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Topic 7 Study Guide This study guide is optional. It is not an assignment and cannot be submitted. The purpose of the study guide is to prepare for the topic quiz. The more answers you find in the topic reading, the better you will be prepared. All answers can be found in the topic reading. The quiz will be graded for accuracy, so take time to seek the correct answers for this topic study guide before you attempt the quiz. Once you start the quiz, do not exit the quiz until the entire quiz is completed. Exiting out of the quiz 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 10 of the textbook and respond to the following: a. Is it a present kingdom or a future kingdom? -

A present kingdom as seen in the verse Mark 1:15 which says, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel

b. Is it a physical kingdom or a spiritual kingdom? -

A spiritual kingdom. Indeed, Jesus did come to set people free and to usher them into his kingdom, but his kingdom did not look like what they expected. Rather than freeing people from Rome, he freed people from sin.

c. List two other characteristics found in the reading. - People thought his kingdom was freedom from Rome, but it was freedom from sin - Not a place, but the fact that God rules

2. Read the section on The Mission of God (missio Dei) in Chapter 10 of the textbook and respond to the following: a. How is it related to God's character? -

The mission of God is to restore a world broken by sin which flows out of His character. Out of His character of love, God sent Himself out into

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the world. The theological point that mission is an attribute of God is called mission Dei, which means "mission or sending of God."

b. How is God's mission characterized? -

God's mission is characterized by sending, and its corollary, serving.

3. Read the sidebar on Finding Your Purpose in Chapter 10 of the textbook and describe the work ethic presented. What kind of work is best? -

The place where God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet. In other words, the work that you enjoy doing and the work that the world most needs to have done is the best work you can do.

4. List God's purposes for our lives from Romans 8:28-29 (see Topic 7 Overview). - Love God - Be conformed to the image of Christ

5. Read the section on Belief and Behavior in Chapter 11 of the textbook and James 2:14-26. What is the relationship between faith and action? -

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.

6. According to Mark 8:34, is being a disciple of Jesus easy or costly? -

Costly - "take up his cross"

7. Read the section on The Work of the Holy Spirit in Chapter 11 of the textbook. List two functions of the Spirit in a Christian's life.

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• carries out the work of the Father in creation • works within Christians to grow them up as followers of Jesus Christ. • work to form a Christian into the image of Jesus Christ.

8. According to the Westminster Shorter Catechism quoted in the overview, what is the primary purpose of humanity? -

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

9. Read 1 Corinthians 15:42-57 and list three characteristics of the glorified state. - Dead will be raised - Perishable body made imperishable - Bodies transform to perfection (glorified bodies)

Sources to use for this study guide: Charpentier, P. (2020). Developing practical wisdom. In Grand Canyon University (Ed.), The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/cwv101/the-beginning-of-wisdom-an-introduction-tochristian-thought-and-life/v3.1/#/chapter/11 Pasley, M. (2020). Practical wisdom. In Grand Canyon University (Ed.), The beginning of wisdom: An introduction to Christian thought and life (3rd ed.). Retrieved from https://lc.gcumedia.com/cwv101/the-beginning-of-wisdom-an-introduction-to-christianthought-and-life/v3.1/#/chapter/10 Topic 7 overview. (2020). CWV-101: Christian Worldview. Phoenix, AZ: Grand Canyon University.

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