CHST Exam 2 Questions with Latest
Update
According to Ephesians 1, how many spiritual blessings do we have in Christ? -
Answer-15
According to Galatians, are works necessary for salvation? - Answer-No, we are
justified by faith in Jesus Christ.
According to Titus 3:3-8, what is the good news? - Answer-God saved us by His own
love and mercy and we are justified by His grace.
Does Ephesians 2 say that before Christ, we are dead in our sins, but that God has
made us alive in Christ Jesus? - Answer-Yes
Does Paul often write prayers in his letters for his readers? - Answer-Yes
Does Paul say in Ephesians 2:8 that it is by grace we are saved, not by our good
works? - Answer-Yes
Does the correspondence to the Thessalonians teach that we should quit our jobs in
order to wait for the return of Christ? - Answer-No. We should work hard and refrain
from being idle or lazy
How did the apostles and early Christians respond to persecution in Acts? - Answer-
They affirmed their commitment to God, to His people, and to His work in the world; "We
must obey God rather than people."
How is Paul converted? - Answer-Jesus took his sight for three days at Damascus and
he didn't eat or drink. Ananias healed him and he received the Holy Spirit.
How many letters were written to the Corinthians? There are two canonical letters, but
what are the others? - Answer-4 letters; A: don't associate with sexually immoral people,
B: 1 Cor, C: Painful letter to show his love but also his disappointment, D: 2 Corinthians
In 2 Thessalonians, does Paul say that the Day of the Lord has already occurred? -
Answer-No
In Romans, does Paul argue for "universal sin?" What does "universal sin" mean? -
Answer-Paul argues against it. He describes the righteous judgement of universal sin
and that no man who practices sin should judge another because God is the only one
who can righteously judge. Universal is the fact that sin came into the world through one
man and was therefore spread to all men.
, Is "righteousness" a theme in the book of Romans? - Answer-Yes. Romans 1:16-17
says "The righteous shall live by faith."
Maps 13-14 in the back of the Study Bible will help you find all the major places that you
will be tested on. You need to know places that are important to Paul's missionary
journeys- including Jerusalem, Antioch, Galatia, Ephesus, Macedonia (Phillipi,
Thessalonica) and Achaia (Athens and Corinth), and Rome. - Answer-
Pages 2147 in the ESV Study Bible "Reading the Epistles" has a simple chart listing all
of the epistles. It may help you to see the letters all in one place and in chronological
order, and seeing the author, date, recipients, and the place of writing all in one place. -
Answer-
Paul takes three missionary journeys. After which journey does the Jerusalem council
happen? - Answer-After the First Missionary Journey was the Jerusalem Council
What are the four prison epistles? - Answer-Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians,
Philemon
What are the reasons that Paul wrote the letter to the Romans? - Answer-Paul wrote
this letter to address the theological need of unity in the Roman church between Jews
and Gentiles; also written to prepare Paul for his journey through Rome and to Spain;
addressed obeying the law, what to learn from Abraham, and salvation of Gentiles
What are three metaphors of Christian ministry from the book of 2 Timothy? (2:1-7) -
Answer-"No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one
who enlisted him."
"An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules."
"It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops."
What characterizes the city of Corinth? - Answer-"Sin City"; a lot of sexual immorality
and vice
What does 2 Timothy 3:16 say about Scripture? - Answer-"All Scripture is breathed out
by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in
righteousness."
What does Corinthians teach about the resurrection of the body, and in 1 Cor 15:1-3
what is the gospel message that Paul received? - Answer-He was killed, buried, and
raised on the third day. He appeared to Cephas, then to the 12, then to 500 brothers at
one time, then to James and the apostles, and then Paul. Paul received that Christ died
for our sins in accordance with the scriptures.
What does Paul wish to have brought to him in 2 Timothy 4:9-15 - Answer-The cloak he
left with Carpus, the books, and above all the parchments (letters)
