Bible Basics
The original languages of the Old and New Testaments.
What is Hebrew and Greek?
The gospel that tells the story of the Wise Men or Three Kinds.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
The founder of the Methodist movement.
Who is John Wesley?
This word describes God’s undeserved love and forgiveness.
What is Grace?
United Methodists recognize this number of sacraments.
What is two?
The number of books in the (Protestant) Bible.
What is 66?
The parable that defines a "neighbor" as someone who shows mercy, even if they are a different religion.
What is the Good Samaritan?
He helped start the Methodist movement and wrote many hymns.
Who is Charles Wesley?
The three types of grace in Methodist teaching include prevenient, justifying, and this one.
What is Sanctifying Grace?
This sacrament welcomes a person into the Christian community.
What is Baptism?
The four books that tell the story of Jesus’ life.
What are the Gospels?
The oldest book in the New Testament.
What is 1 Thessalonians or Galatians?
The year the United Methodist Church was formed.
When was 196*?
The four sources used to understand faith in Methodist theology.
What is Scripture, Reason, Tradition, Experience (the Wesleyan Quadrilateral)?
This sacrament remembers Jesus’ Last Supper with bread and cup.
What is Communion, The Lord’s Supper, or Euchrist
Jesus delivered this famous sermon that includes the Beatitudes.
What is the Sermon on the Mount?
The day Jesus washes the disciples' feet and gives them a "new commandment."
What is Maundy Thursday?
Methodists organized believers into these small groups for accountability and spiritual growth.
What are class meetings?
This official book outlines the laws and organization of the United Methodist Church.
What is the Book of Discipline?
What is the desire to know God, follow Jesus, and live in peace with one another?
The apostle who wrote many letters in the New Testament, including Romans and Corinthians.
Who is Saul or Paul?
The approximate number of English translations of the Bible.
What is over 900?
The name used by Methodists for acts of piety and acts of mercy.
What are the Means of Grace?
These guide the church in issues like justice, poverty, and equality.
What are the Social Principles?
The reason Methodists use grape juice rather than wine for Communion.
What is inclusivity?