Homework 2.1: Sacrifice and Atonement

​Homework 2.1: Sacrifice and Atonement

by Conor LoPiccolo

Multiple Select

What kind of results occur in our lives because of evil? (Choose all that apply)

• Indirect; those that cause inner harm and distort relationships

• Direct; those that cause real, tangible harm.

Multiple Choice

Why are we put in somewhat of a bind when we wish that God should just rid the world of evil? (Choose all that apply)

• God is not able to rid the world of evil

• We aren't, God just refuses to do this because He says the world is better this way

• Because we actually like evil

• If God were to rid the world of evil, he would also have to get rid of us.

Multiple Choice

The guys in the video say that, "This is what makes the God of the Bible so good. Not only does He say He is going to destroy evil, but ________________."

• To do it, He has to destroy humanity

• He's going to do it without destroying humanity

• That He already has and we just don't understand

• That it will happen after all of humanity has died

Multiple Choice

What is the word used in the Bible for covering over someone's debt?

• Regeneration

• Atonement

• Christ

• IOU

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What does the animal who is being sacrificed symbolize?

• Taking the place and punishment of the person who did the evil.

• The food we give to God

• Sharing a meal with God

• Giving freely from what we have to make sure God is first in our lives

Multiple Choice

Why would the priest sprinkle the blood of the sacrifice around the temple?

• To add a bit of decoration

• To make sure that every part of the sacrifice was used

• To symbolically cleanse the surroundings of the indirect impact of sin and evil

• The correct option isn't listed

Multiple Choice

What does blood symbolize in the Bible?

• Life

• Death

• Sin

• Healing

Multiple Choice

The intended outcome of receiving God's love and grace through atonement was

• To make sure people went to heaven

• To live a life of love and grace themselves

• To never offer sacrifice again

• To make sure God didn't get too angry

Multiple Choice

What did Isaiah say about the sacrifices of Israel?

• They were becoming meaningless because they were also allowing great evil

• They needed to sacrifice more because God wasn't happy with how little they did it

Multiple Choice

Isaiah claimed there would come a King from the line of David who would... 

• Suffer and die as a sacrifice

• Distort justice and oppress the lowly

• Sacrifice more animals than ever and in doing so make God happy

• Be worshipped as God

Multiple Choice

What word did Jesus use to describe Himself that refers to a sacrifice of atonement?

• Son of Man

• Ransom

• Messiah

• Christ

Multiple Choice

The New Testament authors described Jesus' blood as being

• Purifying

• Boiling

• Red

• Atonement

Multiple Choice

The Early Christians stopped practicing animal sacrifice because...

• They believed that animals should be treated like humans

• It grossed them out

• They didn't believe it worked

• The sacrifice as Jesus fulfilled all need for atonement, so no further sacrifice is needed

Multiple Select

The rituals Jesus left that were mentioned at the end of this video were (mark all that apply)

• Baptism

• The Our Father

• The Lord's Supper

• Flipping over tables at Churches with stores in them (if you know, you know)

Multiple Choice

According to the video, these rituals mentioned do which of the following?

• Connect us to the same power that brought Jesus back from the dead

• Basically nothing

• Serve as a reminder, but have no real effect