Midterm Flashcards
Describe the difference between the account of the birth of Christ in Matthew and Luke
Matthew follows Josephs account, Luke follows Mary’s account
Why are the genealogies of Christ different
Matthew follows Joseph, Luke follows Mary
What did the miracles of Jesus accomplish
Raising of Lazarus - most extreme as an example, they prove he was compassionate towards people, demonstrated that He was God, they divided people, they got Him killed
What was the significance of the I AM statement in John 18:6
Links Him to the God in the OT, they arrested Him anyway, they wanted their will, it wasn’t about revelation it was about their heart
Why did they arrest Jesus at night
They knew there would be an uprising, it shows Jesus was popular
5 trails of Jesus, in order
Appeared before Anas, Caiaphas, Pilot, Herald, Pilot again
Why does the resurrection matter, 3 responses
Proved his innocence, the method of salvation - you will rise to new life, first to rise from the dead - so we can rise from the grave
According to Gamaleas logic in Acts 5 we know the resurrection is a fact - why
We’re still talking about it
Why is the book of Acts so important in the NT
The only book of history for the church age - the only book of example to pattern our churches after
What is the primary type of literature in the book of Acts
Syrmonic/Preaching
Why are Acts chapters 2-8-10-19, explain, teach a bible study
Acts 2 - proper response to the Gospel, Acts 8 - explain why it was important why it was the Gentiles - it shows evidence of the power of the Holy Ghost, Acts 10 - Gifts of the Holy Ghost for everyone - Consistency of the message from Acts 2 - their genuine faith and joy did not mean they had the Holy Ghost, Acts 19 - reaffirms the argument that everyone needs the Holy Ghost - it’s not connected to an ethnicity - it’s not symbolic
