IBI-LC302 | Life of Christ Name: JOCELYN

Lesson 5: The Teachings and Miracles of Jesus

CURILAN
Date: APRIL 15, 2021
EXAMINATION QUESTIONS:
1. What did Jesus emphasize first in His teachings? He made known the nature of God as the Father.
2. In referring to the Fatherhood of God what does Jesus emphasize? He emphasized God as a Father who one
can personally relate to and form a personal relationship with – magnifying God’s love and care for the
individual.
3. Did Jesus teach that a catastrophe in life was meant to punish individuals for wrongdoing? No. No one is a
greater sinner than another. Unless one repents, he also will perish.
4. According to Jesus, the Kingdom has a threefold historical significance. List these three parts as discussed by
the lecturer.
a. The kingdom that cometh not with observation (it cannot be seen or is obvious at first)
b. The continuing kingdom that is internal (relationship with God) and external (a life and testimony to the
world).
c. The universal kingdom that will come in the future
5. In Matthew 13, Jesus presents 7 parables which describe the nature of the Kingdom of God. He interprets
three of them. Using similar principles of interpretation, discuss the meaning of the remaining 4 parables.
Parable 4, verse 33-35: This is the parable of the leaven explaining how the Kingdom of God starts small or
unseen at first and how it expands or grows. It may be in the internal relationship with God or the external
testimony of one’s life or the working of the Gospel through the church going out to the world.
Parable 5, verse 44: This is the parable of the Hidden Treasure inn the field. The treasure is like God’s
Kingdom unseen or hidden but when discovered it is the most valuable of all – a future and greater Kingdom
with all glory and power.
Parable 6, verses 45, 46: This is the parable of the Pearl of Great Value. Like the parable of the Hidden
Treasure but here, the merchant was seeking for it. It is hidden and to be sought. When he finally found it, its
value exceeded everything he had. It is so with the Kingdom of God for its value for eternity, incomparable to
what is in the world.
Parable 7, verses 47-50: This is the parable of the net cast into the sea. This shows that the Kingdom of God is
set up on a universal basis when there is judgement in this coming future Kingdom. As the creatures caught
in the net were sorted between good and bad, so shall men be judged for good and evil.
6. Make one-sentence summaries of the nature of the kingdom as presented by the seven parables using the
following references.
Parable 1, Matthew 13:1-9: The nature of God’s Kingdom is like seeds that can grow and yield a bountiful crop
depending on the good ground or good soil which is the character of the heart that receives it (the seed or
Gospel) and the testimony that this life bears.
Parable 2, Matthew 12:24-30: The nature of God’s Kingdom is like tares sown with the wheat where evil will
grow around God’s righteous ones but there is judgement that awaits to destroy these evil ones.
Parable 3, Matthew 13:31-32: The nature of God’s Kingdom is its value may not be seen for its size like the
mustard seed but when it grows, it becomes the huge and life-giving tree.
Parable 4, Matthew 13:33: The nature of God’s Kingdom is like leaven hidden in the meal that can work
unseen and internally grow – as the Gospel can do its work in a man’s heart and manifest outwardly in one’s
life.
Parable 5, Matthew 13:44: The nature of God’s Kingdom is hidden and can be found unexpected as the man
found the treasure in the field – a treasure so valuable to be exchanged with everything he has, so it is with
the value of God’s Kingdom.

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 Parable 6, Matthew 13:45: The nature of God’s Kingdom is like the Pearl of Great Price that is sought and
found and proved to be of greatest value worth than what one may already possess.
Parable 7, Matthew 13: 47-50: The nature of God’s Kingdom acknowledges the admixture of evil like that of
the tares sown with the wheat by Satan, but God assures that future Kingdom where evil will be judged and
destroyed.
7. What was Jesus’ relationship to the kingdom?
a. Jesus is the revelation of the Father.
b. Jesus is the Gospel of the Kingdom.
c. Jesus’ mission is to seek and save the lost to bring them in the Kingdom.
8. What did Jesus teach about the nature of man? In a man’s heart lies all evil that defile him rendering a need
for a Savior but there is also good that makes it possible for man to receive a Savior when grace has provided
it to him.
9. Why were the common people shocked when Jesus said their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisee?
The common people see the Pharisees as the epitome of righteousness based on their man-made laws and
traditions. Their rules where so extensive and only the Pharisees can diligently remember and follow them.
But Jesus saw how unrighteous they really are and know of their hypocrisy. They just look religious but in the
eyes of God they neglect the weightier matters of the Law of God. Jesus called for more practical ways to
serve God to please and glorify Him alone.
10. Jesus stressed the attitude of the heart. What else is necessary to complete faith? The external work or
obligation to God to serve Him for His glory.
11. The pearls of wisdom that fell from the lips of Jesus could be strung on a single cord. What is this single cord?
Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness… Matthew 6:33.
12. What will change our relationship to our fellowmen? Our relationship to God will shape our relations to our
fellowmen.
13. In evaluation right and wrong behavior, whom should one consider first? God first – His judgement.
14. When Jesus and His disciples picked grain on the Sabbath in violation of Jewish tradition (Matt. 12:1-8) what
two reasons did He give for doing so?
Reasons from vs 3, 4 & 7: Jesus cited how David and his men, hungry, ate the showbread in the tabernacle
which was not lawful but only for the priests. So it is with Jesus “allowing” His disciples to pick and eat grain
as it is better to act in mercy than the empty sacrifices made by Jewish traditions.
Reasons from vs 6-8: Jesus is above these empty Jewish laws and traditions done in the name of the temple.
Jesus reveals Himself as the Son of Man, Lord of the Sabbath, and it is not against Him that His disciples
commit the violation against.
15. What then, is the founding principle of God’s will? God’s Kingdom and His righteousness.
16. The enemies of Jesus never denied that He performed mighty works. They simply attributed them to Christ
being in league with demons.
17. What is a miracle? A mighty work of God, seen publicly that demonstrates the supernatural power of God in
connection with His servants or their testimony to Him.
18. Complete the following chart on some of the miracles of Jesus presented in the reading assignment:
Reference Nature of Miracle Principle or Lesson
8:1-4 Jesus heals a leper Jesus showed His loving sympathy
Jesus commended faith and showed
8:5-13 Jesus heals the Centurion’s servant
sympathy
8:23-27 Jesus calms the storm Jesus has divine power over creation

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 8:28-34 Jesus casts out demons in 2 men Jesus has power over demons
9:1-8 Jesus heals the paralytic Jesus has power to forgive and to save
9:18-26 Jesus heals the daughter of a ruler Jesus is divine and has power over death
Jesus is divine that power flows from Him to
9:20-22 Jesus heals the woman with bleeding
heal
9:27-31 Jesus heals the 2 blind men Jesus commends faith and showed mercy
Jesus is above the Sabbath and showed
12:9-13 Jesus heals the man with withered hand
mercy
Jesus has divine power over elements and
14:13-21 Jesus feeds the 5,000
showed compassion for the people
Jesus heals the demon-possessed Jesus is divine in power regardless of
15:21-28
daughter of the woman distance and circumstance, showed mercy

19. Summarize the purposes of Jesus’ miracles. Give at least three purposes.
a. They were His divine credentials acknowledged by God in relationship with Him.
b. They demonstrated His loving sympathy and mercy.
c. They were part of His mission to save sinners.
d. They offer a glimpse of the Kingdom that Christ will bring where there is no sickness or death wrought
by the fall of man.

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