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Introductory Bible Course

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SECTION ONE

1. (John 6:67-69) Who was Jesus according to Peter in verse 69?

    A good man    

    An angel                                        

   The Son of the Living  God                             

    Son of man

    Prophet

In Old Testament times God required that a lamb without spot or blemish be sacrificed to make atonement for the sins of the people. This was a type, or symbol, of the true Lamb of God (Jesus Christ) who came as a sinless substitute to die for our sins.

3. (John 3:16) What did God do because of his great love for mankind?

    Condemned mankind to perish

    Gave his only Son

    Destroyed the world

4. (John 3:16) What things are said about anyone who believes in God’s Son?

    He will live a perfect life

    He will not perish but have everlasting life

    He will pray everyday

5. (John 3:18) What is said about someone who does not believe in God’s Son?

    He is condemned Already

    He can work his way to heaven

    He will have eternal life anyway

6. (John 1:10-11) Did the world know Christ and receive him?

    Yes

    No

7. (John 5:23) He who does not honor the Son of God does not honor whom?

    The Holy Spirit

    Himself

    The Father

8. (John 1:12) What do we become if we receive Christ and believe in his name?

    A good person

    Children of God

    A member of a denomination

9. (John 4:42) What did those who believe call Christ?

    Savior of the world

    A religious leader

    A prophet 

10. (John 6:37) What did Jesus say about anyone who would come to him?

    He would not listen to them

    He would promise to heal them

    He will never cast them out

    Yes

    No

11. (John 5:24) What does the believer possess?

    Eternal life

    Condemnation

    The possibility of salvation

12. (John 14:6) Which of the following names did Jesus not use to describe himself?

    The Truth

    A pathway to enlightenment

    The Way

    The Life

"There is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave himself a ransom for all ..." (1 Timothy 2:5-6).

13. (John 19:18) In what manner was Jesus put to death?

    Suffocation

    Beaten to death

    Crucifixion

    He gave his life willingly

    He was a helpless victim

15. (John 15:13) Why did Jesus Christ lay down his life for us?

    Because of his great love

    Because he was forced to

    Because he had no control of the situation

In 1 Peter 3:18 we read, "For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous to bring you to God."

    Low self-esteem

    Happiness

    Condemnation

17. (John 2:19-22) Did Jesus foretell his resurrection from the dead?

    Yes

    No

18. (John 11:25) Which of the two following things did Jesus call himself himself in John 11:25?

    The Resurrection

    Lamb of God

    The Life

The scriptures foretold the suffering and death of Christ, but they also foretold that he would rise from the dead. By his resurrection he conquered (defeated) death. All who believe are saved from spiritual death and have eternal life in him.

19. (John 20:25 and 20:29) The disciples were eyewitnesses that Christ was now alive. What did Jesus say about those who have not seen and yet believe? 

    They are saved by doing good works

    They are Blessed

    They will die without hope

20. (John 20:31) Why did John write and record the things in this book?

    That people would not forget about Jesus

    That we could be comforted by the stories

    That we may believe that Jesus is the Christ

     A gift

    Something we work for

Have you received this gift?

MEMORY VERSE FOR SECTION ONE IS JOHN 3:16

    No one is righteous

    No one understands

    No one seeks God

    be able to work to save themselves.

    become guilty before God.

     feel confident in their good works.

     Sin

    all we can do if we try hard enough.

    what God expected of people in the past.

    All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God.

    We can save ourselves.

    We are all essentially good people.

    His wisdom.

    His power.

    His Love for us

7. (Romans 5:10) We were God’s enemies but we may be reconciled to God. How is this accomplished?

    By letting us try to work for our salvation

    By forgetting about our sin

    Through the death of his son

8. (Romans 6:23) What are the wages of sin?    What is the gift of God?     Through whom does this gift come?

    God would never send a person to Hell

     Christ came into the world to save sinners

    We can earn our salvation

    Christ's good life is an example for us to follow

    Christ died for our sins , was buried but rose on the third day

    Jesus pointed us to God by telling us to do good deeds

     Those who do not know God and who do not obey the gospel

    Satan and his angels

    Anyone that does not belong to a church

    Poor health

    Purgatory

    Punishment - Everlasting Destruction

    They die and cease to exist

     The lake of fire

    They must live on earth and not go to heaven

    Eternal life is by works

    Salvation is something we can never be sure of

    good works  

    human effort

    faith

    Happiness

    peace with God

    the possibility of eternal life

    Nothing

    Tribulation

    Our sin

    No problems in our life

    Physical healing

    Every who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved

    The Virgin Mary

    Christ Jesus

    Unseen spirits

    Gave himself as a ransom

    Lived a life which should be our example

    Healed peoples' diseases

MEMORY VERSE FOR SECTION TWO IS ROMANS 5:8

SECTION THREE

    Church members

    Good people

    Children of God

    He must be born again

    Obey the Ten Commandments

    Join a church

    sign of Pisces

    flesh

    Spirit

    Listened to our prayer

    Caused us to suffer

    Sent his Spirit

    Good people

    God’s children

    Going to be punished in Hell.

    Sealed us until the day of redemption

    Sent modern day prophets to preach.

    Given us miraculous signs from heaven.

    foreigners

    Fellow citizens

    Church members

    By the sacrifice (offering) of the body of Jesus Christ once for all

    When we are baptized in water.

    When we have done enough good works to deserve it.

10. (1 Corinthians 6:11) Here we find the word justified, to declare just, or righteous before God.  According to Romans 3:24, how are we justified? 

    By doing religious works

    Freely by his grace

    By praying fervently

    Observing the Law.

    Faith in Christ

    Reading the Bible

    He was born in the right family

    He did many good deeds

    He believed God

    There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

    They have no hope of eternal life

    They will never know if they will go to heaven

    The worries of this world

    Our family and friends

    The love of Christ

     the Temple of the Holy Spirit.

     yours to do with as you please.   

    not important to God.

    want to.

    are bought at a price.

    believe it is a good thing to do.

    The precious blood of Jesus

    Silver and Gold

    The wealth of many nations

    God's word is a collection of interesting stories

    God's word is not for everyone to read

    God's Word is truth

    cannot be broken.

    is very interesting .

    will last forever.

    They did not pay attention to it

    Not as the word of man, but actually the Word of God

    They did not believe it .

4. (Romans 10:17) In order to have faith what must we hear? 

    A sermon from a preacher

    An inner voice that directs us

    The Word of God

    Born again

    Instructed

    Inspired to live a good life

    is sharper than a sword.

    is a pathway to happiness.

    stands forever.

    A mystical experience

    Pure spiritual milk of the word

    A good spiritual teacher

8. (Acts 17:11) Those to whom Paul was preaching received the word with readiness of mind. They then did what?

     They examined the scripture to see if what Paul said was true.

    They ignored what he said to them,

    They listened but put nothing in to practice.

    Positive thinking

    The word of his grace

    Attending church or Sunday school

    more interesting people.

    desire to know more about what God has done.

    wise unto salvation.

    All scripture was translated from other languages.

    All scripture is given by inspiration of God.

    All scripture is to be read every day.

    Holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.

    People with special knowledge wrote down what they thought.

    Some people felt that these words were very special.

    Words of wisdom and inspiration

    The truth for today

    The sword of the Spirit

    He did many good deeds.

    He believed God.

    He never killed anyone.

    Sealed by the Holy Spirit

    Motivated to try to earn your salvation

    Gifted to speak in unknown tongues

    It has the power to justify itself.

    Nothing good lives in me.

    It has no power to cause me to disobey God.

    Everything is the same as before you knew Christ.

    The old is gone; the new is come.

    Satan can no longer tempt us.

4. (Galatians 2:20) The new man is Christ living in the believer. As Paul said, "...Christ lives in me."

    Jesus than the angels."

    He that is in you than he that is in the world."

    the spirit than the flesh."

    Created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

    Created to make us feel happy and satisfied with ourselves.

    Created to have immortal bodies that will not experience suffering.

    go to church every day and pray special prayers.

    be transformed by the renewing of your mind.

    eat special foods and obey special laws to prove we are Christians.

    Say no to ungodliness and worldly passions

    live anyway we wish.

    pay no attention to the things we do.

    Love makes us feel good inside.

    Love makes the world go around.

    If you love with the love of Jesus you will fulfill all the Law

(Galatians 5:25)          

(Romans 13:13)         

(2 Corinthians 5:7)      

(Ephesians 5:2)           

(Colossians 1:10)       

    We will wish we could be acting differently.

    We will not gratify the lusts of the flesh.

    We will never again do anything wrong.

    from our own strength and power

    from the Lord

    from meditation and yoga

    do it in the name of the Lord

    don't do things we do not want to do

    do things to help other people

    grudgingly do what we are told to do

    do it heartily as unto the Lord

    do only things you really want to do

    We may pray only when we are in a church.

    Prayers for physical healing are always answered.

    We should continue in prayer

    We should avoid sexual immorality (fornication)

    We may live in any way we like.

    Christians are to never marry.

    We might be beaten up or defeated if we try.

    Nothing we do will reverse a situation.

    Vengeance belongs to the lord

    Unbelievers will not allow us to give money to a church.

    They may steal from us.

    Righteous and wickedness have nothing in common and cannot work together.

    evangelists.

    Christ’s Ambassadors.

    good people.

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John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

John 4:42 And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

John 6:37  All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

John 5:24  Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

John 14:6  Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

John 19:18  Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst.

John 10:17-18 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again.
No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

John 15:13  Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

John 2:19 Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.
20 Then said the Jews, Forty and six years was this temple in building, and wilt thou rear it up in three days?
21 But he spake of the temple of his body.
22 When therefore he was risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this unto them; and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said.

John 11:25   Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:
26 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?
27 She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God, which should come into the world.

John 20:25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

John 20:29  Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

John 20:31  But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

Romans 6:23  For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 3:10  As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:
11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

Romans 3:14  Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:
16 Destruction and misery are in their ways:
17 And the way of peace have they not known:
18 There is no fear of God before their eyes.

Romans 3:19  Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.

Romans 3:20  Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:23  For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Romans 5:8  But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 5:10  For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.

1 Timothy 1:15  This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

1 Corinthians 15:3-4 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;
4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

2 Thessalonians 1:7 And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels,
8 In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ

2 Thessalonians 1:9  Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power

Revelation 20:15  And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.

Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Romans 5:1  Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ

Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 10:13  For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

1 Timothy 2:5  For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

John 3:5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

John 3:3  Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Galatians 4:6  And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.

Romans 8:16  The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

Ephesians 4:30  And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.

Ephesians 1:6  To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
7 In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Ephesians 2:19  Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

1 Corinthians 6:11  And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

Hebrews 10:10  By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Romans 3:28  Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Romans 4:5  But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.

Romans 4:3  For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.

Romans 8:1  There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

1 Corinthians 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

John 17:17  Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.

John 10:35  If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;

1 Thessalonians 2:13  For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

Romans 10:17  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

1 Peter 1:23  Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.
24 ¶ For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

1 Peter 2:2  As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Acts 17:11  These [Berean] were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.

Acts 20:32  And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

2 Timothy 3:15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Peter 1:21  For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

Ephesians 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

Ephesians 1:13  In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,

Romans 15:4  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Philippians 2:16  Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.

Acts 13:26  Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

Colossians 3:16  Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

Romans 10: 8  But what saith it? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach;

2 Corinthians 5:19  To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

Romans 7:18  For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.

2 Corinthians 5:17  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

1 John 4:4  Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.

Ephesians 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.
25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
28 Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
30 And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.
31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Titus 2:11-12 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

Galatians 5:19  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:14  For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

John 15:14  Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

Romans 12:10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

Galatians 5:25  If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Romans 13:13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

2 Corinthians 5:7  For we walk by faith, not by sight:

Ephesians 5:2  And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour.

Colossians 1:10  That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Galatians 5:16 This  I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things your  masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: 
23 And whatsoever ye do, do it  heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Colossians 4:2  Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;

1 Thessalonians 4:3  For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Romans 12:19  Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

2 Corinthians 6:14  Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

2 Corinthians 5:20  Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: