NT035-02 | Our Daily Bread University

During the first five hundred years of the church, what was the widely held belief about Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount?

It was His vision of the Christian life for the community of people who were enacting God’s kingdom.
It was His vision of life for only those called to be priests, monks, and nuns.
It was His vision of life for the great theologians.
It was His vision of life for Himself.

Which of the following views regarding the stringency of Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount was made famous by Martin Luther?

The stringency was to demonstrate Jesus’ new, higher standards and demands for His followers.
The stringency was to demonstrate the impossible demands of Old Testament Law and, therefore, our need for a Savior.
The stringency was to demonstrate that only those called to higher orders within the church were capable of attaining such standards.
None of the above. Martin Luther did not issue any views on the stringency of the teachings.

Who took the most radical Reformation perspective on the Sermon on the Mount?

John Calvin
Martin Luther
The Anabaptists
Ulrich Zwingli

In the 1830s, dispensationalism gave rise to the view that the teachings in the Sermon on the Mount were what?

Meant for Israel, but because Israel rejected them, the teachings were postponed for a millennial kingdom.
Meant for all of Christ’s followers, in every time and in every place.
Meant for only those whom Jesus was speaking to at the time.
Meant only for the first five hundred years of the church.

For the last few hundred years, the predominant view has been that of a kingdom . . .

That is here and is fully established.
That will not come until Christ returns.
That has come, but is not yet fully established.
That has come and gone.

Jonathan Pennington says that the Sermon on the Mount provides a model for what?

Human triumph over adversity
Human willpower to overcome human fleshly desires
Human flourishing through suffering
All of the above

Why does Dr. Blomberg assert that Jesus’ teachings in the Sermon on the Mount seem to be primarily a mandate for His people in community (the church)?

Because that’s what the Holy Spirit told Dr. Blomberg.
Because that was the belief held by Martin Luther.
Because Matthew directly tells us this in his gospel.
Because Jesus was speaking directly to His followers.

What does it mean to call people “blessed”?

They will receive health and wealth.
God deems them fortunate or favored.
They have kept the law better than most.
All of the above

Why does Jesus go up on a mountain to teach?

So more people could hear Him.
To appear more powerful than those He was speaking to.
Mountains were a common gathering place for the masses in Jesus’ day.
Mountains are consistently the place of God’s revelation.

How does Dr. Blomberg divide the Beatitudes?

Into two groups of four, with the ninth being an extension of the eighth.
Into three groups of three.
Into two groups of three, plus three that stand alone.
He doesn’t divide them into groups; rather, he sees them as one cohesive group.

The Beatitudes of Jesus

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