Topic 7 Review

Topic 7 Review This topic review is a tool designed to prepare students for the Final Exam portion, which covers questions from Topic 7. The Final Exam will also include three questions from each of the previous quizzes, so study previous topic reviews as well. Instructors will grade the topic review for completion. Save the topic review to your computer and submit when complete. When completing this review, answers should be in your own words or quoted with quotation marks, and be drawn from one of the course readings (textbook and overview referenced below), or other sources listed in the syllabus. Outside sources, including internet sites, are not acceptable. When quoting and paraphrasing, include all authors' last names for citations that have multiple authors. For quoted citations, be sure to include the page or paragraph number(s). The exam will be graded for accuracy, so take time to seek the correct answers for this topic review before you attempt the exam. Once you start the exam, do not exit the exam until the entire exam is completed. Exiting out of the exam before it is complete may result in a zero grade. Please type your answers below each question. 1. Read the section on The Kingdom of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: a. Is it a present kingdom or a future kingdom? i. It is for both b. Is it a physical kingdom or a spiritual kingdom? i. It is a spiritual kingdom but it will be physical in the future. c. List two other characteristics found in the reading. i. Anther characteristic is people thinking his kingdom was freedom, but it was free from sin. It was not a place, but God rules it. 2. Read the section on The Mission of God in Chapter 11 of the textbook and respond to the following: a. How is it related to God’s character? i. It’s related by the character of love. Love leads to redemption and restoration. b. How is God’s mission characterized? i. His mission is characterized by sending himself. Being sent is a fundamental to Who God is and what He does. 3. Read the sidebar on Finding Your Purpose in Chapter 11 of the textbook and describe the work ethic presented. What kind of work is best? a. The best work is doing meaningful work. But if you are not happy doing it, you have not found your purpose.. “The place where God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” 4. List God’s purposes for our lives from Romans 8:28-29 (see Topic 7 Overview). a. Conform to the image of Christ and love God. 5. Read the section on Belief and Behavior in Chapter 12 of the textbook and James 2:14-26. What is the relationship between faith and action? a. The relationship between faith and action is that the body part of the spirit is dead, so is the faith from work. 6. According to Mark 8:34, is being a disciple of Jesus easy or costly? a. It is costly 7. Read the section on The Work of the Holy Spirit in Chapter 12 of the textbook. List two functions of the Spirit in a Christian’s life. a. Carries out work of the father in creation b. Works with fellow Christians to grow and follow Jesus Christ 8. According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism quoted in the overview, what is the primary purpose of humanity? a. The primary purpose of humanity is to glorify God and enjoy him forever. 9. Read 1 Corinthians 15:42-57 and list three characteristics of the glorified state. a. The dead will be raised b. Perishable body made imperishable c. Bodies transformed to glorified bodies 2