Lesson 3: Why Did God Create Mankind?

How is the process of salvation initiated for us?
Having good works that gain God’s attention.
God the Father calling us to Jesus Christ.
Through Jesus Christ putting in a request for God the Father to call us.
Seeking God in order for us to become better people.

Which of these expresses our love to God?
Making a stone or metal image of God.
Obedience to all of His commandments.
Condemning those who disobey God.
Doing what feels right to us.

How is God the Father portrayed in the Bible?
All of the above.
Expressing perfect love for His creation.
Being the Supreme Ruler over the whole universe.
Having perfect, righteous character.

What distinguishes mankind from the rest of God’s creation?
Mankind invented the Internet.
The human brain is larger than the animal brain.
Mankind is the crown of the evolutionary process.
Mankind was created in God’s image and likeness.

Which king, upon viewing the vastness of the heavens, reflected on God’s interest in man?
Josiah.
David.
Hezekiah.
Solomon.

As taught in the Bible, what does salvation offer?
Protection from all harm until we die.
An everlasting spirit life in God’s Kingdom.
Ruling in heaven with Christ for 1000 years.
The soul’s entrance into heaven upon death.

Who was the one known as Jesus Christ?
A myth built in the minds of fanatics.
Simply a pure living man.
The Son of God born of flesh and blood who lived without sin.
Simply God possessing another person’s body.

Who did Christ instruct us to direct our prayer to?
The dead saints.
Mary.
Jesus.
God the Father.

Which name applied to Christ represents His identification with the human condition?
Messiah.
Son of Man.
Jesus the Christ.
Son of God.

What does the spirit in man mean?
Man has achieved the fulcrum of the evolutionary process.
Man is no different to the animals.
Man has an immortal soul.
Man has the ability to learn and understand.

What was one mission Jesus Christ was able to fulfill?
Teaching that all needed to be saved now.
Setting the record straight about the Jewish people.
Revealing the Father.
Having all people believe in Him.

What is God's purpose in creating man, in regards to becoming a part of His family?
As flesh and blood humans who live forever.
As the literal, spirit-composed children of God.
As angelic beings.
Strictly as adopted children.

In what miraculous way did the Father express love to His Son?
Having another person take His place at the crucifixion.
Protecting Him from harm and abuse.
Letting Him do whatever He wanted.
Raising Him from the dead.

What is the relationship between God and Jesus Christ?
Exactly like all the angels.
Co-equal when it comes to authority.
Definitely Trinitarian.
A family relationship (Father and Son).

What has God given mankind dominion over in this age of man?
Only the earth’s atmosphere.
Our whole solar system.
The earth and earth’s atmosphere.
The heavens and the earth.

What is the ultimate purpose of suffering in this life?
An unfortunate, but inevitable, part of life.
Evidence of being unconverted.
Developing holy and righteous character.
Punishment for sin.

Why were human beings not created until the sixth day?
God was lonely.
Mankind was the pinnacle of the physical creation.
Somebody had to name the animals.
Human beings were an afterthought.

What did Christ state about the words He spoke?
They were whatever came to mind at the time.
They were inspired words of the prophets.
They exactly reflected the will of the Father.
They were His own.

What has God’s purpose for humanity always been?
Harp playing in heaven.
To establish God’s Kingdom during this age.
Ruling in God’s Kingdom with Jesus Christ.
Material prosperity in this life.

Who is the source of biblical truth?
God the Father.
The priests.
The disciples.
The prophets.

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