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- 4. All sin is serious because of who we are sinning against (God).
- 5. The Bible was written by ________ authors, over a 1000+ year period of time.
- 6. One way that the Bible is different from other ancient histories is the fact that the authors viewed Israel’s story as central to what God was doing for the ___________. [TWO WORDS, NO SPACE]]
- 10. The man and woman's choice to eat the forbidden fruit resulted in ______________and struggles for power.
- 11. The Bible was originally written in Greek, Hebrew, and _________.
- 13. The word that means “related to what is right and wrong in human behavior”
- 14. Reading the Bible with the right focus means that no matter what Bible story we are reading, we should keep this in the front of our minds: the ______ of that story is God
- 20. The Psalms scroll teaches God's people how to _____ as they wait in hope of a coming king
- 21. Gen 1-2 says God put the man in the garden to “work it” and “care for it.” Genesis describes this
- 23. Created in God's image, the man and woman are given the task of ruling the world as God's _____________
- 26. Scribes and _____________, guided by the Holy Spirit, put the Old Testament together.
- 27. The books of Ecclesiastes and Job talk about _________ God when life doesn't seem to make sense.
- 29. Genesis 3 is primarily narrative, but it includes a significant amount of _________ as well.
- 30. If we want to apply what we read in the Bible to our own lives…we should recognize that ______ change comes first—like thoughts and priorities.
- 32. The heart system represents our affections and is driven by whatever we love and ___________ the most
- 34. In the TaNaK, all periods of Israel's history are woven together as one _______ story about God's covenant promise to Israel and to all humanity.
- 35. The ____________ of a worldview answers questions like “Why are there so many problems in the world?”
- 37. The first five books in the Bible are (together) called the _____________.
- 39. Genuine faith results in ________
- 40. Understanding the meaning of the story involves Figuring out the idea or ________ from the story that can be applied in other contexts
- 42. When we ask how God wants the passage to change our hearts, we are asking God to use what we have read to change 1)What we love and value 2) our ____________, and 3) our expectations
- 43. all have _________ (areas of sin/bias that we aren’t even aware of; we need each other in order to read/interpret well and to overcome these [[TWO WORDS/NO SPACE]]
- 45. The prophets also promised that God would send a new leader to Israel who would _____________ their hearts and mind so they were able to make the right choice
- 49. Like typical ancient histories, the Bible includes stories about people who would have been considered national heroes. Unlike typical ancient histories, the Bible includes many stories about these heroes that are shameful and ______________.
- 50. Based on the big picture story of the Bible, we can know that anything God made is essentially _______ (because God made it)
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- 1. Our heart is really messed up. God is the only one who can fix it, so we need to be ___________ enough to ask him and then trust that he will do it.
- 2. Ultimately a sin problem is always a __________ problem; sin results from misplaced trust.
- 3. God created the world GOOD, but he did not create it ______________--in the sense that while the world was not lacking anything, God chose not to create a world in which every created thing was already pushed to the limits of its potential and usefulness. Part of his gift to humans was allowing them to do this.
- 7. The belief in God (or gods)
- 8. Adam and Eve felt naked and ashamed after they sinned, but their solution--covering their naked bodies with _________________ --was completely inadequate. Imagine the dress code issues after a day or two. :) (two words, no spaces)
- 9. The Old Testament is not just a collection of writings about Israel's history and traditions. It is a prophetic ___________________ of Israel's history.
- 12. We may be tempted to avoid reading the Bible, because when the Bible acts as a ___________, we tend to feel Uneasy/awkward as a result.
- 15. Ultimately, Eve ate the fruit because she ____________-d it. Simply put, she did what she wanted to do.
- 16. Adam just stood there and watched Eve eat the fruit, knowing that it would result in her death. This reflects a deeper heart issue of ____________--for whatever reason, he was unwilling to love Eve by protecting her from harm.
- 17. If we want to know and understand the things that are truly worth knowing and understanding, We first need to understand who God is (and _________ to him in the right way)
- 18. The ____________ system represents our mind and is closely tied to our use of reason and logic
- 19. Our worldview grows from the Really big ____________ we believe about the world.
- 22. A person’s worldview is shaped by many different things. the ultimate shaper of worldview is our ____________
- 24. The word that means “producing good effects on your mind or body”
- 25. Our worldview is the _________ link in our chain of reasoning.
- 28. Eve trusted her own judgment above God’s. Adam’s actions gave more priority to Eve’s __________ than to God’s.
- 31. In Genesis 12, God makes a covenant promise to rescue and _____________ the world through the family of a man named Abraham.
- 33. When Eve trusted her own wisdom/ability to judge more than she trusted God’s, she was not only being foolish. She was being completely _________________.
- 36. terms of being both a blessing (gift) and a ____________ (responsibility).
- 38. Based on the big picture story of the Bible, we can look at the world around us and know that no matter how messed up something is, if God created it, it can be ______________ to its original purpose by Christ
- 41. In the book of Judges, the word _________ means a military leader sent by God
- 44. The Old Testament is expertly crafted, but when it concludes, it has no__________________. The promised leader hasn’t come.
- 46. If someone really believes that God made people in his image (and that this is the basis of human value), He will treat all people with basic human ____________, assuming that they are worthy of being treated in the same way he wants to be treated.
- 47. In the book of Judges, we see that Israel has a habit of rebelling against God when their life gets good and they get really ___________
- 48. A worldview is a set of basic beliefs, assumptions and