Zadok Discipleship Course - Armed for War · Dr. Steve Foss

Lessons 18-20

Union, Inheritance & Prayer

Concept Review Test · 30 Questions · 50 Points · Dr. Steve Foss

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Lesson 18 - Why Jesus Really Came: The purpose behind the saving benefits; the mystery of His will (Eph. 1); why God created humanity; the Adam/Eve parable and its eternal meaning; one new man; Christ in you; the plan behind the plan.
Lesson 19 - Filled with the Fullness of God: Colossians 2:9-10; doxa defined; the prayer of John 17 and its standard of unity; why the devil hates humanity; the three feasts; the Holy Spirit as down payment; joint heirs; atonement as at-one-ment.
Lesson 20 - The Six Principles of the Lord's Prayer: Why believers struggle with prayer; the six-movement pattern; worship before petition; kingdom and will before personal needs; daily bread; the forgiveness condition and the unforgiving servant; daily deliverance as defensive perimeter; closing declaration of kingdom, power, and glory.

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Part A

Multiple Choice - 20 Questions · 2 pts each · 40 pts

Lesson 18 - Why Jesus Really Came

Question 1

A church consistently teaches the gospel as: "Jesus died so your sins can be forgiven and you can go to heaven when you die." A student who has completed Lesson 18 would say this teaching, while true, is missing what?

A. It omits the importance of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and the believer's call to supernatural ministry. B. It fails to mention the kingdom of God and the believer's role in social transformation. C. It reduces the work of Christ to its saving benefits while missing the overarching eternal purpose: the union of Christ and the church - the one new man God planned before the foundation of the world. Forgiveness is the means; union is the end. D. It underemphasizes the Second Coming and the restoration of Israel in God's eternal plan.

Question 2

God already had angels and vast creation before He made humanity. What does Lesson 18 say was uniquely different about what God was doing when He created man - and why was free will essential to it?

A. He was acting out of a longing to share Himself with a being that would freely choose to love and be with Him - not compelled, not programmed. A forced or nature-constrained love cannot satisfy what God was actually after: genuine, voluntary union. B. He needed a steward for the earth who could make moral decisions that angels, bound by their nature, could not make. C. He was creating a being capable of reflecting His image in the physical realm, since spiritual beings could not adequately represent Him there. D. He was establishing a redemptive story that would display His mercy - which required creatures capable of genuine rebellion.

Question 3

Ephesians 5:32 says of marriage: "This is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church." According to Lesson 18, what does this reveal about the institution of marriage?

A. That marriage is the highest spiritual calling for most believers and should be elevated above singleness in church teaching. B. That marriages between believers carry unique spiritual authority not available to unbelievers. C. That marriage was designed primarily to produce godly offspring who would extend God's kingdom on earth. D. That marriage was always a living parable of the eternal mystery - not primarily about human domestic life. Adam and Eve illustrated the eternal reality: one taken from another, joined back, the two becoming one flesh - the exact pattern of Christ, the church, and the union God planned from before creation.

Question 4

A theological student argues: "The cross was the climax and destination of God's eternal plan - the forgiveness of sins is what God was ultimately after." What does Lesson 18's "plan behind the plan" say in direct response?

A. The cross was the destination because nothing else in redemptive history can surpass the sacrifice of Christ. B. Forgiveness was the means, not the destination. Sin was the barrier; the cross removed it. What God was ultimately after was the union - Christ and the church as one new man, joined in the same way Eve was joined to Adam. The plan behind the plan was always the two becoming one. C. The cross was both means and destination - the lesson does not establish a further purpose beyond forgiveness and eternal life. D. The destination was the restoration of the world to its pre-Fall condition, which the cross made possible.

Question 5

When Paul says "if any man is in Christ, he is a new creation" (2 Cor. 5:17), Lesson 18 calls this a precise ontological statement. What does that mean in practice - and what does it rule out as an interpretation?

A. It means the believer has been morally reformed and given the capacity to live righteously, ruling out the idea that salvation changes nothing in behavior. B. It means the believer has been spiritually upgraded - the same essential being with enhanced capabilities, ruling out the idea that salvation is merely legal acquittal. C. It means a new category of being has been created in Christ - not an improved version of what existed before, but something that did not previously exist. It rules out reading it as a metaphor for turning over a new leaf or moral improvement. D. It means the believer has been spiritually reborn in the same way Christ was resurrected - a supernatural event that reverses the effects of the Fall.

Question 6

Colossians 1:27 names the mystery of the gospel as "Christ in you, the hope of glory." According to Lesson 18, what makes this so extraordinary - given what is inside Christ?

A. It means the Holy Spirit gives each believer direct access to specific spiritual gifts for ministry. B. It means God's favor rests on the believer in a way that guarantees answered prayer and material provision. C. It means the believer has been given a personal relationship with Jesus that angels do not have. D. In Christ dwells the whole fullness of the Godhead bodily - and that Christ now dwells in the believer. The mystery is not merely that Christ died for sins; it is that the fullness of deity finds its complete bodily expression in the living, joined body of Christ that is the church.

Lesson 19 - Filled with the Fullness of God

Question 7

Most believers understand "the hope of glory" in Colossians 1:27 as the hope of heaven after death. What does Lesson 19's definition of the Greek word doxa say is actually being hoped for?

A. The radiant, visible presence of God that will be displayed when Christ returns to earth. B. All that God is and all that God has - the totality of His being and possessions; God Himself in the completeness of His self-disclosure. And the word hope carries a confident, certain expectation of receiving it - not wishful thinking. C. The honor and recognition that comes when believers reflect God's character and are acknowledged in eternity. D. The heavenly reward that awaits those who have faithfully served God throughout their earthly life.

Question 8

In John 17, Jesus prays that His people would be one "as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee." Lesson 19 says this prayer sets a specific standard for the kind of unity being requested. What is that standard?

A. The quality of unity that exists within the Godhead itself - not organizational agreement or doctrinal alignment, but the same quality of being-in-one-another that exists between the Father and the Son. Not next to God, not around God - in God. B. The unity of one body working together under a single purpose, as in a well-functioning family or organization. C. The visible, public unity of all Christian denominations that would demonstrate to the world that Jesus is Lord. D. The unity of shared spiritual experiences - all believers filled with the Holy Spirit and operating in the same gifts.

Question 9

Lesson 19 says the enemy's hatred of humanity is not merely territorial. What is the specific nature of his hatred, rooted in Isaiah 14:14?

A. He hates humanity because God gave Adam dominion over the earth that Lucifer once administered, and he resents the transfer of authority. B. He hates humanity because humanity is capable of repentance and restoration, while he has no path back to God. C. He hates humanity because the very union with God he tried to seize - "I will make myself like the Most High" - for which he lost everything, has been freely given by grace through Christ to humanity. We are destined for what he was eternally cast out for wanting. D. He hates humanity because believers have authority over him and can limit his activity on earth through prayer and spiritual warfare.

Question 10

A believer says, "My inheritance is eternal life, heaven, streets of gold, and a mansion waiting for me." How does Lesson 19's teaching on the Holy Spirit as down payment reframe this understanding?

A. It confirms the believer's understanding - those things are exactly what the down payment is guaranteeing. B. It refines it: the inheritance includes spiritual gifts and supernatural power available now, not just future blessings. C. It expands it: the inheritance also includes answered prayers and divine favor in this life. D. It reframes it entirely: the Holy Spirit - God Himself - is the down payment. If God Himself is the foretaste, then the full inheritance He is a foretaste of is God Himself in His totality. The inheritance is not mansions or streets of gold. The inheritance is God.

Question 11

Of the three great feasts of Israel, two have been fulfilled and one has not. Lesson 19 identifies the unfulfilled feast and what it represents. Which is it and what does it mean?

A. The Feast of Passover - still to be fulfilled in the national salvation of Israel in the end times. B. The Feast of Tabernacles - the celebration of God with man; the manifested, dwelling presence of God in the midst of His people; the feast of union. It must be fulfilled before the return of Christ, as it is the completion of the mystery of His will - the unifying of all things in Christ. C. The Feast of Pentecost - fulfilled in Acts 2 but awaiting a greater, final outpouring before the end. D. The Feast of Firstfruits - the resurrection harvest that will take place at the Second Coming.

Question 12

Paul writes in Philippians 3 that he counts everything else as rubbish in comparison to "knowing Christ." Lesson 19 highlights a distinction in Paul's language. What is it, and why does it matter?

A. The distinction between knowing Christ intellectually through Scripture and knowing Him through personal prayer - Paul valued the latter above all. B. The distinction between knowing Christ now and knowing Him fully in the resurrection - Paul was pressing toward a future fullness not yet available. C. The distinction between knowing about Christ and knowing Him. Paul was not pursuing more information about Jesus - he was pressing toward union, into His image, into the power of His resurrection. That is the one thing worth counting everything else as rubbish to pursue. D. The distinction between knowing Christ as Savior and knowing Him as Lord - Paul had moved beyond initial salvation into full surrender.

Lesson 20 - The Six Principles of the Lord's Prayer

Question 13

A believer opens their prayer time with a list of specific requests: healing for a family member, guidance on a decision, provision for a financial need. Based on Lesson 20, what has been skipped - and what consequence might follow?

A. They have skipped the first two movements: worship (which causes the presence of God to come and faith to rise) and kingdom/will prayer (which aligns their will with God's). Arriving at personal petition without those movements means asking from a position of anxiety rather than faith, and personal agenda rather than God's will. B. They have skipped tongues and intercession - the lesson teaches these must precede petition for prayers to be effective. C. They have skipped the forgiveness movement - which should always come first to clear any barriers to answered prayer. D. Nothing essential has been skipped - petitionary prayer is always valid and the sequence is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Question 14

What specifically happens in the one praying during the second movement - praying "Your kingdom come, Your will be done" - and why does the lesson say personal petition is placed after this, not before?

A. The Holy Spirit reveals specific Scripture promises to claim, which then become the content of personal petition. B. The believer enters a posture of surrender that makes them emotionally prepared to accept whatever God decides. C. The believer receives spiritual clarity about which of their requests are aligned with God's will and which are not. D. The will of the petitioner becomes aligned with the will of God. By the time they arrive at personal petition, they no longer carry a personal agenda to get God to endorse - they carry God's agenda as their own. What they then ask carries the promise of 1 John 5:14-15: ask according to His will and He hears.

Question 15

The parable of the unforgiving servant (Matthew 18) ends with the king delivering the servant to torturers. Lesson 20 says this word "torturers" is the strongest Greek word for what - and what triggers it?

A. Physical suffering, triggered by persistent rebellion against God's commands in major areas of life. B. Demonic oppression - the strongest Greek word for that form of torment. The trigger is the failure to forgive those who have wronged us. Unforgiveness is not a minor inconvenience; it is an open door that hands the believer over to the enemy. C. Spiritual barrenness, triggered by neglecting the disciplines of prayer, fasting, and Scripture study. D. Financial hardship and relational difficulty, triggered by the general consequences of harboring bitterness.

Question 16

A minister falls into serious moral failure after twenty years of apparently fruitful ministry. Members of the congregation are stunned and say it "came out of nowhere." What does Lesson 20's teaching on the fifth movement say about this?

A. It was likely the result of a specific demonic assignment that targeted the minister because of the effectiveness of the ministry. B. It happened because the minister lacked sufficient accountability structures and pastoral oversight. C. It almost certainly did not come out of nowhere. Moral collapse is the accumulation of days in which the fifth prayer - "deliver us from evil" - was not genuinely prayed. Sensitivity to the Spirit's warning voice erodes slowly through prayerlessness, one small unnoticed compromise at a time. D. It demonstrates that even mature ministers are vulnerable, confirming the need for regular public accountability and transparency.

Question 17

A believer is facing a situation where evil seems to be winning on every front and ungodly forces appear to be running unchecked. What specific declaration does Lesson 20 say they should make - and why is it not positive thinking?

A. "Yours is the kingdom." It is not positive thinking because it is aligning the spirit with eternal reality - what is actually true regardless of current appearances. The kingdom is not under threat. It is not a fragile hope. God already possesses it and reigns over it. B. "Yours is the power." It speaks to God's ability to intervene and overpower any opposition when called upon. C. "Yours is the glory." It shifts attention from the problem to the God who is worthy of praise regardless of circumstances. D. All three simultaneously, because each declaration reinforces the others and together they form a complete spiritual shield.

Question 18

Lesson 20 says God structures provision as "daily bread" - not a lump-sum deposit for the year. Why, according to the lesson, does God do this?

A. Because God's resources are distributed progressively in proportion to the faithfulness demonstrated in prior seasons. B. Because human beings tend to mismanage large provisions and need the discipline of limited supply to develop stewardship. C. Because daily bread mirrors the manna in the wilderness, which God gives as a symbol of His covenant faithfulness to Israel. D. Not because He is stingy but because He is relational. Daily dependence creates daily relationship. He wants to be sought every day, encountered every day, thanked every day. The structure is an invitation to intimacy, not a constraint on generosity.

Question 19

A believer is tempted to seek recognition for a successful ministry project and considers positioning themselves to receive public credit for it. What declaration does Lesson 20 say is the specific remedy for this temptation?

A. "Yours is the kingdom" - reminding the believer that ministry belongs to God's domain, not personal ambition. B. "Yours is the glory" - the blessing flows to us but the glory returns to Him. Declaring this realigns the believer with the distinction between benefiting from God's work and claiming ownership of it. That distinction matters a lot. C. "Yours is the power" - acknowledging that any effective ministry flows from God's power, not human ability. D. All three simultaneously, since the temptation to seek glory reflects confusion about kingdom, power, and glory at once.

Question 20

Lesson 20 begins by identifying two reasons prayers go unanswered, drawn from James 4:3. A church teaches only, "You need more faith to receive your answer." What does the lesson identify that this church has missed?

A. The importance of corporate agreement in prayer - individual faith is insufficient without the support of the body. B. The role of fasting in amplifying faith and removing specific spiritual blockages. C. James identifies two causes: not asking at all, and asking amiss - wrongly aimed, incorrectly framed. Most prayer failures are not a faith deficiency; they are a manner problem. Jesus' response was not "believe harder" but "here is the pattern - pray after this manner." D. The need to fast as a precondition for specific categories of answered prayer involving spiritual opposition.

Part B

True or False - 10 Statements · 1 pt each · 10 pts

Lessons 18 & 19 - Union & Inheritance

1. God created humanity because He needed additional servants and stewards for His creation who could fulfill purposes that angels were incapable of meeting.

TRUE FALSE

2. When God said "It is not good that man should be alone" (Genesis 2:18), He was also revealing something about Himself - His own longing - not merely describing Adam's condition.

TRUE FALSE

3. The forgiveness of sins through the cross was the ultimate destination and final purpose of God's eternal plan - nothing beyond it was intended.

TRUE FALSE

4. The word "atonement" literally means "at-one-ment" - the making of man and God into one. The gospel of peace is not merely that God is no longer angry; it is that man and God are at-one.

TRUE FALSE

5. Because we are joint heirs with Christ, our inheritance includes everything except what belongs uniquely to Christ as the eternal Son - some aspects of the divine inheritance are reserved for Him alone and cannot be shared.

TRUE FALSE

Lesson 20 - The Lord's Prayer

6. Jesus gave the Lord's Prayer as a set of exact words to be repeated verbatim, and the benefit comes from the precision of the repetition rather than from following the pattern of principles it contains.

TRUE FALSE

7. God requires that we forgive others before He will forgive us - our forgiveness from God is conditional on our extending forgiveness to those who have wronged us.

TRUE FALSE

8. Coming to God with complaint and "why" questions is an acceptable and even spiritually healthy form of prayer that God welcomes as a sign of authentic relationship.

TRUE FALSE

9. The fifth movement of prayer - "deliver us from evil" - is not a ritual formality but a daily defensive perimeter. The collapse of believers into moral failure typically accumulates through gradual, unnoticed erosion rather than a single dramatic event.

TRUE FALSE

10. According to Lesson 20, praying "Your kingdom come, Your will be done" is appropriately placed after personal petition - as a way of consecrating already-received answers back to God's purposes.

TRUE FALSE

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Part A - Multiple Choice (20 questions × 2 pts)

Part B - True or False (10 questions × 1 pt)

Total

"He came to take His bride. Your inheritance is not mansions - it is God Himself. When it looks like evil is winning, declare it: Yours is the kingdom. When you feel weak, declare it: Yours is the power. When you are tempted to take the glory, declare it: Yours is the glory."

- Dr. Steve Foss, Lessons 18-20 · Colossians 1:27 · Matthew 6:13

Lessons 18-20

Union, Inheritance & Prayer

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