" Stay sharp for God "

TEST YOURSELF*

* Answer key is at the end of the test.

Subject: The Simplicity and Grace of THE NEW BIRTH

Instructions: You may use your Bible or the teaching to answer the questions. First try to answer them from memory. Check your answers with the answer key and make any necessary corrections. Use a pencil when taking the test.

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1. True _______ or False _________ Believing in God and believing God are two different things.

2. The very important Scriptures that pertain to being born again are:

___ a. Romans 9: 10 & 9

___ b. Romans 12: 1 & 2

___ c. Romans 10: 9 & 10

3. When you confess that Jesus Christ is Lord in your life and believe that God raised him from the dead, you are to say this:

___ a. Only when a priest is present

___ b. Every day

___ c. In front of a large congregation

___ d. To God alone once in your life

4. True ________ or False ________ When a person becomes born again, their mind changes.

5. The renewed mind is:

___ a. A myth

___ b. Your key to power

___ c. A continuous process

___ d. Both b. and c. are correct

___ e. None of the above

6. Ephesians 2: 8 says we are saved by:

___ a. Works

___ b. A minister

___ c. Religion

___ d. Grace

7. The term 'grace' used in the Bible means:

___ a. blessing your food

___ b. the nickname of Mary's sister

___ c. the renewed mind

___ d. divine favor

8. In order to renew the mind and walk with the power of God, we must

___ a. Study philosophy

___ b. Study religion

___ c. Watch the 6'oclock news every night.

___ d. Go to church

___ e. None of the above

9. We must study ______ ________ to renew the mind and walk with the power of God.

10. The Bible in I Corinthians 2: 14 refers to the man of body and soul as the:

___ a. creature

___ b. normal man

___ c. natural man

___ d. spiritual being

11. Yes ___ No ___ Can the natural man know and understand spiritual matters?

12. A person's heart, in the Bible, is referred to as:

___ a. their personal life

___ b. the innermost part of their being

___ c. an internal organ of perception

___ d. All of the above

13. Believing emanates from the __________ .

14. When you become born again, you now become body, soul and:

___ a. heart

___ b. mind

___ c. full of grace

___ d. spirit

15. True ____ or False _____ Once you are born again, God can then teach your spirit and your spirit then teaches your mind.

16. True ____ or False _______ Once you are born again and continue to sin, you can lose the spirit within and then you need to get born again, again!

17. Romans 12: 2 says we are to be transformed like a caterpillar to butterfly. How does this take place?

___ a. By listening to the religious leaders

___ b. By prayer alone

___ c. By staying in great physical condition

___ d. By renewing the mind to the Word of God.

18. When will we be able to stop renewing the mind?

___ a. Never

___ b. When we read the complete Bible

___ c. When Jesus Christ returns

___ d. Both b. and c. are correct

19. If someone is not born again, they have the ability to become born again by:

___ a. Believing Romans 10: 9, 10

___ b. Confessing their sin

___ c. Getting baptized in water

___ d. Giving up everything they care about

20. True ___ False ___ First we look for results from God, then we act on the Word.

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Answer Key:

1. True

2. C

3. D

4. False

5. D

6. D

7. D

8. E

9. God's Word

10. C

11. No

12. B

13. Heart

14. D

15. True

16. False

17. D

18. C

19. A

20. False

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