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Heaven: Where God Will Bring Good Out of Bad (A Study of Romans 8:28) with Randy Alcorn

Heaven: Where God Will Bring Good Out of Bad (A Study of Romans 8:28)

Overview Quiz

1. What honest admission does Alcorn make about Romans 8:28? *

A. That as a young Christian he wasn't sure he believed it

B. That he has never once doubted it

C. That he thinks the verse is mistranslated

D. That it applies only to the apostles

2. Why does Alcorn open with the story of the Willis family? *

A. To warn against reckless driving

B. To show trust in God after terrible loss

C. To argue tragedy is always deserved

D. To explain the cause of accidents

3. What image does Alcorn use for our place in God's plan? *

A. We live at the very end of the story

B. We live before the story begins

C. We live in the middle of the story

D. We stand outside the story entirely

4. Why does Alcorn say believers must suffer before they rule? *

A. Suffering earns our salvation

B. Rulers raised in ease become tyrants

C. Suffering is meaningless but common

D. God enjoys watching us struggle

5. Why does Alcorn call the prosperity gospel a heresy? *

A. Because Paul and Jesus lived lives of ease

B. Because it promises too little

C. Because it ignores Paul's own hardships

D. Because it focuses on the new earth

6. What does Alcorn stress about our resurrection hope? *

A. It is a disembodied, spirit-only existence

B. It is a real, physical, bodily resurrection

C. It is only a symbol, not literal

D. It happens before we die

7. What does the chocolate cake illustration teach? *

A. Each ingredient tastes good on its own

B. Baking cannot be trusted to anyone

C. Some ingredients should be left out

D. All things combine for good, though not each alone

8. Which biblical figure best captures Alcorn's main theme? *

A. Joseph, who said you meant evil but God meant good

B. Jonah, who fled from God's call

C. Solomon, who sought wisdom

D. Elijah, who confronted the prophets

9. Why does Alcorn say God's love requires His sovereignty? *

A. Because love and power are opposites

B. Because sovereignty cancels out love

C. Because love without power is only good intentions

D. Because God's love is only a feeling

10. What does Alcorn point to as the ultimate proof God can be trusted? *

A. The scarred hands of the risen Jesus

B. The size of the new Jerusalem

C. The number of people in heaven

D. The beauty of the animal world

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