John 1
What does the word "logos" mean in English?
word
In John chapter 2, what happened that is considered to be the first of Jesus' miraculous signs?
Jesus turned water into wine at the wedding in Cana of Galilee.
True or False: The Bible teaches that people can go to heaven if they earn their way there by being good.
False. We are saved by grace through faith.
What are the first 5 books of the Old Testament
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
What are the first four books of the New Testament?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Who is given the right to become children of God?
All who receive him and believe in his name
In chapter 3, what did Jesus tell Nicodemus would have to happen to him if he (Nicodemus) was to see the kingdom of God?
What is the doctrine that states that God the Father is God, Jesus is God, and the holy Spirit is God?
The Trinity
Who was the first king over Israel?
Saul
Who wrote at least 13 of the epistles in the New Testament?
Paul
The word "dwelt" literally means "_________," or "to dwell in a tent."
"tabernacled"
Jesus told the Samaritan woman at the well that God is Spirit and his worshipers must worship in _______ and __________.
spirit and truth
Is the idea of predestination in the Bible?
yes
Who is the person described as a man after God's own heart?
David
What did Jesus say we should pray after, "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name: (just first few words)
They kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
If Jesus is the true light, if the world was made through him, why did the world not know him?
1. People loved the darkness rather than the light. 2. The god of this world has blinded the minds of unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel. 3. That which is born of flesh is flesh, and that which is born of spirit is spirit.
What is the big miraculous event that Jesus does at the beginning of chapter 6?
Feeds the five thousand
What are we justified by?
faith
Who led the Israelite people out of Egypt?
Moses
How many chapters are there in the book of Jude?
One
How would you summarize the Greek notion of the Logos?
The mind of God controlling this world and all men. A controlling power of the universe and of man’s mind. The eternal ebb and flow of things--the eternal principle of order in the universe. An ordering structure behind the universe, and the meaning of life is to be found in aligning oneself with it.
Toward the end of chapter 6 Jesus tells the Jews that unless they do something, they have no life in themselves. What is it, that Jesus actually said they need to do in order to have life in themselves (hint: he did not actually say "believe")
"I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you." (John 6:53)
What is the next big event in history that all Christians are looking forward to and that Jesus said we should be getting ready for?
The second coming of Christ
Who did God tell to leave Ur and go to the land he would show him and that: "I will make you a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples will be blessed through you.
Abram/Abraham
What does the New Testament say the Old Testament is about?
Jesus