Questions well answered to pass
Biblical Election - correct answer ✔✔Biblical Election refers to the act of God choosing the Israelites to
carry out his mission. This election began with the Abrahamic Covenant. In this covenant, God promised
that all nations will be blessed through Abraham.
Grand biblical narrative - correct answer ✔✔The grand biblical narrative is the story God and humanity
according to the Bible. It has an established Intro, body, and conclusion. The grand biblical narrative has
three main parts: Sin, Judgment, and hope of redemption.
Imago Dei - correct answer ✔✔Imago Dei is Latin for "image of God." It refers to the fact that God
created man in his own likeness. This implies that humanity also takes on the mission of God for
humanity.
Biblical Monotheism - correct answer ✔✔Biblical monotheism is rooted in the name "Yahweh", which
means that there is one God and there is no other. Biblical monotheism teaches that God is Lord over
the entire world, not just Israel. A parallel of Yahweh of the Old testament is seen in Jesus of the New
testament.
Biblical Ethics - correct answer ✔✔Biblical ethics refers to the code of conduct as taught in the Bible.
God chose Israel to be a model of biblical ethics for the rest of the world. The bible emphasises in Luke 4
that biblical ethics includes procliaming good news to the poor, liberty to the captives, and the year of
the Lord's favor.
Biblical Eschatology - correct answer ✔✔Eschatology is the study of the completion or end of the God's
mission. The bible teaches that God's mission is complete when God's Shalom, or peace, is fully restored.
A picture of this is shown in Revelation, when every nation is is standing before the throne praising God.
Kenosis - correct answer ✔✔Kenosis means the self-emptying of Jesus. The bible teaches that the
Mission of Jesus was to empty himself by dying of the cross. Jesus's example of kenosis is a primary
informer of our approach to mission
, Missio Dei - correct answer ✔✔Missio Dei means "The mission of God." The basis of God's mission is his
love being sent out. Just as the Father sent the Son, the son sent humanity the holy Spirit, which send
the church into the world. The term can be traced as far back as augustine but was coined by Karl
Hartenstein.
Paul Heibert - correct answer ✔✔Paul Heibert is a very prominent theologian. He emphasized that of the
three aspects of holistic missions, one cannot be over-emphasized. This can lead to a reductionist view of
the Gospel.
Holistic Mission - correct answer ✔✔Holistic Missions are missions that take into account all of the
following: Evangelism, Kingdom, and Church. (explain all three)
Student Volunteer Movement - correct answer ✔✔the Student Volunteer Movement began in 1886 and
appealed to college students to consider foreign missions. A key phrase of the student volunteer
movement was "The evangelization of the world in this generation. This movement is known for over-
emphasizing evangelism in missions.
Kerygma - correct answer ✔✔Kerygma describes the preaching of the word. This is a key aspect of
protestents and those who prioritize evangelism in missions. The kerygma tradition is what led to the
traslation of the bible into common language.
Three-self Theory - correct answer ✔✔The three-self theory is a strategy that was created by Rufus
Anderson and Henry Venn. It acts as a guide for church planting and states that a church must be made
to be self supporting, self governing, and self propagating. This strategy became essential for native
ministry overseas.
mision integral - correct answer ✔✔Mision integral means integral mission. It is the most prominent
form of kingdom-centric missions in Latin America. the idea of mision integral was started by Rene
Padilla and he said that evangelism and social transformation are inseparable.
Jewish Revolt - correct answer ✔✔in 66 AD Jews revolted against Rome because of persecution. 4 years
later Rome crushed the rebels, captured Jerusalem, and destroyed the Jewish temple. The Jewish revolt
resulted in Christianity becoming illegal.