Jesus Begins His Ministry - Chapter 4

When Jesus Says, 'For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.' He means:

• That your focus in life should not be on what you have but on who you are as a child of God.

• That you should believe the miracles of Jesus as they show forth his power.

• That you should realize that Jesus has come for all people as a sign of contradiction.

• All of the answers are correct.

God became man in the person of Jesus Christ, and has come to reconcile us to God through the forgiveness of sin. Therefore, Jesus ministry was aimed towards what sectors of society?

• The rich.

• The Poor.

• The outsiders.

• All of the answer are correct.

How does the gospel of Luke report that Jesus actually began his ministry ?

• Baptizing people in the desert for the forgiveness of sins.

• Dying on the cross, and gaining for us redemption.

• Teaching in the synagogues of Galilee and recruiting his disciples.

• None of the answers are correct.

Generally, what is the purpose of the synagogue ?

• A meeting place for Jews to study and pray.

• A place to offer sacrifices to God.

• A place to collect taxes for Rome usually headed by a tax collector.

• None of the answers are correct

To say that Jesus was a "Sign of contradiction" to his contemporaries means what?

• That Jesus fulfilled all the Old testament Prophecies about the messiah.

• That Jesus was a figure who was embraced and rejected.

• That Jesus set out to call disciples around himself.

• All of the answers are correct.

Some of the religious authorities in Jesus time believed that the Messiah was going to be which of the following:

• Military Leader

• The Holy Spirit in the flesh.

• God in the flesh.

• None of the answers are correct.

How did God 'conceal' his divinity in the person of Jesus Christ?

• Through his evidence of power as shown forth through his miracles.

• In a cloak of humility, by becoming a human being.

• Through his baptism in the Jordan, at the hands of John the Baptist.

• None of the answers are correct.

To receive God's love and forgiveness by turning away from sin and darkness and turning towards God and his light is best described as?

• Mystery.

• Conversion.

• Sign of Contradiction.

• None of the answers are correct.

How did Jesus proclaim the 'Gospel of God' ?

• Preaching.

• Parables.

• Miracles.

• All of the answers are correct.

What does the term disciple mean in the New Testament?

• "A pupil, a learner, or follower."

• Those who have accepted Jesus' Revelation about the Kingdom of God.

• The people who follow Jesus.

• All of the answers are correct.