Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

The Opponents

Luke 11

Peter Combes – November 15, 1998

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

1.      Teaching the disciples to pray, Jesus suggests they ask God to forgive their:

1. sins
2. trespasses
3. debts
4. failures

2.      Jesus told a story in which one man gave food to another at midnight because:

1. he asked in Jesus' name
2. he was his friend
3. he kept on asking
4. he wanted to lay up treasure in heaven

3.    People said that Jesus cast out demons by means of:

1. ancient spells
2. Beelzebub
3. the Holy Spirit
4. the Word of God

4.     Jesus said that "this generation" would be given only the sign of:

1. a man eaten by a fish
2. a man restored to life
3. the blind made to see
4. the feeding of 5,000

5.     Jesus said that "this generation" would be judged by:

1. angels and archangels
2. principalities and powers
3. the Holy Spirit
4. the men of Nineveh

6.     When Jesus ate with a Pharisee, it was noticed that he failed to:

1. say grace
2. give part to the poor
3. sit down
4. wash

7.       Jesus said that the Pharisees tithed every herb, but neglected:

1. justice
2. the love of God
3. scripture
4. prayer

8.    Jesus attributed the saying "I will send them prophets and apostles" to:

1. Isaiah
2. Jeremiah
3. Hosea
4. the Wisdom of God

9.    Jesus speaks of martyred prophets:

1. from Abel to Zechariah
2. from Moses to Jeremiah
3. from Elisha to Hosea
4. from Samuel to Malachi

10.     Scholars use the term "Q" to refer to material that:

1. is contained in all four gospels
2. is contained in Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but not John
3. is contained in Matthew and Luke but not Mark
4. is contained only in Luke