Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy – The Bible in Context

November 29, 2009  9:30 a.m.

Clement to Corinth  33-44

"Rivalry Over Priesthood"

Answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above"

1.   God divided the earth from:

      a.         light

      b.         darkness

      c.         water

      d.         sky

 

2.   According to Daniel, how many angels stand around God?

      a.         70

      b.         4,900

      c.         100 thousand

      d.         100 million

 

3.   "The Scripture says, 'But to the sinner God said.....'"  What scripture?

      a.         Jeremaiah 9

      b.         Hosea 7

      c.         Psalm 51

      d.         Isaiah 57

 

4.   Through Jesus, we look up to --:

      a.         The Cedars of Lebanon

      b.         The snows of Mount Carmel

      c.         The stars

      d.         The heights of heaven

 

5.   "The head is nothing without the feet"  The same image was used by:

      a.         Paul, in I Corinthians 12

      b.         James, in James 3

      c.         Jesus, in Matthew 5: 29-30

      d.         Jesus, in Luke 11:36

 

6.   "Let the wise man display his wisdom by ........"

      a.         His writing

      b.         His judgements

      c.         His investments

      d.         His deeds

 

7.   Who should be "despised before the gates"?

      a.         The evil ones

      b.         The foolish ones

      c.         The ugly ones

      d.         The ignorant ones

 

8.   In chapter 40, Clement assumes the operations of :

      a.         the deacons

      b.         the presbyters

      c.         the apostles

      d.         the high priest

 

9.   Clement assumes that there are presbyters who have --:

      a.         sinned

      b.         recanted

      c.         fallen into heresy

      d.         dies

 

 

10.  In Chapter 44, Clement states the doctrine of --:

 

      a.         Immaculate Conception

      b.         Impassability of God

      c.         The Real Presence

      d.         Apostolic Succession