LANGUAGE & CONTRADICTIONS
Q: Is this literal or figurative? "Jesus is the Lamb of God" (John 1:29)
A: Figurative (Jesus is compared to a lamb, but is not literally a lamb)
Q: What figure of speech uses "like" or "as" to make a comparison?
A: Simile
Q: When studying an unclear Bible passage, what should you do?
A: Use clear passages to help understand it; don't try to "solve" unclear passages on your own.
Q: What does the Law tell us?
A: How we must live to satisfy God
Q: What is a parable?
A: An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
A: Literal (God was giving laws for his people to follow)
Q: "The mountains and hills will burst into song" (Isaiah 55:12) is an example of what figure of speech?
A: Personification (mountains/hills are described as if they were human)
True or False: Does "unity of Scripture" mean all books of the Bible have one author (God) and one purpose (to teach us how Jesus saves us), so they don't contradict each other?
TRUE
Q: What does the Gospel tell us?
A: What God does to help us
Q: When interpreting a parable, what is the most important thing to find?
A: The main point
Q: When two clear Bible passages appear contradictory and you can't figure it out after studying, what should you do?
A: Believe both of them without twisting either one and praise God for his mysterious wisdom
Q: A hyperbole's intent is not to lie or decieve, but instead it is there to do what?
A: Hyperbole is an exaggeration intended to emphasize a point or idea
Q: Where is the first place you should look if you have a passage that doesn't make sense or is difficult to understand?
A: In the passages right around it!
Q: Is this Law or Gospel? "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul" (Deuteronomy 6:5)
A: Law (it tells us what we must do)
Q: When prophectic perspective is used it lets you see multiple events without seeing the amount of ________ in between them.
A: see multiple events without seeing the amount of TIME in between them.
Q: What are the two main warnings given in Revelation 22:18-19 about God's Word?
A: 1) Do not add anything to God's Word, 2) Do not subtract anything from God's Word
Q: In Genesis 6:6, "The Lord regretted that he had made human beings and his heart was deeply troubled." What figure of speech is this?
A: Anthropomorphism - God is described as if He had human emotions/body (God is spirit and doesn't literally have a heart that troubles)
Q: When looking in the opposite Testament (new or old) to get clarity on a passage that is called using the ____________ context of scripture.
A: Using the WIDER context of scipture
Q: What type of parallelism is this passage showing?
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
but whoever hates correction is stupid. (Proverbs 12:1)
A: Antithetical, because the second line says the opposite of the first.
Q: What event was this prophecy about?
“And afterward, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. 29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days." (Joel 2:28-29)
A: Pentecost
Q: Luke 3:23 says Jesus was about 30 years old, but John 17:5 shows He existed before the world. How do we explain this apparent contradiction?
A: Jesus is both true man (30 years old in His human nature) and true God (eternal, existing before creation)
Q: When the Prodigal Son says "I have sinned against heaven" (Luke 15:18), what figure of speech is "heaven,"?
A: Metonymy - "heaven" is used instead of "God" because the two are related in thought
Q: In Colossians 2:16-17, Paul says Old Testament Sabbath laws are "a shadow" and "the reality is found in Christ." What does this mean about following OT ceremonial laws today?
A: These OT ceremonial/shadow laws were canceled when Jesus died on the cross. Jesus is the reality/fulfillment they pointed to. (Note: Some OT laws like the Ten Commandments are repeated in NT as ways to show love, so we still follow those)
Q: What kind of parallelism is this?
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him. (Psalm 33:8)
A: Synonymous, because both lines say the same thing.
Q: What event was this prophecy about?
"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." (Isaiah 53:6)
A: Jesus's Death