Correspondance Course - Question Paper 05

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Question Paper 5 — Modern edition

LESSONS 16-19 • THE FATHER AND THE SON • THE LIFE OF JESUS • THE DEATH OF JESUS • THE RESURRECTION AND ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST

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Lesson 16 • The Father and the Son

16A For each statement, decide whether it is right or wrong.

	Statement	Right / Wrong
(a)	The mother of Jesus was Mary.	________________
(b)	Joseph was the father of Jesus.	________________
(c)	Jesus was personally alive in heaven before he was born.	________________
(d)	God knew from the beginning that He would send Jesus.	________________
(e)	Jesus shared human nature like ours during his mortal life.	________________
(f)	The title “God the Son” is used in the Bible.	________________

OPTIONAL EXTRA WORK Try this if you can, but do not worry if you find it difficult.

16A Extra Rewrite correctly any statements in 16A that you marked as wrong.

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16B The lesson gives this order of position now: God; Jesus; angels; humanity; animals. What was the order before Jesus died and was raised? Hebrews 2:9 may help you. (Hebrews 2:9)

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Lesson 17 • The Life of Jesus

17A In what ways was Jesus like God, his Father? (John 14:9-10; Hebrews 1:3)

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17B In what ways was Jesus like us? (Hebrews 2:14-18; 4:15)

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17C What happened when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness? How did he answer the temptations? (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13)

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17D What can we learn from the way Jesus lived his life?

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Lesson 17 • The Life of Jesus — optional extra work

OPTIONAL EXTRA WORK Try this if you can, but do not worry if you find it difficult.

17E Read the Sermon on the Mount. In your own words, summarise what Jesus teaches about each subject below.

(a) Divorce (Matthew 5:32)

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(b) Treasure (Matthew 6:19-21)

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(c) Judging others (Matthew 7:1-5)

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(d) False teachers or false prophets (Matthew 7:15-23)

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OPTIONAL EXTRA WORK Try this if you can, but do not worry if you find it difficult.

17F Re-read the Parable of the Sower and Jesus’ explanation. If the seed represents the Word of God, what do the following represent?

(a) The stony ground (Matthew 13:5-6, 20-21)

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(b) The thorns (Matthew 13:7, 22)

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(c) The good ground (Matthew 13:8, 23)

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17F(d) What lessons can we learn from this parable for our own response to God’s Word?

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Lesson 18 • The Death of Jesus

18A Why did Jesus have to die?

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18B Think about the people involved in the arrest and trial of Jesus.

(a) Why did some of the Jewish rulers seek to have Jesus put to death? (Mark 14:55-64; John 11:47-53)

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(b) Pilate said that he found no fault worthy of death in Jesus. Why did he nevertheless hand Jesus over to be crucified? (Luke 23:13-25; John 19:12-16)

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(c) Why did Judas Iscariot betray Jesus? (Matthew 26:14-16, 47-50)

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18C What did Jesus do in the Garden of Gethsemane? (Mark 14:32-42)

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18D Did Jesus fight or try to escape when the soldiers came to arrest him? What does his response teach us? (Matthew 26:47-54)

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18E Was Jesus willing to die? Give a reason for your answer. (John 10:17-18; Philippians 2:8)

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18F Write out 2 Corinthians 5:15. What does it mean for a disciple of Jesus? (2 Corinthians 5:15)

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OPTIONAL EXTRA WORK Try this if you can, but do not worry if you find it difficult.

18G Make a list of reasons why Psalm 22 can be understood as a prophecy of the sufferings and death of Jesus. Compare the Psalm with the Gospel records. (Psalm 22; Matthew 27; Mark 15; John 19)

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Lesson 19 • The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus Christ

19A Who raised Jesus from the dead? (Acts 2:24; Romans 10:9)

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19B Where is Jesus now? (Acts 1:9-11; Hebrews 10:12)

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19C How will Jesus return to this earth? (Acts 1:11)

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19D 1 Corinthians 15:51 says, “We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed.”

(a) What does this mean? (1 Corinthians 15:51-53)

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(b) To whom does this refer?

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(c) When will it happen? (1 Corinthians 15:22-23; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)

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OPTIONAL EXTRA WORK Try this if you can, but do not worry if you find it difficult.

19E Make a list of people who saw Jesus alive after his resurrection. Luke 24 and 1 Corinthians 15:5-8 will help you. (Luke 24; 1 Corinthians 15:5-8)

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Earlier edition

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.)

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Kozi ya Biblia kwa njia ya posta — Karatasi ya maswali ya 5