Bible Study 2
The meaning of the word 'gospel'
Good News
Bonus: Name the synoptic gospels
What is the Great Commission?
A command given to the church to present the Gospel, baptize believers, and make disciples.
Bonus: Where is it found?
Name of the river where John the Baptist baptized Jesus.
Jordan River
Mark 12:30 - "And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment."
At least how many eye witnesses saw Jesus after his resurrection and before he ascended into heaven?
More than 500 -- 1 Corinthians 15:6
The New Testament book that talks most of Early Church History.
Acts
Bonus: In what city was the first NT church planted?
What is a missionary?
A person who is sent out by his church on a mission to spread the Gospel.
Where did Jesus perform His first miracle?
At a wedding feast.
Bonus: What was the miracle?
Ephesians 2:4 - "But God, who is rich in mercy,
for his great love wherewith he loved us."
Name a prison epistle
Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon
The original language of the New Testament
Greek
Bonus: What is the language of the Old Testament?
Who sends a missionary?
The local church
Define a Parable
Earthly story with a heavenly meaning.
John 15:13 - "Greater love hath no man than this that a...
man lay down his life for his friends."
Name the book of the New Testament that accounts of a slave named Onesimus who became a Christian in which Paul urges a fellow Christian to forgive and accept him.
Philemon.
The meaning of the word 'epistle'
letter
Bonus: How many letters did Paul write?
Names of the first two missionaries in the NT?
Barnabas and Paul
Which Disciple betrayed Jesus?
Judas Iscariot
What chapter in the Bible is considered the "love chapter" -- specifically talking of Charity.
1 Corinthians 13
When Paul had a thorn in the flesh which he asked the Lord to remove, Christ told him "My ____ is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness"
Grace
I wrote Revelation
John
Bonus: What church in Asia Minor was "...neither cold nor hot..."
What is the name of the church that sent out the first missionaries?
The Church at Antioch (Antioch of Syria)
According to Matthew 5, what does Jesus want your Christian testimony to be like in the world?
Salt and Light
What are three keys to loving an enemy according to Matthew 5:44?
1. Bless them that curse you.
2. Do good to them that hate you.
3. Pray for them that despitefully use you, and persecute you.
Recite the books of the New Testament
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts