The Doctrine of The Word of God

The __________ of Scripture means that Scripture is written so that its teachings can be understood by all who read it seeking God’s help and being willing to follow it.

• Inerrancy

• Infallibility

• Authority

• Clarity

__________ is the process of interpreting a text of Scripture.

• Eisegesis

• Hermeneutics

• Exegesis

• Apologetics

__________ is the study of methods for interpreting texts.

• Eisegesis

• Hermeneutics

• Exegesis

• Apologetics

Which of the following is a reason a person might fail to understand Scripture?

• Lack of faith

• Scripture is generally not clear

• Scripture was written by and for scholars

• None of the above

Which of the following is a requirement for understanding Scripture rightly?

• Time

• A willingness to obey

• A humble recognition that our understanding is imperfect

• All of the above

Which of the following passages teaches that even simple people can be made wise by the Scriptures?

• Psalm 19:7

• John 3:10

• Philippians 1:1

• All of the above

Jesus often blamed the Old Testament for being hard to understand.

• True

• False

Paul says that the Holy Spirit is needed for us to understand Scripture.

• True

• False

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that ordinary believers cannot understand Scripture rightly without the ministry of the church’s teaching officers.

• True

• False

______ is knowledge of God's existence or moral law that comes through creation.

• Special revelation

• General revelation

• Certain knowledge

• General knowledge