Test 1 Flashcards
What is God’s promise to mankind in Gen 3:15?
That God would provide a permanent solution to the problem of sin
What was God’s promise to a nation in Gen 12:1-3?
God’s promise to Abraham to make his line a great nation
What was God’s promise to a tribe in Gen 49:9-11?
God promised that the savior of mankind would come from their tribes line
What was God’s promise fulfilled in Luke 2:11?
It was the culmination of God’s promise to mankind; Jesus
What were the 4 purposes of Jesus’s coming?
- To fulfill the law
- To call sinners to repentance
- To divide (set His people apart)
- To provide a means of salvation for mankind
- To reveal the father’s mercy, grace, service, holiness, righteousness, justice, and nature
What was the purpose of Jesus’s teaching?
To give life
What are the two kinds of Life Jesus provides in His teachings?
- Eternal life (Jn 10:28)
- Abundant life (Jn 10:10)
What is abundant life?
Life that is beyond what is necessary or expected
What message where Jesus and His disciples preaching in Jerusalem when He met Nicodemus?
“Repent for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand”
What two things were Nicodemus?
He was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin
What does it mean to be a Pharisee?
- To be respected by the general public
- To be professionally devout religious man
- Most were sincere but ignorant and misguide
- By nature of the office, they are religious teachers in Israel
What does it mean that Nicodemus was a member of the Sanhedrin?
- He was part of a religious / political body of 70-72 men
- The leader was the High Priest
- They acknowledged Jesus as “a teacher come from God”
what does the Sanhedrin do?
- They enforced the religious laws
- They wrote the religious laws
Why is it significant that the Sanhedrin acknowledged Jesus as a teacher sent from God?
- Because it was sincere
- Because it was true
- Because it is not enough for salvation, no matter how sincere or true
What were the four object lessons Jesus taught to Nicodemus?
- The new birth (Jn 3:3-7)
- The wind (Jn 3)
- The serpent on the pole (Jn 3:14-18)
- The light in the darkness (Jn 3:19-21)
What was the lesson of the New Birth in John chapter 3?
That you need to be saved
What is the lesson of the Wind in John chapter 3?
You cannot save yourself
What is the lesson about the Serpent of the Pole in John 3?
Only God can save you
What is the lesson about the Light in the Darkness in John 3?
You must personally trust Christ to save you
What does it mean that Jesus is the “only begotten”?
He is one of a kind
What does Jesus being called the “only begotten” emphasize?
The uniqueness of the relationship between Jesus and the Father
What does the title “only begotten” make Jesus?
The sole representative of the Father
What does the title “only begotten” mean when in reference to salvation?
Jesus is uniquely qualified to effect salvation of mankind