Bible History
What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
What form of writing is the book of Galatians?
Which Biblical character was thrown into the lion's den?
Daniel
Was Jesus created?
No - He has always existed
What does the word "Gospel" mean?
Where were the Israelites enslaved for 400 years?
Egypt
Paul was upset with the Galatians because they were in danger of turning to a different ____________________.
Gospel (which was really not the Gospel at all!)
Who killed Goliath?
David
Who are the three persons of the Trinity (Godhead)?
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
Who did Paul have to oppose to his face and why?
Peter - because he started to separate himself from the Gentiles and associate only with Jewish Christians
Which empire was in control of Israel during the time of Jesus?
Rome (Roman Empire)
What old testament figure does Paul go back to several times as an example of justification by faith?
Abraham
Who was the Roman governor that ultimately sent Jesus to the cross?
Pontius Pilate
What is grace?
God's undeserved favor and enabling power to us
What is a covenant?
A binding agreement between two or more people or groups
In what city was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
What was the purpose of the Law?
To expose and increase sin so that we would seek Jesus (to point us to Jesus)
What man succeeded Moses as leader and led God's people into the Promised Land?
Joshua
What is another word for "faith"?
To believe; to trust
What were the Galatian Christians starting to go back to?
Living under the Law as a way of trying to be right with God
Name one of the two empires that exiled either the kingdom of Israel or Judah?
Assyria (exiled Israel); Babylonian (exiled Judah)
Why are those who seek to be right with God by law-keeping under a curse?
Because we cannot keep God's Law and are therefore condemned by it (found guilty)
What was the name of the woman who cut off Samson's hair so that his God-given super-strength was no more?
Delilah
What does it mean to know God?
To have a personal relationship with Him - to believe, trust, and obey Him
How did Christ redeem believers from the curse of the Law?
He went to the cross and took the curse on Himself