- What does the word "gospel" mean?
- About the Christ.
Good news.- Words of the Christ.
- New Testament.
2098 euaggelion { yoo-ang-ghel'-ee-on}
from the same as 2097; TDNT - 2:721,267; n n
AV - gospel 46, gospel of Christ 11, gospel of God 7, gospel of the Kingdom 3, misc 10; 77
GK - 2295 { eujaggevlion }
1) a reward for good tidings
2) good tidings
2a) the glad tidings of the kingdom of God soon to be set up, and subsequently also of Jesus the Messiah, the founder of this kingdom. After the death of Christ, the term comprises also the preaching of (concerning) Jesus Christ as having suffered death on the cross to procure eternal salvation for the men in the kingdom of God, but as restored to life and exalted to the right hand of God in heaven, thence to return in majesty to consummate the kingdom of God
2b) the glad tidings of salvation through Christ
2c) the proclamation of the grace of God manifest and pledged in Christ
2d) the gospel
2e) as the messianic rank of Jesus was proved by his words, his deeds, and his death, the narrative of the sayings, deeds, and death of Jesus Christ came to be called the gospel or glad tidings
Enhanced Strong's Lexicon, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1995.
- Who is Jesus Christ?
- A prophet.
- The Son of God.
- The human embodiment of God himself.
- All
of the above.
Matthew 13:53-57
When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. 55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.John 1:32-3432
Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. 33 I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' 34 I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God."
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.Revelation 1:88
I am the Alpha and the Omega," says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty."
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
- What is Christian baptism symbolic of?
- Washing away of one's sins.
- It is a picture of Moses leading the Israelites through the Red Sea.
- It is symbolic of our death to this world
and then of our resurrection to life in Christ.
- It is symbolic of your faith and zeal.
Romans 6:3-43
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
- How many times is Jesus directly quoted in
the New Testament letters?
- He is never directly quoted.
- He is quoted only one time.
- He is quoted 635 times.
- He is quoted 23 times.
1 Corinthians 11:23-26
For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." 25 In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." 26 For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes.
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
- Approximately how long ago did God breathe
into Adam and change him into a son of God?
- 4000 years ago.
- 5000 years ago.
- 6000 years ago.
- 7000 years ago.
The answer to this question is beyond the scope of this study. If you were to add up the life spans of every person in the Bible and then look at when their descendents were born etc. etc. it is possible to determine approximately how long ago Adam lived.
- What was unique about Mary, Jesus' mother?
- She was the only non-Jewish woman to give birth to a Jew.
- She was 90 years old when she gave birth to her first child.
- There was nothing unique about her. God choose her because she was so ordinary.
- She was a virgin and yet she was pregnant.
Matthew 1:18
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
- Was Jesus an only child?
- Yes.
- No.
Matthew 13:53-57
When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there. 54 Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked. 55 "Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? 56 Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?" 57 And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
- What did Joseph, (Jesus' father), say at
Jesus' crucifixion?
- He didn't say anything because he was dead.
- He said "Woe be to the world."
- He said "The earth lieth down in the darkness of this day."
- He said "It is finished."
We are not told when he died, but it is clear that he wasn't around when Jesus started his work.
- Who said he was the bread of life?
- Jesus.
- Moses.
- Abraham.
- John the Baptist.
John 6:35
Then Jesus declared, "I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.
- Whom did Jesus raise from death after he was
dead for four days?
- Zacchaeus.
- Zechariah.
- The widow from Nain.
- Lazarus.
John 11:38-44
Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance. 39 "Take away the stone," he said.
"But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days."
40 Then Jesus said, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?"
41 So they took away the stone. Then Jesus looked up and said, "Father, I thank you that you have heard me. 42 I knew that you always hear me, but I said this for the benefit of the people standing here, that they may believe that you sent me."
43 When he had said this, Jesus called in a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" 44 The dead man came out, his hands and feet wrapped with strips of linen, and a cloth around his face.
Jesus said to them, "Take off the grave clothes and let him go."
The New International Version, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House) 1984.