Q 01/05

Which goddess's temple at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders, did Paul's preaching threaten in Acts 19?

A) Athena

B) Aphrodite

C) Artemis

D) Demeter

Answer · why

C) Artemis

Artemis of the Ephesians was the rioters' chant, and the city clerk calmed them by insisting Ephesus was 'the guardian of the temple of the great Arte...

Q 02/05

Ephesians 2 says Christ 'has destroyed the barrier, the dividing wall of' what?

A) Silence

B) Hostility

C) Ignorance

D) Shame

Answer · why

B) Hostility

Hostility is the wall that falls, and the stated purpose is 'to create in himself one new humanity out of the two, thus making peace'.

Q 03/05

Ephesians 2 says believers are saved by grace 'through faith' and 'not by works', so that no one can do what?

A) Despair

B) Judge

C) Doubt

D) Boast

Answer · why

D) Boast

Boast is ruled out because being saved 'is the gift of God', yet the very next verse says believers were 'created in Christ Jesus to do good works'.

Q 04/05

Which shield in Ephesians 6 can 'extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one'?

A) The shield of faith

B) The shield of truth

C) The shield of peace

D) The shield of hope

Answer · why

A) The shield of faith

The shield of faith is named with the Greek word for a door-shaped shield big enough to stand behind, and flaming arrows were real weapons, tipped wit...

Q 05/05

Ephesians 6:12 says the believer's struggle is not against what, but against 'the spiritual forces of evil'?

A) Sin and death

B) Flesh and blood

C) Kings and armies

D) Fear and doubt

Answer · why

B) Flesh and blood

Flesh and blood are set aside for 'the rulers', 'the authorities' and 'the powers of this dark world', which the KJV calls 'principalities' and 'power...