The book of the Bible that described the first forty years of the church is...
John
Matthew
Acts
Luke
The gospel that focuses on Christ's divinity is...
Mark
The gospel whose theme is Journey to Discipleship is
The gospel that possibly served as an early discipleship manual was...
The gospel that highlighted Christ' perfect humanity was...
The book of Acts was written by...
Paul
Theopilus
The Hellenists were...
followers of the Greek god Helen
Gentiles who were open to the Jewish religion
Jews who were open to Greek culture
Sadducees who believed that all non-Jews would go to hell
The gospel of Mark is...
Marks eyewitness account of the life and teachings of Jesus
Based on Mark's research of reliable witnesses
Mark's record of Peter's preachings
Peter's gospel, which he dictated to Mark
The message of John the Baptist was...
the kingdom of God is coming
demonstrate that you are welcoming the kingdom of God by repenting
demonstrate that you are repenting by being baptized
all of the above
The "tax collectors" mentioned in the New Testament...
were polite government employees
were paid a god salary by the government
were generally trusted
made their money by betraying and abusing their fellow citizens
The group committed to seeing Israel return to self-rule, and who advocated violence to reach that goal were...
the Pharisees
the Loyalists
the Zealots
the Essenes
The messianic prophecies of the Old Testament predicted...
a God-sent king who would deliver Israel from their enemies and established a kingdom of righteousness
a suffering servant who would bear the sins of the world
a king like unto Daivd
The group that believed the world was coming to an end, and therefore abandoned ordinary life to live in the hills on the west shore of the Dead Sea were...
the Sanhedrin
When Alexander the Great died:
his general divided the Greek empire into four parts
the Greek empire fell to the Romans
the Maccabean revolt ushered in the Hasmonean dynasty
his son Alexander the Great Jr. assumed the throne
The phrase "the day of the Lord" is prophetic term referring to:
the end of the world
the coming of the Messiah
a day of judgement
A primary reason why Jesus was rejected was...
he preached a convicting message
he preaches a spiritual kingdom instead of driving out the Romans
he overturned the tables of the money-chargers and was harsh
he was born in Nazareth, and it was believed that nothing good can come out of Nazareth
Which of the following was NOT INCLUDED as a sign of the presence of the kingdom in a list prepared by the World Evangelism Fellowship
Jesus himself
demon expulsion
dramatic church growth
signs and wonders
The kingdom of God:
came with the coming of Jesus and is here now
will come at the second coming
is here now in part, but will come in fullness at the second coming
will come during the Millennium
THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT Which order is correct?
1. Matt 2. Mark 3. Luke 4. John 5. Acts
1. Luke 2. John 3. Matt 4. Acts
1. Acts 2. John 3. Matt 4. Luke
1. John 2. Acts 3. Romans 3. Matt
THE FIVE MARKS OF JUDAISM IN JESUS' DAY Which of the following is correct and placed in the proper order?
1/MONOTHEISM: Belief in one God 2/ELECTION: God has chosen Israel 3/TORAH: God has provided a way to live 4/TEMPLE: God has given his people land, focused in the temple 5/KINGDOM: Hope for the coming reign of God
1/MONOTHEISM: Belief in one God 2/KINGDOM: Hope for the coming reign of God 3/TORAH: God has provided a way to live 4/ELECTION: God has chosen Israel 5/TEMPLE: God has given his people land, focused in the temple
1/DEISM: Belief in one God 2/KINGDOM: Hope for the coming reign of God 3/TORAH: God has provided a way to live 4/ELECTION: God has chosen Israel 5/TEMPLE: God has given his people land, focused in the temple
1/PANTHEISM: Belief in one God 2/KINGDOM: Hope for the coming reign of God 3/THE BIBLE: God has provided a way to live 4/ELECTION: God has chosen Israel 5/ISRAEL: God has given his people land, focused in the temple
THE SEVEN SIGNS Which of the following is correct? (Must be in correct order)
SIGN #1: Jesus Himself SIGN #2: The preaching of the gospel SIGN #3: Demon expulsion SIGN #4: Healing - Jesus proves he can forgive by healing SIGN #5: New Birth. Changed lives are a witness SIGN #6: The church - i.e., the people of the kingdom relating to each other SIGN #7: Grace and Christlikeness in suffering
SIGN #1: Demon expulsion SIGN #2: The preaching of the gospel SIGN #3: Jesus Himself SIGN #4: Healing - Jesus proves he can forgive by healing SIGN #5: Grace and Christlikeness in suffering SIGN #6: The church - i.e., the people of the kingdom relating to each other SIGN #7: New Birth. Changed lives are a witness
SIGN #1: New Birth. Changed lives are a witness SIGN #2: The preaching of the gospel SIGN #3: Jesus Himself SIGN #4: Healing - Jesus proves he can forgive by healing SIGN #5: Grace and Christlikeness in suffering SIGN #6: The church - i.e., the people of the kingdom relating to each other SIGN #7: Demon expulsion
SIGN #1: New Birth. Changed lives are a witness SIGN #2: Jesus Himself SIGN #3: The preaching of the gospel SIGN #4: Healing SIGN #5: Grace and Christlikeness in suffering - Jesus proves he can forgive by healing SIGN #6: The church - i.e., the people of the kingdom relating to each other SIGN #7: Demon expulsion
SIGN #1: The preaching of the gospel SIGN #2: Jesus Himself SIGN #3: New Birth. Changed lives are a witness SIGN #4: Healing SIGN #5: Grace and Christlikeness in suffering SIGN #6: The church - i.e., the people of the kingdom relating to each other SIGN #7: Demon expulsion
ASPECTS OF THE KINGDOM Which of the following is both correct and placed in the right order?
1. Kingdom Rule: God and man reigning together 2. Kingdom Lost: Through the fall 3. Kingdom Promised: OT prophets saw the coming of the new age, when the reign and rule of God would come in a new way 4. Kingdom Come: with the coming of Jesus 5. Kingdom Conflict: the kingdom has come in part with first coming, but in fullness at second coming 6. Kingdom signs 7. Kingdom parables
1. Kingdom Rule: God reigning over mankind 2. Kingdom Lost: Through the creation of mankind 3. Kingdom Promised: OT prophets saw the coming of the new age, when the reign and rule of God would come in a new way 4. Kingdom Come: with the coming of Jesus 5. Kingdom Conflict: the kingdom has come in part with first coming, but in fullness at second coming 6. Kingdom signs 7. Kingdom parables
1. Kingdom Rule: God reigning over mankind 2. Kingdom Lost: Through the fall 3. Kingdom Promised: OT prophets saw the coming of the new age, when the reign and rule of God would come in a new way 4. Kingdom Come: with the coming of Jesus 5. Kingdom Conflict: the kingdom has come in part with first coming, but in fullness at second coming 6. Kingdom parables 7. Kingdom signs
1. Kingdom Rule: God reigning over mankind 2. Kingdom Lost: Through the fall 3. Kingdom Promised: OT prophets saw the coming of the new age, when the reign and rule of God would come in a new way 4. Kingdom Come: with the coming of Jesus 5. Kingdom signs 6. Kingdom parables 7. Kingdom Conflict: the kingdom has come in part with first coming, but in fullness at second coming
