Confirmation Assessment for 2012-‐13 1. The introduction to the 10 Commandments is: a. I am the Lord your God who commands your obedience b. I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt c. I am the Lord your God so you had better do as I say 2. The first commandment tells us that we are to: a. fear and love God above all else b. offer sacrifices to the God who made us c. never, ever steal 3. The second commandment tells us that we are not to: a. use God’s name to pray and worship b. use God’s name to swear or deceive but to praise and give thanks c. use God’s name to swear but only to get the things we want 4. The 3rd Commandment is to: a. honor our parents b. not steal c. honor the Sabbath day to keep it holy 5. The 3rd Commandment means to not: a. steal, not ever b. don’t sass your teachers c. don’t try to get out of going to church, but gladly go and hear God’s Word 6. The 4th Commandment asks us to: a. not kill, not ever b. honor our parents c. to not wear dirty and torn clothes to church 7. When is one of the only times that it is right not to listen and obey our parents? a. when they ask us to do something that we know God doesn’t want us to do b. when they disagree with us c. on any Friday the 13th that happens after a full moon in a leap year. 8. The 5th Commandment tells us not to: a. kill anything ever b. not to murder c. covet anything that is our neighbors 9. The 5th Commandment means that we should: a. try not to hurt anyone b. try not to hurt anyone but also try to help people c. try to help people
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10. The 6th Commandment tells us to: a. realize sex has a powerful force over us so never have sex b. not have sex with someone we are not married to c. not have sex with someone that we are married to 11. The 6th Commandment means that we are: a. to treat sex and the person we are married to as gifts from God b. to get all of our information about sex from movies, videos, and magazines c. to realize that sex is God’s gift, but get all of our advice about sex from friends 12. The 7th Commandment tells us not to: a. steal b. kill c. swear 13. The 7th Commandment means that we are: a. not to have a good time on Sundays b. not to call people names unless they are really, really acting weird c. not to take things from others especially by lying or tricking them, and we are to go out of our way to help people keep what is theirs 14. The 8th Commandment tells us to: a. not lie b. not cheat c. not steal 15. The 8th Commandment means that we are not to: a. tell lies or try to hurt others with our words, but instead use our words to support and help others. b. tell lies unless we can use them to get a really good deal or to help ourselves out c. tell lies unless we can use them to stay out of trouble 16. The 9th and 10th Commandments have to do with coveting, which means: a. to put blankets on others, including animals, when they are cold b. to want something that is like something someone else has c. to want something that someone else has. 17. The 9th and 10th Commandments mean that we are not to: a. try and trick others into buying us things b. try to trick or force others to give us what we want but instead buy them things that they may not even want. c. try to trick or force others to give us what they have but instead do all we can to help them keep what is theirs. 18. T F The Apostle’s Creed was written to help us understand and say what we believe about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit
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19. Find an adult in the room and say the Apostle’s Creed to them from memory. 20. The meaning of the First Article of the Apostle’s Creed is that: a. God has given you life and if you don’t take good care of it He will take it away. b. God has given you life and everything you need to have a good life. So be thankful. c. God has given you life so make sure to get as much money and stuff as possible. 21. The meaning of the Second Article of the Apostle’s Creed is that: a. Jesus, true God and true man, has freed me from my sins, and from death out of love. b. Jesus died for my sins so it really doesn’t matter how I live my life. c. Jesus is God so he didn’t really die on the cross. It just looked that way. 22. The meaning of the Third Article of the Apostle’s Creed is that: a. when I am in trouble, I can call on God and He will help me b. by myself I could never believe in God, but God’s Spirit teaches and leads me to God. c. you can’t ever see the Holy Spirit so it doesn’t have much to do with me. 23. Another part of the meaning of the Third Article is that: a. the Holy Spirit gives me talents and abilities so that I can serve God and help others. b. the Holy Spirit gives some people talents and abilities. c. the Holy Spirit will only help you if you pray to Him 24. Find an adult and say the Lord’s Prayer to them. 25. Our Father who art in heaven means: a. not much sense in talking to Him, He is too far away b. we can talk to God like we would talk to a parent who truly loves us c. that we can easily hide what we are doing from Him 26. hallowed be thy name means: a. God’s name is like Halloween b. we should not ever say God’s real name c. God’s name is already holy, but we want it to be holy for us 27. thy kingdom come means: a. God’s kingdom will come on its own but we want it to come into our hearts b. God’s kingdom should come today. That would be the best. c. God’s kingdom will only come when enough people pray this prayer 28. thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven means: a. God’s will is going to be done only when enough people pray this prayer b. God’s will is going to be done; we are just asking that He helps it be done in our life c. God’s will is not going to be done unless I do it
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29. T F Give us this day our daily bread means that we know that God already gives us what we need from day to day without us even asking for it. We are just asking that God would help us to be aware of His gifts and be thankful. 30. and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us means: a. we are asking God to not think that we are sinful b. we are asking for God to forgive us but we want to have a choice about forgiving others c. forgive us if we forgive, but don’t forgive us if we don’t forgive others 31. lead us not into temptation means: a. stop us from doing wrong b. we know God doesn’t tempt us but we want him to help us make good choices c. please God don’t make us do wrong things 32. but deliver us from evil means: a. we know that we cannot make it without God so we ask Him to show us the way out of difficult times b. we know that we cannot make it without God so we ask Him to take away all our pain and suffering. c. we know that we cannot make it without God so we ask Him to find a place for us where we can be all alone 33. for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever and ever means: a. please help me always to remember that God is the one to look to and follow b. please help me always to remember that I am more important than others c. please help me always to remember that life as a Christian is really easy 34. Amen means: a. I truly believe what I have just said! b. I truly hope this is over with c. the END! 35. What is Baptism? Baptism is not simply plain ___WATER_____. Instead it is water used according to God’s command and connected with God’s _____ WORD ______, 36. What is this Word of God? Jesus said, “Go therefore and make ____DISCIPLES____ of all nations, _____ BAPTIZING ______ them in the name of the _______ FATHER _______, and of the ___ SON ___, and of the ____ HOLY _____ ______ SPIRIT _______.
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37. Baptism give us: a. forgiveness of sins and long life b. forgiveness of sins and eternal salvation c. forgiveness of sins and long hair 38. What are the promises of God? The one who believes and is ___ BAPTIZED __ will be saved; but the one who does not ______ BELIEVE _______ will be condemned. 39. What does this mean for us day to day? a. it means that if we make a mistake we will be condemned b. it means that God will give us the power to believe and follow Him if we let him c. it means that we should daily remember who we are and focus on ourselves 40. Holy Communion is the true ___ BODY __ and ___ BLOOD ___ of Jesus contained in the ____ BREAD/WAFER ___ and in the _____ WINE _______. 41. When Jesus first gave the disciples Holy Communion, he said for them to “Do this in _________ REMEMBRANCE ________ of him. 42. When we hear the words and take the wafer and the wine, we should say _____ AMEN __. 43. When we take Holy Communion we receive _______ FORGIVENESS _____ and the power and ability to ________ AMEND _____ our lives. 44. Who is worthy to take Holy Communion? The person who ___ BELIEVES ___ the words. 45. How do we look at and deal with life and death differently because we are Christians?
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46. What is the most important part of praying? 47. What is the worst thing about being a Lutheran? 48. What is the best thing about being a Lutheran?
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