Is Being "Good" Enough?

Test Your Understanding of Salvation by Grace

This test is based on the Bible study about salvation, grace, and good works. Select the best answer for each question to test your understanding.

1. According to Romans 3:23, what is humanity's universal condition?

Most people are generally good. Everyone has sinned and falls short of God's glory. Only really bad people are sinners. People can achieve goodness through effort.

2. Ephesians 2:8-9 teaches that salvation is primarily by what?

Grace through faith, as a gift from God. A combination of faith and good works. Living a moral and honest life. Being better than most people.

3. According to the article, why is salvation specifically "not by works"?

Because God doesn't like good works. So that no one can boast about earning it. Because good works are too difficult. So that only a few select people can be saved.

4. How does the article define "grace"?

Something we deserve for our hard work. A reward for good behavior. Unmerited favor—something we don't deserve but receive anyway. A cosmic law of cause and effect.

5. What is the proper role of good works in the Christian life, according to James 2:17?

They are the cause of our salvation. They are unnecessary after salvation. They are the evidence that proves our faith is real and alive. They are only for pastors and missionaries.

6. The article uses an analogy for trying to earn salvation. What is it?

Like trying to run a marathon without training. Like trying to pay off an infinite debt with a few dollars. Like trying to bake a cake without a recipe. Like trying to win a game without knowing the rules.

7. What is our only required response to God's gift of salvation?

To earn it through a lifetime of service. To accept it through faith and trust in Jesus. To immediately stop sinning completely. To study the Bible for many years.

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