Biblical Studies Quiz - Term 1 Lesson 4

What is sin?

• The shame that we feel when we do the wrong thing

• Going against living God's way

• When we deliberately do the wrong thing, but not if it's accidental

• An evil spirit that lives in the world

How did sin enter the world?

• Through Adam and Eve disobeying God's commands

• It has always been in the world but emerged with Adam and Eve

• Satan gave sin to Adam and Eve

• God put sin into the world

What are the consequences of sin?

• The order of creation breaks down

• We are separated from God

• Our relationships are made more difficult

• All of the above

Why was it important that Adam and Eve ate from the ‘tree of the knowledge of good and evil’?

• They needed to eat this to survive

• It would help them know good and evil

• This showed that Adam and Eve were trying to define good and evil without God

• Knowing about evil allowed sin into the world

The Hebrew word for sin, ‘khata’, literally means ‘to fail’ or ‘to miss’. How does the idea of ‘missing’ connect with sin?