Romans, 1 & 2 Corinthians [Test]

Romans

Who wrote Romans? - Paul

When was it written? - circa 57 Ad

Who was it written to? - the Christians in Rome

Explain “Christianity’s first theology textbook” as it pertains to Romans. - Romans completely explains Christianity.

Why did Paul write Romans? - to tell us how God makes us right in his sight by faith

Write your memory verse for Romans. - Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of this good news about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes.

1 Corinthians

Who wrote 1 Cor? - Paul

Who was it written to? - the Corinthians

Where is the city of Corinth (modern day)? - Greece

What 3 problems did the church at Corinth write to Paul about? - the church was divided, a church member was living in sin with his stepmom, they were suing each other

What were his solutions? (In scripture)
1 Cor 1:10 - I appeal to you, dear brothers and sisters,[a] by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, to live in harmony with each other. Let there be no divisions in the church. Rather, be of one mind, united in thought and purpose.

1 Cor 5:4-5 - My conscience is clear, but that doesn’t prove I’m right. It is the Lord himself who will examine me and decide. So don’t make judgments about anyone ahead of time—before the Lord returns. For he will bring our darkest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. Then God will give to each one whatever praise is due.

1 Cor 6:1 - When one of you has a dispute with another believer, how dare you file a lawsuit and ask a secular court to decide the matter instead of taking it to other believers!

Write out your memory verse for 1 Corinthians. 1 Cor 3:17 - For God's temple is holy and you are that temple.

2 Corinthians

Who wrote 2 Corinthians? - Paul

Who was it written to? - the Corinthians

When was it written? - circa 55 AD

What five things do these “false apostles” accuse Paul of? - he was a fake apostle, promoting himself, lying to the Corinthians, keeping offering, and writing stern letters but not backing them up with actions

How does Paul answer each accusation? -
With all that he had suffered, if he was fake he would have given up by then.
2 Cor 4:5 - You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.
2 Cor 1:23 - Now I call upon God as my witness that I am telling the truth. The reason I didn’t return to Corinth was to spare you from a severe rebuke.
2 Cor 8:20 - We are traveling together to guard against any criticism for the way we are handling this generous gift.
2 Cor 10:9-11 - I’m not trying to frighten you by my letters. 10 For some say, “Paul’s letters are demanding and forceful, but in person he is weak, and his speeches are worthless!” 11 Those people should realize that our actions when we arrive in person will be as forceful as what we say in our letters from far away.


Write out your memory verse for 2 Corinthians. 2 Cor 3:17 - For the Lord is Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

1 Corinthians

1. God
2. Call a meeting of the church then kick out!!
3. No take it up with the church.
4. No not everything is good for you.
5. God gives the gift of marriage to some, and the gift of celibacy to others.
6. No, we don;t want to cause other members to stumble.
7. No, because this it's a disgrace to God's church.
8. Yes, because Christ was raised from the dead.
9. Into bodies that will never die.

Someone who had a family wouldn't get as much accomplished as someone who was single.

Worship fashions - Men don't always take off their hats and women sometimes son't dress modestly.
Communion vs. Potluck - Communion is about sharing. Pot luck is people bringing their own food.
Speaking in tongues - In some churches, this has over taken the service.
Women Speaking in Church - It is untraditional.

Love.

Test, all by my myselfff..don't wanna be all by myself...

Luke
Who wrote it? Luke

When was it written? circa 60 AD

Who was it written to? Theophilus

Who was Theophilus? No one knows for sure.

Why did Luke write this book? to present an accurate account of the life of Jesus

Write out your memory verse for Luke.
Luke 11:9 - Ask and you will receive what you asked for. Seek and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.

John
Who wrote it? John

When was it written? 85-90 AD

Who was it written to? non-Christians and new Christians

Why did John write this book? to prove that Jesus was the Son of God and that all who believed in Him would have eternal life

Is the author identified by name? no

What does “circa” mean? "around"

Write out your memory verse for John.
John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believes in him shalll not perish but have eternal life.

Acts
What is Acts about? the acts of the early church

Who wrote Acts? Luke

Who was Acts written to? Theophilus

What does “Day of Pentecost” mean? when the Holy Spirit first came

How did the following disciples die?

· Simon Peter - crucified upside down

· Andrew - crusified on an X shaped cross

· John - died a natural death

· Bartholomew - skinned alive then beheaded

Acts

Acts 1:4-5 - In one of these meetings as he was eating a meal with them, he told them, "Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you what he promised. Remember, I have told you about this before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."
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Gathering them together, - synalizō (to gather together, assemble)
He commanded - paraggellō (to transmit a message along from one to another, to declare, announce)
them not to leave - chōrizō (to separate, divide, part, put asunder, to separate one's self from, to depart)
Jerusalem, - Hierosolyma (Jerusalem)
but to wait - perimenō (to wait for)
for what the Father - patēr (generator or male ancestor)
had promised, - epaggelia (promise)
"Which," - hos (who, which, what, that)
He said, "you heard - akouō (to be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf)
of from Me; - no translation
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for John - Iōannēs (John)
baptized - baptizō (to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe)
with water, - hydōr (water)
but you will be baptized - baptizō (to cleanse by dipping or submerging, to wash, to make clean with water, to wash one's self, bathe)
with the Holy - hagios (most holy thing, a saint)
Spirit - pneuma (the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son)
not many - polys (many, much, large)
days - hēmera (the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night)
from now. - meta (with, after, behind)

John

1. He skips Jesus' parables and most miracles.
2. "viewing together"
3. to prove the deity of Jesus
4. John 3:16 - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,[a] that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
5. launched the Protestant movement
6. "so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name"
7. 90's AD

1. John 1:1 - In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2. was the priest that Jeus told must be born again
3. Jewish council
4. -Jesus is still the master of creation.
-Jesus isn't limited by time. Jesus isn't limited by physics.
-Jesus brings light into the world, both physical and spiritual.
-Even death is no match for Him.

Luke Scripture Assignment

Luke 2:11
For today- sēmeron (what has happened today)
in the city- polis (a city)
of David there has been born- tiktō (to bring forth, bear, produce)
for you a Savior,-sōtēr (saviour, deliverer, preserver)
who- hos (who, which, what, that)
is - esti ["he/she/it is" (third person singular of 'to be')]
Christ - Christos (Christ was the Messiah, the Son of God)
the Lord. - kyrios (he to whom a person or thing belongs, about which he has power of deciding; master, lord)

Luke 2:36-37
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And there was a prophetess, - prophētis (a prophetess)
Anna - Hanna (A prophetess in Jerusalem at the time of the Lord's presentation in the Temple. She was of the tribe of Asher.)
the daughter - thygatēr (a daughter)
of Phanuel, - Phanouēl (the father of Anna, the prophetess of the tribe of Asher)
of the tribe - phylē (in the NT all the persons descending from one of the twelve sons of the patriarch, Jacob)
of Asher. - Asēr (the eighth son of Jacob)
She was advanced - probainō (to go forwards, go on)
in years - hēmera (the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night)
and had lived -zaō (to live, breathe, be among the living (not lifeless, not dead))
with her husband - anēr (a husband)
seven - hepta (seven)
years - hēmera (the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night)
after - apo (of separation)
her marriage, - parthenia (virginity)
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and then as a widow - chēra (a widow)
to the age - etos (year)
of eighty-four. - ogdoēkonta (eighty)
She never - ou (no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer)
left - aphistēmi (to make stand off, cause to withdraw, to remove)
the temple, - hieros (sacred, consecrated to the deity, pertaining to God)
serving - latreuō (to serve for hire)
night - nyx (night)
and day - hēmera (the day, used of the natural day, or the interval between sunrise and sunset, as distinguished from and contrasted with the night)
with fastings - nēsteia (a fasting, fast)
and prayers. - deēsis (need, indigence, want, privation, penury)

Luke 2:52
And Jesus - Iēsous (Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind, God incarnate)
kept increasing - prokoptō (to beat forward)
in wisdom - sophia (wisdom, broad and full of intelligence; used of the knowledge of very diverse matters)
and stature, - hēlikia (age, time of life)
and in favor - charis (grace)
with God - theos (the Godhead, trinity)
and men. - anthrōpos (a human being, whether male or female)

Luke Book Assignment

1. He may have been Luke's patron who helped to finance the book's writing or a Roman acquaintance of Luke with a string interest in this "new" Christian religion.

2. Luke & Acts - 2 books

3. Luke

4. story of baby Jesus. parable of the good samaritan, the widow who donated her last mite, parable of the prodigal son, "Savior"

5. Luke 2:10-11 - I bring you good news that will bring you great joy to all people. The Savior - yes, the Messiah, the Lord- has been born today in Bethlehem.

6. Jesus has come to save everyone, not just the Jews.

7. around 60 B.C.


1. a Jewsish boy's coming of age ritual

2. for the Passover festival

3. in the Temple, listening to the Scriptures

4. "Didn't you know I would be in my Father's house." - Jesus

5. that he has a unique relationship to his spiritual Father - and a mission to fulfill


1. Luke 10:25 - Teacher, what should i do to inherit eternal life.

2. Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself - Jesus

3. only Jews, not sinners or foreigners

4. A Jew is robbed and beat. A despised samaritan helps him when several other Jews just passed him by.

5. good samaritan

6. because samaritan's don't revere Jerusalem as a worship center and the samaritans had their own Bible

7. the one who showed him mercy

8. Luke 10:36-37 - "Yes, now go and do the same, " Jesus replies.

1. Jesus was stripped and tied to a pole. Shards of metal and bone were laced into the leather whip used to beat him. 39 lashings. Pain and blood loss creates shock.

2. Jesus carries crossbeam to the execution site. Crossbeam is attached to vertical pole. Seat prolongs the torture, making it easier to breathe.

3. Iron nails pin wrist and feet to cross.

4. Position and weight of body forces victim to push up to exhale.

5. Soldier confirms death of Jesus by stabbing the heart. Water and blood pour out of Jesus' chest.

Laura: I already knew what was in the “Guide to Jesus’ Crucifixion”. What stuck out to me the most is the fact that the soldiers used a seat to prolong the experience of pain.

Emily: I already knew most of the stuff that they talked about. What stuck out most to me was that Jesus had to push up on the seat just to be able to breath. It caused him extreme pain just to breathe and He was on the cross for 6 hours!

Mark

1. It's easy to understand and has a lot of action.
2. John the Baptist baptizing peopl e. and Jesus.
3. That God is coming soon. And that God will fill them with the Holy Spirit.
4. rounding up disciples, healing hundreds, feeding thousands, calming storms, walking on water, dying, and coming back to life

1. because he sounded like one, he knew the Jewish scripture, and he taught them with authority
2. He got them to be his disciples.
3. He offers to make the disciples fishers of men.
4. "the Lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world"
5. overcharge and get rich
6. "scum" to many, but not to Jesus
7. Simon(Peter), James, John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholemew, Matthew, Thomas, James, Thaddeaus, Simon(the zealot), Judas Iscariot

1. the dot at the end of a sentence
2. a collection of ancient Jewish commentary
3. the orchid seed
4. It starts of with 2 or 3 people. Then it grows larger as they tell more people about God.

Matthew

1. Was Matthew the first gospel written?
-No. Mark was.
2. What does "Gospel" mean?
-The good news in Jesus Christ.
3. What promise does Malachi close the OT with?
-"He will rise with healing in his wings."
4. What does Matthew declare as he opens up the NT?
- The Messiah has come at last.
5. What does Matthew convince readers of?
- that Jesus fulfills 57 promises in the OT
6. Who wrote Matthew? When was it written?
- Matthew. 60-65 AD

1.Why were genealogies so important to Jews?
- to confirm that Jesus met the ancestral requirements for the Messiah
2. Did Jesus meet the "ancestral requirements" for being the Messiah? How?
- Yes. He was a descendant from Abraham and related to King David.
3. Why is his family tree a bit odd?
- Women aren't notable ones.
4. How does Matthew target Jewish readers more than any other Gospel?
- He traces Jesus' family tree to Abraham, father of the Jews. He points out 57 prophecies that are fulfilled.

1. What does "Eastern lands" refer to?
- now Iraq and Iran
2. What did the wise men bring?
- gold, franincense, an myrrh
3. Who predicted that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem?
- Micah
4. What was Herod's "vicious" order?
- to kill all newborn males 2 and under
5. When do scholars think Jesus was born?
- 6 or 7 B.C.