Life Of Christ Lesson 3

Front 1

What are the three major events that dominated the Period of Preparation?

Back 1

1- Ministry of John the Baptist
2- Baptism of Jesus
3- Temptation of Christ

Front 2

According to Isaiah, what was John the Baptist's primary responsibility for his ministry?

Back 2

Repentance= reform themselves for the day of judgment/coming of the mesiah.

Front 3

Give a summary of John the Baptist's message.

Back 3

Baptism= repentance for the forgiveness of sins

Front 4

Why was John the Baptist's demand that Jews be baptized unusual?

Back 4

Unusual because believed the Gentiles needed to get right with God not themselves (Jews).

Front 5

Why did Jesus insist that John baptize Him? Give at least two reasons.

Back 5

1- obedience to His father to finish/accomplish His redemptive mission.
2- Was Jesus' was of identifying w/ men & women who He came to save.

Front 6

What were the two significant events that occurred when Christ was baptized?

Back 6

1- Spirit descended upon Him
2- God the father voiced His pleasure in His Son Jesus.

Front 7

Although His baptism in no way signified that He needed to receive repentance and forgiveness of sins, what did Jesus' baptism provide for the believer?

Back 7

Provided testimony to obedience in Christ the Lord.

Front 8

Unlike the first Adam, who failed when tempted by Satan, what did Jesus' temptation in the desert demonstrate?

Back 8

Demonstrated His power to not sin by successfully repudiating Satan's attempts to entice Him to disobey the Word of God.

Front 9

Was Christ's temptation actual or spiritual by nature? Be able to defend your answer.

Back 9

Christ's temptation were actual because Satan was actually an angel who rebuked against God & became God's archenemy.

Front 10

What were the three ways in which Christ was tempted in the wilderness? Be able to give a brief synopsis of temptation, including the Old Testament references and principles.

Back 10

1- Stones to bread= wanted Him to satisfy physical need (hunger) instead of spiritual discipline to break His obedience to God.
2-Leap f/ Temple= to prove that God would protect Jesus by testing His faithfulness
3- Offered Jesus Kingdoms of the world= Keep allegiance to God and God alone.

Front 11

John the Baptist's ministry was unusual because he demanded that Jews, like Gentiles, submit to baptism.

Back 11

True= all needed to be baptised

Front 12

John began his ministry in approximately a.d. 26

Back 12

False= In 29 A.D.

Front 13

Though the gospel writers do not identify John as an Essene, the nature of his ministry suggests that he was probable an Essene.

Back 13

True= Essene's were from Quamran community near Dead Sea.

Front 14

Some believe that, like the Essenes, John lived in the wilderness to symbolize a return to the wilderness and a second exodus as signs of the beginning of the messianic age.

Back 14

False= John wanted his message to be w/o moral & religious corruption from society so he stayed away in the wilderness.

Front 15

Jesus became aware for the first time that God was His Father when He was baptized.

Back 15

False= Jesus knew way before.

Front 16

By submitting to baptism, Jesus demonstrated that He was human and needed cleansing from the sin of a human nature.

Back 16

False= Jesus was w/o sin.

Front 17

Jesus received the power for His miraculous ministry when the Holy Spirit descended on Him at His baptism.

Back 17

True= The Holy Spirit anointed Him for His public ministry.

Front 18

The link between the baptism and the temptations of Christ is the statement by Satan, "If you are the Son of God..."

Back 18

True= Satan's challenge to Christ was prefaced in the statement and gives further evidence of Jesus' unique sonship.

Front 19

By separating the baptism and temptation of Christ with a genealogy list, Luke implies that Jesus was the Second Adam but, in contrast the first Adam, defeated Satan rather than yielding to him.

Back 19

True= Luke's list of genealogy began with the 1st Adam.

Front 20

The truth that believers must trust in God without requiring proof that He will keep His promises is derived from the temptation fro Christ to turn stones into bread.

Back 20

False= Unreserved obedience to God is more important than satisfying needs, even legitimate ones.

Front 21

Satan promised to give Jesus all the kingdoms of he world if He would jump from the temple.

Back 21

False= It was if He would worship him (satan).

Front 22

Christ responded to each of the temptation by quoting from the book of Deuteronomy.

Back 22

True

Front 23

Since Jesus was surprised when Satan tempted Him in the wilderness, this made the temptations even more difficult.

Back 23

False= Jesus was not surprised, he was well aware of the temptations.

Front 24

Though we cannot definitely answer the question of whether or not Christ could not have sinned because He was God, we know that the temptations were real and that Christ did not sin.

Back 24

True

Front 25

The writer in the book of Hebrews says that because Jesus was tempted like we are, yet without sin, He could then become our great high priest who can sympathize with our weaknesses.

Back 25

True