The Holy Spirit: Gifts & Fruit Quiz
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The Holy Spirit: Gifts & Fruit Quiz: Scripture Study & Explanations
The Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Triune Godhead, active in Genesis creation and empowering prophets, kings, and apostles across redemptive history. Promised by the Father through the prophet Joel and inaugurated mightily on the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2 with tongues of fire and the sound of a rushing mighty wind, the Holy Spirit indwells every believer as Comforter, Counselor, Sanctifier, and the earnest guarantee of eternal inheritance.
Quiz Study Sheet: Questions, Answers & Scripture Explanations
Q1.In Genesis 1:2, what was the Spirit of God doing at the dawn of creation?
Scriptural Explanation: Genesis 1:2 - 'The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.'
Q2.In Exodus 31:1-5, who was the first individual recorded in Scripture as being filled with the Spirit of God for artistic craftsmanship in building the Tabernacle?
Scriptural Explanation: Exodus 31:2-3 - 'See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and with intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship.'
Q3.In Numbers 11:25-29, upon how many elders did the Lord place the Spirit that was upon Moses?
Scriptural Explanation: Numbers 11:25 - 'Then the Lord came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied.'
Q4.In Judges 14:6, what supernatural feat did Samson perform when the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him at Timnah?
Scriptural Explanation: Judges 14:6 - 'Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat.'
Q5.In 1 Samuel 16:13, what happened immediately when the prophet Samuel anointed the young shepherd David with oil?
Scriptural Explanation: 1 Samuel 16:13 - 'Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward.'
Q6.In Isaiah 11:1-2, how many manifold aspects of the Spirit are prophesied to rest upon the Branch of Jesse?
Scriptural Explanation: Isaiah 11:2 - 'And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.' Referred to as the 'seven spirits of God' in Rev 1:4 and 4:5.
Q7.In Ezekiel 36:26-27, what supernatural heart transformation did God promise to accomplish by putting His Spirit within His people?
Scriptural Explanation: Ezekiel 36:26-27 - 'And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes.'
Q8.Which Old Testament prophet declared: 'I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy... your young men shall see visions'?
Scriptural Explanation: Joel 2:28-29 - 'And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions.' Quoted by Peter in Acts 2:16-18.
Q9.In Luke 3:21-22, in what visible bodily shape did the Holy Spirit descend upon Jesus during His baptism in the Jordan River?
Scriptural Explanation: Luke 3:22 - 'And the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form, like a dove; and a voice came from heaven, "You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased."'
Q10.In John 3:8, to what mysterious natural phenomenon did Jesus compare the movement and work of the Holy Spirit in the new birth?
Scriptural Explanation: John 3:8 - 'The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.'
Q11.In John 14:16 and 14:26, what Greek title (often translated Helper, Comforter, Counselor, or Advocate) did Jesus use for the Holy Spirit?
Scriptural Explanation: John 14:16 & 26 - 'And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper (Paraclete), to be with you forever... the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things.'
Q12.According to John 16:8, when the Holy Spirit comes, of what three things will He convict the world?
Scriptural Explanation: John 16:8 - 'And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged.'
Q13.What immortal commission did Jesus proclaim in Acts 1:8 concerning the power of the Holy Spirit?
Scriptural Explanation: Acts 1:8 - 'But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.'
Q14.In Acts 2:1-4, what two supernatural physical manifestations accompanied the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost?
Scriptural Explanation: Acts 2:2-3 - 'And suddenly there came from heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them.'
Q15.In Acts 4:31, after the believers prayed together for boldness under persecution, what occurred physically in their meeting place?
Scriptural Explanation: Acts 4:31 - 'And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness.'
Q16.In Acts 8:14-17, who traveled from Jerusalem to Samaria to lay hands on the newly baptized believers so that they might receive the Holy Spirit?
Scriptural Explanation: Acts 8:14-17 - 'Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent to them Peter and John... Then they laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.'
Q17.In Acts 10:44-46, what astonished the Jewish believers who came with Peter to Cornelius' house in Caesarea?
Scriptural Explanation: Acts 10:44-45 - 'While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles.'
Q18.According to Romans 8:26, how does the Holy Spirit assist believers when they do not know what to pray for as they ought?
Scriptural Explanation: Romans 8:26 - 'Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.'
Q19.In 1 Corinthians 12:7-11, which of the following is listed among the nine supernatural spiritual gifts (charismata) given for the common good?
Scriptural Explanation: 1 Corinthians 12:8-10 lists: word of wisdom, word of knowledge, faith, gifts of healing, working of miracles, prophecy, distinguishing between spirits, tongues, and interpretation of tongues.
Q20.According to Galatians 5:22-23, which of the following represents the ninefold Fruit of the Spirit?
Scriptural Explanation: Galatians 5:22-23 - 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.'
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