1. Who does the man represent?
    1. Right Answer!Jesus Christ.
    2. A Pastor of a Church.
    3. A sheep shepherd.

     

  2. Who does the lost sheep represent?
    1. Right Answer!A believer.
    2. An Angel of the Lord.
    3. An Israelite.
    4. A Gentile.

     

  3. What is the point of this parable?
    1. There is great joy in heaven when a person turns from sin to the Lord.
    2. The joy of a returning soul, is contrasted to the anger at anyone what leads a child of God away.
    3. God is very happy when a lost soul returns, and he is very angry with anyone that leads one of his children away.
    4. Right Answer!(a.) (b.) and (c.) above.

     

  4. What is the point of this parable?
    1. God is meticulous with his account books.
    2. Right Answer!God is very pleased when someone repents and returns to him.
    3. God is more interested in winning a soul than pleasing those that are his.
    4. There will be many people in heaven, because God works hard to keep his people.

     

  5. Who does the father represent?
    1. Right Answer!God the Father.
    2. Father Abraham.
    3. The Apostle Paul.
    4. Jesus Christ.

     

  6. Before the younger son left was he a member of God's household?
    1. Right Answer!Yes.
    2. No.

     

  7. Was the younger son a member of God's household while he was living a wild life in the foreign country?
    1. Yes.
    2. Right Answer!No.

     

  8. What does it mean that God said, "...this brother of yours was dead..."?
    1. Right Answer!It means that he was separated from the covenant and headed for Hell.
    2. He had literally been dead and Jesus healed him.
    3. It doesn't mean anything, because once saved always saved.
    4. It means that he was a sinner before he was born again.

     

  9. What is the meaning of the father's estate, and the foreign country?
    1. Right Answer!Those in a covenant relationship with God and those not in a covenant relationship with God.
    2. Israel and Rome.
    3. Jerusalem and Nineveh.
    4. Christians and Jews.

     

  10. In the end was the lost son received as a son, or as a servant?
    1. Right Answer!Son.
    2. Servant.
    3. Neither.

     

  11. What is the moral of this story?
    1. Sow your wild oats and then walk the line.
    2. Right Answer!If you have been a fool and truly repent God will receive you back with joy.
    3. You can keep your cake and eat it too, if you repent in time.
    4. God loves a man's man more than an unimaginative bore.

     

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