According to Paul’s letter to the Galatians, man ceased to be ‘slave to the elemental spirit of the universe and became ‘children of God’ after

• A. Attaining manhood
• B. becoming Christians
• C. Redemption by Jesus Christ
• D. Rejecting the righteousness of the law

In the first letter of Peter, he enjoined Christians to uphold all the following principles except

• A. Subjection for the Lord
• B. Doing right in order to silence the ignorance of foolish men
• C. Living as free men, yet as servants of God
• D. Use of freedom as a pretext for revolt

Paul was very confident that Philemon would grant his request because

• A. Philemon was his former slave
• B. His imprisonment will arouse Philemon
• C. Philemon had proved himself a true Christian partner
• D. Paul promised to pay back all debts owed by Onesimus

In his first letter to the Thessalonians, Paul said that Christians’ greatest assurance for the resurrection of the dead was that

• A. Before seed germinate, they must first die
• B. The dead have joined the past faithfuls in the grave
• C. Since God is the God of Abraham, it follows that Abraham is still alive
• D. Since Jesus died and rose from the dead, Christians would also rise

King Solomon's request to God at Gibeon, God endowed him with all the following except

• A. an understanding mind
• B. ability for good governance
• C. righteousness with and faithfulness to God
• D. riches and honour

In making use of their individual talents, St. Paul enjoined Christians to

• A. Make others aware of their importance
• B. Think soberly according to the measures of their faith
• C. Act as if they were indispensable
• D. Contribute their quota in a spirit of pride

which of the following does not portray the quality of leadership in the life of Deborah?

• A. ability to inspire others
• B. her marriage to Ladipoth
• C. her sound judgement of cases
• D. her faith in God

St. Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthians, likened the unity in diversity of the Christian Church to

• A. Rivalry among competing groups in any country
• B. Members of one family engaged in heathen cult
• C. A school community made up of teachers and students, all working for excellence
• D. Different parts of the human body, all contributing to the good of the whole

which of the following did not characterize the life of fellowship led by the Early Church?

• A. memebers met regularly for prayers and thanksgiving
• B. members devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching
• C. members had all things in common
• D. Those who sold their possession kept part of the proceeds to themselves

(a) How does Jesus describe Himself in St John's Gospel as the Living Water ?

(b) In what ways does this teaching apply to us?