
12. According to Peter, God has called believers out as a community to suffer well for the gospel.
13. There is a difference between truth and the ability to which we can know it.
14. According to Habermas, if the deity, death, and resurrection of Jesus are true, then _________ is true.
15. Part of a definition of the gospel is saying that apologetics is the gospel.