Early Church History
Because the early church began in Israel, these individuals made up the very first group of Christian believers.
Who are the Jews?
God commanded Gideon to take a bull from his father and throw down the altar belonging to this false Canaanite god.
Who is Baal?
James 2 highlights the Old Testament command to "love your neighbor as yourself" by this majestic, royal title.
What is the royal law?
The Greek word agapē translates to this supreme virtue, which serves as the core theme of Unit 3.
What is love?
Proverbs 17:5 warns that anyone who mocks the poor is actually showing contempt for this person.
Who is their Maker?
Early Christians shifted their meetings to private homes because these non-Jewish converts were not permitted inside traditional synagogues.
Who are the Gentiles?
Gideon initially felt unqualified to save Israel because his family clan was the weakest inside this specific tribe.
What is Manasseh?
James uses this word to describe the sin of treating people differently based on their outward appearance, jewelry, or clothes.
What is favoritism (or partiality)?
Unlike modern ideas of a passing feeling, the biblical word agapaō is strictly defined as this type of commitment.
What is a decision?
In James 2:1, the author stresses the true identity and majesty of Jesus Christ by calling Him the Lord of this.
What is glory?
This informal fellowship meal of bread and wine allowed early house churches to worship Jesus together.
What is the love feast (or agape meal)?
When the Angel of the Lord first encountered Gideon sitting under the terebinth tree, He addressed him with this encouraging title.
What is a "mighty man of valor"?
According to the structural breakdown of James 2:1–13, verses 10–13 outline the final consequences of partiality, which is this.
What is judgment?
The Greek word eleos describes this specific trait of active human or divine compassion.
What is mercy?
Walking in the light, as described in 1 John 2:10, provides safety by keeping a believer from doing this.
What is stumbling?
The churches in Macedonia and Achaia demonstrated practical love by gathering a special financial offering for this specific group.
Who are the poor saints in Jerusalem?
Meaning "The Lord is Peace," this is the name Gideon gave to the historic altar he built unto the Lord.
What is Jehovahshalom?
Galatians 3:24 compares God's perfect law to this protective role meant to safely bring us to Christ.
What is a guardian (or tutor/schoolmaster)?
Strong's Concordance defines this specific Greek word for "guilty" as being "liable to a condition, penalty, or imputation".
What is enochos?
Romans 2:7–10 warns that God will assign these two terrifying results to those who refuse to obey the truth.
What are wrath and indignation?
This symbolic action of unity was so critical that early church baptisms and communion were considered incomplete without it.
What is a holy kiss?
In Judges 1, this merciless king suffered the exact same fate he gave to seventy others: having his thumbs and big toes cut off.
Who is Adoni-bezek?
To rescue believers from condemnation, Christ graciously redeemed us from the law's curse by doing this.
What is becoming a curse for us?
This 15-letter Greek word is the actual biblical term used for "personal favoritism" or "respect of persons".
What is prosopolēmpsia?
The prophet Obadiah stated that this nation would face total shame for doing violence to their brother Jacob.
Who are the people of Edom?