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Bible Quiz #33 – About doing good… What motivates us to do good?

–This (2pg.) quiz leads to a study of righteousness, an uncomfortable word these days.

(CIRCLE THE CORRECT ANSWER)

— We need to understand that God sees the heart, when we do good to be seen as a do-gooder we are not motivated correctly. This will not please God.

SEE: Matthew 5:20 – For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

ALSO: 2 Timothy 2:22 – Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

So what is righteousness? (Some see it as a dirty word equal to arrogance and hypocrisy.)

Proverbs 21:3 – To do righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Micah 6:8 – He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?

Q1. Here we are told God requires us to do justly… What is also required in our just actions?

a/ vengence     b/ prejudice     c/ mercy

We see here that, doing good is living a righteous life.

— Living a righteous life costs, for it will often require that you act against your own personal desires.

— Can you live rightly without compassion and a love for others?

Let’s dig into Luke 10:25-37 (GNB)

Luke 10:25-26… A teacher of the Law came up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to receive eternal life?”  (26)  Jesus answered him, “What do the Scriptures say? How do you interpret them?”

Q2. We are told that this question was a trap, to make Jesus look bad… What was the question?

It was about… a/ giving a tithe.     b/ how to receive eternal life.     c/ working on the Sabbath.

Q3. The teachers of the Law believed that strict obedience to the Law was required… How did Jesus handle the Pharisees and Sadducees…

He…  a/ praised them.     b/ supported their teachings.     c/ called them out for their hypocrisy.

Q4. So Jesus asks this man to tell Him…

a/ how he interprets scripture.     b/ how many times he prays.     c/ how often he goes to church.

Luke 10:27-29… The man answered, ” ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind’; and ‘Love your neighbor as you love yourself.’ ”  (28)  “You are right,” Jesus replied; “do this and you will live.”  (29)  But the teacher of the Law wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?”

Q5. At the man’s response, Jesus tells him that…

a/ he’s wrong.     b/ he doesn’t know the scriptures.     c/ he’s right, and to live that way.

Q6. This man wants to press for exclusions in the details in the Law, so he asks…

a/ how to love God?     b/ how to love your neighbor?     c/ who is my neighbor?

(We’ll see how that deals with righteousness next on Pg.#2)

Jesus teaches about who is your neighbor by telling a life example story in Luke 10:30-36… Jesus answered, “There was once a man who was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho when robbers attacked him, stripped him, and beat him up, leaving him half dead.  (31)  It so happened that a priest was going down that road; but when he saw the man, he walked on by on the other side.  (32)  In the same way a Levite also came there, went over and looked at the man, and then walked on by on the other side.  (33)  But a Samaritan who was traveling that way came upon the man, and when he saw him, his heart was filled with pity.  (34)  He went over to him, poured oil and wine on his wounds and bandaged them; then he put the man on his own animal and took him to an inn, where he took care of him.  (35)  The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Take care of him,’ he told the innkeeper, ‘and when I come back this way, I will pay you whatever else you spend on him.’ “

In this story, we first have a priest come upon this stricken traveler lying in a ditch…
Q7. How does this priest see the victim?

He sees…  a/ an unfortunate stranger.     b/ a neighbor.

Q8. Why doesn’t he think the Law would require him to stop to help?

The man is…  a/ a stranger and not his business.     b/ not his neighbor.     c/ both a & b.

Next, we find a Levite discovers this stricken traveler lying in a ditch…
Q9. What did Levites do for an occupation?

They…  a/ were temple officials.     b/. police officers.     c/ jean makers.

Q10. This Levite stops, takes a look, and decides not to help because…

a/ it was not his business.     b/. it was not a neighbor.     c/ both a & b.

Next, we find that a Samaritan comes to the rescue and generously gives aid to the stricken citizen, even though he himself was a foreigner just traveling by…

Q11. How did the Jews look at the Samaritans?

They were…  a/ of Jewish and pagan heritage.     b/. unfaithful Jews.     c/ both a & b.

Q12. Why did Jesus choose to make a Samaritan the righteous hero of this story?

To…  a/ show the law is without bias.     b/. to show right behavior includes mercy.     c/ both a & b.

Luke 10:36-37… And Jesus concluded, “In your opinion, which one of these three acted like a neighbor toward the man attacked by the robbers?” (37) The teacher of the Law answered, “The one who was kind to him.” Jesus replied, “You go, then, and do the same.”

Q12. How does this story relate to our trying to live a righteous life?

To do so we must also…  a/ live without prejudice or bias.     b/. show mercy.     c/ both a & b.

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Isn’t that simply what we all know of Jesus, that He would tell us, “You go, then, and do the same.”

I hope this has been an encouragement to you… (KK)