Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Will You Give Your Child a Snake?

Matthew 7

Peter Combes – December 22, 2002

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(The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

 

1.        Read Galatians 6:1-5.  Christians should:
  1. test each other
  2. admonish each other
  3. correct each others' faults
  4. ignore each others' faults
2.      "Do not give dogs what is holy"  Dogs are frequently a symbol for :
  1. prophets
  2. evil-doers
  3. foreigners
  4. soldiers
3.      The Law and the Prophets are summarized in 
  1. the Shema
  2. the Talmud
  3. the Logion
  4. the Golden Rule
4.       The gate is wide that leads to:
  1. forgiveness
  2. the New Jerusalem
  3. redemption
  4. destruction
5.         Read Jeremiah 21:8-10.  For Jeremiah the two ways were:
  1. worshipping God or Mammon
  2. being a priest or a prophet
  3. militarism or pacifism
  4. staying in the city of surrendering to Chaldea
6.         Read Psalm 1.  For the psalmist  the two ways were :
  1. activism and meditation
  2. trees and chaff
  3. faith and scepticism
  4. agriculture and sheep-herding
7.         False prophets are:
  1. angels of darkness
  2. wolves in sheep's clothing
  3. demons
  4. lost sheep
8.         The criterion for entering the Kingdom of Heaven will be :
  1. loving the brethren
  2. prophesy in the name of the Lord
  3. doing the will of God
  4. casting out demons
9.        One who obeys the words of Jesus is like a:
  1. soldier
  2. lion tamer
  3. house builder
  4. prophet
10.        The general reaction to the Sermon on the Mount was:
  1. anger
  2. satisfaction
  3. astonishment
  4. disagreement