Paul and the Thessalonians Test (Chapter 10)

Match the following

• pride

• our sinful nature, which desires to live independently from God

• reason

• the belief that God does not exist

• flesh

• the sin of thinking of yourself as more important than you really are

• atheism

• recognizing that all we have and all we are comes from God

• humility

• the ability to think correctly about reality

In our event, Paul preached the gospel in the synagogue in ___.

• Thessalonica

• Rome

• Jerusalem

• Egypt

Jews, Gentiles, and some of the leading ___ of the city believed in Jesus.

• beggars

• children

• women

• men

Some of the Jews became ___ and started to riot against the Christians.

• excited

• confused

• jealous

• happy

The mob brought some of the new believers to the city ___.

• theater

• prison

• dump

• officials

The Jews accused the Christians of rebelling against Caesar by proclaiming Jesus to be a ___.

• king

• servant

• servant

• gone

We submit to Jesus both when we trust in Him for the first time and also every day when we choose to ___ in us.

• destroy

• hate

• mock

• rule

The God of the Bible ___ and is the only true God.

• exists

• ignores

• laughs

• hates

Do we automatically stop sinning once we become Christians? Why or why not?

Answer explanation

No, even though Jesus' death sets us free from being slaves to sin, we must still allow the Holy Spirit to fill and control us instead of allowing our fleshly desires to control us.

Why is our God worthy of our submission?

Answer explanation

He is worthy of our submission because He is a personal God who is all knowing, all good, and all powerful, and we can trust Him because His character never changes. He proved His love for us by coming to earth to save us.