Statement of Faith
Multiple choice: The EFCA Statement of Faith is a creed. What is a creed?
A) The greatest rock band of the 90s and 2000s.
B) A song by Rich Mullins.
C) The gospel.
D) A statement of belief.
Answer: D) A creed is a statement of belief.
Biblical Theology Series
True or False: Biblical Theology views the Bible as one story and traces a theme through the whole Bible.
Answer: True
How to Read the Bible: Staying on the Line
Open Question: What are the two ways we can relate to the line of Scripture?
Answer: Go “above the line” and add things to Scripture or go “below the line” and remove things from it.
High School Class Overview
Open question: What is the gospel in 10 words?
Answer: Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead.
after hearing about creation, your class decides to avoid littering the school. this actions
shows:
A.punishment
B.odedience to school rules
C.care for Gods creation
D.laziness
D.laziness
care for Gods creation
Statement of Faith – Work of Christ (Article 5)
Multiple Choice: We looked at Isaiah 53 as we examined the work of Christ. This passage portrays Jesus as:
A) The way
B) The Suffering Servant
C) The Good Shepherd
D) I AM
Answer: B) The Suffering Servant
Statement of Faith – Christian Living (Article 8)
True or false: In bearing witness to the gospel our actions aren’t important.
Answer: False!
Our actions are vital in bearing witness to the gospel. Matthew 5:16 says; “16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
Statement of Faith – The Bible (Article 2)
True or False: We learned that the EFCA believes that the ESV Bible is without error.
Answer: False - The Bible is without error in the “original writings.”
Biblical Theology: Priests
True or false: The sin and failure of Old Testament priests points us to Jesus.
Answer: True! In 1 Samuel 2 we see after God condemns the failure of some priests He anticipates Jesus’ coming: “35 And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. And I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed forever.” (1 Samuel 2:25)
How to Read the Bible: Context
True or False: The 1 Corinthians 13 “love chapter” was written primarily for weddings.
Answer: False - Context shows us that it’s primary intent is a rebuke to the church in Corinth concerning their usage of spiritual gifts.
High School Class Overview
Open question: Last semester we had our month of evangelism. Define evangelism in 5 words.
Answer: Gospel sharing with the lost.
Statement of Faith – God (Article 1)
Multiple Choice: What view of creation does the EFCA Statement of Faith require us to believe?
A) Young earth creation
B) Old earth creation
C) Theistic evolution
D) Jordan Krahn has evolved into the greatest human being ever.
E) The Statement of Faith gives freedom on many historic Christian views of creation.
Answer: E) The Statement of Faith gives freedom on many historic Christian views of creation.
Statement of Faith – The Holy Spirit (Article 6)
Multiple choice: What is one the Holy Spirit does not do?
A) The Holy Spirit guides believers.
B) The Holy Spirit indwells for believers.
C) The Holy Spirit empowers believers for Christ-like living.
D) The Holy Spirit dies for the sins of believers.
Answer: D) The Holy Spirit dies for the sins of believers.
Statement of Faith – Work of Christ (Article 5)
True or false: The resurrection of Jesus has nothing to do with our salvation.
Answer: False! 1 Peter 1:3-4 says that it’s through the “resurrection of Jesus” that we’re “born again” and can obtain “an inheritance that is imperishable…”
Biblical Theology: Priests
True or False: All Christians are priests.
Answer: True. 1 Peter 2:9 describes the church as “a royal priesthood.” Christians are to act like priests and bridge the gap between the lost and God.
How to Read the Bible: Staying on the Line
Multiple Choice: How does Eve go “above the line” in Genesis 3?
A) She gives Adam the fruit.
B) She adds “neither shall you touch it” to God’s word.
C) She asks; “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat any tree in the garden’?”
D) She and Adam hid themselves from the presence of the Lord.
Answer: B) She adds “neither shall you touch it” to God’s word.
High School Class Overview
Open question: Last semester we had our month of evangelism. Explain the gospel using the “God-Man-Christ-Response” framework.
Answer:
God is great and glorious.
Man due to sins has broken his relationship with God.
Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead.
We must respond by faith to receive what Christ has done.
Statement of Faith – Human Condition (Article 3)
Open question: Name three other synonyms the Bible uses for sin.
Potential answers:
- Evil
- Iniquity
- Transgression
- Trespass
- Flesh
- Slavery
Statement of Faith – Response and Eternal Destiny (Article 10)
True or false: Genuine belief in the gospel always includes repentance from sin.
Answer: True! Luke 1:3 says “…unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.”
Statement of Faith – God (Article 1)
Open question: What one word summarizes this doctrine found in the EFCA Statement of Faith: “We believe in one God… and eternally existing in a loving unity of three equally divine Persons: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
Answer: Trinity.
Biblical Theology: Salvation to the Nations
Open question: How do we see the nations described in the book of Revelation?
Answer: They are worshipping God.
Revelation 7:9-10 says “9 After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, 10 and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
How to Read the Bible: Melodic Line
Multiple choice: Melodic Line means _____________________.
A) Purpose of the book
B) Theme of the book
C) Poetic Structure of the book
D) Narrative structure
2 possible correct answers: A) purpose or B) theme
Statement of Faith – Human Condition (Article 3)
Fill in the Blank: The EFCA Statement of Faith says; “In union with Adam, human beings are sinners by nature and by ______________, alienated from God, and under His wrath. ”
A) rebellion
B) dancing
C) corruption
D) choice
Answer: D) choice. Humans have chosen to sin against God.
How to Read the Bible: Structure
Open question: Draw the illustration for the Structure lesson.
Principle: Every Scripture passage has a structure that reveals the author's emphasis.
Statement of Faith – Human Condition (Article 3)
Multiple Choice: We saw how humans are made in the “image” and “likeness” of God. What is true of the words “image” and “likeness”?
A) Animals are said to be made in God’s image too.
B) Both words have to do with physically looking ‘like’ something.
C) Image is often used of a physical statue representing authority.
D) The image of God is totally lost in the fall.
Answer: Both B and C are correct.
Statement of Faith – The Church (Article 7)
Multiple Choice: The EFCA Statement of Faith says that baptism and the Lord’s Supper visibly and tangibly express the _____________.
A) church
B) love of God
C) gospel
D) greatness of Jordan Krahn
Answer: C) gospel
Statement of Faith – Work of Christ (Article 5)
True or False: We said that Jesus is our “Substitute.” This means that Jesus dies in our place and takes the penalty we deserve.
Answer: TRUE
Biblical Theology: Salvation to the Nations
True or false: When Jesus returns, there will be many unreached people groups who still haven’t heard the gospel.
Answer: False: Revelation 7:9 says there will be people in heaven “from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages…” When Jesus returns, all people groups will be reached.
How to Read the Bible: Pathway for Preparation
Open Question: What is the missing blank on the pathway for reading the Bible diagram?
Answer: Them then
Statement of Faith – Human Condition (Article 3)
Fill in the Blank: The Statement of Faith states that apart from Jesus “human beings are sinners by nature and by choice, alienated from God, and under his _____________.”
A) mercy
B) hope
C) watchful eye
D) wrath
Answer: D) wrath. Ephesians 2:3 says we’re “by nature children of wrath…”
How to Read the Bible: Staying on the Line
Draw the image/illustration for the Staying on the Line lesson.
Principle: We should not add to or subtract from Scripture. We should read, believe, and obey the truth, whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Statement of Faith – The Bible (Article 2)
Multiple choice: There’s two types of contradictions in the Bible: 1) Apparent contradictions and 2) ___________ contradictions.
A) False contradictions
B) Difficult contradictions
C) Biblical contradictions
D) Actual contradictions
Answer: D) Actual contradictions. Some parts of Scripture “appear” to contradict one another but don’t “actually” contradict. Our job is to discover why apparent contradictions aren’t actual.
Statement of Faith – Christ’s Return (Article 9)
True or false: The Statement of Faith says that the return of Jesus should affect our lives.
Answer: True! It says that Jesus’ return “motivates the believer to godly living, sacrificial service and energetic mission.”
Statement of Faith – God (Article 1)
Multiple Choice: Genesis 1:1 says; “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” How does the first verse of the Bible hint toward the doctrine of the Trinity?
A) Jesus tells us in Matthew 1.
B) The word Trinity is in the Hebrew.
C) This text doesn’t hint towards the doctrine of the Trinity.
D) “God” is plural (Elohim), but the verb “created” is singular.
Answer: D) “God” is plural (Elohim), but the verb “created” is singular.
Biblical Theology: Salvation to the Nations
Multiple Choice: What does Jesus say in the Great Commission in Matthew 28:18-20 that contributes to the theme of Salvation to the Nations?
A) “…before Abraham was, I am.”
B) “…[the gospel] is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes…”
C) “…make disciples of all nations…”
D) “With great power comes great responsibility.”
Answer: C) “…make disciples of all nations…”
How to Read the Bible: Staying on the Line
Fill in the Blank: We defined Staying on the Line as a commitment to “read, believe, and obey the __________, the whole __________, and nothing but the __________. So help me God.”
Answer: truth
Statement of Faith – Jesus Christ (Article 4)
Fill in the blank: Our Statement of Faith says that Jesus is “fully God and fully man.” A proof text for Jesus’ divinity is John 1:1, which says: “In the beginning was the ___________, and the ___________ was with God, and the _______________ was God.”
Answer: Word
High School Class Overview
Open question: Write out the Functional Centrality of the Gospel or “Gospel Circles.” (Hint: central circle is “Gospel”)
Statement of Faith – God (Article 1)
Open question: If the first view of God’s sovereignty is Calvinism, which emphasizes God’s control of all things, what’s the second view of God’s sovereignty and what does it emphasize?
Answer: The Arminian view emphasizes human free will.
Statement of Faith – Christ’s Return (Article 9)
Multiple Choice: Which view on the timing of Christ’s return was removed from our Statement of Faith?
A) Premillenial
B) Panmillenial
C) Postmillenial
D) Amillenial
Answer: A) Premillenial. The EFCA now affirms the “glorious” return of Jesus.
Statement of Faith – The Holy Spirit (Article 6)
Multiple choice: What does it mean that through the Holy Spirit we are baptized into union with Christ?
A) The Holy Spirit is present when we go down into the waters of baptism.
B) The Holy Spirit unites believers in a spiritual way with Christ.
C) The Holy Spirit humbles us to be united with other believers.
D) The Holy Spirit reminds us of how awesome Jordan Krahn is.
Answer: B) The Holy Spirit unites believers in a spiritual way with Christ.
Biblical Theology: Salvation to the Nations
Open Question: What does the Great Commission say in Matthew 28:18-20? (1/2 points for paraphrasing)
Answer: Matthew 28:18-20 says; “18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
How to Read the Bible: Context
Multiple choice: When you read the “love” chapter in 1 Corinthians 13, what topic do you see in the immediate context in chapters 12 and 14?
A) Weddings
B) Spiritual gifts
C) Love languages
D) Humility
Answer: B) Spiritual Gifts. Chapter 13 is trying to rebuke the church for failing to use these gifts in a loving way.
Statement of Faith – Jesus Christ (Article 4)
Multiple choice: John 5:39 helped us see that Jesus was Israel’s Promised Messiah. What does John 5:39 say?
A) “Before Abraham was, I AM.”
B) “You are the Christ, the Son of the Living God.”
C) “Look before you leap.”
D) Jesus says the Scriptures “bear witness about me.”
Answer: D) Jesus says the Scriptures “bear witness about me.”
How to Read the Bible: Context
Draw the image from the context lesson that focused on 1 Corinthians 13.
The context of the "love" chapter showed us it was a rebuke in how the church failed to love using their Spiritual Gifts.
Statement of Faith – The Bible (Article 2)
Fill in the blank: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 says; “All _____________ is breathed out by _____________ and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.”
Answer: “All Scripture is breathed out by God…”
Statement of Faith – The Church (Article 7)
Multiple choice: In the New Testament the word “church” is used in two senses; the local church and the _____________ church.
A) evangelical
B) apostate
C) Mormon
D) universal
Answer: D) universal
Statement of Faith – Work of Christ (Article 5)
Open question: Why did Jesus die?
Answer: To pay the penalty for our sins.
1 Corinthians 15:3 says; “Christ died for our sins…”
1 Peter 3:18 says; “For Christ also suffered once for sins…”
Matthew 26:26-28 during the Last Supper Jesus spoke of the cup as representing “my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins…”
Biblical Theology: Priests
Open Question: What’s a way that Old Testament priests point us to Jesus?
Some potential answers:
- Priests offer sacrifices to cover our sin. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice we need.
- Jesus is a priest who right now bridges the gap between God and man (Heb 7:25).
How to Read the Bible: Structure
Fill in the Blank: Our principle for structure was that every text has a “skeletal” structure that reveals the author’s _____________.
Answer: emphasis
Statement of Faith – Jesus Christ (Article 4)
Multiple choice: Hebrews 2:17 helped us to see that Jesus is fully human: “Therefore, he had to be ______________ like his brothers in every ______________…”
A) “Therefore, he had to be humbled like his brothers in every manner…”
B) “Therefore, he had to be judged like his brothers in every deed…”
C) “Therefore, he had to be exalted like his brothers in every thought…”
D) “Therefore, he had to be made like his brothers in every respect…”
Answer: D) “Therefore, he had to be made like his brothers in every respect…”
How to Read the Bible: Melodic Line
Draw the image/illustration from the Melodic Line lesson.
Principle: Just as each song makes its own contribution to an album, each passage of Scriptures makes it’s own contribution to the message of the book.
Statement of Faith – The Bible (Article 2)
Open question: A friend challenges that the Bible can’t be the “ultimate authority” because of what it says about the LGBTQ community. How do you respond?
Potential answer: If the Bible contracts our opinions or preferences it’s not the Bible that is wrong. We are wrong.
Statement of Faith – Response and Eternal Destiny (Article 10)
Open question: What’s one way hell is described in Scripture?
Answers could be:
Luke 16:19-31 describes hell as “torment” (v 23), “flame” (v24)” and that “none may cross” to heaven from hell (v26).
Matthew 25:46 describes hell as “eternal punishment.”
Revelation 14:11 describes hell when it says; “And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night…”
Statement of Faith – Christian Living (Article 8)
True or false: The gospel makes it clear that we are saved by our own efforts.
Answer: False! Ephesians 2:8-9 says; “8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Open Question: What does the acronym SHAPE stand for?
Spiritual Gifts
Heart/passions
Abilities
Personality
Emotional/Spiritual Health
How to Read the Bible: Seeing Jesus
Fill in the Blank. The principle for the lesson was: Reading the Bible is never complete without understanding the text in light of the ____________.
Answer: gospel. All of the Scripture points towards or reflects on the gospel!
How to Read the Bible: Seeing Jesus
Open question: Explain one character, role, or object from the Old Testament that points us to Jesus.
Answer: The Answer could have included kings, priests, the Temple, the Tabernacle, David, Moses, prophets, and leadership failures that all anticipate Jesus’ death and resurrection.
How to Read the Bible: Seeing Jesus
Open question: Draw the diagram from the “Seeing Jesus” lesson.
Principle: Reading the Bible is never complete without understanding the passage in light of the gospel.