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God commanded the earth to bring forth living creatures according to their kinds on the
D: 6th day
The command for the earth to bring forth living creatures occurs in the section ending with the sixth day.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhen God heard the groaning of the people of Israel in Egypt, He
C: remembered His covenant with Abraham
Exodus 2:24 says God heard Israel’s groaning and remembered his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
AI-reviewed · source checked“Is it because there are no graves in Egypt that you have taken us away to die in the wilderness?” This question was asked by the Israelites when
D: the Egyptians marched after them.
The complaint follows Israel seeing the Egyptians marching after them. Their fear of the approaching army prompts the question.
AI-reviewed · source checkedGod promised to send bread from heaven to the people of Israel, so as to see if they would
A: walk in His law
God says the daily gathering instruction will test whether the people walk in his law. The test concerns obedience.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhy did David spare the life of King Saul at Ziph?
A: Saul was anointed by God
David refuses to strike the LORD’s anointed. His reason is Saul’s anointed status, leaving Saul’s fate to God.
AI-reviewed · source checkedNathan told David that although God had put away his sin, he would still be
B: bereaved of the child
Nathan first announces that David’s sin is put away, then states that the child born to him will die.
AI-reviewed · source checkedHosea accused Israel of harlotry because
C: the people worshipped other gods
Hosea’s image of unfaithfulness is explicitly connected with departing from the LORD and turning to other gods.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWho among the following was consecrated and appointed prophet before he was born?
C: Jeremiah
Jeremiah 1:5 says God consecrated and appointed Jeremiah as a prophet before his birth.
AI-reviewed · source checked“Son of man stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you”. The statement above was made during the call of
D: Ezekiel.
Ezekiel 2 begins with this command to the son of man to stand. The Spirit then sets him on his feet to hear the message.
AI-reviewed · source checkedSatan promised to give Jesus all the Kingdoms of the world if He would
C: bow down and worship him
The tempter offers the kingdoms on condition that Jesus fall down and worship him. That condition is explicitly stated.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe would be disciple who wanted to go and bury his father before following Jesus was told that he
B: should go and proclaim the kingdom of God
Jesus tells the person requesting time to bury his father to go and announce the kingdom of God.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAccording to Matthew, the first two disciples to be called by Jesus were
A: Peter and Andrew
Matthew first describes Jesus calling Simon Peter and his brother Andrew while they are casting a net into the sea.
AI-reviewed · source checkedJesus had compassion for the five thousand people fed by Him because they were
B: like sheep without a shepherd
Mark says Jesus has compassion because the crowd is like sheep without a shepherd. He begins by teaching them.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhat was Jesus’ response when the message of Lazarus’ illness reached Him?
B: He said that the Son of God may be glorified by it.
When told of Lazarus’ illness, Jesus says it is for God’s glory so that the Son of God may be glorified through it.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAt the country of the Gerasenes, Jesus
D: healed the man who had demons.
Mark 5 describes Jesus meeting a man possessed by an unclean spirit and commanding the spirit to leave him. This is the healing identified here.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe parable of the wheat and the tares illustrates that
B: both good and evil live in the world
Jesus explains the field as the world, the good seed as children of the kingdom and the weeds as children of the evil one.
AI-reviewed · source checkedJesus’ teaching on swearing is that Christians should
C: not swear at all
Matthew 5 records Jesus saying not to swear at all and to let yes and no suffice. That is the explicit instruction in this teaching.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWhat blessing has Jesus promised the pure at heart?
B: They shall see God
Matthew 5:8 promises that the pure in heart will see God. This is their specified beatitude.
AI-reviewed · source checked“... Hosanna to the Son of David!...” The statement above indicates Jesus’
C: kingship
Matthew introduces the entry as the coming of the king and records the crowd addressing Jesus as Son of David. The title has royal significance.
AI-reviewed · source checkedWith regard to the triumphal entry, which of the following descriptions is peculiar to Luke?
D: The disciples set Jesus on the animal.
Luke specifically says the disciples set Jesus on the colt. Matthew and Mark describe bringing the animal and Jesus sitting on it.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAccording to Matthew, when Christ was arrested, He was led to
A: Caiaphas
Matthew 26:57 says those who seized Jesus led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where scribes and elders were gathered.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe conviction of Jesus by the high priest and the elders was on the ground that He
A: uttered blasphemy
The high priest calls Jesus’ words blasphemy and the council answers that he deserves death. That is the stated ground of their verdict.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIn the account of John about the resurrection, Mary was first asked why she was weeping by
B: two angels
John records the two angels asking Mary why she weeps before Jesus asks the same question. The angels ask first.
AI-reviewed · source checked“Lord, who knowest the hearts of all men. Show which one of these two thou has chosen to take the place. From which Judas turned aside, ... Who were the two men referred to in the statement above?
A: Justus and Matthias
The nominees are Joseph called Barsabbas, also known as Justus, and Matthias. Justus and Matthias therefore name two distinct nominees.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe criteria for the choice of the seven Deacons were
B: Good repute and being full of the Spirit
Acts 6:3 calls for men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and wisdom. Option B gives two of the explicit qualifications.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAt Pentecost, Peter explained that God had promised to pour out His Spirit on all
D: flesh.
Peter quotes God’s promise to pour out the Spirit on all flesh. The phrase is not restricted to the smaller groups offered.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe resolution of the Jerusalem council was that the Gentiles should abstain from food offered to idols,
C: what is strangled, blood and unchastity
The letter lists things sacrificed to idols, blood, what is strangled and sexual immorality. Option C supplies the three remaining items.
AI-reviewed · source checkedPeter and John were arrested and imprisoned because they
D: were preaching the gospel of Jesus
Acts 4 says the authorities were disturbed because Peter and John taught the people and proclaimed resurrection in Jesus. They then arrested them.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAccording to Romans, all who have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God will be justified by
C: God’s grace as a gift
Romans 3:24 describes justification freely by God’s grace through redemption in Christ. Grace as a gift completes the passage’s contrast.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAccording to Paul, what bear witness to the righteousness of God are
D: the law and the prophets
Romans 3:21 names the law and the prophets as witnesses to the righteousness of God revealed apart from the law.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe consequence of setting one’s mind on the things of the flesh is
C: death
Romans 8:6 contrasts the mind of the flesh, which is death, with the mind of the Spirit, which is life and peace.
AI-reviewed · source checkedPaul admonished the Romans to live a new life in Christ by yielding themselves to God as men who
A: have been brought from death to life
Paul tells believers to present themselves to God as alive from the dead and their members as instruments of righteousness.
AI-reviewed · source checkedBut now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian;... Custodian here means the
B: law
The preceding verse identifies the law as the guardian or tutor. Paul then says believers are no longer under that custodian.
AI-reviewed · source checkedPaul, writing to the Philippians, said that God highly exalted Christ and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name because He was
C: obedient and humble
Christ’s humility and obedience to death precede the statement that God therefore highly exalted him.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAccording to Paul, Christians should forgive one another so that
A: Satan may not gain advantage over them
Paul connects forgiveness with preventing Satan from gaining an advantage, explaining that believers are not ignorant of his schemes.
AI-reviewed · source checkedSpiritual gifts, according to Paul, should be used for the
B: edification of the Church
Paul directs those eager for spiritual gifts to excel in building up the church. Their use should benefit the congregation.
AI-reviewed · source checkedPaul considered the Philippians’ gifts to him as
D: a fragrant offering and a sacrifice acceptable to God
Paul describes the Philippians’ gifts as a fragrant offering and an acceptable sacrifice pleasing to God.
AI-reviewed · source checked‘For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad’.Christians, therefore, must do what is good and they would
A: receive their approval
Romans 13:3 follows the statement about rulers with the instruction to do good and receive their praise or approval.
AI-reviewed · source checked‘Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from any brother who is living in idleness... The Statement above was made to teach
C: dignity of labour
The surrounding teaching commends working for one’s own bread and rejects deliberate idleness. It concerns the value and responsibility of labour.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe second coming of Jesus Christ, according to Paul, will be preceded by the coming of
C: the man of lawlessness
Second Thessalonians says the day will not come before the rebellion and revelation of the man of lawlessness.
AI-reviewed · source checkedIs it not the rich who oppress you, is it not they who drag you into court? James asked his question in his teachings on
B: impartiality
James asks this question while challenging preferential treatment of rich visitors over poor people. The topic is partiality.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe wisdom of God is necessary for salvation, hence James teaches that Christians should
C: ask in faith to get it
James instructs anyone lacking wisdom to ask God, and immediately adds that the request should be made in faith without doubting.
AI-reviewed · source checkedThe importance of love in the teaching of Peter is that it
A: covers a multitude of sins
First Peter 4:8 explicitly states that love covers a multitude of sins while urging earnest love for one another.
AI-reviewed · source checkedAccording to Peter, when the Chief Shepherd is manifested, the elders tending God’s flock will
D: obtain the unfading crown of glory.
First Peter 5:1–4 addresses the elders and calls them to shepherd willingly and by example. It promises an unfading crown of glory when the Chief Shepherd appears.
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