CWV quiz (topic 4) CORRECT
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
Read Philippians 2:5-11 and briefly describe the direction Jesus' life took. - ANSWER
Although Jesus was God, he took the nature of a humble, obedient human servant. This
obedience even took him to the point of death on a cross for the salvation of
humankind.
Read John 1:1-3. What other familiar passage in Scripture does this remind you of? -
ANSWER The "In the beginning" part reminds me of Genesis 1 because Jesus was with
God in the beginning and all things were made through him.
In what ways does the textbook say that Jesus is similar to Moses and David? -
ANSWER Jesus was a great leader and deliverer, like Moses and David.
Briefly summarize the Parable of the Sower from Mark 4. - ANSWER A farmer sows a
seed in a field: the seed falls on paths, birds eat it. Some seeds will fall where there are
rocks, but not fall on soil. When this happens plants will grow quickly but the sun with
quickly dry them up. There is not enough soil, and the plants die. Some seeds start to
grow in a bunch of weeds. The weeds stop the growth of the plants, so the plants will
then die. But other seeds will fall on good ground. Therefore, the plants will grow very
well and the farmer will have a harvest from these plants. The farmer is Jesus, seed is
the good news, different places is the different people, and how different people react.
According to the lecture, what is the atonement and where in the Old Testament is this
referred to in prophecy seven times? - ANSWER Jesus bore the sins of the world on the
cross, the reconcilation of humanity with God through the suffering and sacrificial death
of Christ.
What does the incarnation refer to? - ANSWER Incarnation is the event by which the
eternal Son of God became personally united to the man Jesus Christ.
According to the lecture what three reasons are stated in Scripture for why God became
a man in the person of Jesus Christ? - ANSWER • To show us what the image of God
looks like
• To give Christians an example to follow
• To make atonement for our sins
Briefly list the three temptations of Jesus from Matthew 4. - ANSWER • For Jesus to
work a miracle to quench his hunger
• For Jesus to test God
• For Jesus to worship the world/ devil
How is Jesus described in 1 Corinthians 1:24 and John 1:1? - ANSWER • 1 Corinthians
1:24 says that Christ is the power and wisdom of God.
QUESTIONS & SOLUTIONS
Read Philippians 2:5-11 and briefly describe the direction Jesus' life took. - ANSWER
Although Jesus was God, he took the nature of a humble, obedient human servant. This
obedience even took him to the point of death on a cross for the salvation of
humankind.
Read John 1:1-3. What other familiar passage in Scripture does this remind you of? -
ANSWER The "In the beginning" part reminds me of Genesis 1 because Jesus was with
God in the beginning and all things were made through him.
In what ways does the textbook say that Jesus is similar to Moses and David? -
ANSWER Jesus was a great leader and deliverer, like Moses and David.
Briefly summarize the Parable of the Sower from Mark 4. - ANSWER A farmer sows a
seed in a field: the seed falls on paths, birds eat it. Some seeds will fall where there are
rocks, but not fall on soil. When this happens plants will grow quickly but the sun with
quickly dry them up. There is not enough soil, and the plants die. Some seeds start to
grow in a bunch of weeds. The weeds stop the growth of the plants, so the plants will
then die. But other seeds will fall on good ground. Therefore, the plants will grow very
well and the farmer will have a harvest from these plants. The farmer is Jesus, seed is
the good news, different places is the different people, and how different people react.
According to the lecture, what is the atonement and where in the Old Testament is this
referred to in prophecy seven times? - ANSWER Jesus bore the sins of the world on the
cross, the reconcilation of humanity with God through the suffering and sacrificial death
of Christ.
What does the incarnation refer to? - ANSWER Incarnation is the event by which the
eternal Son of God became personally united to the man Jesus Christ.
According to the lecture what three reasons are stated in Scripture for why God became
a man in the person of Jesus Christ? - ANSWER • To show us what the image of God
looks like
• To give Christians an example to follow
• To make atonement for our sins
Briefly list the three temptations of Jesus from Matthew 4. - ANSWER • For Jesus to
work a miracle to quench his hunger
• For Jesus to test God
• For Jesus to worship the world/ devil
How is Jesus described in 1 Corinthians 1:24 and John 1:1? - ANSWER • 1 Corinthians
1:24 says that Christ is the power and wisdom of God.
