Questions

Question 1

In how many persons does God exist?

Answer 1

God exists in three persons (Matthew 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 13:14

Question 2

Why should you glorify God?

Answer 2

You should glorify God because He made you and takes care of you. (Psalm104-14-23, 146:5-10, Revelation 4:11)

Question 3

Why did God make Adam and Eve?

Answer 3

God made them to populate the earth and have dominion over it (Genesis 1:26-28).

Question 4

What were the first parents made of?

Answer 4

God made Adam out of the dust of the ground and formed Eve from Adam’s body (Gen. 2:7, 21-22)

Question 5

What does every sin deserve?

Answer 5

Every sin deserves to be punished by God (Psalm 89:30-32; Galatians 3:10).

Question 6

Was Satan ever good?

Answer 6

Yes, Satan was once one of God’s greatest angels (Ezekiel 28:12-14).

Question 7

Why is Satan not one of God’s angels today?

Answer 7

Satan became proud, sinned, and tried to fight against God, so God cast him out of heaven (Ezekiel 28:15-16; Revelation 12:3-4, 7-9).

Question 8

What does Satan do?

Answer 8

Satan causes us to doubt God’s Word, tempts us to sin, and destroys lives (Genesis 3:1; 3:4; Matthew 4:3, 9; John 10:10).

Question 9

What does God require before a person can go to heaven?

Answer 9

God requires that a person accept Jesus as Lord and Savior. (John 3:3, 16;Acts 4:12).

Question 10

What is another word for being born again?

Answer 10

Regeneration is another word for being born again (Ezekiel 36:26-27; Titus 3:5-6).

Question 11

What is meant by the atonement ?

Answer 11

The atonement is Christ’s satisfying divine justice by His sufferings and death in the place of sinners (Romans 5:8-11; 1 Peter 3:18).

Question 12

What is justification?

Answer 12

Justification is God’s forgiving me and treating me just as if had never sinned. (Romans 3:24-25; Romans 8:1).

Question 13

How am I justified?

Answer 13

I am justified by faith in the work of Christ (Romans 3:25-28; Galatians 2:16).

Question 14

What is sanctification?

Answer 14

Sanctification is the process by which God transforms saved people to be like Christ in heart and behavior (1 Corinthians 6:19-20; Romans 12:1-2).

Question 15

What are the two parts of sanctification?

Answer 15

The two parts of sanctification are dying to sin and living to righteousness (Romans 8:13; 6:11, 13; Galatians 2:20).

Question 16

For whom did Christ obey and suffer?

Answer 16

Christ obeyed and suffered for sinners (Romans 5:8).

Question 17

What did the sacrifices represent?

Answer 17

The sacrifices represented Christ, the Lamb of God, Who was to die for sinners (John 1:29, 36; Hebrews 9:11-14).

Question 18

Did Christ remain in the tomb after His Crucifixion?

Answer 18

No, Christ rose bodily from the tomb on the third day after His death (Matthew 16:21; 28:1-6; 1 Corinthians 15).

Question 19

What are the Ten Commandments sometimes called?

Answer 19

They are called the Decalogue, which means ten words.”

Question 20

What do the first four commandments teach?

Answer 20

The first four commandments teach our duty to God (Exodus 20:1-11; Matthew 22:37-38).

Question 21

What do the last six commandments teach?

Answer 21

The last six commandments teach our duty to our fellow man (Exodus 20: 12-17; Matthew 22:39).

Question 22

What is the first great commandment?

Answer 22

The first great commandment says, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind” (Matthew 22:37).

Question 23

What is the second great commandment?

Answer 23

The second great commandment says, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself (Matthew 22:39).

Question 24

What is an ordinance?

Answer 24

An ordinance is a way of remembering Christ’s death, burial, and Resurrection (Romans 6:3-10; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26).

Question 25

How many ordinances are there in the Bible? What are the two ordinances?

Answer 25

Two ordinances in the Bible (Matthew 28:19; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26). The two ordinances are baptism and the Lord's Supper (Matthew 26:26-28; 28:19).

Question 26

What element is used in baptism?

Answer 26

The element used in baptism is water (Matthew 3:6, 11, 14-17).

Question 27

What are the elements used in the Lord's Supper?

Answer 27

The elements used in the Lord's Supper are bread and the fruit of the vine (Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-25).

Question 28

What do the bread and fruit of the vine symbolize?

Answer 28

The bread symbolizes Christ's body, which was crucified for us, and the cup symbolizes His blood, which was shed for us (Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-25; Luke 22:17-20).

Question 29

What guide has Christ given us to teach us how to pray?

Answer 29

Christ has given us the Lord's Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13).

Question 30

How many books are in the Bible?

Answer 30

66

Question 31

How many sons did Jacob (Israel) have?

Answer 31

12

Question 32

What did their names form?

Answer 32

12 tribes of Israel

Question 33

Which tribe of Israel looked after the religious aspects of life?

Answer 33

Levi

Question 34

The vision of the Valley of Dry Bones is in which Old Testament Book?

Answer 34

Ezekiel

Question 35

What is the name commonly given to the first five books of the Old Testament?

Answer 35

The Pentateuch

Question 36

What was the name of Abraham's nephew?

Answer 36

Lot

Question 37

What did God ask Abraham to sacrifice to him on Mount Moriah?

Answer 37

His only son Isaac.

Question 38

Why did Cain kill his brother Abel?

Answer 38

Because God was more pleased by Abel's sacrifice than by Cain's

Question 39

What was Cain's punishment for the murder of Abel?

Answer 39

He was banned from his occupation and made a restless wanderer of the earth.

Question 40

How does Jacob steal his brother, Esau's inheritance rights?

Answer 40

By tricking his father with the help of his mother.

Question 41

What object did God give Moses that allows him to perform signs and wonders?

Answer 41

A wooden staff

Question 42

What did the people do to cause Moses to break the stone tablets inscribed with God's commandments at Mount Sinai?

Answer 42

The people were worshipping a golden idol.

Question 43

Who betrayed Samson to the Philistines?

Answer 43

Delilah

Question 44

This woman remained with her mother-in-law, Naomi, after Naomi's husband and sons died.

Answer 44

Ruth

Question 45

This woman was turned into a pillar of Salt because she looked backed as Sodom and Gomorrah were being destroyed.

Answer 45

Lot's Wife

Question 46

People look on the outward appearance, but what does God look on?

Answer 46

The heart

Question 47

Who were the first apostles?

Answer 47

Peter and Andrew

Question 48

What is the shortest book in the New Testament?

Answer 48

2 John

Question 49

To what city was Saul traveling when he encountered a great and blinding light?

Answer 49

Damascus

Question 50

After Jesus fed 5000+ people with two fish and five loaves of bread, how many baskets were left over?

Answer 50

12

Question 51

Who is Stephen in Acts of the Apostles?

Answer 51

The first Christian martyr

Question 52

What was Jesus' first public sermon called.?

Answer 52

The Beatitudes.

Question 53

When Christians observe Palm Sunday, what biblical events are they celebrating?

Answer 53

Jesus's entry into Jerusalem before his death

Question 54

According to the Gospels, what is the unique literary genre Jesus employs to preach in his message?

Answer 54

Parables

Question 55

Who was the tax collector that climbed up a tree so he could see Jesus?

Answer 55

Zacchaeus

Question 56

How was Jesus revealed by the one who betrayed him in the garden?

Answer 56

With a kiss

Question 57

On what island was Paul shipwrecked as he made his way to Rome?

Answer 57

Patmos

Question 58

What happened to Jesus after the resurrection?

Answer 58

He ascended into heaven.

Question 59

How was it possible for the Son of God to suffer?

Answer 59

Christ, the Son of God became human so that He could obey and suffer in our place (Philippians 2:7-8; Hebrews 2:9).

Question 60

What is Regeneration?

Answer 60

Regeneration is a change of heart whereby God's desires become the sinner's delight.