True/False
Jesus Christ is John’s first cousin.
True
Which group of the Jewish leadership was the strictest?
Pharisees
Who was baptizing people in the Jordan River?
John the Baptist
The Pharisees thought that they were what in comparison to others in society?
Spiritually Superior
Who did the people interrogating John the Baptist think he was?
The Messiah
The word Christ and Messiah both mean the ‘anointed’ one.
True
When our life is still full speed ahead but your spiritual life is limp what is it called?
Spiritual Doldrum
More attention is focused on the outward show of spirituality than on the true inward spirituality that comes from what?
Pharisaism
Who did John the Baptist call the Lamb of God?
Jesus Christ
What was John’s purpose for preaching?
Answers will vary but along the lines of "Make a straightway for the chosen one," or to "Make a way for Jesus Christ."
John was not able to baptize his first cousin.
Which law did the Pharisees attempt to have strict adherence to?
The Mosaic Law
How many miles wide is the Jordan River?
50 Miles Wide
Write down the three sector groups of Jewish leadership.
Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes
When asking God for forgiveness of your sins you must be what?
Specific in your repentance of your sins and have a sorrowful/sincere heart.
John stated that, “He must decrease, but I must increase,” when talking about Christ.
False
What does it mean for religion to consist of conformity to the law?
Pharisaism
The Levites were descendents from who?
Levi
Which group of people were God’s chosen servants?
Levites
Name one of the three things that Pharisaism might be caused by.
Ignorance of the Scriptures
Unbelief
Disobedience
Name two people whose birth was announced by an angel that we talked about in class.
Jesus Christ and John the Baptist
How did John know who the Messiah was?
God spoke to him and told him that he would be the one to baptize the Messiah and that the spirit would descend onto him.
Finish the statement: Christ is not coming to free you from _______, but to emancipate you from ____.”
Rome, Sin