The LOVE OF CHRIST (part 2) Video Review Quiz

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.”
—Romans 1:16 (ESV)
1a) In the original Greek, what does the word “gospel” mean?
1b) What does the gospel have the power to do?
1c) Who is the gospel meant for?
“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ((2) and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain. (3) For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, (4) that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures”
—1Corinthians 15:1-4 (ESV)
2a) What was the first message Paul preached to the Corinthians?
2b) What three key events form the core message of the gospel?
2c) Why did Christ die?
“In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace”
—Ephesians 1:7 (ESV)
3a) What does the word “redemption” mean in this verse?
3b) How did Jesus provide redemption for us?
3c) What do we receive through His blood?
3d) What is forgiveness of sin based on?
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.”
—John 3:16 (ESV)
4a) Who does God love, according to this verse?
4b) What did God’s love lead Him to do?
“And some began to spit on Him and to cover His face and to strike Him, saying to Him, ‘Prophesy!’ And the guards received Him with blows.”
—Mark 14:65 (ESV)
5a) What happened to Jesus in this verse?
“And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led Him away and delivered Him over to Pilate.”
—Mark 15:1 (ESV)
6a) After Jesus was mistreated the night before, what did the religious leaders do the next morning?
“So Pilate, wishing to satisfy the crowd, released for them Barabbas, and having scourged Jesus, he delivered Him to be crucified.”
—Mark 15:15 (ESV)
7a) What did Pilate do to please the crowd?
In the time of Jesus, scourging was a brutal form of Roman punishment. The victim was whipped with a flagellum—a short whip with leather straps, often embedded with metal, bone, or sharp pieces. It tore into the skin, causing deep wounds, severe pain, and heavy blood loss. Scourging was often done before crucifixion to weaken the person and speed up death.
“I gave my back to those who strike, and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard; I hid not my face from disgrace and spitting.”
—Isaiah 50:6 (ESV)
8a) What did Isaiah foretell would happen to Jesus?
“As many were astonished at you—His appearance was so marred, beyond human semblance, and His form beyond that of the children of mankind.”
—Isaiah 52:14 (ESV)
9a) What did the prophet Isaiah say about Jesus after He endured physical abuse?
“And they clothed Him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on Him.”
—Mark 15:17 (ESV)
10a) What scalp-piercing object was placed on His head as a way to mock Him?
“And they were striking His head with a reed and spitting on Him and kneeling down in homage to Him. (20) And when they had mocked Him, they stripped Him of the purple cloak and put His own clothes on Him. And they led Him out to crucify him.”
—Mark 15:19-20 (ESV)
11a) After enduring more physical abuse, what did they do to Jesus next?
Crucifixion in Jesus’ time was a brutal Roman execution method meant to cause extreme pain and shame. Victims were beaten, nailed or tied to a cross, and left to die slowly—often from suffocation and exhaustion. It was reserved for the worst criminals. Jesus endured this, though He was innocent.
“But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed. (6) All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
—Isaiah 53:5-6 (ESV)
12a) Why was Jesus pierced (nailed to the cross)?
12b) Why was Jesus crushed (put to death)?
12c) What did His being punished (chastisement) bring to us?
12d) Who carried the consequences of our sin, though we were the guilty ones?
“But He was pierced for our transgressions; He was crushed for our iniquities; upon Him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with His wounds we are healed. (6) All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.“
—Isaiah 53:5-6 (ESV)
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