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
What is Jesus as God?
- He could pay the penalty of sin
- He came to us; we could not come to Him
- He is the infinite sacrifice for sin
- ONLY God is sap able of satisfying His own righteous demands
What is Jesus as man?
- He could die
- He represents us as an equal
- As our equal, He truly stood in our place
- Only man is capable of actually paying the price of death for sin
What is the conclusion about Jesus as God and Jesus as Man?
Jesus is the God-Man
How did Jesus equate Himself with God?
He called God His Father
In what ways did Jesus equate Himself to God?
- In works: He does what God does (Jn 5:19-21)
- In judgement: He has the rights of God (Jn 5:22)
- In honor: He deserves what God deserves (5:23)
Who are the four witnesses to Jesus’s identity?
- John the Baptist
- His miracles
- God the Father
- The Scriptures
Where was Jesus prophesied as the Son of Man?
Daniel 7:13 and 1 John 4:14
How does Jesus being the IAM identify Him as God?
- Grammatically — externality and transcendence
- Theologically — self-sufficient
- Historically — the OT name for God
What is a parable?
- An illustration
- A earthly story with a heavenly meaning
What are distinct from parables?
- Fables: moral truth
2 myths: blend truth with “deeper meaning” - Proverbs: more concentrated
- Allegories: extended metaphor
Where are parables seen in scripture that was not Jesus?
- Nathan to David about his sin with Bathsheba
- In Ezekiel
what was Jesus’s primary teaching method?
Parables
Why did Jesus mostly use parables to teach?
- They teach the unknown by using the known
- They are easy to remember
- Parables are a tactful way to teach an offensive truth
- Parables skillfully reveal truth to the sensitive and hide it from the cynical
What do you have to do to interpret a parable?
- Understand the languages, customs, and physical aspects
- Determine the one central truth of the lesson
- Recognize that parables are not the source of doctrine
How do you find the central truth of a parable?
- Ask “why did Jesus tell this parable?
- The context limits the interpretation
- Look for the surprise factor
How do you know the parable is not the source of doctrine?
- Parables supplement the doctrine rather than provide it
- Some details contribute to the illustration not the central truth
- There is a distinction between interpretation and application
What is the exception to when details are part of the central truth in a parable?
When Jesus Himself explains the details: i.e., the sower is God the seeds are the gospel
What is the interpretation of a parable meant to be?
Exactly what the Bible said
What is the application meant to be?
How the parable speaks to us today and how it works in our lives
What is the central truth of the parable of Luke 15?
That which is insignificant to us is invaluable to God
What is the context to the parable in Luke 15?
- Jesus had just spent time eating with the Pharisees and teaching them about true discipleship in ch 14
- A mixed crows gathered around Jesus
- Publicans and sinners wanted to hear Him
- Pharisees and scribes wanted to criticize Him
What were the two groups of people who were drawn to Jesus to hear Him?
The publicans and the sinners
What is a publican?
A Jewish tax collector for the Roman government
What were the sinners known as?
Those who broke the religious and civil law
What were the two groups who were drawn to Jesus to criticize Him?
The Pharisees and the Scribes
What is known about the Pharisees in Luke 15?
- They were professional religious men of the Jewish law
- They despised those who dare not observe the pharisaical law
What is known about the scribes in Luke 15?
- They are copiers of the holy script
- They were highly educated and well-paid for their skill
What is the ratio of the loss in the parable of the lost sheep?
1 of 100
what is the ratio of the loss in the parable of the lost coin?
1 of 10
What is the ratio of the loss in the parable of the lost son?
1 of 2
What is the point that is emphasized in the parable of Luke 15?
There is rejoicing in heaven when a sinner repents
what was the original audience supposed to think when they heard the parable of Luke 15?
the 3 parables reveal to the pharisees and scribes that God, instead of disposing sinners, values sinners
what is the challenge in this question: is the lost soul less valuable than the lost sheep, a lost coin, or a lost son?
that the pharisees and the scribes needed to change their attitude towards the “lowly”
what is the universal application of the central truth of the Luke 15 parable?
we must see people as God sees them and extend the love of God to everyone
what is the general application of the central truth?
I need to diligently seek opportunities to show God’s love to those I encounter each day
