CHRISTADELPHIAN BIBLE POSTAL COURSE QUESTION PAPER 5
Try and answer the questions in your own words. Where it says 'extra work' you can answer the question if you want to, or leave it if you find it too hard. Please try and answer all the other questions.
Remember to put your name, address and reference number on each sheet of your answers.
LESSONS 16-19
16A Right or wrong? Decide which of the following are correct and which are not:
(a) The mother of Jesus was Mary.
(b) The father of Jesus was Joseph.
(c) Jesus was in heaven before he was born.
(d) God knew from the very beginning that He would send Jesus.
(e) Jesus had human nature (like us) when he was on earth.
(f) Jesus is called 'God the Son' in the Bible.
Extra work Rewrite correctly the ones you thought were wrong.
16B Extra work
1st € God; 2nd € Jesus; 3rd € Angels; 4th € Man; 5th € Animals. This is the order of importance now. What was the order of importance before Jesus died? (Hebrews 2:9 may help you.)
17A In what ways was Jesus like God, his Father?
17B In what ways was Jesus like us?
17C What happened when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness?
17D What can we learn from the way in which Jesus lived his life?
17E Extra work
What does Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount say about:
(a) Divorce (Matthew 5:32);
(b) Treasure (6:19-21);
(c) Judging others (7:1-5);
(d) False teachers (or prophets) (7:15-23)
17F Extra work
Re-read the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-8) and its explanation by Jesus (Matthew 13:18-23). If the seed stands for the Word of God, what do these represent:
(a) The stony ground;
(b) The thorns;
(c) The good ground?
What lessons can we learn from this Parable?
18A Why did Jesus have to die?
18B Why did these people want to put Jesus to death:
(a) The rulers of the Jews;
(b) Pontius Pilate;
(c) Judas Iscariot?
18C What did Jesus do in the Garden of Gethsemane?
18D Did Jesus struggle and try to escape when the soldiers came to arrest him?
18E Was Jesus willing to die on the cross?
18F Write out 2 Corinthians 5:15. What does it mean?
18G Extra work
Make a list of reasons why you think Psalm 22 must be a prophecy of the death of Jesus. (Compare Psalm 22 with the Gospel records of the death of Jesus.)
19A Who raised Jesus from the dead?
19B Where is Jesus now?
19C How will he return to this earth?
19D 1 Corinthians 15:51 says: 'We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed'. (aJ What does this mean?
(b) To whom does this refer?
(c) When will it happen?
19E Extra work
Make a list of people who saw Jesus Christ after his resurrection. (You will find Luke 24 helpful.)
Send your reply to:
Your reference number is