Final Exam for the students oF SPS(Sharon Pastoral Seminary)
2023~24year first Semester
Subject : Calvinism
* After listening to the sentence below, mark O if the sentence is correct, and mark X if it is incorrect.
1. The Crusades, the development of science and navigation technology, and the Black Death that swept through the Middle Ages are the indirect background to the Reformation.
2. The incorrect theology of the Roman Catholic Church, the corruption of its clergy, the sale of indulgences, Luther's conversion, the spread of Islamic power from the East, and Luther's posting of the 95 Theses on the door of Wittenberg Cathedral were the direct causes of the Reformation.
3. Peter Waldo, a Catholic priest, translated the Latin Bible and theological books into French.
4. John Wycliffe placed the sole authority for salvation in the Bible and criticized the corruption of Roman Catholic clergy.
5. Jan Hus was martyred by hanging while criticizing the corruption of Catholic clergy and the buying and selling of clergy.
6. When Martin Luther was a college student, he was walking in the field when he suddenly saw a lightning strike. He was so scared that he vowed to become a priest and entered a monastery.
7. By studying the Bible, Luther realized the biblical truth that a person is justified by faith, not by works.
8. John Calvin was born as the second son of Jeanne Lefranc and Gérard Cauvin.
9. Calvin learned about the Reformation from his father, Gerald Cauvin.
10. Calvin wrote the inauguration speech for Nicholas Cobb, who took office as dean of the University of Paris in 1533.
11. Calvin composed the first edition of the Institutes of the Christian Religion from the wealth of books available at the house of Louis Du Tillet in Angulem.
12. Calvin passed away on May 27, 1564 at the age of 54 and was embraced by the Lord.
13. Ulrich Zwingli is one of the leaders of the Swiss Reformation and is considered one of the leaders of the Reformation along with Augustine and Calvin.
14. John Knox was originally a priest in the Roman Catholic Church, but after learning about the Reformation in Geneva, he returned to Scotland and introduced Reformed theology and church.
15. John Owen was a leader of the Nonconformist Church of England, theologian, and dean of Oxford University.
16. Abraham Kuyper was a Dutch prime minister and theologian.
He emphasized the shift from a human-centered worldview to God-centered worldview.
He emphasized the idea of sphere sovereignty that Christianity should expand from the level of personal faith to all areas of life and the entire universe.
17. Calvinism is a theology that emphasizes the Free will of Human.
18. The Dort Confession of Faith emphasizes God’s sovereignty in salvation.
19. TULIP stands for Total Depravity, Ultimate Salvation, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the saints.
20. The five major tenets of Arminianism are Free will or Human Ability, Conditional election, Universal Redemption or Atonement, The Holy Spirit who can be rejected, and Falling from the Grace.
21. Calvinism emphasizes that God must be sovereign and the outsider of people’s lives.
22. Calvinists believe and follow only the Bible as the only rule and standard of faith and life.
23. The five mottos of the Reformation are Sola Scriptura, Sola Fide, Sola Gratia, Solus Christus, and Soli Deo Gloria.
24. Double predestination was a doctrine explained by Calvin to explain God’s sovereignty.
25. Calvinists claim foreknowledge by predestination and Arminian doesn’t claim predestination by foreknowledge.
26. Double predestination is a theological theory that among those who became sinners due to their sins and deserved to be judged by God, some were predestined to be saved before the creation of the world, and some were predestined to receive eternal judgment.
27. Calvin thought that the word of God was very important in prayer because the basis of faith was the word of God.
28. Calvin said that those who pray should abandon all trust in themselves and humbly offer a prayer of forgiveness.
29. For Calvin, prayer is a general act of faith.
30. Calvin said that he must train others to pray at set times and to continue praying with patience.