BIBLE TRUTH
1. NAME AT LEAST THREE THINGS HELP YOU BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF GOD.
Desire to worship
The universal sense of right and wrong
Jesus Christ’s faith in god
Prophecies of the scriptures
Existence of the national universe with its living inhabitants.
Universal conviction in men of Supreme Being.
2. Apart from nature and history: name three points in which god has revealed himself.
God has revealed himself in the lives of men.
God has revealed himself through the prophets
The person of Jesus Christ.
3. What does the Latin word scriptura means?
It means scripture.
4. What does the Greek word Graphai mean?
It means writing
5. What does the Greek word biblos mean?
It means book
6. The sixty six (66) books have come to be known as?
The bible
7. How many books are there in the old and new testament?
Old testament- 39
New testament- 27
8. How many people took part in the writing of the bible?
40 people
9. Who is the earliest writer of the scripture, who wrote 1500 years before Christ was born?
Moses
10. Name the three main divisions of the Hebrew bible?
The law
The prophets
The writings
11. In which language was the old and new testament written?
Old Testament: Hebrew and a few sections in Aramaic
New Testament: Greek
12. Match the following:
Law- genesis to Deuteronomy
Poetry- job to Song of Solomon
Prophecy- Isaiah to Malachi
History – Mathews to acts
Letters- romans to Jude
Prophecy – revelation
13. When was the king James or Authorized Version of the bible made?
1611
14. The first translation of the bible from Greek to English was done by john Wycliffe in ………….year
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1382 to 1388
15. What are prerequisites for a true understanding of the bible?
A relevant attitude
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A humble mind
Prayerful spirit
A receptive heart
An obedient will
Apart from correct reading of scripture, name at least four (4) guiding principles in bible study.
The grammatical construction of the text
The meaning of the words
The context
The historical setting
Who is the real author of the scriptures?
God the Holy Spirit
Apart from giving us victory over sin, name at least five points on the benefits of bible study.
Helps us discern between good and evil
Acquaints us with Christ
Impacts the wisdom of salvation
Sanctifies the life
Produces spiritual growth
Gives light, reveals future
Is instrumental in producing new birth
How many persons are there in the trinity and name them?
Three persons
God the father, god the son and god the Holy Spirit
What does the Hebrew word Bara mean?
To create
Name at least four (4) things which god provided for man’s welfare and happiness.
Food
Employment
Home
Companionship
What is the foundation of worship?
The Sabbath
Apart from resting on the Sabbath after creating everything, what other three things did god
do?
Blessed it
Sanctified it
Harrowed it
What is the memorial of creation?
The Sabbath
Name at least five things the Holy Spirit is doing for us.
Reproves and guides
Sheds love and light into hearts
Leads to god
Comforter
Intercedes for man
What is sin?
Sin is rebellion against god or it is lawlessness.
Name at least four (4) dreadful natures of sin?
A moral defilement
Separates man from god
Brings death
Robbed all mankind of eternal life
28. What are the wages of sin?
Death
29. Who is the originator of sin?
The devil
30. Which other perfect being did god create and later rebelled against him?
Lucifer
31. Name at least four (4) names to the devil.
Satan
Serpent
The liar
The accuser of our brethren
32. What do we call the battle between good and evil?
The great controversy
33. What was the spiritual gift for Lucifer before he sinned?
Singer
34. Give six (6) points that are visible as a result of the fall of man.
The murder of Abel
The great flood
The apostasies of Israel such as the worship of the golden calf
The experience of Elijah
God and evil angels are involved in this great controversy.
35. What other great controversies found in the New Testament?
Satan through herold tried to kill Jesus
Satan tempted Jesus to lead him into sin
Jesus cast out demons
36. Who described the great controversy as a daily warfare with the devil?
Paul
37. When Christ died on Calvary cross he exclaimed in his expiring agony, it is finished. What is the
meaning of this?
It means that the devil was defeated in his plan to overthrow the plan of salvation.
36. The plan of redemption comprises of three stages. What are these stages?
Justication
Sanctification
Glorification
38. What is the meaning of the following terms?
Justification: is the divine act by which god declares a repentant sinner righteous or regards him
as righteous.
Sanctification: it means holiness
Glorification: when people will be changed physically at the Second Advent.
39. What does Christ salvation provides?
It provides forgiveness
It provides righteousness
It provides power
It rescues from death and gives eternal life
40. What does the Old Testament say about Jesus life?
Jesus would be born of woman
He would be born in Bethlehem
He would lead a sinless
He would crucified
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He would be resurrected
He would bear our sins and atone for them
What do we call the blending and writing of divinity with humanity?
Incarnation
Who was the mother of Jesus Christ?
Mary
How was Jesus Christ conceived?
Through the Holy Spirit
When Jesus was crucified he stayed in the tomb for how many days?
Three (3) days
Name four (4) steps in which you can experience salvation.
Repentance
Confession
Acceptance of Jesus Christ as personal Saviour and lord
Consecration
What does the word righteous mean?
It is obedience to the law
How many doctrines does the SDA Church have and name them?
Six (6)
The doctrine of god
The doctrine of man
The doctrine of salvation
The doctrine of the church
The doctrine of Christian life
The doctrine of the last things
What does the millennium mean?
The period of one thousand years
Where will be the devil be during the period of one thousand years?
He will be bound in the bottomless pit
According to prophecy, what do the following words symbolize?
Winds strife
Waters peoples and multitudes
Beasts’ kings and kingdoms
According to king Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about the image, what is the meaning of the
following according to Daniel’s interpretation?
Babylon ( 605 – 538 bc ) head of gold
Medo-persia ( 538-331 bc ) arms and breast of silver
Grecia (331 -168 bc ) thighs and belly of brass
Rome’s ( 168 bc – ad 476) legs of iron
Kingdom of Europe feet or iron and clay
Great stone Christ’s kingdom
What do the animals of Daniel 7 represent?
The Lion: the lion with eagle’s wings represents Babylon
The bear: the bear symbolized medo-persia.
The leopard: leopards with four (4) heads and four wings is Grecia.
The fourth beast: the dreadful beast represent Rome
Ten horns: represents the kingdom of Europe.
How many commandments are there in the bible?
Ten ( 10) master them in order!
Which commandment has a promise?
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Honour your father and mother so that your days may be long
Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy and do not commit adultery are commandments
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What work has been committed to the church?
To go out to preach to all nations
What special message will remnant bear?
Three angels’ message
How many types of baptism are there in the bible and name them?
One
Immersion
What is baptism?
It means death to the old nature and the acceptance of a new life
Who baptized Jesus Christ?
John the Baptist
Define the term tithe.
It is the tenth percent of one’s increase
What does the word repentance mean?
It means a change of mind or attitude
Write the two great commandments which are written in the bible.
Love the lord your god with all your soul, might, heart and your strength.
The second is like it, love your neighbor as you love yourself.
What is Christ’s ministry in heaven?
Interceding for the people (because he is the only mediator between man and god).
How many time times were the Jews directed to hold a special service in connection with the
sanctuary every year?
Once a year (on the tenth day of the seventh month)
In the old testament ,on the day of atonement three things happened and the first was, the
purification offering for the priest.( where the high priest slaughtered a bull for his sins, making
sure that he (the priest) would be clean when entering the sanctuary and performing the ritual;
to cleans it. write two other things which happened.
The purification offering of the goat for the lord (the purification offerings brought all the sins of
the Israelites into the sanctuary).
The elimination ritual with the live goat called azazel ( god wanted to get the sins of his people
away from the sanctuary and the camp. there, another live goat was sent out into the desert.
What does the goat Azazel represent?
It represents Satan.
What was the importance of the Day of Atonement?
It involved repentance, cleansing and the investigative judgment in the heavenly sanctuary and
revealed the special activities of god’s people during this time.
What was done with the live goat?
It was sent or led out into the wilderness.
According to the book Daniel 8 vs. 14-27, angel Gabriel explained the symbols for the?
Rams – symbolized the kings of medal and Persia
Goat- symbolize the king of grecia
Four horns – symbolize four (4) kingdoms
In which year was Jesus Christ crucified?
Ad 31
In which year did the cleansing of the sanctuary commence in heaven?
1844
73. The subject of the ultimate judgment is described in the bible in three phases. Name these
phases?
Investigative
Review
Executive
74. During the final judgment, there are three types of people who will appear before the judgment
of god.name these people.
The genuine believers in god
The false professing believers
The rejecter of god’s grace
75. One of the events connected with the Second Advent is that the righteous dead will be raised
first.name the other events.
The righteous living will made immortal and caught up with those who are resurrected to meet
Christ in the air.
Those who reject him will be destroyed by the brightness of Christ’s appearing
The earth will be devastated by the seven last plagues as well as by the impact of Christ’s
coming.
76. What is the function of the Ten Commandments?
The law convicts us of sin and our lost condition.
It helps us to sense our need for Christ.
It continually teach us our father’s will.
It serves as a guide in Christian living.
77. Which three commandments have been tempted by the Roman Catholic Catechism?
The second commandment
The tenth commandment
The fourth (4) commandment
78. Name at least four (4) main areas of stewardship.
Stewardship of the body
Stewardship of abilities
Stewardship of time
Steward of material possessions.
79. Name the important ordinances found in the seventh day Adventist church.
Ordination of humanity
Ordination of Lord’s Supper.
80. Name two outstanding characteristics of the remnant church.
Keeping the commandments of god
The testimony of Jesus or the spirit of prophecy
81. Name at least four verses which can help you to test a true prophet.
Isaiah 8 vs. 20
Mathews 7 vs. 20
1st john 4 vs. 1-3
Jeremiah 28 vs. 9
82. Name three (3) ways in which the body temple can be defiled.
By what we eat and drink
By impure thoughts
By strong drink
83. What are the three (3) Ts of stewardship?
Time
Tithe
Talent
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