Test 2 Flashcards

Gospels and Acts

1
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3-Fold Promise of Hope

A

God will destroy all evil, restore Creation, and dwell with His people forever

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Gospels Plot Point

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God begins fulfilling His promise of hope through Jesus’s coming

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Gospels Plot Point Reasoning

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God sends the promised Savior (Matthew 1:18-21)
Jesus’ death and resurrection provide salvation (Luke 24:45-58)

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Acts Plot Point

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God spreads His promise of hope through the church’s mission

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Acts Plot Point Reasoning

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Jesus commissions and empowers the church’s mission (Acts 1:6-8)
The church represents Christ to the world (2 Corinthians 5:21)

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Matthew’s genealogy focuses on who’s family line?

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Joseph (royal line)

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Luke’s genealogy focuses on who’s family line?

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Mary (a Savior for all mankind)

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8
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What is the significance of the virgin birth?

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sign of Christ’s uniqueness

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9
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“Jesus” definition

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“Jehovah saves”

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10
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“incarnation” definition

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“to take on flesh”

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11
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Who preceded Jesus’ earthly ministry?

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John the Baptist

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12
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What was John the Baptist’s purpose?

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announce / spiritually prepare Israel for the Messiah’s coming

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13
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What is the purpose of Jesus’ baptism?

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publicly identifies a person with a message

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14
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Why was Israel’s repentance so important?

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to fulfill the promise that God made

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15
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What is the purpose of the beatitudes?

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Jesus shifts attention away from external ritual and toward true righteousness

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16
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After Israel’s rejection, what happens to the kingdom now?

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God changes His focus on working through Israel to working through another group of people

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17
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What does 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 say?

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Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and rose again the third day

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18
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What are the primary focuses of each of the Gospels on Jesus’ death?

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Matthew - Passover in Jerusalem
John - betrayed, arrested, and put on trial
Mark - crucified

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19
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Why is Jesus’ burial important?

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important evidence of Jesus’ resurrection

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20
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How did Jesus’ death / resurrection destroy evil?

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Christ conquered death

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21
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How did Jesu’s death / resurrection restore creation?

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those who place their faith in Christ become “new creatures”

22
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How did Jesus’ death / resurrection make it possible for God to dwell with His people forever?

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Jesus’ death reconciled us to God

23
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“reconciliation” definition

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“a change of relationship from hostility to harmony and peace between two parties”

24
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What are the 5 discourses in Matthew?

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Jesus comes preaching repentance (3-4); Jesus’ miracles validate His message (8-9); Israel rejects Jesus (11-12); Transition: Israel to the church (14-17); Jesus confronts Israel’s leaders (19-23)

25
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What makes Matthew unique?

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connects Jesus to David’s line showing He’s the promised King; shows Jesus as the fulfillment of OT prophecy; explains the transition to the church

26
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What is the theme of Matthew?

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Jesus: Fulfilling Kingdom Promises

27
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What’s in the Gospel of Mark?

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Jesus’s Ministry (1-8); Peter’s Confession (8:27-38); Jesus’s Passion (9-16)

28
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“Christ” defintion

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“anointed one / Messiah”

29
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What makes Mark unique?

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The “Messianic Secret”

30
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What is the difference between the first and second coming of Jesus?

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first: came to die
second: coming to rule

31
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What is the theme of Mark?

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Jesus: Suffering for the Sins of Mankind

32
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What’s in the Gospel of Luke?

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Jesu’s Introduction; Ministry in Galilee; Journey to Jerusalem; Passion and Resurrection in Jerusalem

33
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What makes Luke unique?

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Record of historical facts to demonstrate the reliability of the Gospel; emphasis on Jesus’ ministering to everyone

34
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What is the theme of Luke?

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Jesus: Offering Salvation to All

35
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“synoptic” definition

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“seen together”

36
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What’s in the Gospel of John?

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“Book of Signs”; Jesus’ Death, Burial, and Resurrection

37
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Examples of the “Book of Signs”

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John 2 - changing from water to wine
John 4 - healing of the nobleman’s son
John 5 - healing of the paralytic
John 6 - Jesus walks on water
John 6 - feeding of the 5,000
John 9 - healing of man born blind
John 11 - Lazarus risen from the dead

38
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What makes John unique?

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Emphasis on Jesus’s deity (John 5:18 - Jesus calls God His Father making Himself equal with God)

39
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What is the theme of John?

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John: Jesus God Among Us

40
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What is the theme of Acts?

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Acts: The Growth of the Church

41
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What is in the books of Acts?

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Paul’s First Missionary Journey; Second Missionary Journey; Third Missionary Journey; Journey to Rome

42
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What are the parts to the ministry in Jerusalem?

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A promise and a command; the Comforter arrives; Church faces prosecution

43
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What is Cornelius’ salvation proof of?

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God is interested in saving all people, regardless of ethnicity ( Acts 10:34-35)

44
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Who was Paul before and after Christ?

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before: Pharisee, opposing Christ
after: saved and commissioned

45
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What is Paul’s pattern?

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  1. Preach in the local synagogue to the Jews
  2. Preach in the marketplace to the Gentiles
  3. Plant a church with the new believers
  4. Face persecution
  5. Move on to the next city
46
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What was Paul’s first missionary journey focus?

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the Gentiles

47
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Where did Paul’s second missionary journey go?

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westward into modern-day Greece

48
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What happened on Paul’s third missionary journey?

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Paul revisits / disciples previously planted churches from former journeys

49
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How does the birth / growth of the church contribute to God’s fulfillment of His promise to destroy all evil?

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as men and women turned to Christ, they turned from their sin

50
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How does the birth / growth of the church contribute to God’s fulfillment of His promise to restore creation?

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as men and women turned to Christ, they became “new creatures”

51
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How does the birth / growth of the church contribute to God’s fulfillment of His promise to dwell with His people forever?

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God the Holy Spirit, sent by Christ to the church, indwells believers