According to Isaiah 59:1-2: - -Our sins separate us from God.
According to the textbook, idolatry is compared with what? - -An unfaithful spouse
After the fall, what was true about all humanity? - -They were all sinful by nature.
After the wall around Jerusalem was rebuilt, the people worshipped the Lord. According to
Nehemiah 9, what kind of prayer did the Levites lead the people in? - -A confession reviewing
God's faithfulness in the past.
Answer the following question based on the article "The Mystery of Original Sin: We Don't Know
Why God Permitted the Fall, But We Know All Too Well the Evil and Sin That Still Plague Us," by
Shuster: According to Shuster, who agreed with G. K. Chesterton, the problem with the world is
what? - -The problem with the world is my sins and yours.
Answer the following question based on the article "The Mystery of Original Sin: We Don't Know
Why God Permitted the Fall, But We Know All Too Well the Evil and Sin That Still Plague Us," by
Shuster: Shuster, states that one of the themes of the Genesis account of the fall is that God wants
us "to believe, trust, and obey him even when there is not a reason to do so that we can wrap our
, minds around." What does Shuster propose is God's reason for this? - -He wants us to believe
that having him at the center of us is best for us no matter how big a decision we face.
As a result of the fall (sin of Adam and Eve), what was introduced into the world? - -sin, pain,
toil, weeds.
The earliest prophecy is given in Genesis 3:15 and known as the proto-evangelium, meaning: -
-The first Gospel
When we read the final words in the book of Judges, "In those days there was no king in Israel. Each
man did what was right in his own eyes" (21:25, ESV), this means that the people were sinful and
rebellious. - -True
Which of the following best completes the following sentence from the textbook? "The history of
humanity is best characterized by a departure from ________________? - -Wisdom
Which of the following is not mentioned in Genesis? - -Abraham, isaic, moses, jacob