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1. In which of the following guises does Satan seek to subvert the work of God in a religious way? When he comes as

a. the old serpent.
b. an angel of light.
c. a great red dragon.
d. a roaring lion.

2. As the believer's Adversary, Satan's goal is to

a. deprive the believer of his salvation.
b. reveal himself to the believer as an angel of light so that the believer will worship him instead of God.
c. destroy the believer's usefulness to God and rob the believer of his joy.
d. do all the above.

3. Satan is a Deceiver. He

a. deceives the unsaved but cannot deceive the believer for the believer is indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
b. deceived the Israelites, but cannot deceive the Christian for "we are not ignorant of his devices".
c. deceives himself into thinking he can deceive Christians, "the saints of the Most High".
d. can and does deceive believers concerning what the Bible teaches.

4. A Christian feels he has sinned against God and has deep feelings of conviction. He finds it difficult to discern exactly how or where he has grieved the Holy Spirit. He confesses his sin again and again  to God but still feels estranged and unhappy. He should

a. recognize that he is being deceived by Satan and reject the accusations.
b. keep on confessing his sins to the Lord until he finds the relief he seeks.
c. forget the whole thing and continue serving the Lord as though nothing were wrong.
d. face the fact that he has committed the unpardonable sin.

5. Which of the following, particularly described in Proverbs 6:16-19, is a snare of Satan for the soul?

a. cruelty.
b. filthy-mindedness.
c. hypocrisy.
d. gossip.

6. When tempted by the Devil, the Lord Jesus

a. sought refuge in His essential Deity which was incapable of being tempted.
b. fell back on the written Word of God.
c. fled from the temptation so that it lost its power of appeal.
d. performed a miracle to prove He was the Son of God and thus beyond Satan's reach.

7. Which of the following aspects of Christ's ascension apply to all believers with special significance? He

a. has entered heaven as our Intercessor.
b. is Head of the body, the Church, and bestows gifts upon it.
c. gives the Holy Spirit to all believers.
d. rules over all His foes.
e. has done all the above and sits the believer with Himself in heavenly places.

8. When James told believers to "resist the Devil and will flee from you" he prefaced the injunction with the words

a. "if so be the Spirit of Christ dwell in you".
b. "submit yourselves unto God".
c. "walk in the light as He (God) is in the light".
d. "neither give place to the Devil".

9. A believer gives place to the Devil when he

a. is confronted by a personal manifestation of the Devil and flees in terror.
b. tolerates some known sin in his life.
c. feels very strongly about a particular doctrine which he has studied to the exclusion of balancing truth, and then, realizing that his viewpoint will cause friction with his brethren, refuses to actively promote it.
d. insists that an erring brother be disciplined by the Church.

10. Which of the following was characteristic of the victorious believers mentioned in Revelation 12? They

a. claimed the power of Christ's victory at Calvary.
b. took positive steps to appropriate Christ's victory.
c. were committed, without reservations, to a life of victory.
d. were victorious because they manifested all the above characteristics.
e. were victorious because they had been baptized by the Holy Spirit into the body of Christ.
 

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