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2013 2nd Quarter - Adult Christian Life

Lesson 1

1) The two disciples who come and tell the Disciples about seeing the resurrected Christ are from where? a) Samaria b) Emmaus c) Galatia 2) What does Jesus say to the Disciples to comfort them? a) “Peace be with you.” b) “It’s me, Jesus.” c) “Please don’t run away.” 3) What does Jesus eat in the Disciples’ presence? a) steak b) spaghetti c) broiled fish 4) What does Jesus reference to explain His crucifixion and resurrection? a) His miracles b) Paul’s writings c) the Old Testament 5) What does Jesus promise to send? a) the Holy Spirit b) food from heaven c) the Apostle Paul Answers: 1) b; 2) a; 3) c; 4) c; 5) a

Lesson 2

1) What does the word Pentecost mean? a) “fiftieth” b) “fortieth” c) “sixtieth” 2) What kind of noise is heard on the Day of Pentecost? a) thunder b) rushing wind c) lightning 3) What appears and sits on each disciple? a) angels b) halos c) tongues of fire 4) Who preaches on the Day of Pentecost? a) Paul b) Peter c) John 5) How many people are saved on the Day of Pentecost? a) two thousand b) three thousand c) four thousand Answers: 1) a; 2) b; 3) c; 4) b; 5) b

Lesson 3

1) Paul wrote the letter to the Thessalonians from where? a) Galatia b) Corinth c) Colossae 2) According to verses 13-14, the hope believers have is based on what? a) their faith in Christ b) the Bible c) Jesus’ death and resurrection 3) What will accompany the descent of Christ from heaven? a) the trump of God b) thunder c) great light 4) Instead of grieving and worrying, what should believers do according to verse eleven? a) look forward to the day of the Lord b) encourage each other b) sell everything they have 5) To what does Paul compare the coming of the Lord? a) the flood b) manna from heaven c) a thief in the night Answers: 1) b; 2) c; 3) a; 4) b; 5) c

Lesson 4

1) Why did Paul write 2 Thessalonians? a) disunity in the church b) some were teaching the Day of the Lord had already come c) clarification on circumcision 2) What is the first thing that will occur before the Day of the Lord arrives? a) a great falling away b) plagues c) the rise of the antichrist 3) What is the name Paul uses to describe the antichrist? a) the tempter b) the father of all lies c) the man of lawlessness 4) What is the third thing that must happen before the return of Christ? a) a great turning to Christ b) a great fire c) the restraint of the lawlessness will be removed 5) Verse fifteen commands the believers to do what? a) pray earnestly b) stand firm to Paul’s teachings c) wait anxiously for the Lord Answers: 1) b; 2) c; 3) c; 4) c; 5) b

Lesson 5

1) To whom does Peter address in 1 Peter? a) Jews in Jerusalem b) Christians in Asia Minor c) Christians in Africa 2) Why did Peter write the letter? a) to comfort those suffering persecution b) to give instructions about tithing c) to counter Paul’s teachings in Galatians 3) What does verse three promise believers? a) a living hope b) eternal life c) miraculous healing 4) According to verse eight, believers are filled with what? a) great love b) joy c) tender mercies 5) Who foretold the suffering of Christ according to verse eleven? a) Paul b) the prophets c) King David Answers: 1) b; 2) a; 3) a; 4) b; 5) b

Lesson 6

1) Why did Peter write his second letter? a) to fight false teachings about Christ’s return b) to tell about the ministry of Christ c) to talk about the importance of giving tithes and offerings 2) What were the churches in Asia Minor experiencing at this time? a) great persecution b) great financial blessings c) great healings 3) Peter writes in verse four that they can participate in what? a) Jesus’ ministry b) God’s divine nature c) the work of the Holy Spirit 4) What does Peter ask the believers to make sure of in verse ten? a) their faith b) their love c) their calling and election 5) What does Peter say is coming soon for him in verse fourteen? a) release from prison b) a trip to Africa c) his death Answers: 1) a; 2) a; 3) b; 4) c; 5) c

Lesson 7

1) Peter’s main purpose in writing chapter four is to do what? a) teach believers how to live with persecution b) explain circumcision c) explain the Day of the Lord 2) In the first century A.D., new converts were a) embraced by their families b) given a party by their families c) ostracized from their families 3) Peter’s vice list is similar to one found in what book? a) Genesis b) 1 John c) Galatians 4) Peter believes the return of Christ a) is imminent b) has already happened c) is several years away 5) Verse ten says believers should a) love God b) use spiritual gifts to serve others c) tithe Answers: 1) a; 2) c; 3) c; 4) a; 5) b

Lesson 8

1) Unbelievers were mocking the Christians in Asia Minor about what? a) the return of Christ b) tithing c) Jesus’ resurrection 2) Peter tells the believers to trust what over false teachers? a) the Scriptures b) nature c) their own wisdom 3) Peter references what event in verse six? a) the end of times b) the Flood c) Jesus’ resurrection 4) What does God’s delaying Jesus’ return emphasize? a) God’s lack of sovereignty b) God’s laziness c) God’s patience 5) Peter compares the return of Christ to what? a) manna from heaven b) a thief in the night c) sudden death Answers: 1) a; 2) a; 3) b; 4) c; 5) b

Lesson 9

1) What king has died in verse one? a) Josiah b) Uzziah c) David 2) Who attended the Lord in Isaiah’s vision? a) animals b) Jesus c) seraphs 3) Isaiah recognizes what in verse five? a) his sinfulness b) his integrity c) his lack of food 4) Isaiah says he lives among a) a blessed people b) a sinful people c) a happy people 5) How does Isaiah respond to God’s question about whom He should send? a) ‘“Send me!”’ b) ‘“I don’t want to go.”’ c) ‘“Send Jeremiah.”’ Answers: 1) b; 2) c; 3) a; 4) b; 5) a

Lesson 10

1) Instead of trusting God, King Ahaz sought the help of whom? a) Babylon b) Ethiopia c) Assyria 2) Who came to power in Assyria in 745 B.C.? a) Nebuchadnezzar b) Tiglath-Pileser III c) Antiochus 3) Isaiah 12 is similar to what other book and chapter in the Bible? a) Psalm 23 b) Exodus 15 c) John 3 4) Isaiah writes that people will draw water from where? a) “wells of salvation” b) the Red Sea c) the Jordan River 5) Isaiah tells whom to celebrate in verse six? a) people of Zion b) people of Judah c) people of Babylon Answers: 1) c; 2) b; 3) b; 4) a; 5) a

Lesson 11

1) Isaiah 29 pronounces doom on what city? a) Babylon b) Jerusalem c) Nineveh 2) What is the source of God’s disfavor with Israel in Isaiah 29? a) Judah’s alliance with Egypt b) Judah’s alliance with Babylon c) Judah’s alliance with Ethiopia 3) What are people unable to read in verse eleven? a) the Bible b) the Talmud c) a scroll 4) What will perish according to verse fourteen? a) sinners b) wisdom c) happiness 5) What trade is mentioned in verse sixteen? a) pottery b) glass blowing c) carpentry Answers: 1) b; 2) a; 3) c; 4) b; 5) a

Lesson 12

1) What is the overall message of Isaiah 65? a) God will judge sinners and save the repentant b) God will send a Messiah c) an explanation of the Fall 2) God says He will create what in verse seventeen? a) new lives b) new temples c) new heavens and a new earth 3) Who ravaged the land when they laid siege to Jerusalem? a) the Samaritans b) the Romans c) the Babylonians 4) Verse twenty-three calls to mind God’s promise to whom? a) David b) Abraham c) Jonah 5) Verse twenty-five says the wolf will feed with what? a) a newborn baby b) a flock of sheep c) a lamb Answers: 1) a; 2) c; 3) c; 4) b; 5) c

Lesson 13

1) What king invaded Babylon in 539 B.C.? a) Ahab b) Cyrus c) Nebuchadnezzar 2) What is the seventh month of the Jewish calendar? a) Tishri b) Nisan c) August 3) What did the Israelites build first after returning to Jerusalem? a) the walls b) the temple c) the altar 4) What did the Jews celebrate after rebuilding the altar? a) Passover b) Feast of Tabernacles c) Day of Atonement 5) What did the people start to rebuild after finishing the altar? a) the temple b) the walls c) the tabernacle Answers: 1) b; 2) a; 3) c; 4) b; 5) a