Lesson Thirteen – Repentance

This table shows the correct answers to the questions for Lesson 13.  The questions are generated from the doctrine on Repentance.  To check the text of the doctrine for each question and answer, go to the Check Text Page.

1) Repentance is...

a] acknowledging one's sins
b] resolving to obey God
c] changing from wanting to do things your way to God's way
d] having your mind opened to see yourself in comparison to God and His Law.
e] the first step toward reconciliation with God.
f] essential for salvation
g] all of the above          
 (g)

2) In the act of repentance, who takes the first action?

a] the sinner
b] God                   
  (b)

3) Repentance is...

a] an emotion
b] a process
c] a conscious act              
 (b)

4) Repentance is not possible without the Holy Spirit.  True or False?   
 (True)

5) The deceitfulness of sins blinds a person from seeing his own sinfulness.  True or False? 
 (True)

6) Which of the following best demonstrates how repentance works in process.
 
a]
man sins
God shows the person his sin
man acknowledges his sin
man acts upon his sin, to overcome it
c]
Man sins
God shows person his sin
Man seeks and is granted forgiveness
No further action required.
 
b]
man sins
man sees his sin
man asks forgiveness
God forgives the sinner
His slate is now clean
 
  (a)


7) According to Jeremiah 17:9, the most deceitful thing is _______ [what?]  (the human heart)

8) When a person repents he or she must compare themselves to:

a] their better self
b] Daniel, Job, Noah and the other biblical saints
c] the ministry of the church
d] God                                     (d)

9) If a person is willing and sincere about doing good, he or she can actually, within themselves, overcome sin and do that good.  True or False?     (False)

10) Man was created with a natural inclination toward sin.  True or False?   (False)

11) Sin...

a] cuts us off from God
b] blinds us from our own sinfulness
c] changes our minds from neutrality to enmity against God
d] a and b
e] all of the above                              (e)

12) Conversion is...

a] God calling a person to repentance
b] the Holy Spirit transforming our mind from carnal to spiritual
c] being baptized
d] being in regular attendance at Sabbath services.                (b)

13) 2-part question:
Who prayed, "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me."
In which Psalm do we read this prayer of repentance?            (David, Psalm 51)

14) Which equations are true?

a] Godly sorrow = repentance
b] worldly sorrow = salvation
c] worldly sorrow = death
d] Godly sorrow = perfection                 (a  and c)

15) Who or what leads us to repentance?

a] our sins
b] our conscious
c] God
d] the ministry of the church                     (c)

16) In repentance, we come to realize:

a] our utter helplessness in fighting the sin process
b] that what must be done is impossible by our own willpower
c] that God must redirect and reshape our lives
d] that we must acknowledge God, His will and His Laws in our lives
e] c and d
f] all of the above                             (f)

17) What verse lists the 7 attributes of Godly sorrow?

a] Romans 12:2
b] 1 John 3:4
c] 2 Corinthians 7:11
d] 2 Timothy 2:25                    (c)

18) Which chronological sequence is correct?

a] baptism...repentance...salvation
b] salvation...repentance...baptism
c] repentance...baptism...salvation                 (c)

19) An essential part of the repentance process is...

a] having great human emotion and asking God forgiveness
b] asking God for a repentant attitude of mind and forgiveness
c] showing human remorsefulness and then asking God forgiveness          (b)

20) Initial repentance must be followed by baptism and the laying on of hands to receive the Holy Spirit.  True or False?      (True)

21) Repentance is a one-time event.  True or False?     (False)

22) When a person repents of sin, he or she knows perfection.  True or False?   (False)

23) When you repent before God, He promises to forgive your sins but not to forget them.  True or False?     (False)

24) One of the best ways to come to understand God's laws is through the practical experience of obeying those laws.   True or False?      (True)

25) If one should fall away from the Salvation Process and reject God, there is no longer a repentance unto salvation.  True or False?   (True)

26) Which of the following are true?

Repentance is...

a] a gift
b] requires the Holy Spirit
c] a miracle
d] will eventually work in the lives of billions of people.                (a, b, c, d)
 

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