Grade 9 Bible Class (Teacher: Sonya) Study Guideline for Bible Exam 1
(Matthew- 1&2 Corinthians)
There will be 2 parts of questions:
Part A: Simple Questions & Answers (Closed book test) Possible questions list
1. What is the Gospel? And what are the purposes of the Gospels (books)?
The Gospel is god’s news and the purposes were the theological biography, and to
proclaim Jesus is the Messiah and King. It also wants to persuade people to trust him
as their lord and savior.
2. What are the 4 Gospel books? And what are the 3 synoptic Gospels among
them?
4 gospel books are Luke, Mark, Matthew, and John. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are
synoptic gospels among them.
3. Please match with the right answers
(1) Matthew’s theme was to portray Jesus as (Messiah & King).
(2) Mark’s theme was to portray Jesus as a (Servant of God).
(3) Luke’s theme was to portray Jesus as (Son of Man).
(4) John’s theme was to portray Jesus as (The Son of God).
1. Son of God 2. Servant of God 3. Son of Man 4. Messiah} & King
4. How many books are in the Old Testament–(39)/
and New Testament?-(27) And what divides the Old Testament and the New
Testament? Birth of Jesus
4. What does the Testament mean? (Testament is another word of the covenant)
5. What is the theme of Acts/ Romans/ 1 Corinthians/ 2 Corinthians?
Acts: The beginning and expansion of the church
Romans: The gospel of Christ
1 Corinthians: Believers are the temple of God, indwelt by his spirit
2 Corinthians: Suffering and Comfort 프
6. What is unique about each book of the Bible? Write things you know about the
book. (Matthew - 1 Corinthians)
Matthew: only gospel that makes a direct mention of the church
Mark: shortest of the four gospels
Luke: only non-Jewish author of the scripture
John: covers a different period than others
Acts: the only biblical book that chronicles the history of the church immediately after Jesus's ascension.
Romans: the most complete summary of Christian doctrine.
1 Corinthians: contains a frank discussion of the church and the issues that impacted real people in the
first century.
** Bonus (each verse 1 point)
If you have memorized any key Bible verses, plz write them down if you want to try.
Part B: Short essay questions (Open Bible test)
7. Who is the key figure in Matthew’s genealogy of Jesus (Matthew 1:1-17) and
What was Matthew’s intent to put the genealogy of Jesus at the beginning of his
Gospel?
David became God promises to David that Messiah would come
8. What is Jesus showing the teachers of the law by heaving the paralytic?
(Matthew 9:1-8)
How great is God, also says that sins are forgiven.
9. According to Jesus, what makes the difference between clean and unclean?
(Matthew 15:7-9, 15:17-20)
Things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, which defiles
them, the evil thoughts. Eating with unwashed hands does not defile them.
10. How did Jesus say about greatness (Mark 9:34-35, 10:35-44)? In Jesus'
example of washing his disciple’s feet, what can we learn from this event? (John
13:12-17) How does Jesus’ teaching relate to the theme of the book(Mark)?
They kept quiet to argue about who was the greatest, and Jesus said if anyone
would be the first, he must be the last of all and servant of all.
11. Because of Jesus’ words, the high priest charged Him with blasphemy. What do
those words tell us about Jesus’ view of Himself? (Mark 14:62-64)
He was a great holy god, and they all condemned him as worthy of death.
12. In Luke chapter 4, Satan tempts Jesus 3 times. How does Jesus answer him each
time? What can we learn from Jesus’ answers about how to overcome temptation?
1). Man shall not live on bread alone
2). Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.
3). Do not put the Lord your God to the test
13. Pick up one parable and write in one sentence, tell what lesson Jesus is
teaching in the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:13-21)
We should be rich to God, and rich to others.
14. What is Jesus’ purpose in reminding His followers of the Old Testament
prophecies (Luke 24:19-27, 24: 45-48)?
As the messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and also there
is repentance for the forgiveness of sins, you are the witnesses of these things.
15. Explain Jesus’ metaphor of the sheep and the shepherd in His relationship
with people. (John 10:7-18)
Jesus' metaphor of the sheep is just as the Father knows him and he knows the
Father and lays down his life for the sheep. And the reason why the Father loves
him is that he lay down his life, and this command was received from the Father.
16. How can we know God and His will better, according to Jesus? (John
12:44-50, John 1:14)
We have seen this glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the
Father, full of grace and truth. His command leads to eternal life.
17. Describe what happened on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1-12). How can this
miracle be seen as a reversal of God’s judgment at the tower of Babel (Genesis 11:9)?
People wanted to be greater than God, God saw their evil thoughts, and they scattered
them around the world and languages. God is bringing all the nations in one, in Jesus
Christ through the holy spirit.
18. How did the first Christians live after being filled with the Holy Spirit? (Acts
2:42-47)?
Every day, they continued to meet together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God
and enjoying the favor of all the people.
19. How did the Sanhedrin react to Peter and John (Acts 4:10, 4:17-21)? How did their
reaction affirm what Peter and John were claiming?
He called them in again and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name
of Jesus, Peter and John were claiming that they could not punish them, because all
the people were praising God for what had happened.
20. Why was the Jerusalem Council so important (Acts 15:1-2, 15:23-24, 15:
28-29,15:31 )?
It was important because along with other believers, they were able to go up to
Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. Also, they sent the
flowing letter, they read it and were glad for its encouraging message.
21. What was the purpose of the vision that Peter saw before he visited Cornelius and
why is Cornelius’ conversion significant for the early church? (Acts 10:11-15,
10:28,10:34-35, 10:44-48)
God repeated three times to say that the thing that God said was not impure, Peter
thought Jesus only gave the holy spirit to Jews, but Jesus gave the holy spirit to
everyone, not the Jews.
22. What caused the riot in Ephesus (Acts 19:23-41)? What does this episode tell us
about obstacles to evangelism?
23. In what ways did God use Paul’s background (Roman citizenship) and Paul’s appeal
to Caesar to advance His Kingdom (Acts 20:22-25, 22:25, 22:28-29, 23:11, 25:10-11)?
24. Contrast and compare what the “one man”- the first man Adam gave to humankind
with what the “one man”- Jesus Christ gave to humankind. (Romans 5:12-19)
25. According to Paul why all men are without excuse? (2 reasons) And in which
condition humankind is now? (Romans 1:18-23, 2:11-16, 3:9-12)
26. According to Paul, why do we as believers still struggle with sin? (Romans
7:17-25)
27. In spite of the struggle with sin, how can believers know that “there is now no
condemnation.” why? ( Romans 8:1-3, 8:10-11, 6:14, 6:18, 6:13) And with a new status
before God, how should they live a new life in Christ?
28. How do you understand Romans 8:28? What does it mean to you? And how could
believers be “more than conquerors”? (Romans 8:28, 8:37-39)
29. In Paul’s metaphor of the body, what is the function of the spiritual gifts? Paul says
people receive different gifts from God. What is the main point is Paul making about
spiritual gifts in (1 Corinthians 12:7, 12:12, 12:20-26)?
30. What is Paul’s teaching about food that has been sacrificed to idols? (1 Corinthians
8:4-13) How do Paul’s words in 10:23-33 relate to Jesus’ command to “love your
neighbor as yourself”?
31. Describe Jesus’ character you find at least from 3 episodes from New Testament
books that we studied.
32. (1 Corinthians 13) Based on Biblical definition and Paul’s teaching, what is love?
How can we express love? (Other references: Romans 5:8, 1 John 4:7-9)
