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LESSON 1 QUESTIONS - NEW AMERICAN STANDARD VERSION
PART 1--Fill in the blanks:Look up the following verses in the Bible and fill in the blanks:

1. Gal. 1:11-12 For I would have you know, brethren, that the __________ which was __________ by me is not according to __________. For I neither received it from __________, nor was I __________ it, but I received it through a __________ of Jesus Christ.

2. Psa. 19:7 The __________ of the LORD is __________, restoring the __________ ; The __________ of the LORD is __________, making __________ the simple.

3. Rom. 5:8 But __________ demonstrates His own __________ toward us, in that while we were yet __________, Christ __________ for us.

4. Rev. 21:8 But for the cowardly and __________ and abominable and __________ and __________ persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all __________, their part will be in the lake that __________ with fire and brimstone, which is the second __________ .

5. 1 Pet. 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great __________ has caused us to be born again to a living __________ through the __________ of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an __________ which is __________, and __________ and will not __________ away, reserved in __________ for you.

6. 2 Tim. 3:14-15 You, however, continue in the things you have __________ and become __________ of, knowing from whom you have learned them; and that from childhood you have known the __________ writings which are able to give you the __________ that leads to __________ through _________ which is in Christ Jesus.

PART 2--True or False:Mark "True" if the statement is correct or "False" if incorrect.

7. True False The last book of the Bible was written about 1900 years ago.
8. True False The Bible was written by about ten persons.
9. True False All Scripture is inspired by God.
10. True False The Bible has two main parts--the Old Testament and the New Testament.
11. True False In the long run God will overlook everybody's sins.
12. True False The Bible is a collection of unrelated books.
13. True False The Bible exhibits a variety of literary forms.
14. True False The Bible reveals God's will primarily by giving lists of commands to obey.
15. True False The Bible teaches sinners how to have eternal life.

PART 3--Multiple choice: Select the phrase or phrases that correctly complete each statement.

16. The Bible:
___ Is primarily available in English-speaking nations.
___ Was written over a period of about 1600 years.
___ Consists of 27 books.
___ Teaches that sin has no lasting consequences
17. The Bible:
___ Is profitable for training in righteousness.
___ Is mainly a children's storybook.
___ Asserts that it is the product of God working through human writers.
___ Does not use historical accounts to reveal the character and will of God.
18. Sin:
___ Is a concept that was invented by religious leaders.
___ Is discussed only in the Old Testament.
___ Is limited to those who have never read the Bible.
___ Is a violation of the will of God.
19. God:
___ Has little interest in people who are guilty of sin.
___ Loves us too much to ever allow us to be alienated from Him.
___ Gave Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins.
___ Has no specific plan for our salvation.
20. Some parts of the Bible are:
___ Letters.
___ Newspaper clippings.
___ Magazine articles.
___ Poetry.
21. Jesus:
___ Does not understand what being human is like.
___ Does not understand what being in heaven is like.
___ Is an insignificant part of the God's plan of salvation.
___ Was sent to earth to be a perfect and complete sacrifice for sin.
22. From the Bible we learn:
___ Einstein's theory of relativity.
___ How sin entered the world.
___ The principles of psychoanalysis.
___ God's attitude toward those who strive to be righteous.
23. One of the ways to see the unity of the Bible is:
___ To give credence to allegations that the Bible frequently contradicts itself.
___ To begin with the assumption that it is solely a human product.
___ To see that the theme of sin and salvation runs throughout it.
___ To blindly accept it without further examination.
24. Some of the books in the Old Testament are:
___ Ruth, Proverbs, and Zephaniah.
___ Joshua, Isaiah, and Hezekiah.
___ Deuteronomy, Micah, and Jehoiakim.
___ Exodus, Jude, and Malachi.
25. Some of the books of the New Testament are:
___ Acts, Barnabas, and 2 Timothy.
___ Ephesians, Laodiceans, and Colossians.
___ Matthew, Titus, and Simon.
___ Mark, Hebrews, and Philippians.