Sample Questions from Annamma & Pastor (Chapters 1 8) 1. Who is the author of the book Annamma and Pastor? A: Rev. Fr. K. Geevarughese Anchel 2. In which direction should we turn to when we pray? A. We should turn towards East when we pray. 3. Why do we turn toward East when we pray? A. For as the lightening comes from the East, so as the second coming of Jesus (Matt.24:27) 4. When we offer burnt offerings as a thanksgiving to the Lord, which gate of the Temple should be opened? A. The gate which faces east. (Ezekiel 46:12) 5. Which direction did the door of the Garden of Eden face toward? A. East. 6. Whom did God appoint at the east of Garden of Eden? A. Cherubim (Genesis 3:24) 7. Where did God make the Garden of Eden? A. East. (Genesis.2:8) 8. In Matt. 9:12, Jesus says those who are sick need physician, what is the meaning of that? A. It is possible that we contact sickness and we may need physician to treat us. 9. What was the Profession of St. Luke? A. Physician. 10. In 1 Timothy 5: 23, what does St. Paul advice Timothy to take for indigestion and frequent infirmities? A. Wine. 11. In Ezekiel 47:12 and in Revelation 22: 2, it says that leaves of a tree are used as medicine. What do we understand from this?
A. It means that treatment is not a sin and also we must use medicine for a cure. 12. Who is the selected bride of Jesus? A. The Church. 13. What are the 2 things mentioned in Ephesians 1:22,23 about the Church? A. (1) Church is Jesus Body (2) Church is the fullness of Him who fills all in all. 14. Why did Jesus appoint Apostles and Evangelists? A. For the work of His ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ. (Ephesians 4:12) 15. Who is the head of the Church? A. Jesus Christ. 16. What is the foundation and the pillar of Truth? A. The Church 17. Whom does The Church belong to? A. To God. 18. On what did our Lord establish the Church? A. On the rock of faith (Matt.16:18) 19. It describes Church like this: Hades and Satanic forces cannot win over it. It is so., A. Strong, Solid and Holy. 20. What is done if one does not obey the rules of the Church? A. Consider him as a heathen. (Matt: 18:17) 21. Who appointed overseers, to shepherd the Holy Church? A. The Holy Spirit. (Acts 20:28) 22. Why do we celebrate Sunday as the Holyday instead of Saturday, the Sabbath day? A. Sunday is the day of the Lord. It was the Fathers of the early Church who decided and implemented to celebrate Sunday as the day of the Lord.
23. Name the Gospel that was first written. A. Gospel of Mark written between 60 & 65 A.D. 24. When was the birth of Church? What had happened that day? A. It was on the day of the Pentecost. That day the Holy Spirit descended on the disciples. 25. Which is the Holy Book accepted by the Church? A. The Holy Bible 26. Is the Hoy Bible written as a constitution for the Church? A. No. 27. Who were the couples who died for telling lies? A. Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:11) 28. According to St. Paul, for whom is speaking in tongue a sign? A. Non believers (1 corinth.14:21 22) 29. Mention 3 incidents where speaking in tongue occurred. A. (1) The day of Pentecost, (2) In the of house of Cornelius (Acts 10:44 46) (3) When St Paul baptized the disciples of John the Baptist at Ephesus. 30. What is the seal we got through Baptism? A. The seal of the Holy Spirit. 31. Is it true that the language we speak in tongues is the heavenly language? A. Wrong. 32. Do we speak in tongues whenever we are anointed with Holy Spirit? A. No, 33. Do we receive Holy baptism in our Church repeatedly? A. No. 34. What is the meaning of the Greek word Techna?
A. Children. 35. Write 3 examples to prove that you will be cured (saved) even if you do not have sufficient faith, but somebody faithfully prays for you. A. (1) The paralyzed man who had been cured because of the faith of the people who brought him through the roof. (Mark 2:5) (2) Because of the faith of the centurion, his servant was healed. (Matt. 8:5 13) (3) With the faith of a man, his epileptic son was healed. (Matt. 17: 15 18) 36. Why did God ask the Israelites to be circumcised? A. It was the sign of a covenant with God. (Genesis 17: 10,11) 37. On what day a male child should be circumcised? A. On the 8 th day. 38. What was the symbolism of the baptism through Red Sea? Were children included in that? A. The baptism through Red Sea symbolizes the Christian baptism. Children were also present in that group. 39. Did the children become the members of the Church after baptism? A. Yes, in the letters written to different churches by the Apostles, they specially greet the children. 40. Write clear evidences to show that children were baptized. A. We see that many families got baptized together and became members of the Church. (1) The jailer and all his family got baptized. (Acts 16:33,34) (2).Lydia and her household received baptism,(acts :16:14,15) (3)The family of Stephanas was baptized by St. Paul (1 Corin. 1:16) (4) Crispus was baptized with all his household. (Act 18:8) 41. What does our Church teach us about Baptism? A. Children of the faithful should be baptized and made the members of the Church. Those who want to join our faith from gentiles should be given adult baptism. This is what we learnt from the Apostles. 42. Could a child even in its mother s womb, receive the grace and sanctification? A. Yes. Eg. Jeremiah (Jere. 1:5) and John the Baptist (Luke 1:15)
43. Who are the 3 personalities in Trinity? A. Father, Son and the Holy Spirit 44. Even though babies are weak and vulnerable they still can receive God s grace. Give some proof from the Bible for this. A. (1).Jesus called the children near him and blessed them. (2). It is seen in Galatians 1:15, God called me through His grace to reveal His Son in me. (3). before you were born I sanctified you it says in Jeremiah 1:5. (4) Its written in Luke 1:16, that John the Baptist would be filled with the Holy Spirit even when he was in his mother s womb. 45. What should we do in our daily life who are faithful and hopeful in God? A. We should praise the Lord always. 46. What are the different meanings of Hades? A. It is described as the home of the evil dead, experience of a sinful life, or death in sin. 47. Who prayed this you saved my life from Hades, while he was living? A. David. 48. What is the meaning of the verse but for me, I shall praise Him forever? A. The true faithful will be praising God no matter whether they are living or dead. 49. Does a faithful Christian die? A. The faithful Christian will never die; he will be praising God forever. 50. Who is still speaking in faith, even though he is dead? A. Abel 51. What is the meaning of the life experience of a group family? A. Living and dead faithful people are members of the Church who is the body of Christ. They support and nurture each other. This is the experience of a group family. 52. Without my knowledge and consent, if any one prays for me will it be effective? Prove. A. It will be effective. It is written, if anyone sees his brother sinning a sin which does not lead to death, he will ask, and Lord will give him life. (1 John 5:16)
53. What are the two kinds of sins? A. Sins which lead to death and sins which do not lead to death. 54. God is merciful to and. A. the living, dead 55. Why did Jesus speak the gospel among the dead? A. The gospel was preached among the dead that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in spirit. (1 Peter 4:6) 56. Give 3 examples from the Bible to prove that the intercessory prayer for the dead is being heard. A. (1). Lazarus came back to life because of his sisters prayer for him to be healed from sickness, even though they did not know that he will be raised from dead. (John 11:17 44) (2). The resurrection of the daughter of a ruler who pleaded to Jesus for her life (Matt 9:18) (3). When Tabitha died, her friends sent for St. Peter, he prayed for her and she was raised from dead. (Acts 9:36 41) 57. How can we fulfill the verse that children repay their parents (1 Timothy 5:4) A. It is written in 1 Corin. 15:29, that we should be baptized for the dead. But baptism means, suffering distresses (Luke 12:50). What we can do for our departed parents is to suffer some distresses like praying, conducting Holy Qurbana and giving alms. 58. How many days did Israelites mourn for Moses and Aaron? A. 30 days 59. Through Bible prove that those who died in good hope in Jesus will see God and hear His Words. A. In John 5:25, it says, When the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, they will live. Also, in John 5:28 says, all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come forth those who have done good for the resurrection of life and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of condemnation. 60. And to raise up my skin that endures these things; for these have been accomplished for me by the Lord; which I myself am conscious of and my eyes have beheld, and not those of another. Who said these words?
A. Job (Job 19: 26,27) 61. Write a verse which states that in front of God those who live and those departed are the same. A. Whether we live or die, we are the Lord s. For to this end, Christ died and rose and lived again, that He might be Lord of both the dead and the living ( Romans 14: 8,9) 62. If we pray and conduct Holy Qurbana for any sinful departed, will he be saved? A. We pray for those who lived in good faith in Christ and died in His hope. 63. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgement, so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin for salvation. (Hebrew 9: 27,28) From these verses, what is the hope of the departed? A. Those that departed are also among the people who are eagerly waiting with great hope for Jesus second coming. 64. Why do we pray to Mother Mary and to departed saints? A. This is an intercessory prayer. We plead them to pray for us. 65. Who is the mediator between man and God? A. Jesus Christ (1 Timothy 2:5) 66. Do we need the intercessory prayers of the saints? A. Yes, we need. 67. Who are the angels? A. They are the ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for those who will inherit salvation. (Heb 1:14) 68. Whose skeleton was touched by a dead body and came back to life after that? A. Elisha s skeleton (4 kingdom 13:021) 69. What is the proof that the departed saints could sense our prayers and needs? A, (1) There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents (Luke 15: 10) Departed saints are like angels. (2) Prophet Samuel, who died, appears to King Saul and tells
him about God s plan. (3) In 1 Corinthians 6: 2, it says that the saints will judge the world. They will be judging the world after knowing what is happening here. 70. How can we prove that the departed saints can speak? (1) Samuel told King Saul everything that happened and also about the future. (1King 28:11 19) (2) Moses and Elijah both who lived long time before Jesus appeared to Him and talked. (Luke 9: 28 33) 71. In Jeremiah 15: 1, it says, Even if Moses and Samuel stood before Me, My soul would not be favorable toward them. God tells this about the Israelites. What does it means? A. It is a proof that the departed saints pray for us. 72. Just like the living saints, departed saints are also praying for us. Substantiate the statement with Gospel verse. A. In John 11: 26, Jesus says He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die. Faithful do not die, so they continue their prayers according to our request. 73. What is the meaning of gods? A. One who gets message from God. 74. In Isiah 48: 16, it says, When it took place, I was there, and now the Lord and His Spirit sent me. What is the meaning of this? A. Sign of Trinity. (Me, the Lord and His Spirit) 75. In Zechariah 13:7, it reads, O sword, raise up against My shepherd, and against My fellowman says the Lord almighty. Here we see 3 people, Lord Almighty, my shepherd and my fellow man. Who are they? A. Trinity. Shepherd is Jesus Christ, fellow man is Holy Spirit, and God almighty is the Holy Father. 76. In John 6: 27, Jesus says, because God the Father has set His seal on Him. What do we understand from this? A. Christ is God. 77. Write another verse to prove Christ is God.
A. of whom are the fathers and from whom, according to the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, the eternally blessed God. (Romans 9: 5) 78. In 1 John 5: 20, it says, Christ is the true God and eternal life. Hebrew 1:8 says, Your throne, O God, is forever and ever and Heb. 1:9 Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. What do we mean from these verses? A. It is clear that Jesus Christ is God. 79. John 10: 30 say, I and My Father are one. John 14: 9 says, He has seen Me has seen the Father. Colo. 2: 9 say, For in Him, dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. What is the meaning of all this? A. Father and Son have the same Almighty power. 80. What is the principle of faith we learn from the sun, its rays and light? A. Even though Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are three different personalities, they are inseparable and united as Trinity. 81. In Philippians 2:6 8 it say, Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. What shall we understand from this? A. Christ is God. He is in nature equal to God, but He became man and took the form of a bondservant. 82. When St. Philip asked Him to show the Father, what did Jesus say? Quote the verse. A. Jesus said, Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; (John 14: 9) God the Father and Christ the Son are the same. 83. Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father in Me? (John 14:10) Explain. A. God the Father and Christ the Son are the same. 84. In Hebrew 1:8, it say, but to the Son He says, Your Throne, O God, forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. What shall we understand from this? A. The Godliness of Jesus Christ. 85. In Hebrew 1:9, it says, Therefore God Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness A. Jesus is anointed and He is God.
86. St. Paul ends his letters like this; The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all (2 Corinthians 13: 14). What does it signify? A. Unity in Trinity. 87. How can we define Trinity? A. Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are 3 personalities in God which cannot be separated. But they have 3 different existences. This union is Trinity. 88. What is Holy Spirit? A. Holy Spirit lives in the faithful. It is the Spirit of the Almighty God, who leads the Church which is the Body of Christ. The Holy Spirit comes from the Father and is with the Son. He is one of the persons in Trinity. 89. How can we see the presence of Holy Spirit in the creation of the world? Quote the Bible verse A. The earth was invisible and unfinished; and darkness was over the deep. The Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the water. (Genesis 1: 2)