Ephesians & Colossians, Test 1

Name:

True/False

Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.

The word “apostle” comes from the Greek word “apostolos” which means “ambassador of Christ.”

To sit at the “right hand” meant to share in the authority which controls all things in heaven and earth.

Ephesians 1:4 teaches that God chooses in advance who shall go to heaven and who shall go to hell.

Jesus was the visible image of the invisible God and carried the very stamp of his nature.

God has placed an identifying seal on every true child. This seal is the indwelling Spirit, and “if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him.”

In Paul’s time, certain Christian groups were giving angels undue prominence, even to the point of worshipping them!

Circumcision represented a division which was at once religious, social, racial, national, and physical.

The Greek uses the present tense for “you have been saved.” This tense shows the present result of past action.

God calls all men to repentance, but only those who accept the call are “chosen.”

10.

Peace is best defined as “absence of turmoil.”

11.

“Thereby bringing the hostility to an end” literally means “having brought hatred to its finish.”

12.

“Christ” is from the Hebrew word for “anointed” and is the equivalent of the Greek word “Messiah.”

13.

Today, we know that we have the “seal” of the Holy Spirit in us if we experience subjective or emotional feelings.

14.

The benediction in Ephesians 3:20-21 is the close of the same prayer Paul began in chapter one.

15.

The unique phrase “in heavenly places” occurs seven times in Ephesians, but not once in the rest of the Bible.

16.

The chosen people is made up of all who have yielded to Christ as Lord. God did not predetermine who would be in this group, but he did predetermine what he was going to do with that group.

17.

Paul wrote Ephesians during his imprisonment in Rome.

18.

When Jesus cried out, “It is finished!” he used the very same Hebrew expression often found at the bottom of a certificate of debt meaning “Paid in Full!”

19.

The fullness of time began when Jesus was resurrected from the dead.

20.

Jesus is not only the full and final revelation of the Father, he is also the only access to him.

21.

Satan is the prince of the power of the air—and that air is the rebellious spirit or attitude working in men.

22.

In Christ there is a circumcision made without hands. The seal of the new covenant is not an external marking, but one that is internal and spiritual.

23.

The “principalities and powers” are angel ranks, especially those who are opposed to God.

24.

The usual posture for praying throughout the Old Testament was kneeling with one’s hands lifted towards heaven.

25.

Throughout the scriptures men are told to repent and are offered salvation—and their destiny depends upon their response.

26.

The saints are “the holy ones.” To be holy means to be “set apart” to serve God. Every true Christian is a saint.

27.

In Paul’s time, the words “rule, authority, power, and dominion” were being used in reference to various ranks of angels.

28.

It was not God’s doing, but our own, that made us “by nature children of wrath.”

29.

Good works are not the source of our salvation, but the result of it. Works do not produce salvation, but salvation—if it is real—will produce works.

30.

The word “destine” means literally “to select the chosen in advance.”

31.

“Grace” (charis) is very similar in Hebrew to the usual Hebrew greeting (chairein).

32.

The entire phrase, “members of the same body” is taken from a single Greek word, apparently coined by Paul himself.

33.

As the chosen people of God, the Jews felt contempt and hostility for the Gentiles.

34.

“Sons of disobedience” is simply another way of saying “men predestined to hell.”

35.

The earliest manuscripts include the words “at Ephesus” in Ephesians 1:1.

36.

Paul’s third petition in Ephesians 3 is that Christ may dwell in our hearts.

37.

During the Old Covenant, the Spirit came with his might and strength upon only isolated individuals, and then for only a brief time period.

38.

The prophets mentioned in Ephesians 1:20 are probably persons in the first century church having the gift of prophecy, rather than Old Testament prophets.

39.

Ephesus was the major seaport and capital of Asia Minor.

40.

God did not destine which people would accept Christ. He destined that whoever did accept him would be adopted into the family.

41.

Christianity is not just feeling and emotion, but if there is no feeling and emotion, then it is not the Christianity of the scriptures.

42.

Unlike Colossians, there is very little emphasis in Ephesians on the fatherhood of God.

43.

If a man accepts God’s plan of salvation, the credit belongs to God who made it all possible. If a man rejects the plan and is lost, the blame is totally his own.

44.

Even after the church was established many Jewish Christians thought the Gentiles must first become Jewish proselytes before they were eligible to accept Christ.

45.

The coming of the indwelling Spirit at Pentecost was accompanied with many signs and wonders, but the real work of the Spirit throughout the Christian era was to be spiritual, not physical.

46.

Shortly before the coming of Christ, the word “Lord” became the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew name “Jehovah” or “Yahweh” in the Septuagint version of the scriptures.

47.

Most of Ephesians has to do with the Christian’s role as a member of Christ’s body.

48.

God has wrath for his enemies and love for his children, and one cannot be properly understood without the other. Furthermore, he offers us a choice. We may choose to be either his enemies or his children.

49.

Regardless of how a person lives, his destiny has already been pre-determined.

50.

The title “Lord” originally was used for the man who owned slaves and had the authority to demand their obedience.

51.

God chose a way of salvation for man, and that way was in Christ Jesus. He chose to accept all who would accept his Son.

52.

In writing “To me, though I am the very least of all the saints,” Paul added both the comparative and superlative endings to the Greek adjective, so that the resulting meaning was “less than the least.”

53.

God has subjected all the universe, visible and invisible under the authority of his Son. This is also in fulfillment of the prophecy of Psalm 110:1.

54.

In Paul’s time, when a person was adopted, the action cancelled his former name, his former debts, and his former life. Adoption gave him a new name, a new home, and a new inheritance.

55.

“Peace” was the usual Hebrew greeting (shalom).

56.

The indwelling Presence is promised as a result of repentance and baptism (Acts 2:38), but all this must be “through faith.”

57.

The same blood that removes the stain of sin also removes the stigma of separation. In Christ there can be no barriers of class or color, because we have put on Christ.

58.

Both grace and faith are neuter gender in the Greek, while “this is not your own doing” is feminine gender. The feminine gender makes if refer to the entire concept of salvation, not to one of its particular parts.

59.

To follow the course of this world means to live according to the present, temporary scheme of things. It means to ignore the prospect of eternity and heaven, and to live entirely for “the here and now.”

60.

Christ, who is all-sufficient, has deliberately chosen to depend upon his body of believers to accomplish his work on earth.

61.

God chose to receive all those who were in Christ. In other words, God chose a class of people—the people who had accepted Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Each individual is given the freedom to decide which group he will be in—the group in Christ or the group apart from Christ.

62.

The long awaited Messiah or Christ was anointed by the Father as our great Prophet, Priest, and King.

63.

Faith is the rational response of the man who hears, believes, and acts upon the Gospel.

Multiple Choice

Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

64.

True “_____” love is always seeking a way to express itself, to the benefit of the one loved.

a.	Eros	b.	Storge	c.	Phila	d.	Agape

65.

The word “_____” means “exceeding; going far beyond.”

a.	Immeasurable	b.	Power	c.	Working	d.	Strength

66.

Which prophet is often referred to as the “Gospel Prophet”?

a.	Isaiah	b.	Jeremiah	c.	Ezekiel	d.	Daniel

67.

The term “_____” means to deliver and set free by paying a price; to ransom.

a.	Bond	b.	Adoption	c.	Purchase	d.	Redeem

68.

In Greek, the word translated “minister” simply means a “_____.”

a.	Clergyman	b.	Priest	c.	Pastor	d.	Servant

69.

The Greek word “_____” means “truly and very great.”

a.	Energeia	b.	Dynamis	c.	Hyperballon	d.	Megethos

70.

The word “____” has an unavoidable association with brightness and light.

a.	Brilliance	b.	Magnificence	c.	Grandeur	d.	Glory

71.

The word “_____” was used in Greek society for the “right to approach,” as when a person has received an introduction to the king.

a.	Acceptance	b.	Admission	c.	Access	d.	Advance

72.

The word “_____” means “power, strength, control.”

a.	Power	b.	Working	c.	Strength	d.	Might

73.

As Paul wrote Ephesians, some “_____” years have passed since Pentecost.

a.	10	b.	20	c.	30	d.	40

74.

The word for “_____” was used by the Greeks when all the parts made a complete whole, when different music blended in harmony, or when a man and his bride were joined in wedlock.

a.	Unity	b.	Integrate	c.	Joined Together	d.	Reconcile

75.

The word for “_____” was used by the Greeks to refer to knowledge that is perceived in the mind, even when it cannot be experienced with the senses of sight, hearing, or touch.

a.	Wisdom	b.	Enlightened	c.	Know	d.	Revelation

76.

The word for “_____” meant “to seize for oneself, to grasp with the mind.”

a.	Learn	b.	Memorize	c.	Comprehend	d.	Knowledge

77.

The Greek word for “_____” means more than just to bring together. It means to put together under a single head.

a.	Arrange	b.	Organize	c.	Unite	d.	Connect

78.

“Missteps which fall off to the side” is the literal meaning of “_____.”

a.	Imperfection	b.	Trespasses	c.	Temptations	d.	Infirmities

79.

Which is not a figure used to depict the church in the book of Ephesians.

a.	An Army	b.	A Body	c.	A Bride	d.	A Kingdom

80.

The word for “_____” was the word for the “freedom of speech” of the Greek citizen.

a.	Boldness	b.	Preaching	c.	Confidence	d.	Evangelize

81.

The word “_____” means “inworking force or power,” always used of supernatural rather than human power.

a.	Power	b.	Working	c.	Strength	d.	Might

82.

The Greek word for “_____” is the same word which was translated “immeasurable” in Ephesians 1:19 and 2:7.

a.	Surpasses	b.	Transcend	c.	Omnipotent	d.	Exceed

83.

In the Bible, “_____” means something that has been kept secret until God chose to reveal it.

a.	Hidden	b.	Veiled	c.	Shrouded	d.	Mystery

84.

The word “_____” is also translated “dispensation” or “assignment.” It refers to the responsibility that is laid upon a servant or steward to accomplish a given task.

a.	Commission	b.	Duty	c.	Service	d.	Stewardship

85.

The word “_____” comes from the Hebrew language, meaning “it is firm, heavy, solid, and trustworthy.”

a.	Amen	b.	Authentic	c.	Invincible	d.	Secure

86.

The word “_____” means “might; force; miracle and wonder.”

a.	Power	b.	Working	c.	Strength	d.	Might

87.

In the scriptures, the word “_____” is used to describe the continuous action of a life-style.

a.	Habit	b.	Pattern	c.	Routine	d.	Walk

88.

The word “_____” means literally “not to be tracked out.”

a.	Seeking	b.	Hunting	c.	Mystery	d.	Unsearchable

89.

The word “_____” is knowledge that goes beyond human observation and learning, coming from God himself.

a.	Wisdom	b.	Enlightened	c.	Know	d.	Revelation

90.

The New Testament makes reference to “_____” more than any other verse in the Old Testament.

a.	Isaiah 7:14	b.	Jeremiah 31:15	c.	Micah 5:2	d.	Psalm 110:1

91.

The word “_____” means “personal strength and ability.”

a.	Power	b.	Working	c.	Strength	d.	Might

92.

The word for “_____” was used by the Greeks for the kind of knowledge that is gained by personal involvement and experience.

a.	Wisdom	b.	Know	c.	Understand	d.	Insight

93.

“To make all men see” literally means “_____” all men.

a.	To Heal	b.	To Enlighten	c.	To Persuade	d.	To Convert

94.

In the Old Testament, “_____” were non-Jews who lived among the Jews and were tolerated with some distaste.

a.	Aliens	b.	Proselytes	c.	Neophyte	d.	Sojourners