1. In Luke 7, the story is told of a centurion whom Jesus complimented. What action did the centurion take that prompted Christ to pay him the compliment?
2. According to the Bible, what is the origin of faith? Support your answer with scriptures.
3. Jesus said, “For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophetthan John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he” (Luke 7:28). Explain the meaning of Christ’s statement.
4. In Luke 7:29-30, we learn how the Pharisees and lawyers did something that caused them to “reject the will of God.” What did they do?
5. What is the message of such passages as Acts 2:38 and 1 Peter 3:21?
6. Explain the meaning of John’s statement: “Whoever transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God” (2 Jn. 9).
7. According to 1 Corinthians 12:13, into what are we baptized?
8. According to Colossians 1:18 and Ephesians 4:4, how many “bodies of Christ” are there?
9. In Colossians 3:16 and Ephesians 5:19, we are instructed regarding the type of music we are to use in worship to God. What type of music are we commanded to use?
10. In the parable of the soils (Luke 8), Jesus mentioned “seed.” What is that seed?
11. Is the following statement true or false? “The Bible only, makes Christians only, and the only Christians.”
12. There are two principles included in the teaching of 2 Corinthians 9:6. What are they?
13 Is it likely that Christians may have to suffer for their faith? Use scriptures to support your answer.
14. In Acts 11:26, King Agrippa told the apostle Paul: “Almost you persuade me to become a Christian.” Considering the context of Acts 11, what do you think probably kept the king from obeying the Gospel?
15. Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Lk. 9:23). What was Christ’s point?
16. In Acts 8, Simon offered to buy the ability to perform
miracles, but was told “your money perish with you.” What is the implication of the fact that Simon, as a Christian, could “perish”?
17. In Luke 9:62, Jesus said, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” What is the meaning of that passage for us today?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,