Final quiz · Living the faith today

1According to John 16:7, why was it to the disciples' advantage that Jesus went away?

So that they would learn to manage on their ownSo that the Helper, the Holy Spirit, would come to themSo that the Gospel would be written downSo that they would set off on mission to Rome

2According to the course, why will Christians be judged at Christ's return?

To receive rewards, their sins having been forgiven at the crossTo be punished for their sinsThey will not be concerned by the judgementTo find out whether they will go to heaven

3What can the offended person do when the offender refuses to acknowledge the wrong done?

Wait in silence for them to change, whatever happensTake revenge to restore justiceExpress their anger in a right way, protect themselves, and hand the “file” over to GodAct as if nothing had happened

4Which statement about forgiveness and reconciliation matches the course?

Forgiving requires resuming the relationship as beforeForgiveness and reconciliation are the same thingForgiving means forgettingForgiveness and reconciliation are different, reconciliation may not happen

5What does Solomon Asch's experiment, presented in the introduction to ethics, show?

That human memory is unreliableThat group pressure can make us adopt a judgement we know to be falseThat Christians resist pressure betterThat eyesight declines with age

6How does the course interpret the story of Onan in Genesis 38?

As a condemnation of all contraceptionAs a text unrelated to sexualityAs the refusal to give offspring to his dead brother, within the framework of levirate marriageAs a law about adultery

7Which principle from 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 is applied to the question of tattoos?

Our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and we belong to GodEverything is permitted without exceptionFood is meant for the stomachWe must flee pagan festivals

8What do the Old Testament texts about “passing through the fire” condemn?

The cremation of all the deadThe use of fire for cooking on the SabbathFires lit in honour of kingsChild sacrifices and idolatrous and occult practices

9According to this course, what does the Greek word porneia mean in the exception clause of Matthew 19:9?

Only adulteryAny form of sexual misconductOnly incestA marital quarrel

10What case of divorce does Paul add in 1 Corinthians 7:15?

The desire to devote oneself to a spiritual life without marriageIncompatibility of temperamentThe abandonment of the believer by an unbelieving spouseThe couple's infertility