50 questions. Try each one, then open the answer to check yourself and read the explanation.
"Let us make man in our image......" In the statement above, 'man' refers to
Answer: D (male and female)
Genesis 1:27 says God created man in His image: 'male and female he created them', so 'man' means humankind, both sexes.
In the covenant with Noah, God equates blood with
Answer: B (life)
God told Noah not to eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood (Genesis 9:4); blood stands for life.
The covenant with Abraham stipulates that an uncircumcised male shall
Answer: D (be cut off from his people)
Any uncircumcised male was to be cut off from his people because he had broken the covenant (Genesis 17:14).
Joseph was hated the more by his brothers because
Answer: C (of his dreams)
After Joseph told his dreams, his brothers 'hated him yet more for his dreams and for his words' (Genesis 37:5–8).
Pharaoh set Joseph over all the land of Egypt because he was
Answer: C (discreet and wise)
Pharaoh said there was no one as discreet and wise as Joseph, so he set him over Egypt (Genesis 41:39–41).
In the burning bush, God revealed Himself to Moses as the God of
Answer: C (deliverance)
At the bush God said He had seen the affliction of His people and had come down to deliver them (Exodus 3:7–8).
When the Hebrews left Egypt, God did not lead them by the way of the land of the Philistines because
Answer: B (He did not want them to see war and return to Egypt)
God said the people might change their minds when they saw war and return to Egypt (Exodus 13:17).
Samuel's reaction during his first encounter with God showed that he was
Answer: A (inexperienced in dealing with God)
Samuel ran to Eli three times because he did not yet know the LORD (1 Samuel 3:7).
From the accounts in the First Book of Samuel, Eli's attitude to his children showed parental
Answer: C (weakness)
Eli knew his sons were blaspheming God but did not restrain them, showing weak parenting (1 Samuel 3:13).
David demonstrated his submission to the will of God when he
Answer: B (prevented the killing of Saul)
David would not let Abishai kill Saul because he would not harm the LORD's anointed, leaving Saul to God (1 Samuel 26:9–11).
When David repented of his adultery with Bathsheba, he said,
Answer: B (" I have sinned against the Lord")
When Nathan rebuked him, David said, 'I have sinned against the LORD' (2 Samuel 12:13).
"The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but has said that he would dwell in thick darkness...." This statement was made in the context of the
Answer: B (dedication of Solomon's temple)
Solomon spoke these words when the cloud filled the new temple at its dedication (1 Kings 8:10–13).
In the first three chapters of the Book of Hosea, his main teaching is that
Answer: B (God loves us despite our sins)
Hosea taking back his unfaithful wife pictures God's love for faithless Israel (Hosea 3:1).
The valley of Achor in the Book of Hosea is a door of
Answer: B (hope)
God promised to make the Valley of Achor a door of hope (Hosea 2:15).
"Come, let us return to the Lord; for he has torn, that he may heal us; he has stricken, and he will bind us up." This call is to encourage
Answer: A (response to God's love)
The people are urged to return to the God who heals and restores them, a response to His love and mercy (Hosea 6:1–3).
With reference to Prophet Isaiah's vision, which of the following attributes must a minister of God possess?
Answer: D (Holiness.)
In his vision Isaiah saw the holy God, confessed his unclean lips and was cleansed before he was sent (Isaiah 6:3–8).
What did God give to Ezekiel to eat in his vision?
Answer: A (scroll)
God told Ezekiel to eat the scroll and then go and speak to Israel (Ezekiel 3:1–3).
Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist
Answer: C (to fulfil all righteousness)
Jesus told John, 'thus it is fitting for us to fulfil all righteousness' (Matthew 3:15).
"Thou art my beloved Son; with thee I am well pleased." This statement was made during the
Answer: D (baptism.)
The voice from heaven said these words to Jesus at his baptism (Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22).
According to the temptation narratives in the gospels according to Matthew and Luke, Jesus overcame Satan because He
Answer: A (depended on the word of God)
Jesus answered each temptation with 'It is written', quoting Scripture (Matthew 4:1–11).
"Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" On what occasion was this question asked?
Answer: A (following the call of Matthew)
The Pharisees asked this when Jesus ate with tax collectors at Matthew's house after calling him (Matthew 9:9–11).
"Follow me and leave the dead to bury their own dead." By this statement, Jesus means that
Answer: C (following Him comes before anything else)
Jesus taught that following Him must take first place, ahead of every other duty (Matthew 8:21–22).
The disciples became terrified when they saw Jesus walking on the sea because
Answer: B (they thought He was a ghost)
Seeing Him walk on the sea, the disciples cried out in fear, 'It is a ghost!' (Matthew 14:26).
By the miracle of raising Lazarus to life, Jesus wanted to
Answer: C (convince the people that He was the LORD of life)
Jesus said 'I am the resurrection and the life' and prayed aloud so the people would believe God had sent Him (John 11:25, 42).
The Jews sought all the more to kill Jesus after healing the man at the pool of Bethzatha because they thought that He
Answer: B (made Himself equal with God)
He broke the sabbath and called God His Father, making Himself equal with God (John 5:18).
In the gospel according to Matthew, the disciples could not heal the epileptic boy because
Answer: A (they had little faith)
Jesus told the disciples it was because of their little faith (Matthew 17:20).
In the parable of the sower, the seed which fell on rocky ground refers to people whose conversion is
Answer: C (superficial)
They receive the word with joy but have no root, so they fall away when trouble comes: a shallow faith (Matthew 13:20–21).
The parable of the lost sheep teaches much about God's
Answer: B (love)
The shepherd searching for one lost sheep shows God's love for every sinner (Luke 15:4–7).
Turning the other cheek as preached by Jesus, implies that belivers should
Answer: A (never retaliate)
Jesus said not to resist one who is evil but to turn the other cheek, meaning no revenge (Matthew 5:39).
According to Matthew's account of the gospel, Jesus charged the twelve disciples to give without pay because they themselves
Answer: D (had freely received.)
'You received without pay, give without pay' (Matthew 10:8).
Which disciples were with Jesus during the transfiguration?
Answer: C (Peter, James and John.)
Jesus took Peter, James and John up the mountain (Matthew 17:1).
Jesus wept over Jerusalem because
Answer: B (the city did not know the things that made for peace)
Jesus wept, saying, 'Would that even today you knew the things that make for peace!' (Luke 19:41–42).
In the Gospel according to Luke, the multitude that followed Jesus during the triumphal entry rejoiced and praised God with a loud voice because
Answer: B (of the mighty works that they had seen done by Jesus)
They praised God for all the mighty works they had seen (Luke 19:37).
Jesus did not appeal to His Father for legions of angels to fight for Him because
Answer: C (He wanted the scriptures to be fulfilled)
Jesus asked, 'how then should the scriptures be fulfilled, that it must be so?' (Matthew 26:53–54).
What did Pilate achieve by sending Jesus to Herod?
Answer: C (Herod and Pilate became friends)
Luke says Herod and Pilate became friends that very day; before this they had been enemies (Luke 23:12).
Which of Jesus' words on the cross led a bystander to give him vinegar?
Answer: C ("My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me")
After Jesus cried 'Eloi, Eloi…', some thought He called Elijah and one ran to give Him vinegar (Mark 15:34–36).
When Jesus said that Lazarus would rise again, Martha thought that
Answer: B (her brother would rise again at the last day)
Martha replied, 'I know that he will rise again in the resurrection at the last day' (John 11:24).
What kind of a man was elected to replace Judas Iscariot?
Answer: B (a co-witness of the resurrection.)
Peter said the new apostle must become a witness with them to Jesus' resurrection; Matthias was chosen (Acts 1:21–26).
The event of the day of Pentecost was prophesied by
Answer: B (Joel)
Peter said Pentecost was what was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh' (Acts 2:16–17).
Who was the second martyr of the early church?
Answer: A (James the brother of John)
After Stephen, Herod killed James the brother of John with the sword (Acts 12:2).
The christian concept of justification is that
Answer: A (through faith in Jesus, the sinner is now regarded by God as guiltless)
Justified by faith, believers have peace with God; God declares them righteous through Christ, not through their own works (Romans 5:1).
According to Paul, those who rely on the works of the law are under a curse since
Answer: C (none can fully keep the law)
Cursed is everyone who does not keep all things written in the law, and no one does (Galatians 3:10).
According to the Letter of Paul to the Romans, sin reigned in death, while grace reigned through righteousness to
Answer: B (eternal life)
'So that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness to eternal life' (Romans 5:21).
Christians believe that they are children of God because
Answer: D (through faith, they were baptized into Christ and put on Christ.)
'In Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. As many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ' (Galatians 3:26–27).
Christians ought to be humble because
Answer: B (Jesus Christ demonstrated it)
Paul tells Christians to have the mind of Christ, who humbled Himself (Philippians 2:5–8).
According to Paul, spiritual gifts, if properly employed, help in
Answer: D (edifying the church.)
Paul says to strive to excel in the gifts that build up the church (1 Corinthians 14:12).
Paul advised christians in Thessalonica to keep away from any brother who is
Answer: C (living in idleness)
'Keep away from any brother who is living in idleness' (2 Thessalonians 3:6).
The order of events at the second coming of Christ will be that
Answer: B (the dead will rise first before the living are caught up)
The dead in Christ will rise first; then those alive will be caught up with them (1 Thessalonians 4:16–17).
Which of the following commandments is described by James as the royal law?
Answer: C (You shall love your neighbour as yourself)
James calls 'You shall love your neighbour as yourself' the royal law (James 2:8).
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him." This statement implies
Answer: D (charity.)
Paul tells Christians not to take revenge but to meet the enemy's needs, overcoming evil with good (Romans 12:20–21): showing charity (love) in action.