Bible Flashcards
1
Q
Holiness of life begins with salvation from sin and the
______________ of God’s grace.
A
redemptive power
2
Q
The ______ of the Israelites in Babylon was a disastrous
return to bondage.
A
captivity
3
Q
The _______ formed a pattern of salvation by which
God’s future deeds of redemption could be understood.
A
Exodus
4
Q
The salvation that came through Jesus Christ further
revealed God’s _______ and _______.
A
righteousness; faithfulness
5
Q
Through Christ we are raised to walk in newness of
life, which is imparted at _______.
A
regeneration
6
Q
As Christians, we must understand our _____________
for holiness of life.
A
personal responsibility
7
Q
There is no better term to describe the essence of
holiness of life than _________.
A
Christlikeness
8
Q
These two words, holiness and righteousness, mark
two aspects of one ______.
A
condition
9
Q
Holiness has to do with __________; righteousness with
_________.
A
character; conduct
10
Q
Holiness describes ____________ while righteousness
describes ________.
A
being; doing
11
Q
Holiness is the combination of grace and ______.
A
truth
12
Q
______ is freedom from the dominion of sin.
A
Holiness
13
Q
Holiness of life can be achieved as we walk in _______
and ________.
A
obedience; humility
14
Q
Holiness is perfected in the fear of God through ______
and _______.
A
renunciation; surrender
15
Q
____ was the embodiment of all purity and goodness.
A
Adam
16
Q
The concept of holiness is so central to biblical teaching
that it is said of God, “________________.”
A
Holy is His name
17
Q
The primary meaning of holy is “______.”
A
separate
18
Q
It is not just a fear of punishment for sin but it is a
______ for and ______ to God’s person, to His majesty,
authority, and goodness.
A
reverence; submission
19
Q
______ enables a person to reach his/her full potential.
A
Humility
20
Q
The obedience we offer will not be ______.
A
legalism
21
Q
“Now no ________ seems to be joyful for the present”
(Hebrews 12:11).
A
chastening
22
Q
People who fear God and walk in obedience and
humility are marked by __________ of evil. They hate
evil and understand its _______.
A
radical avoidance;
destructiveness
23
Q
The eyes of the Lord are on the ____, His face is against
those who do evil but He is near to those who have a
broken heart and a _________.
A
righteous; contrite spirit
24
Q
Holiness of life requires that we identify our ________.
A
besetting weakness
25
People who fear the Lord are _____________ to their
relationship with God.
totally loyal
26
Holiness of life is possible because it is the ________
____, it is the ____________, and it is the _________
of the Holy Spirit.
will of God; work of Christ;
ministry
27
__________ that it is possible to live a life of holiness
hinders people from attaining the character of holiness.
Doubting
28
______ others for failure hinders people from attaining
the character of holiness.
Blaming
29
____-__________ hinders people from attaining the
character of holiness.
Self-justification
30
_________ in leaders hinders people from attaining
the character of holiness.
Hypocrisies
31
_________ among believers hinders people from
attaining the character of holiness.
Insincerity
32
Unresolved ______ hinders people from attaining the
character of holiness.
anger
33
No fearful expectation of _______ hinders people from
attaining the character of holiness.
judgment
34
The image of God can be subdivided into two parts, the
______ image and the ______ image.
moral; natural
35
The __________ of God’s attributes is holiness, the
heart of the image of God is related to His holiness.
organizing characteristic
36
Holiness is the ________ of the Old Testament.
central idea
37
_______ is not just one side of God’s essential being,
but rather it is the _________ of the total content of
God and His relationship to the world.
Holiness;
comprehensive designation
38
Holiness is that which _______ and _______ the other
attributes of God.
qualifies; conditions
39
The holiness of God must be viewed as being at the
heart of all true _________.
biblical theology
40
Holiness describes the transcendence and _________
of God.
sovereignty
41
_________ is the key name used for God in association
with His role as creator (Genesis 1).
Elohim
42
The concept of holiness is linked with ________.
separation
43
Exodus says that no other god is like our God, who is
________ in holiness.
majestic
44
The Holy Spirit, the ________ of the Godhead, has a
directing role in the kingdom of God.
Executive
45
The Scriptures clearly establish that the Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit are the ________ of the world.
royal rulers
46
We enter the kingdom of God based upon ________
and _________ in the finished work of Jesus Christ,
King and Lord.
repentance; faith
47
The birthday of the New Testament church comes on
the Day of ______, when the __________ came to take
full sovereign control over the lives of the assembled
disciples (Acts 2).
Pentecost; Holy Spirit
48
The role of God as __________ began at Mount Sinai
and continues until the pictures of God’s final reign in
Revelation.
sovereign king
49
The second dimension of holiness of God is _______.
brilliance
50
Holiness as __________ refers to God’s role as revealer
and _______.
brilliance; priest
51
The ______ of God is revealed to us, and we are made
to see His holiness.
glory
52
On the Mount of ______, brilliance came forth out of
Christ and not just light coming upon Him.
Transfiguration
53
In Scripture we see glory symbolized by a _______
on Mount Sinai, by fire at the __________, and with
Elijah before the prophets of ________.
cloud; burning bush; Baal
54
God’s purpose is to ________ and to be ______ by
His people. God is the _______ of truth and love.
know; known; revealer
55
_______ is described as the friend of God (Isaiah 41:8).
Abraham
56
Jesus Christ is described as the One who is the ____
________ of God in the world (Matthew 1:23).
personal presence
57
As personal _________, Jesus is described as a faithful
witness unto God, communicating God’s desire for
relationship with His people.
revealer
58
In the ___________, God vindicates His holiness by
putting His Spirit within the lives of His people (Joel
2:28, 29).
New Covenant
59
As _______ of the Holy Spirit, the disciples in the
Upper Room were filled with the presence of God.
temples
60
This filling was manifested by their _______ in other
_______ as the Spirit enabled them.
speaking; tongues
61
The fullness of God’s personal presence through the
Holy Spirit is described as ______ or being ______ in
the Holy Spirit.
receiving; baptized
62
God desires to work out His will in our lives through
_____ and the ______ of the fullness of the Holy Spirit.
sanctification; indwelling
63
The concept of brightness or brilliance is also associated
with the concept of ______.
purification
64
God, as gracious priest, mediates our ________ (1 John
1:7-9).
transformation
65
A vital _______ of the holiness of God is the concept
of the righteousness of God.
dimension
66
_______ is the mode by which God’s essence is
expressed toward His created world.
Righteousness
67
God himself is the ______________ of all holiness,
and righteousness is the expression of God’s _______
(Isaiah 5:16).
standard; character
68
God is both the lawmaker and the _______.
judicator
69
As lawmaker, God’s law is based on His own holy
character and is an expression of divine ______ and
divine _______ (Romans 7:12).
holiness; standards
70
God sets a standard of holiness expressed as ______
and as a ________ holds His people responsible and
accountable.
righteousness; judge
71
“His divine power has granted to us all things that
pertain to life and ______” (2 Peter 1:3 RSV).
godliness
72
God’s love comes as a natural expression of His ____
________.
moral holiness
73
The Bible clearly shows a picture of God as a ____
________.
loving Father
74
The role of God as Father in the New Testament has
become a “__________ of Christianity.”
central principle
75
The role of Jesus Christ as Son of God places emphasis
upon the family relationship within the ______.
Trinity
76
The Holy Spirit guarantees our _______ as members
of the family of God.
inheritance
77
“In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word
of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also,
having believed, you were _______ with the Holy
Spirit of promise.”
sealed
78
The Holy Spirit leads us to Christ through a _______
of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
conviction
79
Paul reminded Timothy (his son in the faith) that
“all Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is
profitable for ______, for ______, for ______, [and]
for ______ in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16 NKJV).
doctrine; reproof;
correction; instruction
80
The holiness of God is the source of divine power to
bring about ______.
redemption
81
The prophets of the Old Testament describe a holy God
who reveals Himself in ______.
power
82
God is _________, the Almighty One (Exodus 6:2-6).
El Shaddai
83
The holiness of God connects His role as redeemer and
as ______.
Savior
84
The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me . . . __________
. . . . to heal . . . . to proclaim . . . to open the prison to
those who are bound (Luke 4:18, 19).
anointing me
85
God’s power must be matched with our _______, our
______, and total ______ to His lordship.
faith; obedience; yielding
86
______ is the foundation of goodness and our Holy
God is the eternal foundation of all that is good.
Holiness
87
Goodness, purity, and holiness are all an outflow of the
very ______ of God.
nature
88
Jesus describes Himself as the ___________ who lays
down His life for His sheep (John 10:11, 14).
Good Shepherd
89
In His divinity, Jesus is a shepherd, and in His humanity,
He is a ______.
lamb
90
The guiding and caring function of a shepherd is also
seen in the _________ (John 16:13).
Holy Spirit
91
The many roles and dimensions we have discussed
reveal the fullness of God’s ______.
character
92
Jesus Christ fulfills in the New Covenant all the ______
demonstrated by God in the Old Covenant.
roles
93
The Holy Spirit is the ______ of Creation, the ______
of the Godhead, the Spirit of ______, the Intercessor,
the Advocate, the Agent of the new birth, and the Spirit
of power.
Agent; Executive; truth
94
Without ______, which produces holiness of life, we
are married in our image.
sanctification
95
Through the ______ and ______ of God, we see His
attributes of holiness.
roles; dimensions
96
The holiness of God includes both His ______ and His
______.
nature; actions
97
In the New Testament, Jesus came as the full revelation
of the ______ of God.
image
98
Paul declares that “[Jesus] is the image of the invisible
God . . . for in Him all the fullness should dwell”
(_______________).
Colossians 1:15, 19
99
Jesus reflects in His _______ the divine image of the
Creator and in His _______, the image of the person
God desires to see in us.
divinity; humanity
100
Paul said in ____________, “[You also must] consider
yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus”
(NASB).
Romans 6:11
101
_______ re-creates the moral image of God in people
and opens the door to God’s work of sanctification and
growth in ______.
Salvation; holiness
102
God must be seen as both the Transcendent ______
and as the Sovereign ______ over the universe.
Creator; King
103
The first reference to the holiness of God in ________
relates His majestic and sovereign rule over His people
and their adversaries.
Exodus 15
104
Israel began under a ______ with God as ______.
theocracy; King
105
The prophet ______ realized that kings, such as Uzziah,
come and go, but God is the permanent King over the
universe. He described this Holy Lord of Hosts whose
glory fills the earth as the “_________ of Israel” (1:4).
Isaiah; Holy One
106
As King over Israel, God embraces ______, executes
______, and enforces ______.
morality; judgment;
righteousness
107
______ declares that Jesus is the Messiah King for
whom the Hebrews had been looking and waiting.
Matthew
108
The _________ anointed the kings and judges of Israel
and anointed Jesus (Luke 4:18).
Holy Spirit
109
The Holy Spirit is seen as the immediate __________
of God in the world.
ruling presence
110
In Christ’s humanity, He models for us the __________
of a true servant of the true Holy God (Philippians 2:6-8).
submissive life
111
In Christ’s teaching concerning the “kingdom of God,”
it becomes clear that God desires to __________ in the
lives of believers.’’
reign supreme
112
______ is mankind’s rebellion and unwillingness to
submit to the authority of God.
Sin
113
A faithful obedience to the Word and will of God is
necessary for abiding in the _____________.
kingdom of God
114
The work of the Holy Spirit is essential in the process
of ____ and ____.
repentance; regeneration
115
The ____-____ demands that we walk worthy of His
presence through the sanctifying power of the Spirit.
Christ-life
116
Living in the Kingdom requires a ____ relationship
with God and with the body of Christ on earth.
covenant
117
The desire for ____ is essential to deny worldly
passions and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly
lives (Titus 2:11, 12).
holiness
118
The apostle ____ said that we have been sanctified
through the work of the Holy Spirit and begotten unto
a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead to an inheritance, which is ____ and ____ that
fadeth not away (1 Peter 1:2-4).
Peter; incorruptible;
undefiled
119
Holiness of life is made possible through faith,
conferring upon mankind a new ____.
status
120
In early ____ and ____ the Christian life was depicted
as a struggle toward righteousness rather than a
possessing of righteousness.
Pietism; Puritanism
121
____ said that in the moment of justification or
conversion our sanctification begins.
Wesley
122
Justification reaches all the way from ____ and ____ to
____.
calling; conversion;
glorification
123
In the Old Testament, a leader of God’s people was,
first of all, a ____ of God and of His people.
servant
124
The Bible demands that in order for a person to be a
leader for God, he/she must first come under the ____
of Almighty God.
authority
125
In Mark 7, Jesus said that the _________ of a leader
can become the source of many evils.
unguarded heart
126
God is continually ____ (Deuteronomy 8:2), ____
(Jeremiah 17:10), and ____ (Proverbs 21:2) the hearts
of His servants.
trying; searching;
pondering
127
______ said that it is our responsibility to maintain a
pure heart before the Lord (4:8).
James
128
Jesus said, “The greatest among you, will be your
______” (Matthew 23:11).
servant
129
__________ describes God’s process of developing
character in a Christian’s life.
2 Peter 1:1-11
130
Peter describes the Christian’s walk and growth process
by the adding of a series of ______.
disciplines
131
Because of God’s dealings with us, we have renounced
the hidden things of ______, we manifest the ______,
we commend ourselves with a ___________ in the
sight of God (2 Corinthians 4:2).
dishonesty; truth;
clear conscience
132
The fulfillment of our _________ demands holiness of
life.
divine purpose
133
When we indulge in our sinful natures and practice
unholiness, we ______ the Holy Spirit.
grieve
134
Living in the light of holiness is much more than
______ practices.
legalistic
135
Our prevailing desire for ______ and ______ empowers
us to overcome an indwelling propensity to sin (1 John
3:9).
holiness; integrity
136
Humility and sensitivity to the Spirit keeps us pure and
free from ______.
condemnation
137
Holiness requires that we remain ______ on the Holy
Spirit through prayer, humility, and feeding on the
Word of God.
dependent
138
The baptism of the Holy Spirit upon the early church
was an answer to Christ’s prayer for the ______ of His
followers/disciples.
sanctification
139
______ represents the full manifestation of the presence
of the Trinity in the lives of believers under the New
Covenant.
Pentecost
140
The full manifestation of God’s personal presence in
the world was first revealed in the coming of Jesus in
the _____ and then in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit
at ______.
Incarnation; Pentecost
141
Jesus, ______, “God with us” (Matthew 1:23) is the
beginning of the coming of the personal presence of
God among people.
Emmanuel
142
On the Mount of Transfiguration, the disciples saw
Moses as a symbolic representative of the revelation of
God in the _____ and Elijah representing the revelation
of God through the _____.
law; prophets
143
The _______ who were filled with the Holy Spirit represented
what it means to experience the full manifestation
of God’s presence in the lives of believers.
disciples
144
The fire, the wind, and speaking in tongues (languages)
proclaim the mighty works of God and the _______
power of the Holy Spirit.
indwelling
145
God’s __________ assumed control of their hearts and
lives in a way never before accomplished in the Old
Testament or in the physical presence of Jesus.
personal presence
146
All believers have received the Holy Spirit in an initial
sense through ______ and the ______ power of the
blood of Jesus and grace of God.
salvation; regenerating
147
The baptism in the Holy Spirit is seen as an enduement
of power for service that goes beyond the ________.
new birth
148
A life of holiness and full surrender to His will and
control requires that we also stay full of the Spirit and
live in the ________ of God.
anointing presence
149
Holiness demands that we grow in ______ with God
and maintain a vital relationship with Him.
intimacy
150
It is possible for our relationship with God to ______
and ______ into greater intimacy, holiness of character,
and anointing of the Spirit.
deepen; develop
151
Two of the greatest characteristics of our Holy God are
His ______ and His ______.
truth; faithfulness
152
The presence of the Holy Spirit is revealed to and
bestowed upon not only leaders, judges, and kings but
also on the ______.
prophets
153
______ declared, “But as for me, I am filled with
power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and
might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, to Israel
his sin” (3:8 NIV).
Micah
154
The work of the Holy Spirit is to make the believer a
______ to the truth of Jesus Christ.
witness
155
Paul said that Jesus was “declared to be the son of God
with power according to the _____________ by the
resurrection from the dead (Romans 1:4 NKJV).
Spirit of holiness
156
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit brings ______ and
the ________ of God to the believer.
hope; supernatural power
157
Paul reminded the Thessalonians that his gospel did not
come to them, in word only, but also in power and in
the Holy Spirit and with full _____” (1 Thessalonians
1:5 NASB).
conviction
158
The indwelling of the Holy Spirit brings about an ____
__________ of a person’s character to be like the Holy
Spirit’s “character.”
internal transformation
159
It is the purpose of ______ and __________ with God
that the Holy Spirit has come upon us.
holiness; intimate
fellowship
160
Sin is an offense against a pure God who requires
______ and _______.
forgiveness; atonement
161
Paul reminds Titus that God saved us, not because of
deeds done by us in righteousness, but in _______ of
His own mercy, by washing of ______, and ______ of
the Holy Spirit (Titus 3:5).
virtue; regeneration;
renewing
162
Our relationship with God, which is made possible
through His grace and redemptive mercy, must be ______.
maintained
163
The process of maintaining purity is accomplished
through our personal ______ of the cleansing power of
the Word of God.
appropriation
164
John said, “I am writing these things to you so that you
may not sin; but if any one does sin, we have an _____
with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and He is
the ______ for our sins, and not for ours only but also
for the sins of the whole world” (1 John 2:1-2 ESV).
advocate; propitiation
165
God desires for us _____ not ritual, ______ not complacency.
righteousness; commitment
166
The _______ demanded by the Law is fulfilled in those
“who do not walk according to the flesh but according
to the Spirit” (Romans 8:4).
righteousness
167
The __________ of Jesus is seen in His command that
we love our enemies and pray for those who persecute
us. Jesus even commanded that we return good for evil
(Matthew 5:43-48).
higher righteousness
168
We should pray with _______ and _______ (Matthew
6:5-8), not with vain repetitions. In prayer, let us
communicate with God and acknowledge our ______
upon Him.
sincerity; humility;
dependence
169
Prayer begins by acknowledging the ______ of God in
our lives.
sovereignty
170
Righteousness demands our ability to forgive the
_______ of others.
wrongdoings
171
The righteous recognize that God alone is our ______
for ______ and that our prayer must be to walk in the
Spirit and in the glory of God.
foundation; holiness
172
The righteousness demanded by God in the Old
Testament is fulfilled in __________ who thus walk
according to the Spirit (Romans 8:4).
converted believers
173
Jesus Christ is both the _______ and the _______ to
righteousness and eternal life (John 14:6).
gate; way
174
The apostle Paul describes the way of the unrighteous in
Ephesians 4 as follows: They _________ in the futility
of their minds (v. 17), their ______ was darkened (v.
18), they were ______ and sordid (v. 19), and they
grew ______ through deceitful lusts (v. 22).
walked aimless;
understanding; shameless;
corrupt
175
Paul urged in Ephesians ______ to walk not as fools
but as wise, not be drunk with wine but be filled with
the Spirit, and encourage one another and submit to
one another in the fear of God.
5:15-21
176
Paul describes the way of the righteous as a ______
(Ephesians 6:10-20).
warfare
177
The divine armor of God assures us of victory, knowing
“If God is for us, who can be against us?” (____ 8:31).
Romans
178
_______ said that we have been called out of _____
into His marvelous light, to follow Christ’s pathway of
______, and to return blessing for ______.
Peter; darkness; suffering;
railing
179
Failure to persevere in the development of Christian
character (holiness) leads to _________________, and
__________.
barrenness; unfruitfulness;
shortsightedness;
forgetfulness
180
Living a holy life will keep us from ______ and
______.
stumbling; backsliding
181
Paul said that those who are Christ’s have crucified the
flesh (________).
Galatians 5:24
182
The grace of God “teaches us to say no to ______ and
__________” (Titus 2:11, 12 NIV).
ungodliness;
worldly passions
183
Spiritual power for holiness of life is imparted by the
__________ of the Holy Spirit.
divine guidance
184
In ___________, the Holy Spirit is referred to as
our advocate within, who prayed in us, inspiring our
petitions through Christ to God.
Romans 8:26, 27
185
In the New Testament, the supreme example of
consecration is __________.
Christ himself
186
A life of holiness is possible as we remain ______ to a
life of obedience to God’s Word and His will
consecrated
187
_______ to the will of God brings grace, peace, and
righteousness (Romans 5:12-21).
Obedience
188
The highest spiritual life is the humble life of ______
on God, ____-______, and ____-______.
dependence;
self-renunciation;
self-forgetting
189
We impact each other because we _____ _____, and
even ______ one another in the spirit of love.
love, forgive; reprove
190
If we live consecrated, holy lives we will work for and
pray for ______ and ______.
unity; cooperation
191
We understand that every ministry is important and
reflects a __________ from God.
divine call
192
Our ____________ will be a reflection of our ______.
commitment to ministry;
consecration
193
Consecration to be holy demands that our theology is
one of ______ and ______.
practice; demonstration
194
The apostle Paul explained that ministers are ______
or ______ of the treasures of the Lord.
trustees; stewards
195
In __________, the Scripture clarifies the qualities
of the love of God that will be manifested in a life of
holiness.
1 Corinthians 13
196
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in ____
_______ in Christ . . .” (2 Corinthians 2:14 NIV).
triumphal procession
197
________________ demand that we understand that
our competency comes from God and not ourselves
(2 Corinthians 3:5).
Holiness and victory
198
The life of practical holiness and victory means
separation from __________ (2 Corinthians 6:14-17),
_______ the fruit of the Spirit (2 Peter 1:5-7), _______
the world (1 John 5:4), and ________ in the Spirit
(Ephesians 6:18).
evil associations;
manifesting; overcoming;
praying
199
The life of practical holiness and victory also means
____ strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4), ____ our hearts
and minds (Philippians 4:7), and ____ worthy of our
calling (Ephesians 4:1).
demolishing; guarding;
walking
200
Holiness of life demands that we seek to be ____ in
the Lord and in the power of His might and that we put
on the full armor of God so that we can take our stand
against the ________ (Ephesians 6:10).
strong; devil’s schemes
