WorksheetsStewardship Sabbath - Bible Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to Psalm 24:1, who owns the earth, everything in it, the world, and all who live in it?
The Lord
Mankind
Satan
The Jews
What does Paul say is "a temple of the Holy Spirit" in 1 Corinthians 6:19?
Your mind
Jerusalem
The church
Your body
In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Paul says, "You are not your own". Why?
You belong to your father, the devil
You belong to your spouse
You were bought at a price
You are slaves to sin
Christians accept that they are doubly owned by God: created in the first place, then bought back at the cost of the death of Jesus Christ. Everything that we appear to own is actually lent to us by God on trust. In 1 Corinthians 4:2 what does Paul say that those who have been given a trust should do?
They must prove faithful
They must give it all to the church
They must distribute it to the poor
They must return it all to God
In Matthew 25 Jesus tells the parable of the talents. Three servants are given talents (money) on trust. Two invest the money successfully but one doesn't even bother to invest it and is therefore called a "wicked, lazy servant" by his master. What does Jesus say will happen to "whoever does not have" - in other words, those who refuse to do anything with the talents they have been given on trust?
Even what they have will be taken from them
They will be called the least in the kingdom
They will be granted a place in the kingdom
Dishonour will be brought upon them and their families
Stewardship, or recognising that God owns everything we have, extends to our time as well as our possessions. Even in our day to day work Paul says we should work as if we are serving the Lord rather than men. Whatever work we may do, how does Paul describe the way we should work in Colossians 3:23?
With all our soul
With all our heart
With all our strength
With all our mind
In Ephesians 5:15-16 Paul says, "Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of ______ " what?
Your talents
Your money
The day
Every opportunity
In the creation account God gives man the Garden of Eden on trust. What was man to do in the garden?
Leave it for nature to take its course
Harvest everything edible
Work it and take care of it
Clear the ground for the animals
According to Deuteronomy 8:18 it is God who gives us the ability to produce _____ what?
Children
Crops
Wealth
Poetry
Although God owns all of our time He put a special blessing on the Sabbath day and asks us to dedicate that time to Him. In the same way, although He ultimately owns all of our possessions, He asks that we return a tithe (a tenth) to Him. How is this tithe described in Leviticus 27:30?
Wholly acceptable
Holy to the Lord
A bountiful harvest
A blessing for all peoples
In Genesis 14:18-20 we read that Abram (later called Abraham) returned a "tenth of everything" to the king of Salem (or Jerusalem). What was his name?
Melchizedek
Amraphel
Arioch
Ahasuerus
In Genesis 28:20-22 we read that a descendent of Abraham's also pledged to return a tithe to God. Who was he?
Esau
Reuben
Isaac
Jacob
In Matthew 23:23-24 Jesus says that the Pharisees were being hypocritical by tithing their herbs and spices, while ignoring the more important matters of the law, like justice, mercy and faithfulness. What does he say they should have done?
Not practiced the latter, and not practiced the former
Not practiced the latter, but practiced the former more
Practiced the latter, without neglecting the former
Practiced the latter, and neglected the former
It is fairly easy to see how we can dedicate a day of the week to God, through worship, prayer and study etc. However there are practical issues when it comes to returning the tithe to God. To whom were the tithes given in the Old Testament?
The Levites
The Chaldeans
The Israelites
The poor
According to Hebrews 7:1-2, Melchizedek - the one to whom Abraham returned tithe - had another position as well as being King of Salem. What was it?
Judge
Prophet
Governor
Priest
In 1 Corinthians 9:13-14 Paul talks about the way that the temple workers were provided for. Which group does he now say "should receive their living from the gospel"?
The poor
Prophets
Those who preach the gospel
Elders
In addition to returning regular tithes in keeping with our incomes, God also expects His people to give freewill offerings. What was the offering mentioned in Exodus 36:3 specifically used for?
Feeding the poor
Constructing the sanctuary
Caring for widows
Fighting the Amalekites
While the tithe is easy to calculate - a tenth of our income - it is not always easy to know how much we should give in offerings. From whom does Jesus say "much will be demanded"?
Those who have been given much
Manual workers
Money lenders
Those who are greedy
In Malachi God talks about people who are "robbing" Him because they are not returning faithful tithes or giving generous offerings. What does He say the whole nation is under because of this:
A curse
Threat
Condemnation
Fire
In contrast to the previous verses, in Malachi 3:10 God says that He will "throw open the floodgates of heaven" if people will bring all the tithe into the storehouse. How much blessing will the faithful receive?
A complete storehouse full
Double what they returned in the first place
So much that there will not be enough room for it
The cattle on a thousand hills
