Week 7

Question 1

Luke

Answer 1

1-2 - Prologue and Birth/Growth of Christ
3-9 - Preparation and Galilean Ministry
9-19 - Journey to Jerusalem
19-24 - Death and Vindication of Christ

Question 2

John

Answer 2

1:1-1:18 - Prologue
1:19-12 - Book of Signs: Public Ministry and Rejection
13-20 - Book of the Great Sign: Jesus “Lifted Up”
21 - Epilogue

Question 3

General divisions of the NT

Answer 3

Gospels- Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Historical- Acts
Pauline Epistles- Romans; 1, 2 Cor; Gal; Eph; Phil; Col; Thess; 1, 2 Tim; Titus; Philemon
General Epistles- Hebrews; James; 1-2 Peter; 1-3 John; Jude
Prophetic/Apocalyptic - Revelation

Question 4

Which are the “Prison Epistles?”

Answer 4

Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Philemon

Question 5

Which are the “Pastoral Epistles?”

Answer 5

1 & 2 Timothy, Titus

Question 6

Which are the “Catholic/General Epistles?”

Answer 6

James, 1 & 2 Peter, 1, 2, & 3 John, Jude

Question 7

What are the distinctive features of Matthew’s Gospel?

Answer 7

Matthew- written to a Jewish audience. Written show that the major events in the life of Jesus took place in fulfillment of prophecy. Seeks to prove that Jesus, as the true Israel, is the fulfillment of OT prophecy.

Question 8

What are the distinctive features of Mark’s Gospel?

Answer 8

Mark- Disciple of Peter. Written to a Gentile audience. Mark’s gospel proclaims Jesus to be the Son of God and truly man, instructing its readers on the nature of true discipleship. Distinctive features- vivid, short, full of action. Question throughout - who is this man that heals the sick, raises the dead and forgives sin? The religious leaders, crowds and even the disciples don’t understand him.

Question 9

What are the distinctive features of Luke’s Gospel?

Answer 9

Luke- written to a Gentile audience. Purpose was to provide an “orderly account” of Christ’s life, death and resurrection so that his readers “may know the certainty of those things in which you were instructed” (1:3-4).

Question 10

What are the distinctive features of John’s Gospel?

Answer 10

John- written to a Jewish audience around 90 AD. John himself states that he wrote “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (20:31). Focuses on 7 of Jesus’ miracles and 7 “I am” sayings

Question 11

Outline the Life of Christ

Answer 11

Spoken of before His birth; Annunciations - Matthew 1-2, Luke 1-2, John 1
Birth and childhood - Matthew 2, Luke 2
Baptism - Matthew 3, Mark 1, Luke 3
Temptation in the Wilderness - Matthew 4, Mark 1, Luke 4
First five Disciples (Andrew, Peter, James, John, and Philip) chosen, and Nathaniel believes - John 1
First miracle of turning water into wine - John 2
Early Judean Ministry - John 2-4
Great Galilean Ministry - Matthew 4-15, Mark 1-7, Luke 4-9, John 4-6
Retirement/Withdrawn Ministry to the 12 - Matthew 15-18, Mark 7-9, Luke 9
Later Judean Ministry - Luke 9-13, John 7-10
Perean Ministry - Matthew 19-20, Mark 10, Luke 13-19, John 10-12
The Triumphal Entry to the Garden of Gethsemane - Matthew 21-26, Mark 11-14, Luke 19-22, John 12-18
Passion Week (Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion, Burial) - Matthew 26-27, Mark 14-16, Luke 22-23, John 18-19
The Resurrection - Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, John 20-21
The Ascension - Mark 16, Luke 24, Acts 1

Question 12

Locate and briefly discuss the Parable of the Sower and the Seeds.

Answer 12

Matthew 13, Mark 4, and Luke 8
A sower sows seed and some seed falls on the path (wayside) with no soil, some on rocky ground with little soil, and some on soil which contained thorns. In these cases the seed is taken away or fails to produce a crop, but when it falls on good soil it grows, yielding thirty, sixty, or a hundredfold. Jesus explains to His disciples that the seed represents the Gospel (the sower being anyone who proclaims it), and the various soils represent people’s responses to it (the first three representing rejection while the last represents acceptance).

Question 13

Locate and discuss the Parables of the Lost Sheep, Coin, and Son.

Answer 13

Luke 15
Each of these parables illustrate God’s valuation of His Elect. God is the Seeker of that/those which is/are lost. In the Parable of the Lost Son, there is the added dimension of the “faithful” son who scorns his brother, and suffers rebuke/reproach from the magnanimous father.

Question 14

Locate and discuss the Parable of the Widow and the Unjust Judge

Answer 14

Simply, this parable encourages persistence, urgency, sincerity, earnestness, and belief in prayer.

LK 18

Question 15

Locate and discuss the Raising of Lazarus.

Answer 15

John 11
Earlier in the chapter, Jesus used Lazarus’ death as an occasion to declare Himself to be the Resurrection and Life. This could not be mistaken as rhetorical flourish or symbolism when shortly thereafter he calls forth a dead man from his tomb.

Question 16

Locate and discuss the healing of the ten lepers.

Answer 16

Luke 17
In this account only one of the ten lepers who were healed returns to give thanks to Jesus, and he was a Samaritan. True grace prompts true thanksgiving. It also shows that the grace of God is not limited to the Jews.

Question 17

Locate and discuss passages in which Jesus miraculously heals a paralytic.

Answer 17

Matthew 9, Mark 2, Luke 2
By this (and other signs) Jesus demonstrated that His claims to power were justified. Specifically here, He justifies His claim to be able to forgive sins by a demonstration of power (over paralysis).

Question 18

What are the four basic elements found in each of the sermons recorded in Acts.

Answer 18

1-Narrative of Jesus ministry and passion.
2-Divine attestation of His Messiahship in the resurrection, of which the speakers are eyewitnesses.
3-Testimony from the OT proving Jesus to be the Messiah.
4-An exhortation to repentance and faith.

Question 19

Relate the writing of the Pauline epistles to the life of Paul.

Answer 19

At Damascus - AD 37-40
First Missionary Journey - 45-47
Second Missionary Journey - 51-53; he wrote 1 and 2 Thessalonians in 52
Third Missionary Journey - 54-58; he wrote 1 and 2 Corinthians in 57, Galatians in 55-57, and Romans in 57-58
Imprisonment in Judea - 58-60
Voyage to Rome - 60-61
First Imprisonment in Rome - 61-63; Ephesians in 62, Colossians in 62, Philippians in 62, and Philemon in 63
Post-Imprisonment Journeys - 63-67; 1 Timothy and Titus in 64-65
Second Imprisonment in Rome - 66-67; 2 Timothy

Question 20

Locate and discuss at least two passages that deal with Law and Grace

Answer 20

Romans 5:20-ch. 6. Where sin increased, grace increased all the more so that just as sin reigned in death so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life. What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means.

James 2- what good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him?

Question 21

What is saving faith? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 21

WSC Q. 86. What is faith in Jesus Christ?
A. Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel.

Saving faith is a grace of God through which we receive and rest upon Jesus Christ.
* Jn. 1:12

Question 22

Where does saving faith come from? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 22

Saving faith is a gracious gift from God himself by means of the Holy Spirit.

Eph. 2:8-9

Question 23

What does saving faith believe? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs

Answer 23

Saving faith believes God’s Word to be true because of God’s speaking through it.

Jn. 5:24

Question 24

Is all faith alike? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 24

No. Faith is different in degree person to person.

Rom. 14:1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.

Question 25

Define “repentance.” Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 25

God’s saving grace that gives us:
* Awareness, grief, and hatred of sin
* Awareness of God’s mercy
* Ability to turn from away from sin and to the pursuit of new obedience

o 2 Cor. 7:10 For godly grief produces a repentance that leads to salvation without regret, whereas worldly grief produces death.

Question 26

In what sense is repentance “necessary?” Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 26

Repentance is not to be rested in as a “work” to gain salvation but it is a necessary means by which one turns from sin and trusts in Christ to be saved.
* Lk 13:3 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.

Question 27

How ought we to confess our sins? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 27

• Always particularly
  To God AND those offended:
• Sometimes privately
• Sometimes publicly

Jam. 5:16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

Question 28

What are good works? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 28

Good works are those that are commanded of us by God in Scripture.

• 1 Cor. 10 Do everything to glory of God

Question 29

What is the relation of good works to faith? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 29

Good works don’t earn faith but good works are the fruit of true faith.
* Jam. 2:17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
* Eph. 2:8-10

Question 30

Are good works necessary for salvation? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 30

No. Good works are not necessary for salvation but they are a necessary RESULT of salvation.
* Eph. 2:8-10
* Jam. 2:17

Works of Christ?

Question 31

Can our good works save us? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 31

No. Our good works can’t save us because God saves by grace through faith and not works.
* Eph. 2:8-10
* Jam. 2:17
* Tit. 3:5 he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

Question 32

Can unbelievers do good works? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 32

Unbelievers can do good works in the sense that they might be what God commands however they cannot do truly good works because they lack faith in God and don’t do those good deeds to God’s glory.

Heb. 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.

Question 33

Define and defend (include Scripture proofs) the doctrine of “perseverance.”

Answer 33

God’s people can never totally fall from his grace and will persevere to the end.
* ***Jn. 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Question 34

Can a saved person later be eternally lost? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 34

No. Once saved always saved.
* Jn. 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise him up on the last day.
* Jn. 10:28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Question 35

On what does a believer’s persevering depend? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 35

It depends on the unchangeable decree of God’s election that flows from his love.
Eph 1

Question 36

Can a person be sure he is saved? Defend your answer with Scripture proofs.

Answer 36

Yes.
* Heb. 6:18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.
* Eph. 1:13 In him you also, when you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and believed in him, were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,

Question 37

How could a person know he is saved? On what could such assurance be based?

Answer 37

A person can know he is saved by means of:
* God’s promises
* Evidences of grace
* Testimony of the Spirit

o Rom. 8:16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

Question 38

What should a person do who lacks assurance of salvation?

Answer 38

• Depend on God’s promises
• Remember God’s loving-kindness, faithfulness
• Diligence in making calling and election sure - 2 Peter 1
• Duty toward good works
• Depend on brethren

Question 39

How may a congregational meeting be called?

Answer 39

Chapter 25
* Sessions may initiate and call congregational meetings at least 1 week in advance
* Congregations may initiate the calling of congregational meetings by written request by:
o 1/4 vote (under 100 members)
o 1/5 vote (100-300 members)
o 1/6 vote (300-500 members)
o 1/7 vote (500-700 members)
o 100 votes (700 + members)

Question 40

Who can vote?

Answer 40

Chapter 25
All communing members

Question 41

What officers are required?

Answer 41

Chapter 25
* Moderator = pastor (or appointed Session member)
* Clerk = appointed by congregation to keep minutes

Question 42

Who owns the property of the local church?

Answer 42

Chapter 25
* The corporation of the church (all communing members) owns the property

Question 43

How may the Book of Church Order be amended?

Answer 43

Chapter 26
* Majority GA, goes to presbyteries
* 2/3 of Presbyteries, goes back to GA
* Majority of GA

Happens basically every year.

Question 44

How may the doctrinal standards (WCF) be amended?

Answer 44

Chapter 26
* ¾ GA
* ¾ Presbyteries
* ¾ GA

Has never happened in the PCA.