STUDY GUIDE FOR READING ASSIGNMENT 3

Read Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology, vol. 2

Chapters 9-13

Use the review questions below to learn the most important teachings.

REVIEW QUESTIONS:

Chapter IX

9.1 What was the emphasis among the early church fathers in their teaching about the atonement?

9.2 According to Hodge, was the concept of Christ as an expiatory sacrifice for our sins totally absent among the early church fathers?

9.3 What is the "moral" theory of the atonement?

9.4 What is the "governmental" theory of the atonement?

9.5 What is the "mystical" view of the atonement?

9.6 At the time Hodge wrote this book, which view of the work of Christ did he find "more prevalent than ever before"?

9.7 Does Hodge assert that if a writer defends a particular theory of the atonement, it is inevitable that he will not recognize the truth of other views?

Chapter X

10.1 Is Christ is no longer serving as high priest in the heavenly tabernacle, since He already made the final sacrifice?

10.2 What does"Paraclete" mean?

10.3 What is the Protestant view of the intercession of saints, as taught and practiced in the Church of Rome?

Chapter XI

11.1 Since when has the kingdom of God existed in this world, consisting of those who acknowledge, worship, love, and obey Jehovah as the only living and true God?

11.2 To whom did God make the following promise?: "Thine house and thy kingdom shall be established forever before thee: thy throne shall be established forever."

11.3 Who was the "forerunner of Christ,"who prepared the people for his coming, saying, “Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand”?

11.4 What is the "visible" kingdom of God?

11.5 What does it mean that the kingdom of God is "catholic"?

11.6 Is the kingdom of God a democracy?

11.7 What are the terms of admission in the kingdom of God on earth?

11.8 Who belongs to the future kingdom of glory?

Chapter XII

12.1 In what sense was Christ "made under the law"?

12.2 When did Jesus' humiliation begin?

12.3 Did part of Jesus' humiliation mean suffering the wrath of God for our sins?

12.4 How does Hodge interpret the phrase in the Apostles' Creed, "He descended into hell"?

12.5 According to Hodge, when did Jesus' suffering end?

12.6 Does Hodge agree that 1 Peter 3:18, 19 teaches that, after His death, Christ descended in His spirit to preach the gospel and give the condemned souls a second chance of salvation? (“Being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also he went and preached to the spirits in prison.”)

Chapter XIII

13.1 If Christ did not rise, what would that mean for the whole scheme of redemption?

13.2 What was Jesus' resurrected body like? Was it exactly like his body before his death? Was it totally different?

13.3 After the ascension, did Jesus' body still have the attributes of a human body?

13.4 Is Jesus' body now present everywhere?

13.5 What is the special priestly ministry that Christ exercises continually from heaven?

13.6 What does it mean that Jesus is seated "at the right hand" of the Father?

13.7 According to Hodge, what is the object of Jesus' second coming?