Bible Quiz — Matthew 16:15TAB

Questions in this quiz

1. Who is the question directed to?

   the people he is speaking withpeople outside the scene who are only overhearingthe narrator who is reporting the eventreaders much later in the story

2. What is the speaker asking the listeners to state about him?

3. True or False: In the formal reconstruction, the identity question comes before the direct address to the listeners.

   TrueFalse

4. Which ideas are directly present in the verse? Select all that apply.

   The listeners are addressed personallyThe statement is a question, not a declarationThe question concerns the speaker's identityThe verse gives details about Jesus' birthplace

5. Jesus does not let the listeners borrow someone else's answer. What feelings rise when you realize your answer to him has to be personal?

6. Where are you most tempted to repeat other people's words about him instead of answering from your own faith?

7. What response best fits the challenge of this verse?

   Answer honestly about who you believe he is, and let that shape how you live.Wait for the safest crowd opinion before saying anything.Treat the question as interesting, but not as something you need to answer.Focus on what you want from him before thinking about who he is.

8. Write one honest sentence you could say to him today about who he is to you, and name one action that confession should lead you to take this week.

Reflection questions have no right answer — they count once you have written a response.