The Holy Spirit Gives New Life
How can someone enter the kingdom of God?
A) They must be born again
B) Purchase the right tickets
C) Go to church enough
D) Do good works
A) They must be born again
Jesus told Nicodemus that unless someone is born again, they will not enter the kingdom of God
What is a spiritual gift?
A) A special gift from God to believers
B) The ability to turn invisible
C) A natural talent
D) Laffy Taffy
A) A special gift from God to believers
Spiritual gifts are special gifts from God the Holy Spirit to every believer
What is the starting point for all true wisdom?
A) Myself
B) The fear of God
C) My schoolteacher
D) My friends
B) The fear of God
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Without a reverent, loving relationship with God, all human knowledge is empty and foolish in its ultimate sense.
Who is a saint?
A) A perfect person
B) Anyone saved by faith in Jesus
C) Santa Claus
D) A good person
B) Anyone saved by faith in Jesus
All who have trusted in Christ for salvation become saints - people set apart as God’s own possession
What is Christian assurance?
A) lots of money
B) A gift from God that testifies of true salvation
C) Speaking in tongues
D) Lack of faith
B) A gift from God that testifies of true salvation
Assurance is a gift from God. The Holy Spirit indwells the believer and testifies that they are truly children of God.
How can someone be born again?
A) Get baptized
B) The Holy Spirit causes the new birth
C) Wear silly socks
D) Go to the hospital
B) The Holy Spirit causes the new birth
Man cannot make himself born again. The Holy Spirit sovereignty causes this new birth as He desires.
True or False: Only ”special” Christians receive spiritual gifts?
A) True
B) False
B) False
The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to every believer without distinction.
Who reveals the mind of God to us?
A) The Holy Spirit
B) Your parents
C) Angels
D) Really smart people
A) The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit reveals the hidden wisdom of God. Through Him, all believers have the mind of Christ
When is sin’s power broken over your life?
A) When you obey God’s commandments
B) When you trust in Jesus
C) When you pray the right prayer
D) When you know enough Scripture
B) When you trust in Jesus
Those who believe in Jesus for salvation are united to Him. Because He conquered sin through death and resurrection, every believer is considered dead to sin and alive to righteousness
What does it mean that the Holy Spirit in dwells believers?
A) I don’t know
B) He takes up residence in the believer forever
C) Believers become robots
D) Believers become ghosts
B) He takes up residence in the believer forever
Indwelling means that the Holy Spirit takes up residence with the believer and stays with him forever.
Why does the Holy Spirit need to be the one who gives new life?
A) Only the Spirit can give spiritual birth
B) He doesn’t
C) Because I said so
D) Who knows
A) Only the Spirit can give spiritual birth
No amount of human effort could accomplish the new birth. People do not have the ability to completely change their own lives and make themselves holy. Only God can do that, and in His grace He sends the Spirit to regenerate and renew His people.
Who is the one who gives spiritual gifts?
A) The Holy Spirit
B) The preacher
C) Parents
D) You give it to yourself
A) The Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit is the sovereign agent who distributes out spiritual gifts
How do Christians grow in their knowledge of God?
A) Through emptying their minds
B) Through renewing their minds
C) Through imagining God
D) None of the above
B) Through renewing their minds
Christians are called to grow in knowledge and not stay stagnant. This means that every day we should seek to know God more through His Word.
Why do Christians still have to fight sin after they are saved?
A) Believers aren’t perfect until heaven
B) They don’t, they can do whatever they want
C) Jesus only gets you halfway
D) They don’t, because salvation is guaranteed
A) Believers aren’t perfect until heaven
Believers have been delivered from the power of sin, but they won’t experience freedom from the full presence of sin until heavens. Until then, they must put their sin to death and walk in the Spirit
What does the Bible say Christians are?
A) The temple of the Holy Spirit
B) A giant ladder
C) A flowing river
D) Bulldogs
A) The temple of the Holy Spirit
Christians are the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit dwells in each Christian and builds them up as the body of Christ
What does the Bible promise Christians that the Holy Spirit provides?
A) Nothing
B) New life and a future hope
C) A new video game
D) A professional athletic career
B) New life and a future hope
The Holy Spirit provides new life and a future hopes that one day God will completely remove sin from the presence of the believer.
What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?
A) To be prideful
B) To glorify Christ and edify the church
C) To walk through walls
D) To throw a 100 mph fastball
B) To glorify Christ and edify the church
The purpose of Spiritual gifts is to glorify Christ and edify other Christians within the local church
What instrument does the Holy Spirit use to transform believers?
A) The Scriptures
B) Nothing - He does it magically
C) Cool experiences
D) All of the above
A) The Scriptures
The Holy Spirit always works alongside of and in accord with the Word of God. False teaching seeks to distort God’s Word and take the focus off of Christ.
Who is the Spirit making Christians to look like?
A) Their parents
B) Their Savior, Jesus Christ
C) Their pastor
D) A successful person
B) Their Savior, Jesus Christ
The Spirit is always molding believers to look more like Christ. One day in heaven, all Christians will be like Him perfectly, free from sin.
Can a Christian lose the Holy Spirit?
A) Only if you’re terrible
B) Never
C) If they let go
D) He only remains if they’re perfect
B) Never
A Christian could never lose the Holy Spirit. Even when Christians sin, the Spirit leads them to repentance and provides the personal assurance of a genuine relationship with God
How should you respond to Jesus’ teaching in John 3:1-16?
A) Repent and believe in Jesus
B) Think about it a little more
C) Ignore Him
D) Start behaving badly
A) Repent and believe in Jesus
Your responsibility is not to cause new life in you. Upon hearing the gospel, your responsibility is to repent and believe in Jesus. Anyone who does this will be saved.
How can a believer discover their spiritual gift?
A) Think really hard
B) Serving in the local church
C) Read lots of books
D) Looking for it in a word search
B) Serving in the local church
God has designed spiritual gifts to be a service in the local church. The elders of a church will be able to help you find how you can best serve in the church.
Why should all Christians study their Bibles?
A) Only teachers need to study
B) To know God and love Him more
C) To impress their friends
D) To get to heaven
B) To know God and love Him more
Believers study their Bibles so that they can truly know God through Jesus Christ. When you know God for who He is, you will love, worship, and enjoy Him truly.
What makes sin so serious?
A) Because it is rebellion against God
B) Because everyone does it
C) It’s no big deal
D) Because it sends us to hell
Sin is serious because God is worthy of all honor and praise and obedience. When we sin, we declare our hatred against God, who created us and upholds us by His power.
What kind of life should a Christian live since the Holy Spirit indwells them?
A) A Holy life
B) A rotten life
C) A wealthy life
D) A boring life
A) A Holy life
Christians are the temple of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, they should live holy lives that honor God.