Memory Verses
What is 2 Timothy 3:16?
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
What is a creed?
A creed is a statement of faith. The word “creed” comes from the Latin credo, which means “I believe.”
(John 20:24-29)
38. Who is God?
A. Three divine beings existing as one person
B. One divine being existing in three persons, Father, Son, and Mother Earth
C. Two eternally divine beings, the Father and the Holy Spirit, and one born out of God named Jesus
D. One divine being eternally existing in three divine persons: the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit.
D. God is one divine Being eternally existing in three divine Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This is the Holy Trinity.
What does "Jesus" mean, and what does "Christ" mean?
"Christ" means Anointed One
Give three "names" that the writers of scripture use for the third person of the trinity, the Holy Spirit.
Jesus names the Holy Spirit “Paraclete” (the one alongside). This signifies Comforter, Guide, Counselor, Advocate, and Helper. Other names for the Holy Spirit are Spirit of God, Spirit of the Father, Spirit of Christ, and Spirit of Truth.
What is John 1:14?
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
What is the Apostles Creed?
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth; I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
According to Holy Scripture, what is the nature and character of God?
“God is love”. Sharing an eternal communion of love between the three Persons, God loves and mercifully redeems fallen creation. “God is holy”. God is utterly transcendent, good, righteous, and opposed to all sin and evil. God’s love is holy, God’s holiness is loving, and the Lord Jesus Christ is the fullest expression of God’s whole character.
Why is Jesus called the Father’s “only Son?”
A. God only created one son, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. It's this Son who became a man and now rules all things in heaven and earth
B. Jesus is alone is the image of the invisible Father, the one who makes the Father known. He once became a man but is now a Spirit.
C. Jesus alone is God the Son, co-equal and co-eternal with the Father and Holy Spirit. He alone is the image of the invisible God and is now forever a human who rules heaven and earth.
D. Jesus was a man who attained to the status of God's Son through his good deeds and now rules over heaven and earth as God's appointed Lord.
C. Jesus alone is God the Son, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit. He alone is the image of the invisible Father, the one who makes the Father known. He is now and forever will be incarnate as a human, bearing his God-given human name. The Father created and now rules all things in heaven and earth “through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Colossians 1:15; Hebrews 1:1-5; John 1:18)
What is the Church?
A. A community of friendly people who gather to enjoy each others company.
B. The whole community of faithful Christians in heaven and on earth.
C. Gathered men and women in local congregations who worship in Word and Sacrament, serve God according to the Scriptures, and who proclaim the Gospel, all under the leadership of God appointed leaders.
D. A & C
Answer: D & C.
The Church is the whole community of faithful Christians in heaven and on earth (saints). The Church on earth gathers in local congregations to worship in Word and Sacrament, to serve God according to the Scriptures, and to proclaim the Gospel, under the leadership of those whom God appoints for this purpose.
Job 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me,
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
What is Holy Scripture?
Holy Scripture is “God's Word written”, given by the Holy Spirit through prophets and apostles...and is Church's final authority in all matters of faith and practice. (2 Timothy 3:16)
What do you mean when you call God “Father?”
A. I was created by him
B. I was made for relationship with him being made in his image.
C. To trust in the Father as Protector and Provider as his child.
D. All of the above
D. When I call God “Father,” I acknowledge that I was created by God for relationship with him, that God made me in his image, that I trust in God as my Protector and Provider, and that I put my hope in God as his child and heir in Christ.
What is the relationship between Jesus's divinity and his humanity?
A. Jesus was God only appearing to be man on the earth
B. Jesus was a righteous and Godly man on earth but not God
C. Jesus is both truly God and truly man, which may be distinguish but never separated
D. Jesus is both truly God and truly man, whose natures can be separated as they can be distinguished
D. Jesus became a divine messianic figure after being thrust into the limelight by his father and later agent, Joseph, after winning Israel's Got Talent
A. Jesus is both fully and truly God, and fully and truly human. The divine and human natures of Jesus’ Person may be distinguished but can never be separated, changed or confused.
What is a sacrament and what are the two sacraments generally necessary for salvation?
A sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace. God gives us the sign as a means whereby we receive that grace, and as a tangible assurance that we do in fact receive it. The two sacraments ordained by Christ, which are generally necessary for our salvation, are Baptism and Holy Communion, which is also known as the Lord’s Supper or the Holy Eucharist.
What does it mean that the Bible is the Word of God?
A. The bible is only written by man
B. The bible is inspired by culture
C. The bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit
C. Because the Bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit, it is rightly called the Word of God written. God “has spoken through the prophets” (Nicene Creed), and continues to speak through the Bible today.
If God made the world good, why do I sin?
A. The devil makes me and others sin
B. There is no such thing as sin, humans are fundamentally good that just make mistakes
C. I sin because I inherited corrupted human nature of Adam and Eve
D. I sin because I chose at a certain age to rebel against God like Adam and Eve, thus corrupted my previously good human nature like they did.
C. Adam and Eve rebelled against God, thus bringing into the world pain, fruitless toil, alienation from God and each other, and death. I have inherited a fallen and corrupted human nature, and I too sin and fall short of God’s glory. (Genesis 3, Romans 3:23; 5:12)
Why does the creed emphasize these four things about Jesus' death, "Was Crucified, Died, and Was Buried. He Descended to the Dead?"
A. To counter suspicions he didn't actually die
B. To celebrate the fact he died on the cross to secure our salvation
C. To prepare our minds to grasp his bodily resurrection
D. All of the above
D. The Creed emphasizes Jesus’ death to counter suspicions that Jesus did not truly die on the cross, to celebrate the fact that He died there to secure our salvation, and to prepare our minds to grasp the glory of his bodily resurrection.
"The Forgiveness of Sins"
How does God forgive your sins?
A. God forgives sins by ignoring they happened, then accepts me and adopts me as his child and heir in Jesus Christ. Loving me as his child, he will ignore my sins whenever I do sin.
B. God forgives my sins if I earn enough merit through good works to cancel out all the sin I've committed, only then he will accept me and adopt me as his child and heir in Jesus Christ. If I continue to sin, I need to cancel them out by good works to obtain his forgiveness again.
C. By virtue of Christ's atoning sacrifice, God sets aside my sins, accepts me, and adopts me as his child and heir in Jesus Christ. Loving me as his child, he forgives my sins whenever I turn to him in repentance and faith.
C. By virtue of Christ’s atoning sacrifice, God sets aside my sins, accepts me, and adopts me as his child and heir in Jesus Christ. Loving me as his child, he forgives my sins whenever I turn to him in repentance and faith.
How should Holy Scripture be interpreted?
A. In it's plain sense respectful of the church's historic and agreed upon reading of it.
B. In it's figurative sense respectful of how I feel about it.
C. In it's literal sense respectful of what I think about it.
A. Just as Holy Scripture was not given through private interpretation of things, so it must also be translated, read, preached, taught, and obeyed in its plain and canonical sense, respectful of the Church's historic and consensual reading of it.
How does sin affect you?
A. Sin corrupts my relationship with God, with others, and with creation
B. It doesn't, sin is made up by religions to guilt people into controlling them
C. Sin leaves me spiritually dead and separated from God without hope.
D. Sin sets us back but we can overcome it through hard work
E. A & C
E. The God-opposing, self-centered power of sin, which is present in all people, corrupts me and my relationship with God, with others and with creation. Because of sin and apart from Christ, I am spiritually dead, separated from God, under his righteous condemnation, and without hope.
How should you live in light of Jesus’ coming return for judgment?
A. Build a bunker and hunker
B. YOLO!
C. Not knowing when he returns, be ready to stand before him at any moment and eagerly tell others about Jesus.
D. Support and encourage the whole Church to live in readiness of his return
E. Live for myself and my family, that's all you got
F. A & D
Because I do not know when Jesus will come, I must be ready to stand before him each and every day of my life, I should eagerly seek to make him known to others, and I should encourage and support the whole Church, as best I can, to live in readiness for his return.
(Matthew 25:1-13)
What is the resurrection of the body? What will happen?
When Jesus appears on judgement day, he will bring all the dead back to bodily life, the wicked to judgement and the righteous to eternal life in the glory of God.