Midterm Flashcards
The opposite of the Kingdom of God would be…
Opposite of the Kingdom of Evil
What miracle did Jesus perform in Cana?
Jesus healed the son
What does it mean when it says this man ‘took Jesus at his word’?
He believed the word of Christ without having an outward evidence of its truth
According to Elliott Jesus performed two functions on this occasion in the synagogue
- By rising it indicated that as a member the desired to undertake the office of the read of the lesson from the prophets
- By sitting down he was to perform
Who does Jesus use to illustrate that Israel often treated the prophets words with unbelief.
Elijah
What did Jesus arise early to do?
He went to a private place to spend time in prayer
For what reason did Jesus go into the nearby villages?
To preach
How was leprosy viewed in the OT?
Unseemliness
According to Geikie how long was leprosy hereditary to?
Made no provision for cleansing
What request did the leper make of Jesus?
If thou wilt thou canst make me clean
Jesus went against what Jewish tradition?
Jewish tradition demanded it. But Christ touched him
Who made up the crowd in the house?
Teachers of the law
The confrontation with the paralytic gave Christ what opportunity?
Opportunities to demonstrate to these in punsters’ that was the messiah
With what words did Jesus respond to the paralytic man?
Your sins are forgiven.
How did the Pharisees respond to this?
They accused Jesus of blasphemy
What was a physical infirmity a sign of according to rabbinical theology?
A sign of divine displeasurement and punishment from God for a specific sin.
How did Jesus show he had the authority to forgive sin?
Christ demonstrated by this miracle of healing that he as God, had the ability to forgive sin.