A Mile High
____ is the clearest revelation of who God is and how God works because he was God made flesh.
Jesus
This was the sign God gave Noah after the flood as a reminder of his promise
A Rainbow
This Gospel is the shortest and uses the word "immediately" about 40 times.
Mark
Historically, people thought that suffering was punishment from God and wealth was a sign of God's blessings.
True or False: According to the book of Job, this is not the case. Sometimes suffering just happens and it is not a punishment.
True
This is the first book of the New Testament
Matthew
The first five books of the Bible are called this
Is a covenant more like a marriage that’s built on relationship, or like a business contract that’s black and white?
A marriage, built on relationship and understanding
This Gospel has lots of details and numbers
Matthew
True or false: Luther taught that because we are saved by grace, we are free to sin as much as we want and do whatever we want
False — we are freed by grace, not so we can go do whatever we want, but so that we can love and serve our neighbor.
This book of the Bible tells the story of the exit of the Israelites from Egypt after they had been enslaved
Exodus
According to the story of the Good Samaritan, who is our neighbor?
Everyone
We are saved by _____ through _____ which is a _____
We are saved by grace through faith which is a gift (Ephesians 2:8-9)
This Gospel focuses especially on outsiders, women, and the poor
Luke
According to Jesus, where your treasure is, there your ____ will be also
Heart
This book has lots of lament and shows that it is okay to bring our sorrows to God.
Multiple correct answers including: Lamentations, Psalms, or Job
This is when you try to make yourself look better than you really are by what you say or do publicly.
hypocrisy
When can we experience the Kingdom of God/Heaven?
Both now and after we die
This word means "good news"
Gospel
This is the term for how we uniquely live out our faith — where our deep gladness meets the world's deep need. Everyone has this, not just preachers.
Calling or Vocation
This book has lots of wild dramatic imagery, but ultimately reveals that Jesus is the center of Christian life and that there is hope for the world
Revelation
The overarching story of the Bible is about God uniting Heaven and Earth, drawing people into relationship. ___ separates us from God, and the Bible is about how God is working to overcome that and bring Heaven and Earth back together
Sin
This is what we call the promise that Jesus gave us - the promise of forgiveness, eternal life, and the Holy Spirit if we put our trust in him
the new covenant
This Gospel emphasizes that Jesus is God and is structured around seven "signs" (miracles)
John
The acronym POWER helps us discern whether something might be God's will, what do at least three of the letters stand for?
POWER — Prayer, Others, Word, Experience, Reason.
This book teaches us to be a fan of God, not of money, power, or idols
Zephaniah