Blue
What does it mean to be blessed?
Flourish
Recite the books of the Law
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
What kinds of sins make people deserving of hell?
All sins. Even small sins such as anger.
What did Jesus mean when He talked about gouging out your eye or cutting off your hand?
Take radical steps to get rid of sin in your life.
What did God design marriage to picture?
The relationship between Christ and the church (His people).
Contrast Jesus’ teaching about adultery with what the people of that day had commonly heard.
Most people agreed that adultery was wrong, but Jesus taught that their internal lusts were just as wrong.
How are Christians to be like salt and light?
Salt- Live distinctly. Be different.
Light- We reflect God's glory to the world.
What does it mean that Jesus fulfilled the Law?
Jesus completely obeyed the law and was what the Law ultimately pointed to.
What do you show about yourself when you follow Jesus’ teaching?
That you are a true child of God.
Why should oaths be unnecessary in the everyday life of a Christian?
Christians should be so characterized by honesty that oaths are not needed.
What was God’s original purpose for mankind?
Rule God's world (Creation Mandate).
Summarize Galatians 6:9
Don't get tired of doing the right thing. There will be a reward.
Why is God’s kingdom called the kingdom of heaven if that kingdom is going to be on earth?
It comes from heaven, and life on the new earth will be like heaven.
Describe the kind of righteousness that Jesus demands.
Not only external, but internal change/righteousness/holiness.
What was the intended and original purpose of the Old Testament law about an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth?
It was to limit punishments so that they would not be greater than the crime.
What should you do if somebody else is angry with you? What can’t you do if you’re angry with somebody else?
Make things right with them.
You can't make up for your sinful anger with religious rituals.
Since the Old Testament Scripture commanded that one ought to love his neighbor, what wrong conclusion had many people jumped to?
That it was acceptable to hate their enemies.
Identify three ways Christians should respond to enemies.
Bless, do good, pray
Recite the books of Poetry/Wisdom.
Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon.
Summarize I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be rejoicing, praying, and giving thanks all the time.
Recite the Old Testament books of History
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I-II Samuel, I-II Kings, I-II Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther.
List at least 5 of the 8 Beatitudes
Poor in Spirit, Mourners, Meek, Hunger and thirst for righteousness, Merciful, Pure in Heart, Peacemakers, Persecuted.
Summarize Ephesians 4:29-30.
We should only say things that are beneficial to the hearer. We should not grieve the Holy Spirit.
Recite the Minor Prophets through the Gospels.
Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi.
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
Recite the Major Prophets
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel.