The Bible
What are the two divisions of the bible?
Old Testament and New Testament.
When the Flood came, how long did it rain?
40 days and nights
Who was Abraham's wife?
Sarah
Where did Jesus live as he was growing up?
Nazareth
What ruler of the Jews came to Jesus by night seeking the way to eternal life?
Nicodemus
How many books are there in the Bible?
66
Whom did God spare from the Great Flood?
Noah and his family.
To what country did Abraham go in time of famine?
Egypt
What is Jesus's title of humanity?
Son of Man.
What do we call the first statements of the Sermon on the Mount which all begin with the words "God blesses"?
The Beatitudes
What wise king wrote much of the book of Proverbs?
Solomon
Who were the 3 sons of Noah?
Shem, Ham, Japeth
Why was it wrong for Lot to live in Sodom?
Because the people of Sodom were very wicked sinners.
How did God anoint Jesus?
With the Holy Spirit and power.
Why did the rich young ruler fail to follow Jesus?
He loved the things he owned more than he loved Jesus.
Who are the 4 major prophets?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
What was the meaning of the first rainbow?
It was God's promise that the world would never again be destroyed by a flood.
How old were Abraham and Sarah when Isaac was born?
Abraham was 100 and Sarah was 90.
Where is Jesus right now and what is he doing?
Jesus is at the right hand of the father interceding (pleading) for believers.
In the parable of the Good Shepherd, what did Jesus say the shepherd would do for the sheep?
Sacrifice his life.
What do we mean when we say the Bible is our authoritative rule of faith and conduct?
The Bible has the right to command us in what we believe and what we do.
How did God judge the people who built the Tower of Babel?
God confused the people with different languages so that they couldn't understand one another.
Who was the first person in the Bible to pay tithes, and to whom did he pay them to?
Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek.
What does the Bible tell us about the life of Jesus between the time he was 12 and 30?
He obeyed his parents, grew mentally and physically, and gained favor with both God and people.
Jesus' parables in Luke 15 deal with what three lost things?
A lost coin, a lost sheep, and a lost son.