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CLFM Final Exam 2022 & CLFM final exam MCQ and SAQ's;(Everything you need to pass CLFM final is here)

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Theology is any reflection on the ultimate questions of life that point toward ____. God Christian theology is reflecting on and articulating the God-centered life and beliefs that Christians sh... are as followers of Jesus Christ, and it is done in order that God may be ___________ in all Christians are and do. glorified Rather, [Christian] theology is seeking to understand with the__________ what the heart—a person's central core of character—already believes and to which it is committed. intellect This is how the Christian life begins-with grace and faith, not _________. [It] may play a role and be an instrument in God's call, but one never becomes a Christian simply by reaching the end of a purely human chain of reasoning and concluding, "Well, I guess if I want to be reasonable I have to believe in God and Jesus Christ." Reason Every ___________...is also a Christian theologian in that he or she reflects on the meaning of God's Word and how it illumines life, giving meaning and purpose to existence. Christian Types of theologizing can be seen as lying along a spectrum of __________. By [that] we mean formalized thinking-using our minds to organize our thoughts and beliefs, bring them into coherence with one another by attempting to identify and expunge blatant contradictions, and make sure that there are good reasons for interpreting Christian faith in the way we do. Reflection we use the term _______ theology to refer to a kind of theology that rejects critical reflection and enthusiastically embraces simplistic acceptance of an informal tradition of beliefs and practices composed mainly of clichés and legends. folk ____ theology appears when ordinary Christians begin to question folk theology with its childish, simplistic clichés and legends. It arises when Christians dig deeply into the resources of their faith, putting mind and heart together in a serious attempt to examine and understand that faith. Lay theology may lack sophisticated tools of biblical languages, logic and historical consciousness, but it seeks with what means it has to bring Christian beliefs into a well-founded, coherent whole by questioning unfounded traditions and expunging blatant contradictions Lay ___________ theology is reflective faith as practiced by trained ministers and teachers in Christian churches. Ministerial The ___________________ theologian is a person whose vocation involves studying the tools mentioned in the previous paragraph and instructing lay people and pastors in their use. professional [Show More]

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