Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Fire on the Earth

Luke 12

Peter Combes – November 22, 1998

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

1.      "Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees!"  The "yeast" was their:

1. learning
2. oratory
3. pride
4. hypocrisy

2.      A sparrow cost:

1. $4
2. 4c
3. 2c
4. 0.4c

3.    Which sin would not be forgiven:

1. murder
2. blasphemy against the temple
3. blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
4. blasphemy against the Son of Man

4.     When Jesus was asked for a decision on an Inheritance case, he:

1. divided the inheritance equally among the brothers
2. confiscated the inheritance for the disciples
3. gave the inheritance to the brother who asked him
4. refused to judge the case

5.     The rich man who planned new barns said:

1. eat, drink, and be merry
2. waste not, want not
3. nothing venture, nothing win
4. a penny saved is a penny earned

6.     Solomon, in all his glory, was not clothed like:

1. angels and archangels
2. Melchizedek
3. lilies of the field
4. Jezebel

7.       Jesus' followers should:

1. give one tenth of their possessions to the poor
2. give one tenth of their possessions to the temple
3. hide their possessions until the Second Coming
4. sell their possessions and give away the proceeeds

8.    Jesus said he would be under stress until:

1. Jerusalem repented
2. Herod stopped looking for him
3. he met Pontius Pilate
4. his baptism

9.    Jesus said he had come to bring:

1. peace
2. love
3. unity
4. division

10.     When Jesus' followers were accused before a magistrate, they should:

1. face the court without fear
2. speak in the words of scripture
3. ask for a private meeting with the magistrate
4. settle out of court