Q 01/05

How did Paul escape Damascus, 'let down by the wall' through a window, in 2 Corinthians 11?

A) On a rope

B) Under a cloak

C) In a basket

D) In a cart

Answer · why

C) In a basket

In a basket, Paul says, he slipped 'through a window' and 'escaped his hands' while the city was under guard. Acts 9 tells the same escape from the ou...

Q 02/05

'My grace is sufficient for thee', says 2 Corinthians 12:9, 'for my strength is made perfect in' what?

A) Weakness

B) Suffering

C) Patience

D) Silence

Answer · why

A) Weakness

Weakness is where strength is made perfect, Paul is told after asking the Lord to remove his 'thorn in the flesh', so he resolves to 'take pleasure in...

Q 03/05

What sort of person does 2 Corinthians 9:7 say God loves, one who gives not 'grudgingly, or of necessity'?

A) A secret giver

B) A sacrificial giver

C) A humble giver

D) A cheerful giver

Answer · why

D) A cheerful giver

A cheerful giver is God's favourite because each person should give 'as he purposeth in his heart', Paul says, urging Corinth to finish the collection...

Q 04/05

What does 2 Corinthians 6:14 warn believers not to be 'with unbelievers', contrasting light with darkness?

A) Unequally yoked

B) Unevenly matched

C) Unwisely bound

D) Unlawfully wed

Answer · why

A) Unequally yoked

Unequally yoked is a farming image, two mismatched animals pulling one plough, and the passage goes on to ask what part 'he that believeth' has with '...

Q 05/05

What does 2 Corinthians 5:17 say anyone 'in Christ' is, adding that 'old things are passed away'?

A) A living stone

B) A new creature

C) A branch of the vine

D) A royal priest

Answer · why

B) A new creature

A new creature, in modern translations 'a new creation', is what Paul says anyone in Christ becomes, and the verse ends 'behold, all things are become...