Bible Study

Question 1

What three things were stored inside the ark of the covenant

Answer 1

1. The Ten Commandments
2. A jar filled with manna (to remind them of how God provided for them in the desert)
3. A staff that belonged to Aaron.

Question 2

Name as many of the 10 plagues as you can

Answer 2

1 turning water to blood (Exodus 7:14-25)
2 frogs (Exodus 8:1-15)
3 gnats (Exodus 8:16-19)
4 flies (Exodus 8:20-32)
5 death of livestock (Exodus 9:8-12)
6 boils (Exodus 9:8-12)
7 hail (Exodus 9:13-35)
8 locusts (Exodus 10:1-20)
9 darkness (Exodus 10:21-29)
10 death of firstborn (Exodus 11;12:29-32)

Question 3

Which emperor of Rome allowed the Christians to come out of the shadows and worship in public?

Answer 3

The Emperor Constantine

Source: Andy Stanley Your Move Podcast March 24 2023 Episode titled “Investigating Jesus, Part 1 – “Somebody Had To Tell It”

Question 4

Who financed the assembly of the very first bible?

Answer 4

Under Emperor Constantine’s rule, the empire that crucified Jesus financed the assembly of the very first bible.

Source: Andy Stanley Your Move Podcast March 24 2023 Episode titled “Investigating Jesus, Part 1 – “Somebody Had To Tell It”

Question 5

What are the first five books of the Bible called?

Answer 5

The Pentateuch, the Torah, the Law, or the books of the Moses

Source: Matchless, The Life And Love of Jesus, by Angie Smith, page 12

Question 6

Satan’s entire existence revolves around what?

Answer 6

Satan’s entire existence revolves around wreaking havoc on God’s creation.

Source: Matchless, The Life And Love of Jesus, by Angie Smith, page 13

Question 7

The Old Testament is basically the story of

Answer 7

The Old Testament is basically the story of God lovingly pursuing His people while they reject him over and over.

Source: Matchless, The Life And Love of Jesus, by Angie Smith, page 12

Question 8

The definition of sin is:

Answer 8

Sin is 1) doing, thinking, or speaking things that aren’t in line with the moral character of God or 2) refusing to do the things that would honor him

Source: Matchless, The Life And Love of Jesus, by Angie Smith, page 14

Question 9

What is the meaning of calling God “I am”

Answer 9

“I AM” is a statement of the nature of God as being—self-sustaining, self-sufficing, all-powerful, self-determined being. “I am that I am” means, “My being sustains My being.” Source: Life Without Lack by Dallas Willard p 18

Yahweh has commonly been interpreted as a statement of God’s self-existence or aseity, terms theologians use to indicate that God had no beginning and does not depend for continued existence on anything other than his own self. Source: https://hebraicthought.org/meaning-of-gods-name-i-am-exodus/#:~:text=When%20the%20people%20of%20Israel,philosophical%20statement%20about%20God’s%20existence.

Question 10

A Jewish council granted limited authority by the Romans in exchange for scouting out any sign of Roman insurrection

Answer 10

Sanhedrin

Source: the Jesus, I never knew by Philip Yancey page 62

Question 11

What old testament book is quoted most often in the New Testament?

Answer 11

The book of Isaiah

Question 12

Nineveh is in the modern day country of

Answer 12

Iraq

Question 13

What is the study of end times called?

Answer 13

Eschatology

Question 14

The process of salvation consists of what three steps?

Answer 14

1. Justification is freedom from the penalty of sin.
2. Sanctification is freedom from the power of sin.
3. Glorification is freedom from the presence of sin.

Source: The complete process is salvation.
Called—Becoming who you were born to be. P46

Question 15

Matthew 28:18–20 is referred to by scholars as “______ ______ ________.”

Answer 15

The great commission

20and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.28.18-20.NIV

Question 16

Why did Jesus speak in parables?

Answer 16

parables help reveal the state of people’s hearts toward God.

Angie Smith, Matchless bible study, p 11

Question 17

What are the three ways that God comes to us?

Answer 17

He comes to us through
1. his creation (Roman 1:19-20, Psalm 19)
2. public acts on the scene of human history
3. individual experiences of him by ourself and those around us

Source: renewing the Christian mind by Dallas Willard, one hour and 10 minutes

Question 18

Why is the phrase “savior complex”, which is used to describe an unhealthy obsession over curing other problems, a misnomer?

Answer 18

The true Savior seemed remarkably free of such a complex. He had no compulsion to convert the entire world in his lifetime, or to cure people who are not ready to be cured.

Source: the Jesus, I never knew by Philippine sea page 80

Question 19

What are the 7 types of miracles Jesus performed?

Answer 19

1. turned water to wine
2. fed thousands of people
3. cast out evil spirits
4. healed the blind, sick, injured, and infirmed
5. controlled the elements of nature
6. allowed Peter and his crew to catch a surprisingly large amount of fish
7. raised people from the dead

https://bibilium.com/miracles-of-jesus-37-chronological-order/

Question 20

What’s the difference between grace and mercy?

Answer 20

Mercy is when you don’t get what you deserve and grace is when you do get what you don’t deserve.

Source: the Bible recap podcast Year 5 Day 5.

Question 21

Which gospels were written by disciples?

Answer 21

The 4 gospels were written by:

Matthew, a disciple who was a tax collector

Mark, the secretary of the disciple Peter

Luke, the traveling companion of Paul

John, the “Beloved Disciple” mentioned in the Fourth Gospel

Question 22

Who is our neighbor?

Answer 22

your neighbors are the people in front of you have a need, regardless of who they are

Source: Angie Smith, Matchless bible study, p 118

Question 23

What is prevenient grace?

Answer 23

prevenient grace, which is God’s active presence in people’s lives before they even sense the divine at work in their lives; justifying grace, through which all sins are forgiven by God; and sanctifying grace, which allows people to grow in their ability to live like Jesus.

Question 24

What does it mean to live in the kingdom?

Answer 24

To live in the kingdom means:

1. to live within the range of God’s affective will with his life flowing through mine
2. to live my life as if he were I

Source: renewing the Christian mind I Dallas Willard, audio book 1 hour and eight minutes

Question 25

5 Ways to spot the bad people in your life

Answer 25

1. They are passive aggressive and avoid being straight forward with you at all costs.
2. They appear unsupportive and never seem to be happy for me when I am happy.
3. You feel uncomfortable around them and find yourself sitting on edge about what you say or do around them.
4. They don’t listen to you and often want the conversation to revolve around them or something they’re interested in.
5. They don’t make an effort. You usually check up on them to see if they’re okay, but they don’t do the same for you and you’re always the one who makes plans in order for you both to see each other.

https://spunout.ie/voices/advice/spot-bad-good-people-in-life

Question 26

What are the three types of grace?

Answer 26

1. prevenient grace, which is God’s active presence in people’s lives before they even sense the divine at work in their lives;
2. justifying grace, through which all sins are forgiven by God; and
3. sanctifying grace, which allows people to grow in their ability to live like Jesus.

http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/architecture/types/methodist.html

Question 27

What are Andy Stanley’s Rules of the road, five tips to reach your destination safely?

Answer 27

1. Don’t travel alone

You don’t allow yourself to get isolated; so ignore the voice in your head that says I don’t need anybody because you were created in to live in communit; who we do life with determines how we do in life.

Don’t gravitate towards acceptance

In every single transition in life, especially relationally, we are prone to gravitate toward acceptance. that is the person or persons who, except us first become the people that we spend a season of life with. Look for people who share your values. A value is what you have pre-determined is most important to you.

The author of Proverbs says, when you do life with people you understand that you have to be disciplined in this season because of what you want in the next season, you become wise. Wisdom is understanding that life is connected. That what you do today impacts what happens tomorrow.

The companion of fools may never become a fool, but the companion of fools will suffer the same consequence as the fool because that’s who they are traveling with.

2. Don’t pick up strangers.

A stranger is someone who is not like you. I’m not saying, don’t meet people and don’t be friendly. Be kind, but be careful.

Is there anyone you are doing life with, if you’re real honest, that they make you less healthy? They cause you to doubt yourself They are kimd of dismissive of your values and at times you are almost intimidated to be yourself and you find yourself being a different person when you are around that person. That is a stranger and you need to drop them off. God loves them but you can’t handle them.

3. Choose a destination and borrow a map.

Choose a destination - Everybody ends up somewhere in life. If we don’t choose what we want this season to look like or what we want to look like at the end of this season, people and life in general, they’ll just decide for us. Direction not intention determines destination and each season builds on the next. We need to choose the destinations. We want to reach at the end of this season in life.

Borrow a Map - Somebody has already been to where you’re hoping to arrive. They’ve been there and they’ve done that. And they’ve done it poorly or they’ve done it well.

When you enter a new season of life, you don’t know what you’re doing because every season is different. So the wisest thing you can do is find somebody and borrow their map.

One of the best things you can do is you can reach ahead a season ahead of you life. We don’t know how much we know until someone asks.

The Vernon Law - Experience is a hard teacher because it gives the test first and the lesson after.

Asking for help isn’t weakness. It’s a sign of maturity.

4. Pay attention to the signs.

Why does people pay attention to the signs. They see what’s going on with their friends or they see what’s going on at work. It is always tempting to ignore the signs. It is most tempting to ignore the signs relationally. But relationships are like a combustible engine. Nothing improves improves with neglect.

If more than one person has brought something to your attention that you need to work on, that’s a sign, especially if they don’t know each other.

Question 28

What are the four components of discipleship?

Answer 28

1. Theology is related to the measurement of knowing.
2. Spiritual formation is related to the measurement of being.
3. Ministry is related to the measurement of doing.
4. Coaching is related to the measurement of reproducing.

The complete process is salvation.
Called—Becoming who you were born to be. P78

Question 29

According to JL Packer, the way to turn our knowledge about god into knowledge of God is thru __________.

Answer 29

Meditation

“The answer is simple yet demanding. It is that we turn each truth about God into matter for meditation before God leading to prayer and praise to God.”

Source: knowing God audiobook at 15 minutes 37 seconds

Question 30

How many verses are in the Bible?

Answer 30

31,173

“There are 31,173 verses in the Bible, and all of them point to the cross somehow, some way. The Old Testament points forward while the New Testament points backward.”

— If: Trading Your If Only Regrets for God’s What If Possibilities by Mark Batterson, Parker Batterson
https://a.co/0Ir20bt

Question 31

Made of just two lines from a verse of Scripture, __________ prayers are prayed to the rhythm of your breath. You inhale slowly and deeply as you pray the first line of the prayer, then exhale slowly and fully as you pray the second line, repeating the prayer as many times as you’d like.

Answer 31

Breath Prayers

Question 32

Jack Hayford’s philosophy is to “make decisions against yourself” by not choosing the path of least resistance. Paul puts it this way in 1 Corinthians:

Answer 32

1 Corinthians 10:23 CSV Christian standard version

“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything builds up.

1 Corinthians 10:23 NIV

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “ I have the right to do anything”—but not everything is constructive.

1 Corinthians 6:12 NIV

I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

1 Corinthians 6:12 NLT

You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.

In the Great Eight, Paul also says, “walk not after the flesh.”, which is another way to say “make decisions against yourself”

Question 33

What is the biblical equivalent of “More Cowbell”?

Answer 33

More of the Holy Spirit is the answer to every prayer and every problem.

In their book If: Trading Your If Only Regrets for God’s What If Possibilities, Mark and Parker Batterson write: “The Holy Spirit doesn’t make you any better than anybody else. He makes you better than yourself! 1 He gives us wisdom beyond our knowledge, power beyond our strength, and gifting beyond our natural ability. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we become better than our best effort, better than our best thought. We become the best version of ourselves possible. I mean, it takes a lifetime, but it seems well worth it, right?”

Question 34

God’s promises include:

Answer 34

God is preparing good works in advance.
God is ordering your footsteps.
God is working all things together for good.”

Question 35

The Great Commission

Answer 35

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.””
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭28‬:‭18‬-‭20‬ ‭NIV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/111/mat.28.18-20.NIV

Question 36

The Great Commandment

Answer 36

“One of the teachers of the law came and heard them debating. Noticing that Jesus had given them a good answer, he asked him, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?” “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.””
‭‭Mark‬ ‭12‬:‭28‬-‭31‬ ‭NIV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/111/mrk.12.28-31.NIV