Theology
True or False: Jesus was Created
False - Jesus has always existed as the logos, the word, and the Son of God. He was given the name "Jesus" upon becoming a man.
Who is the logos?
Jesus Christ
What has roots as nobody sees, Is taller than trees, Up, up it goes, And yet never grows?
A mountain
What word in English is translated from the greek word, “zōe”, and what does zōe mean?
Zoe Life = spiritual life, life with joy, life with God, life lived under the authority of God with the presence of god and in belief of who Jesus is and what he did.
What was the structure for God's people to meet God in that came prior to the temple?
The tabernacle (in the wilderness)
During class, we discussed how there is a person in the book of John who functions as "the spotlight" for Jesus. Who was this person?
John the Baptist
What is the logos, based on what we discussed in class?
The truth and purpose of all things.
Voiceless it cries, Wingless flutters, Toothless bites, Mouthless mutters.
Wind
What is the last thing John said in his book he wrote about the life and teachings of Jesus that is rather shocking and beautiful...
That if John were to have written down everything that Jesus said and did, that the world itself couldn't contain the books that would be written...
When Jesus died, what specifically tore in two, and from which direction to which direction?
The veil in the temple that led to the most holy place, where the fullest measure of God's presence resided. The veil tore from top to bottom, signifying that God himself was opening the way to his presence through Jesus, his Son in order for God's people to be able to experience the fullness of him as much as possible in earthly life.
The Jews of Jerusalem sent ________ and __________ to question John and ask who he was. What two kinds of roles/people did the Jews send?
Priests and Levites
What did Heraclitus (535-475 B.C.) define the logos as? (we did not discuss this in class, however this is good for you to know!)
I can be long or can be short, I can be black, white, brown, or purple. You can find me the world over and I am often the main feature. What am I?
Rice
Jesus often flips the cultural script in his ministry (i.e. "it is not the healthy who need a physician, but the sick." Or "For judgement I came into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see become blind" Jesus called the Pharisees, who people of the culture thought were very morally pure and religiously excellent "white washed tombs"
What was Jesus doing when he flipped societal norms? In other words, what was his likely goal?
Jesus was spreading the light and truth of God and helping sinners (all people) to see their need for him as their Savior.
*There are other acceptable answers, however a theme will be the spreading of truth, an acknowledgment of need for God to save us and that we cannot save ourselves, humbling of man and exalting the grace of God, etc.
Who is the only New Testament writer to mention Cana of Galilee?
John (author of John)
Fill in the blank - John the Baptist replied to the priests and Levites, "I am the ________ of one calling in the desert, 'make straight the way for the Lord'"
voice
What is a grand theme running throughout John like a golden thread? It has to do with physical reality and spiritual reality.
In the various stories and accounts of the life and ministry of Jesus in John, there is often a physical reality that points to a greater spiritual truth (i.e. water, wind, bread, etc.)
I am something people celebrate or resist. I change people’s thoughts and lives. I am obvious to some people but, to others, I am a mystery. What am I?
Age.
When Jesus and Nicodemus spoke, what were the three physical signs Jesus gave Nicodemus to help him understand the spiritual truths Jesus was teaching?
Birth, Wind, and the Serpent on the Pole.
What was the object in John 4 that is made by digging a hole into the earth down to the water table?
Secondly, what type of material was used and built/stacked in a circular way up starting from the water table, and extending above ground?
A well, Stone.
What town was the disciple, Philip, from?
Bethsaida
Who was Jesus referring to when He said that if you believe in him, rivers of living water will flow from you...
The Holy Spirit.
Nobody has ever walked on this way, literally. Which way is it?
"The ______ was given through Moses; _______ and _________ came through Jesus Christ."
law, grace, truth
What did God's people do in the wilderness to cause God to send venomous snakes among them?
They spoke against God and against Moses wanted bread and water, and were not happy with the food God gave them.