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Acts & Paul Flashcards

1
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In the book of Acts, who was accused of saying that “Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and will change the customs that Moses handed on to us”?
a) Peter
b) Stephen
c) Paul
d) James

A

b) Stephen

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In the Book of Acts, who has a vision of “the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God”?
a) Peter
b) Stephen
c) Philip
d) Paul

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b) Stephen

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3
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Who was the disciple in Damascus
sent to help Saul after Saul was
blinded by a flashing light from
heaven?
a) Barnabas
b) Ananias
c) Philip
d) Stephen

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b) Ananias

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In Acts 18, who explained “the Way of God” accurately to Apollos?
a) Mary and Martha
b) Priscilla and Aquila
c) James and John
d) Paul and Timothy

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b) Priscilla and Aquila

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5
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A central theme of which letter is
expressed in the following citation:
“For there is no distinction, since all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the
redemption that is in Christ Jesus”?
a) Romans
b) Galatians
c) Colossians
d) Titus

A

a) Romans

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In Romans 4, who is described as an example of becoming righteous by faith?
a) Abraham
b) David
c) Jesus
d) Elijah

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a) Abraham

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“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” is found in which book?
a) Romans
b) 1 Corinthians
c) Ephesians
d) Philippians

A

a) Romans

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8
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From Romans 8:28, complete the
following: “We know that all things
work together for good for those who ______God, who are called according to his purpose.”
a) worship
b) love
c) obey
d) praise

A

b) love

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9
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In Romans, Paul uses which of the
following metaphors to describe the means by which Gentiles are incorporated into the promises of Israel’s God?
a) Grafting of a wild olive shoot onto the root of a cultivated olive tree
b) The adoption and inheritance of
children
c) A widow remarrying after the death of her first husband
d) All of the above

A

d) All of the above

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10
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In which letters does Paul state that
the Torah can be accomplished by
obeying the command, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself”?
a) Romans and Galatians
b) 1 Corinthians and Philippians
c) 2 Thessalonians and Philemon
d) Ephesians and Colossians

A

a) Romans and Galatians

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Who is the “deacon of the church at
Cenchreae” whom Paul commends in the closing greetings of Romans 16?
a) Prisca
b) Phoebe
c) Junia
d) Aquilla

A

b) Phoebe

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12
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In which letter does Paul commend
Phoebe, the deacon?
a) Romans
b) Acts
c) 1 Corinthians
d) Galatians

A

a) Romans

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13
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Complete this sentence from 1
Corinthians: “Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: _____ to Jews and _____ to Gentiles.”
a) a stumbling block, foolishness
b) an abomination, a mockery
c) hope, joy
d) righteousness, a light

A

a) a stumbling block, foolishness

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14
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Which of the following are themes
discussed in 1 Corinthians?
a) false teachers and spiritual gifts
b) spiritual gifts and the resurrection of the dead
c) persecution and false teachers
d) sexual immorality and persecution

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b) spiritual gifts and the resurrection of the dead

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In which letter does Paul begin an extended discussion of the theology of resurrection by asking, “Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is no resurrection of the dead?”
a) 1 Thessalonians
b) 1 Corinthians
c) Galatians
d) Ephesians

A

b) 1 Corinthians

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16
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In which letter does Paul say, “If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ”?
a) Romans
b) 1 Corinthians
c) 2 Corinthians
d) Galatians

A

c) 2 Corinthians

17
Q

According to Galatians, who
accompanied Paul for his meeting in Jerusalem with “James and Cephas and John, who were acknowledged pillars”?
a) Barnabus and Titus
b) Silas and John Marj
c) Luke and Timothy
d) Peter

A

a) Barnabus and Titus

18
Q

In which letter does Paul describe his confrontation with Cephas (Peter) about eating with the Gentiles?
a) Galatians
b) Philippians
c) Romans
d) 1 Corinthians

A

a) Galatians

19
Q

In which letter did Paul write, “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me”?
a) Romans
b) Galatians
c) Colossians
d) 2 Corinthians

A

b) Galatians

20
Q

“For freedom Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, therefore, and do not
submit again to a yoke of slavery.”
Where is this found?
a) Romans
b) 1 Corinthians
c) Galatians
d) Colossians

A

c) Galatians

21
Q

Where is the following found: “Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh…Now the works of the flesh are obvious: fornication, impurity, lincentiousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, anger, quarrels, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkeness, carousing, and things like these.”
a) Galatians
b) 1 Timothy
c) Ephesians
d) 2 Corinthians

A

a) Galatians

22
Q

“For by grace you have been saved
through faith, and this is not your
own doing; it is the gift of God–not
the result of works, so that no one
may boast” occurs in which book?
a) Ephesians
b) Colossians
c) Titus
d) Philemon

A

a) Ephesians

23
Q

Where is the following found: “Slaves obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, in singleness of heart as you obey Christ..”
a) Ephesians 6
b) Romans 3
c) 1 Corinthians 13
d) 1 Timothy 3

A

a) Ephesians 6

24
Q

In the opening to which letter does Paul state “it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to everyone else that my imprisonment is for Christ”?
a) Romans
b) 1 Corinthians
c) Philippians
d) 1 Timothy

A

c) Philippians

25
Q

In which letter does Paul exhort his
audience to “do nothing from
selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves.”
a) Ephesians
b) Philippians
c) Colossians
d) 1 Thessalonians

A

b) Philippians

26
Q

In which book does Paul write, “Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited”?
a) Philippians
b) Romans
c) Ephesians
d) 2 Corinthians

A

a) Philippians

27
Q

In which letter does Paul urge two
women, named Euodia and Syntyche, “to be of the same mind in the Lord”?
a) Philippians
b) 1 Corinthians
c) Galatians
d) Romans

A

a) Philippians

28
Q

Where is the following found: “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts…”?
a) Acts
b) Philippians
c) Philemon
d) Romans

A

b) Philippians

29
Q

The Letter to the Colossians describes Jesus Christ as not only the head of the church but also:
a) The perfect high priest
b) The lamb of God
c) The firstborn from the dead
d) The everlasting temple

A

c) The firstborn from the dead

30
Q

In Colossians, baptism is compared to
a) a ritual washing away of sin
b) being buried and raised with Christ
c) a sign of repentance in anticipation of the coming reign of God
d) a test of obedience to all Christ’s commands

A

b) being buried and raised with Christ

31
Q

Which Pauline letter describes the
coming of the day of the Lord like a
“thief in the night”?
a) Ephesians
b) 1 Thessalonians
c) 1 Corinthians
d) 1 Timothy

A

b) 1 Thessalonians

32
Q

In 2 Thessalonians it says that “the day of the Lord will not come unless the rebellion comes first” and who is “revealed”?
a) the Antichrist
b) the lawless one
c) the false prophet
d) the beast

A

b) the lawless one

33
Q

According to 1 Timothy, what saying is “sure and worthy of full acceptance”?
a) “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the foremost.”
b) “The gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
c) “Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day.”
d) “By grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God

A

a) “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the foremost.”

34
Q

Which two letters describe the qualifications of bishops and of elders?
a) 1 Timothy and Titus
b) 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy
c) 1 Corinthians and 2 Thessalonians
d) Galatians and Ephesians

A

a) 1 Timothy and Titus

35
Q

Which letter includes the admonition to “Honor widows who are really widows,” whom it then defines as those “left alone” without “children or grandchildren, [who] should first learn their religious duty to their parents; for this is pleasing in God’s sight”?
a) Ephesians
b) Colossians
c) 2 Thessalonians
d) 1 Timothy

A

d) 1 Timothy

36
Q

Paul suggests to Philemon that Philemon should welcome Onesimus back because:
a) Onesimus is now useful rather than useless
b) Philemon owes Paul his very life
c) Onesimus was Philemon’s beloved brother
d) All of the above

A

d) All of the above

37
Q

In which letter did Paul quote someone whom he referred to as “their very own prophet” who described the people of Crete as “always liars, vicious brutes, lazy gluttons”?
a) 2 Timothy
b) Titus
c) Philemon
d) Galatians

A

b) Titus

38
Q

In Titus 1, which of the following is NOT a trait that an elder must have?
a) not be a slave-owner
b) married only once
c) children are believers
d) not accused of debauchery

A

a) not be a slave-owner

39
Q

According to the letter addressed to
him, where had Paul left Titus to put the church “in order” by appointing elders?
a) Ephesus
b) Colossae
c) Crete
d) Macedonia

A

c) Crete

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