10 Points - JANUARY 2021 Meet Flashcards
10 point questions to practice for the JAN 2021 meet! Questions 1-96, 171-288)
WHAT IS THE BIBLE?
The Bible is the inspired Word of God and is His revelation to all people of Himself and His plan of salvation.
HOW MANY BOOKS ARE THERE in the Bible?
66
WHAT ARE THE TWO divisions of the Bible?
Old Testament and New Testament
WHAT DOES “TESTAMENT” mean?
Covenant
HOW MANY BOOKS ARE IN THE OLD Testament?
39
IN WHAT LANGUAGE WAS MOST OF THE OLD Testament written?
Hebrew
HOW MANY BOOKS ARE IN THE NEW Testament?
27
IN WHAT LANGUAGE WAS MOST OF THE NEW Testament written?
Greek
ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DID God inspire to write the Bible?
40
APPROXIMATELY how many years did it take to write the Bible?
1600 years
WHICH BOOK OF THE BIBLE TELLS ABOUT THE BEGINNINGS OF THE WORLD?
Genesis
WHAT ARE THE 4 Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
WHAT DOES THE WORD “GOSPEL” mean?
“Good News”
WHAT IS THE THEME of the 4 Gospels?
The life and teaching of Jesus
WHO WROTE MORE books of the Bible than any other person?
Paul
WHICH BOOK OF THE BIBLE TELLS ABOUT THE BEGINNINGS OF THE CHURCH?
Acts
WHICH NEW Testament book is composed almost entirely of prophecies of the future?
Revelation
WHICH OF THE OLD Testament books is a collection of hymns and songs?
Psalms
WHO WROTE MANY of the Psalms?
King David
WHAT IS AN EPISTLE?
A letter sent by an apostle
WHAT IS THE LONGEST BOOK of the Bible?
Psalms
WHAT IS THE SHORTEST chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 117
WHAT IS THE LONGEST chapter in the Bible?
Psalm 119
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHERE did the universe come from?
Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
WHO WERE THE FIRST MAN and first woman?
Adam and Eve
HOW ARE people different from animals?
God created people in His own image.
WHO WERE THE FIRST TWO brothers?
Cain and Abel
WHO WAS THE FIRST MURDERER?
Cain
HOW DID SIN enter the world?
Through the disobedience of Adam and Eve
THE account of man’s first sin mentioned what 2 trees?
The tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil The tree of life
WHAT MAN WALKED with God until God took him to heaven without dying?
Enoch
WHO LIVED longer than any other person, and how long did he live?
Methuselah–969 years
WHY DID GOD SEND a flood upon the earth?
Because people were so wicked that they thought about evil all the time.
WHOM DID GOD SPARE from the Great Flood?
Noah and his family
WHO WERE THE THREE sons of Noah?
Shem, Ham, Japheth
WHEN THE FLOOD came, how long did it rain?
40 days and nights
WHAT WAS THE MEANING OF THE FIRST rainbow?
It was God’s promise that the world would never again be destroyed by a flood.
AFTER THE Flood, how did the people rebel against God?
By building a tower to reach heaven.
HOW DID GOD JUDGE the people who built the tower of Babel?
By confusing their languages so they couldn’t understand one another.
HOW DID GOD TEST Abraham’s faith when He asked him to leave Ur of the Chaldees?
By asking Abraham to follow Him without telling him where He would lead him.
WHO WAS ABRAHAM’S NEPHEW?
Lot
WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL name of the country God promised to Abraham?
Canaan
WHO WAS ABRAHAM’S WIFE?
Sarah
TO WHAT COUNTRY did Abraham go in time of famine?
Egypt
WHY WAS IT wrong for Lot to live in Sodom?
Because the men of Sodom were very wicked sinners.
WHO WAS MELCHIZEDEK?
Priest of God and King of Salem
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SON BORN TO ABRAHAM AND HAGAR?
Ishmael
WHAT TWO CITIES did God destroy with fire because of their great wickedness?
Sodom and Gomorrah
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THE SON BORN TO ABRAHAM AND SARAH?
Isaac
HOW OLD WERE Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born?
Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90 years old.
WHO WAS ISAAC’S wife?
Rebekah
WHO WERE THE TWIN sons of Isaac and Rebekah?
Esau and Jacob
WHAT DID ESAU sell to Jacob?
His birthright
HOW DID JACOB OBTAIN the blessing of the firstborn son instead of Esau?
By making his father, Isaac, think he was Esau
WHERE DID JACOB HAVE a dream of a ladder reaching to heaven?
Bethel
WHO WAS THE MOTHER of Joseph and Benjamin?
Rachel
WHAT NEW name did God give to Jacob and what did it mean?
Israel, which means, “he struggles with God”
WHAT SPECIAL meaning did Joseph’s dreams have?
He would be a great ruler someday, and his family would bow down to him.
HOW DID JACOB SHOW his special love for Joseph?
By giving him a coat of many colors
INTO what country was Joseph sold as a slave?
Egypt
WHO WAS JOSEPH’S first master in Egypt?
Potiphar
WHAT HAPPENED TO JOSEPH when he refused to commit sin with his master’s wife?
He was put into prison.
WHOSE DREAMS did Joseph interpret while in prison?
Pharaoh’s baker and cupbearer
WHAT DID JOSEPH say was the the meaning of the king’s dream?
7 good years would be followed by 7 years of famine.
WHOM DID PHARAOH appoint to prepare for the famine?
Joseph
WHAT ARE THE NAMES of the 2 sons of Joseph?
Ephraim and Manasseh
WHY DID JOSEPH’S brothers come to Egypt?
To buy food
WHERE DID JACOB AND his family settle in Egypt?
Goshen
WHO WAS THE BABY that Pharaoh’s daughter found floating in the river?
Moses
WHY DID MOSES flee from Egypt?
Because it was known that he had killed an Egyptian who mistreated an Israelite.
WHO WAS MOSES’ father-in-law and what was his position?
Jethro; priest of Midian
WHERE DID GOD appear to Moses out of the burning bush?
Mount Horeb
WHAT PROMISE did God make to Moses at the burning bush?
That God would rescue the children of Israel out of Egypt
HOW DID GOD PERSUADE Pharaoh to let the Israelite’s go?
By send 10 plagues upon the land of Egypt
WHOM DID GOD GIVE Moses to help him in bringing the people of Israel out of Egypt?
Moses’ brother Aaron
WHAT WAS THE TENTH and last plague that fell upon Egypt?
The death of the firstborn
WHAT FEAST did God establish to remember the Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt?
Passover
BY WHAT MIRACLE DID ISRAEL leave the land of Egypt?
The Parting of the Red Sea
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EGYPTIANS who tried to follow the Israelites through the Red Sea?
They all drowned.
WHO WAS THE SISTER of Moses?
Miriam
HOW DID GOD CHANGE the bitter water of Marah into good water?
By showing Moses a piece of wood to throw into the water.
HOW DID GOD PROVIDE BREAD for the Israelites in the wilderness?
By sending manna
WHAT MIRACLE DID God perform for Moses at Rephidim?
God brought water from a rock.
HOW DID AARON and Hur help Moses gain the victory over the Amalekites?
By holding up Moses’ hands
ON WHAT mountain did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?
Mt. Sinai
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHICH IS the first of the 10 Commandments?
Exodus 20:3 “You shall have no other Gods before me.”
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PROHIBITS THE worshipping of idols?
Exodus 20:4 “You shall not make for yourself an image.”
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PROHIBITS CURSING and swearing?
Exodus 20:7 “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.”
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS SETS aside one day each week as special unto God?
Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath Day by keeping it holy.”
WHAT DID PAUL call “the first commandment of promise”?
Honor your father and your mother.
WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PROTECTS THE SACREDNESS OF HUMAN life?
“You shall not murder.”
WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PROTECTS THE SACREDNESS OF MARRIAGE?
“You shall not commit adultery.”
WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PROTECTS OUR right to own possessions?
“You shall not steal.”
WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS PROHIBITS lying?
“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.”
WHICH OF THE 10 COMMANDMENTS FORBIDS wrong desires?
“You shall not covet…anything that belongs to your neighbor.”
IN WHICH book and chapter of the Bible do we find the first record of the 10 Commandments?
Exodus chapter 20
WHO TOLD Mary she would be the mother of the Messiah?
The angel Gabriel
TO WHOM WAS the virgin Mary engaged to be married?
Joseph
WHO WERE THE FIRST PERSONS, other than Joseph and Mary, to hear that Jesus had been born?
Shepherds
WHAT TWO GROUPS of men worshipped the Christ child?
Shepherds and Wise Men
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHEN the Wise Men came seeking Jesus, what question did they ask?
Matthew 2:2. “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?”
WHO WAS KING over Judea when Jesus was born?
Herod
HOW DID THE Wise Men find Jesus?
They followed His star to where He was.
WHAT GIFTS were given to Jesus by the Wise Men?
Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh
WHERE DID JESUS LIVE as he was growing up?
Nazareth
WHOM DID GOD SEND to prepare the way for Jesus?
John the Baptist
ABOUT HOW OLD was Jesus when He began His public ministry?
30 years old
ABOUT HOW LONG did Jesus preach and teach before His crucifixion?
3 and a half years
QUOTATION QUESTION. WITH what words did John the Baptist introduce Jesus?
John 1:29 “Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!”
HOW DID JOHN the Baptist describe the way Jesus would baptize?
With the Holy Spirit and with fire
WHICH OF THE DISCIPLES was a tax collector?
Matthew
AFTER ANDREW met Jesus, what did he tell his brother Simon?
“We have found the Messiah.”
WHAT WAS JESUS’ first miracle?
Turning water into wine at the wedding in Cana
WHAT RULER of the Jews came to Jesus by night seeking the way to eternal life?
Nicodemus
WHERE DID JOHN the Baptist baptize Jesus?
In the Jordan River
HOW DID GOD SHOW His approval of Jesus at His baptism?
The Holy Spirit descended on Him and the Father said, “This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
DURING Jesus’ temptation, how long did He go without eating?
40 days and nights
WHO WERE THE FIRST FOUR apostles Jesus called to follow Him?
Peter, Andrew, James, John
WHAT DO WE CALL the first statements of the Sermon on the Mount which all began with the word “blessed”?
The Beatitudes
HOW DID JESUS PROVE His power over nature?
By calming a storm on the Sea of Galilee
WHAT STRANGE gift did King Herod give to his stepdaughter?
The head of John the Baptist
WHAT REVELATION of himself did Jesus give to Peter, James, and John on a high mountain?
Jesus was transfigured and talked with Moses and Elijah.
WHY DID THE RICH young ruler fail to follow Jesus?
He loved the things he owned more than he loved Jesus.
WHAT DID JESUS PROPHESY WOULD happen to the stones of the Temple?
Not one stone would be left on another.
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT GREAT statement did Peter make about Jesus?
Matthew 16:16 “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
WHICH THREE of the disciples were Jesus’ closest friends?
Peter, James, John
WHO DID JESUS SAY WAS LIKE THE FOOLISH man who built his house upon on sand?
Those who hear His teachings but do not do them.
WHO DID JESUS SAY WAS LIKE THE WISE man who built his house upon the rock?
Those who hear His teachings and do them.
IN JESUS’ parable, who helped the man who had been beaten and robbed?
The Good Samaritan
IN THE PARABLE of the Sower, to what did Jesus compare the seed?
The Word of God
WHAT DID JESUS TEACH about material possessions?
Don’t be greedy. A person’s life does not consist of what he owns.
WHAT DID JESUS DO in healing the man born blind?
He put mud on his eyes and told him to go and wash it off.
WHICH OF JESUS’ parables tells us that God is willing to forgive and restore the sinner who repents?
The Parable of the Prodigal Son
HOW DID JESUS ANSWER those who asked if it was right for them to pay taxes to Caesar?
“Give Caesar what belongs to him, and give God what belongs to Him.”
HOW DID JESUS FEED five thousand men, plus women and children?
He multiplied five loaves and two fish from a boys’ lunch.
WHO CLIMBED a tree in order to see Jesus?
Zacchaeus
HOW DID JESUS COME into Jerusalem at the Triumphal Entry?
Jesus came riding on the colt of a donkey.
HOW DID JESUS TEACH His disciples humility at the Last Supper?
He washed the disciples’ feet.
WHERE DID JESUS PRAY the night before his crucifixion?
Gethsemane
WHICH APOSTLE betrayed Jesus?
Judas Iscariot
IN BETRAYING Jesus, how did Judas show the soldiers who Jesus was?
He kissed Jesus.
WHAT DID JESUS PROPHESY PETER would do on the night of his betrayal?
Peter would deny Him 3 times.
WHAT PERSON did the people ask Pilate to spare instead of Jesus?
Barabbas
WHAT DOES THE WOD “GOLGOTHA” mean?
The place of the Skull
WHAT TITLE did Pilate have placed on Jesus’ cross?
The King of the Jews
HOW DID JESUS DIE?
He was crucified, or nailed to a cross.
WHAT HAPPENED IN the realm of nature when Jesus was crucified?
The sun became dark for three house and there was an earthquake.
WHAT DID THE ROMAN officer who had been in charge of Jesus’ execution say about Jesus?
“Surely he was the Son of God!”
WHO BURIED Jesus?
Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO SEE Jesus after He was resurrected?
Mary Magdalene
HOW WAS the way made for the women to get inside the tomb of Jesus?
An angel had rolled away the stone.
WHO WAS THE DISCIPLE who at first doubted Jesus’ resurrection?
Thomas
AFTER JESUS walked and talked with His apostles for 40 days following His resurrection, what happened to Him?
He was taken up and a cloud hid Him from their sight.
WHO WAS CHOSEN to replace Judas as an apostle?
Matthias
ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WAITED together in the Upper Room for the coming of the Holy Spirit?
120
WHAT GIFT of God was given to the Church on the Day of Pentecost?
The gift of the Holy Spirit
WHAT OLD Testament prophet foretold the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
Joel
ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE saved as a result of Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost?
3,000
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID PETER say to the lame man at the temple gate?
Acts 3:6 “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk.”
WHAT WAS THE SIN of Ananias and Sapphira?
They lied to the Holy Spirit
WHY DID THE APOSTLES rejoice after being beaten for preaching the gospel?
Because they were counted worthy to suffer disgrace for Jesus’ name.
WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON TO BE martyred for being a Christian?
Stephen
ACCORDING TO CHURCH history, who was the only one of the 12 apostles not martyred for his faith in the risen Christ?
John
WHY DID SAUL of Tarsus go to Damascus?
To arrest Christians
WHAT HAPPENED TO SAUL of Tarsus near Damascus?
Jesus appeared to him in a great light, and Saul accepted Him as Lord.
WHO WAS RAISED from the dead in answer to Peter’s prayer?
Tabitha
WHO WAS THE ROMAN officer who sent for Peter to come and preach to him?
Cornelius
WHAT HAPPENED WHILE Peter was preaching at Cornelius’ house?
The Holy Spirit came on all those who head the message.
IN WHAT CITY were Jesus’ followers first called “Christians”?
Antioch
HOW DID PETER escape from prison the night before Herod planned to kill him?
An angel opened the prison for him.
WHO HELPED Paul on his first missionary journey?
Barnabas
WHAT HAPPENED TO PAUL at Lystra after the person had thought he was a god?
He was stoned and left for dead, but God healed him.
HOW DID PAUL know he was supposed to preach in Macedonia?
God showed him a vision of a man from Macedonia calling for help.
WHO WERE PAUL’S chief helpers on his second missionary journey?
Silas and Timothy
WHO WROTE THE Book of Acts?
Luke
WHAT WAS THE OCCUPATION of Luke?
Doctor
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID PAUL tell the Philippian jailer to do in order to be saved?
Acts 16:31 “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved–you and your household.”
WHO WERE THE TENTMAKERS who assisted Paul at Corinth?
Aquila and Priscilla
WHAT DID THE PEOPLE of Ephesus do with their books of witchcraft to show they had turned to God?
They burned them.
IN EPHESIANS, what command does Paul give to the children?
Children, obey your parents.
DOES God treat all people alike?
Yes, all people are equal before God.
WHY DID GOD GIVE the law?
To show all people what sin is.
QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT IS the penalty of sin?
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
WHY DID JESUS die on the cross?
He died for our sins.
WHY SHOULD we wear all of the armor of God?
So that we can resist the attacks of the devil.
IN THE CHRISTIAN’S ARMOR, WHAT IS THE BUCKLE around the waist?
Truth
IN THE CHRISTIAN’S ARMOR, WHAT IS THE BREASTPLATE?
Righteousness
IN THE CHRISTIAN’S ARMOR, WHAT IS WORN on the feet?
Readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
IN THE CHRISTIAN’S ARMOR, WHAT IS THE SHIELD?
Faith
IN THE CHRISTIAN’S ARMOR, WHAT IS THE HELMET?
Salvation
WHAT SHOULD Christians use to protect themselves from Satan’s flaming arrows?
The shield of faith
WHAT IS THE SPIRIT’S sword?
The Word of God
WHEN SHOULD Christians rejoice?
Always
TO WHAT YOUNG pastor did Paul write two letters which are books of the Bible?
Timothy
WHO WAS THE SLAVE Paul won to the Lord while in prison?
Onesimus
WHY DO we love God?
We love him, because He first loved us.
WHAT HAPPENED TO JOHN on the isle of Patmos?
God showed him what was going to happen in the last days.
WHAT IS AN APOSTLE?
A special messenger sent by God
WHAT IS FAITH?
Faith is belief and complete trust in God.
WHAT IS DOCTRINE?
Doctrine is teaching from the Bible.
WHAT IS SIN?
Sin is refusing to do God’s will as revealed by His word and His spirit.
WHAT IS GRACE?
Grace means that God offers us His love and forgiveness as a gift and not because we have earned it or deserve it.
WHAT IS REDEMPTION?
Redemption is the price Jesus paid for our salvation.
WHAT IS DEATH?
Death is the separation of the body and the soul.
WHAT IS A PROPHET?
A prophet is a person whom God has chosen to speak for Him in a special way through the power of the Holy Spirit.
WHO ARE the angels?
Spiritual beings created by God.
WHAT DO WE MEAN when we say that God is immutable?
God does not change. He is always the same.
WHAT IS A DISCIPLE?
A disciple is a learner of Jesus.
WHAT IS PRAYER?
Prayer is talking with God.
WHAT IS PRAISE?
Praise is expressing our love to God for all He is and all He has done.
WHAT IS WORSHIP?
Worship is praising and adoring God.
WHAT DOES “REPENTANCE” mean?
Repentance is having a change of mind, heart, and direction.
WHAT IS JUSTIFICATION?
When we accept Jesus as our Savior, God accepts us as though we had not sinned.
WHAT IS SANCTIFICATION?
Sanctification is being separated from sin and set apart to serve God.
