THE CHURCH BIBLICAL FOUNDATION

Question 1

Foundation of the CHURCH

● For Christians the foundation of the Church can be traced as early as the___________ time, and vindicated by the person of________ in the New Testament.

Answer 1

Old Testament

Jesus Christ

Question 2

Brief Survey of the Old Testament

Answer 2

1. Humble beginning of Israel as a people.
2. Israel’s Religious Experiences
3. Fulǚllment of God’s promise of in Jesus
4. Discussion if Jesus really intended to found a Church

Question 3

COVENANT

● Etymologically, is derived from the______ word______, which refers to agreement, or legal contract between kins.

Answer 3

Hebrew

berit

Question 4

Berit means

Answer 4

agreement, or legal contract between kins

Question 5

agreement, or legal contract between kins

Answer 5

Berit

Question 6

When applied between God and Abraham, understood as more than a legal contract or agreement.

Answer 6

Covenant

Question 7

Covenant: When applied between God and Abraham

Answer 7

Basic relationship
Sacred
Irrevocable pact

Question 8

Covenant Conditions

Answer 8

1. Yahweh shall give Abraham the Land of Canaan
2. Promise of Countless Descendants
3. Assurance of Yahweh’s Protection
4. They shall worship and keep Yahweh as their only God

Question 9

In the book of Exodus, the new Pharaoh turned the_______ into slaves and treated them with cruelty and oppression.

Answer 9

Israelites

Question 10

Yahweh heard the cry of his people and remained true to his word. He raised up a liberator in the person of_________. To free his people and lead them to a land he promised Abraham and his descendants.

Answer 10

Moses

Question 11

Yahweh’s unanimous victory over Pharaoh and his pantheon of God’s led Pharaoh to concede his defeat and helplessness before the mighty powerful_____ of Moses.

Answer 11

God

Question 12

The defeated Pharaoh eventually issued a decree for the freedom of the______ and their return to_______.

Answer 12

Hebrews

Canaan

Question 13

Chapter_____ of Exodus narrates the renewal of the Covenant. Such covenant was unique because the God of Abraham directly enters into an agreement with Israel as his chosen people.

Answer 13

20

Question 14

In return, Israel pledged its worship and loyalty to______ alone. He then gave them the___________ that would govern and guide their way of life.

Answer 14

Yahweh

10 commandments

Question 15

_________has grown more defind in its identity and more organized and systematic in living out its duties towards God as indicated by its laws and precepts.

Answer 15

Israel

Question 16

______as God’s chosen people evolved into an organized worshipping assembly of Yahweh guided by its fundamental laws, beliefs, and rituals called–____________

Answer 16

Israel

Qahal Yahweh

Question 17

Despite God’s goodness, the_________ succumbed to their own failures and unfaithfulness.

Answer 17

Israelites

Question 18

COVENANT VIOLATION & CONSEQUENCES

Answer 18

Pagan Worship
Abuses of Kings
Violation and Disobedience

Question 19

there were times when Israelites resorted to pagan worship of the_______ gods – El, Baal, Asherah, Anat, Astarte

Answer 19

Canaanite gods

Question 20

Canaanite gods

Answer 20

El, Baal, Asherah, Anat, Astarte

Question 21

They worship Canaanite gods in order to ensure a good harvest, or the continuity of the gift of childbirth, or the hope of divine protection.

Answer 21

Israelites

Question 22

there were instances when Israel’s kings ordered the execution of the prophets for openly condemning their political alliances, personal abuses, and religious compromises with their pagan neighbors.

Answer 22

Abuses of Kings

Question 23

there was the separation of the________ and _________ Kingdoms of Israel (due to Solomon’s permission to the worship of the pagan gods, imposition of heavy taxes, forced labor).

Answer 23

Northern and Southern

Question 24

the series of invasions by their powerful pagan neighbors (who were those who invaded).

Answer 24

the Assyrians and the Babylonians

Question 25

● When Israel was about to turn their back on Yahweh and grieve in guilt for their violation, Yahweh never gave up on them.

Answer 25

THE GREAT MESSIANIC EXPECTATION

Question 26

The Prophet’s Message ●______ 11:8-9 a YAHWEH Revealed his great Compassion and Love for Israel.

Answer 26

HOSEA

Question 27

How could I give you up, O Ephraim, or deliver you up, O Israel? How could I treat you like Admah or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. I will not give bent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again, for I am God not man.

Answer 27

HOSEA 11:8-9

Question 28

● God eradicated the punishment for violating the conditions of the Covenant. ● God recoiled in his compassion for the love of his covenant partner, Israel who had fallen into sin. ● On the other hand, Israel, reflecting in its own history of sin and sacrilege toward the sacred bond, started to pray and hope for Divine intervention.

Answer 28

God’s Forgiveness

Question 29

● Israel hoped for the arrival of the Deliverer who would restore unity and ǚdelity of Israel to their God. ● The Savior who would redeem the fallen race from sin. ● The Anointed/ Chosen One who would restore the sacred covenant between Yahweh and his people.

Answer 29

Israel’s One Great Hope

Question 30

The nature of the_______ remains an essential concept in understanding the relationship between God and His people.

Answer 30

covenant

Question 31

The idea of religious assembly, __________is based on God’s gratuitous initiative to reach out to his people.

Answer 31

Qahal Yahweh

Question 32

has freely responded on the basis of faith and loyalty towards Yahweh aided by commandments, precepts and traditions handed unto them.

Answer 32

Israel

Question 33

The ultimate realization and fulǚllment of the long-awaited______, the renewal of God’s covenant unto us.

Answer 33

Messiah

Question 34

● Jesus making an explicit intention of founding a Church is hardly supported by any direct and explicit scriptural evidence.

Answer 34

ADELBERT DENAUX

Question 35

● But to understand the post-resurrection Church in relation to the Pre-Easter Jesus and his message is an essential way of fostering ǚdelity to the Church’s theological, social and historical foundation.

Answer 35

ADELBERT DENAUX

Question 36

● No less than the pope emeritus of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI made the following points in supporting Jesus’ intention of building a community of faith, a church.

Answer 36

JOSEPH RATZINGER

Question 37

Yahweh shall give Abraham the Land of Canaan

Answer 37

1st

Question 38

Promise of Countless Descendants

Answer 38

2nd

Question 39

Assurance of Yahweh’s Protection

Answer 39

3rd

Question 40

They shall worship and keep Yahweh as their only God

Answer 40

4th and last

Question 41

Who gave permission to the worship of the pagan gods, imposition of heavy taxes, forced labor

Answer 41

Solomon - caused the 2 kingdoms to divide