AG STUDY GUIDE FINAL - The Forerunner

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3. According to the philosopher George Santayana, those who don’t remember
the past are _____________________________________________________________
4. By examining the past, we may, by God’s grace, avoid its __________________
and draw wisdom and encouragement from its victories.
Chapter 3: Church History
1. The beliefs of the Jehovah’s Witnesses concerning Christ are simply a re-hash
of what ancient heresy?______________ The heresy was named after its chief
proponent, _____________.
2. Where did the church council meet that ultimately condemned this view as
heresy? ____________ In what year did this council meet? ____________
3. Who was the champion of the orthodox view? ____________________
4. Why have so many in the modern church forsaken the treasures of wisdom
and experience won by Christians in centuries past? Some blame an
_________________________ to the errors of Roman Catholicism – where the
traditions and councils of the Church were elevated to be virtually equivalent to
the Word of God... They have thrown the baby out with the bath water. Because
we don’t remember the past we are caught by surprise and fooled by old
heresies.
5. Can you think of other reasons why modern Christians are so often ignorant of
Church history and specifically the councils that met to deal with early heresies
and the creeds that were formulated as a response? __________________________
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Chapter 4: Free-Will Controversy
1. This is how creeds and confessions were developed. They were essentially a
formal ______________to false or controversial teachings.
2. As this controversy between Augustine and Pelagius developed, it became
increasingly clear that at issue were several principles at the core of the Christian
belief system; doctrines concerning the fundamental nature of ________________
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