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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes the description of God's throne found in Revelation?

2. For what reason does Chan see that people are willing to make changes in their lives?

3. What does John say God looks like on His throne?

4. To what book does Chan's Bible open to during his time of solitude with God?

5. In Chan's analogy, what is God the size of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the type of love that lukewarm Christians have for others.

2. Describe Chan's relationship with his earthly father.

3. How does Chan learn that he does not have to fear failing God?

4. What surprises some Christians, according to Chapter 1?

5. In what ways does Chan indicate that people who join the Marines are different from those who become Christians?

6. In what circumstances can our lives be taken away from us?

7. Why does Chan reason that God threatens his children with death and hell for not loving Him if He loves us?

8. What are the five characteristics of God that Chan lists in chapter one?

9. Why does Chan say he felt all right about giving God leftovers for several years?

10. What are two ways that humans can respond to their own lack of control over their lives?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 2 Chan warns his readers that they might not finish that chapter because life can be ended quickly and without warning. How did this statement make you feel? Did it encourage you to live differently? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What do you sacrifice in your life for God? After reading this book do you believe this sacrifice is sufficient? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast a lukewarm and an obsessed Christian. Do all Christians show some characteristics of both these types of believers at one time or another? Give reasons for your answer.

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