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1. Which of the following best identifies your perception of Jesus?

1. He was a pretty good guy.
2. He was the Son of God.
3. He was a good teacher.
4. He lived a good life and set a positive example for others to follow.

2. Which of the following texts would you consider to be the most reliable and authentic?

1. The works of Homer.
2. The works of Plato.
3. The New Testament.
4. The works of Aristotle.

3. The Bible says that Jesus rose from the dead after having been crucified. Which of the following would make you most willing to believe in His resurrection?

1. The eyewitness accounts of those who saw Him after He arose.
2. The writings of secular authors of that time period who spoke about the resurrection.
3. The willingness of all the Apostles to maintain their beliefs in a resurrection even though it cost all but one of them their life in martyrdom.
4. All of the above.
5. None of the above.

4. In John 20:30-31, the Bible says that Jesus performed many miracles. Why do you think He did that?

1. He was a show-off.
2. He wanted people to like Him.
3. His miracles proved His claim to be the Son of God.
4. All of the above.
5. None of the above.

5. Complete the following sentence with the choice that seems most reasonable to you. A person’s faith in Christian teachings will be strengthened .

1. If they naively believe whatever the preacher says.
2. If they try to live a good life and be a basically good, moral person.
3. If they work hard around their church.
4. If they study about the history of the Bible, the resurrection of Jesus, and the evidences that support these issues.

6. Complete the following. I believe that I will go to heaven because .

1. I don’t do wrong to anyone who doesn’t do wrong to me first.
2. I’m a pretty good person.
3. I have placed my faith in the finished work of Jesus on the cross at Calvary and have accepted His forgiveness for my sins.
4. I always go to church and I always put a lot of money in the plate when it comes around.

7. Select the choice below that best describes your feelings about Jesus’ miracles.

1. I believe that the miracles were literal and that they were occurrences outside the normal realm of everyday events.
2. I do not think the people of those older cultures really understood what was happening, much like an audience today who is fooled by a very good magician.
3. I think the miracles were reported to be bigger than they actually were so that Christianity would grow.
4. I think the people who thought they saw miracles were mistaken.

8. Why do you think evil exists in the world today?

1. Evil is not real. We only think that evil exists.
2. Because God loves us, He gives us the freedom to do many things, even hurt each other.
3. The devil runs to and fro throughout the world causing a lot of evil.
4. Both B and C.

9. How do you think that human beings came into existence?

1. Human life originated in Outer Space and was transported to earth.
2. When all the conditions were exactly right, human life evolved from the tiny, one-celled creatures in the sea.
3. God created Adam and Eve, and they became the parents of civilization.
4. None of the above.

10. I believe that the Theory of Evolution is true because .

1. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION IS TRUE.
2. The fossil record satisfactorily convinces me that life could have evolved from one species to another.
3. If you really think about it, the Theory of Evolution makes a lot of sense.
4. Charles Darwin developed the Theory of Evolution and he was a lot smarter than I am.

					Tom of Spotswood

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