Bible Institute Final Test
The Triune God
True or False
1 ___ The term "triune" describes God as being both three persons and three substances.
2 ___ God's omnipresence implies pantheism.
3 ___ Both God's love and His election of believers is according to His inscrutable will.
4 ___ The "openness of God", the doctrine that teaches that God can and does change as He learns more, is Biblical.
5 ___ God's immensity means that He is fully everywhere.
6 ___ Paul's teaching on grace always connects God's being gracious to us with Christ's death on the Cross.
7 ___ There are degrees of miracles, ranging from common to extraordinary.
8 ___ Saints were predestined to salvation on the day of their birth.
9 ___ Psalm 110 teaches about Christ as our Priest-King.
10 ___ The main theme of the Gospels is the death of Christ.
11 ___ Jonah and the whale and Abraham and Isaac are types of the Second Coming of Christ.
12 ___ The resurrection and ascension are both part of the exaltation of Christ.
13 ___ In the Gospel of John, both Christ and the Holy Spirit are called "Paraclete".
Multiple Choice
14. Four of the rational arguments for the existence of God are: cosmological, teleological, moral and ontological. Which of these lead to a saving knowledge of God?
A. Cosmological B. Teleological C. Moral D. Ontological E. None of the above.
15. “Blessed are you, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hasn’t revealed it unto you, but my Father which is in heaven.” (Matt. 16:17) is an example of:
A. Illumination B. Natural revelation C. Spiritual revelation D. Hypostatic union
16. In explaining the concept of "Trinity" the best course is to
A. Present the Biblical texts that teach that, while God is one, Father, Son and Holy Spirit are all God.
B. Use one of the several analogies from the natural world (ice, water, vapor- yoke, eggwhite, shell, etc.).
C. Avoid the subject as being one of those minor errors that don't effect salvation.
D. B and C.
17. Disobedience in a Christian:
A. Darkens his understanding of God B. Arrests our progress in sanctification
C. Is clear proof that he was never saved D. A and B
18. In describing God, it is customary to divide His perfections into two groups:
A. Understandable and incomprehensible B. Desirable and undesirable
C. Old Testament and New Testament D. Communicable and incommunicable
19. The self-existence of God means...
A. God has no hands but our hands. B. God needs nothing from us, and owes nothing to us.
C. God is a caretaker Creator. He made us to be self-sufficient. D. None of the above
20. The immutability of God means...
A. God cannot be silenced. B. His purpose will always be achieved in His own time.
C. He is unchangeable. D. He inspires the Biblical authors.
21. Which of the following is not an attribute of God:
A. Omnipotence B. Omnipresence C. Omnifarious D. Omniscient
22. Everything God planned ...
A. was for the benefit of the nation Israel. B He did from eternity past. C. A and B
D. None of the above.
23. God's power is "limited" in which way?
A. He cannot lie. B. He cannot die. C. He cannot act against His nature. D. All of the above.
24. The definition of God's holiness does not include...
A. The profound difference between Him and all creatures. B. His purity.
C. The rightness of all His actions. D. His cooperation with mankind in working out His will.
25. Chastisement is a sign of God's love for His own, according to which passage?
A. John 1: 1- 5. B. Hebrews 12:5- 10. C. 1st Corinthians 13. D. John 3:16.
26. God's providence includes:
A. Provision B. Protection C. Guidance D. All of the above E. None of the above.
27. Solomonic wisdom in the book of Proverbs teaches...
A. God is in Heaven and you are on Earth. So let your words be few.
B. Cleanliness is next to godliness.
C. Nature is always changing.
D. Nature is God's grand metaphor to teach spiritual truths.
28. What is the purpose(s) of predestination?
A. The salvation of the saints throughout the ages B. Affirming the free-will of humans
C. The glory of God D. A and C.
29. Philippians 2:5- 9 teaches that when Christ took on human flesh He....
A. left behind His deity, living on Earth as a human.
B. only appeared to be human.
C. exchanged His deity for humanity so that we (saints) can exchange our humanity for deity.
D. None of the above.
30. The deity of Christ is established by which trustworthy evidence?
A. Virgin birth B. His miracles C. His resurrection D. All of the above.
31. Propitiation means
A. The sacrifice that brings forgiveness and takes away wrath.
B. The pre-approval of God that depends on man's response.
C. The buying of guilty man out of the marketplace of sin.
D. God's riches at Christ's expense.
32. Finish this verse (John 1:29):
The next day John sees Jesus coming toward him, and says,
Behold the Lamb of God, who suffered for the sin of the world.
B. Behold the Lamb of God, who was sent for the sin of the world.
C. Behold the Lamb of God, who provides for the sin of the world.
D. Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
33. Who had an active part in the resurrection of Christ?
A. The Father B. The Son C. The Holy Spirit D. All of the above.
34. Biblical "comfort" can best be defined as:
A. Chastisement that proves the Father's love.
B. Gentle and conciliatory reassurance in times of trial.
C. Strengthening.
D. Withdrawing of trials.
35. Indications of minimizing the personality of the Holy Spirit are
A. Impersonal symbolism like (fire, dove or force) are over-emphasized.
B. Referring to Him as "it".
C. All of the above.
D. None of the above.
36. Which of the following is not primarily a ministry of the Holy Spirit
A. Testimony B. Illumination C. Baptism D. Comfort E. Election F. Sanctification.
Completion and Short Answer
37. Any unworthy coneept of God, not just the bowing down to physical images of Him, is _______________ .
38. Another name for the "perfections" of God are the a_______________s of God.
39. "El Shaddai" is a Biblical name for God describing which of His attributes? _____________________ .
40. Which Psalm teaches the omniscience, omnipotence and omnipresence of God? _______________ .
41. ________________________ is God's providing for and maintaining His creation.
42. The teaching of Deity appearing in human flesh is also known by this word ____________________ .
43. The three offices of Christ are ________________, _____________________, _____________________ .
44. In Psalm 110 Christ is declared to be _________________ forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
45. "Christ" means " _____________ One".
Essay:
How should knowing about God, His perfections, His promises to us, etc. help us in our Christian walk and witness?
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In your own words:
How has this course helped you? Any suggestions and/or constructive criticism is welcomed.
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