Lesson 8: What Is Christian Conversion?

We are born:
With a need for conversion.
Knowing right from wrong.
With a good heart.
With the Holy Spirit.

What body of law reveals God’s requirements for humanity?
The Ten Commandments.
The Code of Hammurabi.
The Book of Mormon.
The U.S. Constitution.

What is necessary to receive the Holy Spirit?
Laying on of hands.
Baptism of fire.
Sprinkling or pouring.
Minimal repentance.

Which step is not necessary for salvation?
Baptism.
Repentance.
Conversion.
Penance.

How widespread is sin?
Only bad people sin.
Most have sinned.
Sin is all pervasive.
Some have never sinned.

The Holy Spirit:
Is a ghost.
Is part of the trinity.
Is not necessary for salvation.
Comes forth from God.

Where does our own sin begin?
In our actions.
In our minds.
When Satan tempts us.
By other people’s influence.

Why was Jesus Christ baptized?
So He could be cleansed from sin.
To set us an example and fulfill all righteousness.
So that we didn’t need to be baptized.
John the Baptist commanded it.

What apostle admitted his difficult struggle with sin?
John.
Matthew.
Barnabas.
Paul.

What is faith associated with?
Not keeping the law.
Obedience to God.
An ethereal emotion.
Not needing to perform good works.

What did the apostle Paul teach?
Antinomianism (against the law of God).
Obedience to 9 of the 10 commandments.
The necessity of Christians performing Old Testament rituals and sacrifices.
People to fully obey God.

What Scripture defines sin in its most direct form?
Romans 6:23.
I John 3:4.
I John 1:7-9.
Romans 3:23.

God’s grace:
Reflects His mercy and forgiveness.
Indicates a license to sin.
Can be purchased with money.
Must be earned by works.

What is true conversion?
Willingly responding to God's call.
Commitment to practicing the ways of God.
All of the above.
Reflects a genuine change of heart.

What does water baptism symbolize?
A figurative death in a watery grave.
The trinity.
The dual nature of God.
No further need to obey God.

How should baptism be conducted?
By sprinkling water over the baptismal candidate.
By pouring water over the repentant sinner.
By fully immersing the person in water.
Strictly in a metaphysical, figurative sense.

Why do we need the Holy Spirit?
To receive the strength to obey God.
In order to be converted.
All of the above.
So that we become true Christians.

When should we be baptized?
After a six-month probation period.
After real repentance.
Upon reading through the Bible once.
Before observing lent.

Who attempts to influence and tempt us to sin?
God.
Satan the devil.
The righteous angels.
Jesus Christ.

What does true freedom involve?
Having only faith in God.
Doing away with God’s Law.
Doing what feels right to you.
The choice to obey God’s Law.

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