Complete Question/Answer list for January

  1. Where does the Bible say that Christians are priests?
    1 Peter 2:9
  2. A friend says, "I think I remember reading in the Bible that baptism is just a symbol." He has it backwards. What scripture is he thinking of?
    1 Peter 3:21
  3. What scripture deals with the issue of God's word and man's interpretation?
    2 Peter 1:20-21
  4. Faced with problems, you find yourself relying on your own reasoning rather than turning to God for help. What scripture should you meditate on?
    Proverbs 3:5-6
  5. What scripture uses an example from nature to teach us not to wait for others to motivate us?
    Proverbs 6:6-8
  6. Which memory scripture tells how fleeting the lives of the wicked are?
    Proverbs 10:25
  7. What scripture should you remember when you find yourself resenting correction?
    Proverbs 12:1
  8. "I may not be doing things in the right spirit, but it doesn't matter what my motive is as long as I do the right thing." What scripture answers this assertion?
    Proverbs 16:2
  9. What scripture should you meditate on if you tend to speak before listening and trying to understand others?
    Proverbs 18:2
  10. What Old-Testament scripture cautions us to avoid strife and foolish quarrels?
    Proverbs 20:3
  11. What scripture tells why you should not wear yourself out to get rich?
    Proverbs 23:4-5
  12. What Old-Testament scripture should you meditate on when you don't want to confess sin?
    Proverbs 28:13
  13. What scripture says that a man's pride brings him low?
    Proverbs 29:23
  14. What scripture shows the priority that solitary prayer had in a day of Jesus' life?
    Mark 1:35
  15. What scripture tells where a prophet is not given honor?
    Mark 6:4
  16. What scripture tells you how to be #1 as a Christian?
    Mark 9:35
  17. Someone tells you they know for sure that Jesus is coming back next Thursday. What scripture tells why you shouldn't believe it?
    Mark 13:32
  18. Where does the Bible say "dust you are and to dust you will return"?
    Genesis 3:19
  19. What scripture explains why God sent a flood to destroy the earth?
    Genesis 6:5-7
  20. In what scripture was Abraham's belief credited to him as righteousness?
    Genesis 15:6
  21. What scripture explains why God set out to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah?
    Genesis 18:20-21
  22. God tested Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice his son. In what scripture does Abraham pass the test?
    Genesis 22:12
  23. What scripture describes Jacob's ladder?
    Genesis 28:12
  24. What scripture lists the sons of Jacob (Israel)?
    Genesis 35:23-26
  25. In what scripture do people say, "Let's kill the dreamer"?
    Genesis 37:19-20
  26. What scripture tells how Joseph answered Pharoah when asked if he could interpret a dream?
    Genesis 41:15-16
  27. What scripture tells how God turned sinful actions into the saving of many lives?
    Genesis 50:19-20

Bruce Lewis <brlewis@mit.edu>
Last modified: Tue Jan 23 08:32:18 EST 1996