Understanding 

I am a Christian, who believes in God's Word as taught in Luther's Small Catechism, I'm concerned about who and what Christian's of all denominations and non-denomination are believing. I recognize that we have many different interpretations of the means of what God has said in His Word, but I know as one of my sainted professors always said, "No word has meaning outside of it's context." It is these contextual meanings that can lead to misunderstanding, especially if one doesn't know the context.  For example, an American talking about a "boot" most likely is talking about something you wear on your foot, but someone from Britain would be talking about the trunk of his or her car. So to understand one needs to know the context of the person doing the writing or speaking.  Most of the time we have little problem picking up on these subtle differences, but major conflicts happen because words have been misunderstood or taken "out of context".  This is why I believe continued study of God's Word is so important.  The little quizzes, games or puzzles shared here are to help us learn the words and concept of our faith in Jesus.

Who Am I? The One Who Laughed.

I was an old woman when the Lord appeared to my husband. Our tent was pitched by the "oaks of Mamre." when this happened. This visitor told my husband that I bear a son. How could I bear a son when I was well past the prime childbearing years. When I heard what they had said, "I laughed to myself." Later when I denied having laughed when the Lord asked my husband why I had laughed.  There are not too many places in the Bible that talk of laughter but when I did it might have been the first time it was recorded in God's Word, the Bible. Who am I?

Who am I?

Can you imagine selling a child for some wine or trading a boy for a harlot?  It seems that not much has changed since I told of these things happening to God’s people.  Yet, in spite of these things I also told the people that God would restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem.  Peter referred to my prophecy on the Day of Pentecost. Who am I?

 

Blessings & Peace,

Pastor John

Hebrews 13:20-21

 

Who Am I

I was the son of Eleazar who was the son of Aaron, the priest. The deed that I am known for in the scripture was not very pleasant. However, I put a stop to something that God had commanded my people to stop. As a result of what I did God’s anger was turned away from my people and the plague was stopped. You can read about me in Numbers 25.

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The 3rd Commandment

True or False

1. God is worthy of our worship.

True
False


2. We honor God's Word when we study the Bible.

True
False


3. We honor God by failing to study His word.

True
False


4. God's Word is not something we should take lightly.

True
False


5. God shows us His grace when we read the Bible.

True
False


6. Going fishing every Sunday in stead of worship is pleasing to God.

True
False


7. Before a person is confirmed it doesn't matter whether he goes to worship. He's not a member.

True
False


8. Worship involves more than just attending a worship service.

True
False


9. Without out food and water a person can die. Worship helps feed our faith.

True
False


10. Since memorizing God's Word is pleasing to Him we should quit once we are confirmed.

True
False

Thank you for thinking about worship. I hope you recognize worship is an attitude of the heart toward God and His word as much as it is what we do when we go to church on Saturday, or Sunday or Monday evening.

Worship

Please make the best answer for each question.

1. Colossians 2:17 says that "the Sabbath days are a shadow of things to come," which means that

there will be many new things to come
the Jewish Sabbath gives us a shadowy picture of the true Sabbath.
the instructions given in the Old Testament tell us exactly how we must observe our New Testament
None of the above


2. In Matthew 11:28-29 Jesus tells us that if we come to him, he will give us

eternal life
rest for our souls
whatever we ask him for
none of the above


3. To "dispise" God's Word means to

hate it
see the wisdom in it
trust what God says in it
enjoy reading it


4. What God really wants in the Third Commandment is that we

do absolutely no work on Sunday
worship only on Saturday, the true Sabbath
regard His Word as essential for our lives, holy, true so that we hear and learn it every day
just attend a worship service once a week


5. We observe special days, such as Sunday and festival days

because this is the only way to show God our love
not because we have to, but because we want to feed our faith
only because God will punish us if we don't
none of the above


6. "Epiphany" is a Greek word meaning "appearance " or "showing" and is

a season in the Church Year
falls just before Christmas
is symbolized by black altar paraments or (clothes)
has nothing to do with the church


7. 'Pentecost" is a Greek word meaning

40 days
50
12
10


8. The word "Sabbath" means

vacation
sacred
admonish
rest


9. Something that is extremely valuable is_____ .

dross
cheap
faulty
precious


10. The people who were described as noble minded in Act 17:10-11 were the

Spanish
Corinthians
Thessalonians
from Berea

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