Bible Trivia Quiz | Questions on Being Dressed and Ready | Digging Deeper

Question 1. In Ephesians 6, which piece of the armour of God is a weapon rather than protection, and what does Paul say it is?

Answer: The sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God (Ephesians 6:17).

Context & Exhortation: Paul wrote Ephesians while he was a prisoner, likely chained to Roman soldiers, so he knew their armour well. He tells believers to “take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day” (6:13).

Every other piece Paul names is for protection. The sword is the only piece used to push back against the enemy.

In the wilderness, Jesus answered every temptation with “It is written” (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10). Hebrews says “the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword” (Hebrews 4:12).

A sword is only useful if you know how to handle it, and the same is true of God’s Word. Read it and learn it, so that when temptation or doubt comes, we are ready to use it.

Question 2. In the armour of God, what does Paul say believers’ feet are to be fitted with?

Answer: “The preparation of the gospel of peace” (Ephesians 6:15).

Context & Exhortation: Paul says, “Stand therefore” (6:14), as he describes each piece of the armour. 

A Roman soldier’s footwear was sturdy and kept him steady on his feet, ready to stand firm or to move quickly.

Readiness is built into the armour of God. Peace with God keeps us steady when we are under attack, and the good news of that peace is what sends us out to others.

Isaiah wrote, “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace” (Isaiah 52:7). Paul quotes the same idea in Romans 10:15: “How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!”

Family, we are encouraged to be ready to stand firm in our faith, and be ready to share the gospel of peace with someone who needs it.

Question 3. In 1 Thessalonians 5, Paul describes a breastplate and a helmet. What are they made of?

Answer: The breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation (1 Thessalonians 5:8).

Context & Exhortation: Paul wrote, “let us, who are of the day, be sober” (5:8). In his later letter to the Ephesians, he describes the breastplate as righteousness (Ephesians 6:14). Paul uses the same picture of armour in more than one way.

The breastplate protected a soldier’s heart, and the helmet protected his head. What are we saying here? Faith and love guard our hearts, and the hope of salvation guards our minds against fear and despair.

Paul names the same three elsewhere: “now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three” (1 Corinthians 13:13). He adds in this passage, “God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ” (5:9).

Faith, love and hope are not optional extras for the Christian life; they are the armour that guards our hearts and minds. Therefore, we need to live by them every day, especially when we feel like we’re being attacked.

Question 4. Paul wrote, “The night is far spent, the day is at hand.” What did he tell believers to cast off, and what to put on?

Answer: Cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light (Romans 13:12).

Context & Exhortation: Paul wrote this to the believers in Rome. 

Just before this verse, he said, “now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed” (13:11).

Family, each day brings us closer to Christ’s return. Paul uses that fact as a wake-up call. It is a reason to wake up and live right, not to drift through life.

Paul goes on, “Let us walk honestly, as in the day” (13:13). Then he gives the heart of it: “put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ” (13:14).

Let us think about what we need to cast off, such as old habits, attitudes or sins that belong to the darkness, and what we need to replace those with. 

Paul tells us to “put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans 13:14). So each morning, as we get dressed for the day, let us also choose to live like Christ.

Question 5. In the parable of the wedding feast in Matthew 22, why was one guest thrown out?

Answer: He was not wearing a wedding garment, and when asked about it he was speechless (Matthew 22:11–13).

Context & Exhortation: In this parable, the first invited guests refused to come. So the king sent his servants into the highways, and they gathered “both bad and good” (22:10). 

The invitation was open to everyone. However, one of the guests who came was not wearing a wedding garment.

It is important for us to understand that being invited is not the same as being ready. This guest wanted to be at the feast, but on his own terms. As a result, he was bound and cast into outer darkness (Matthew 22:13).

Family, Jesus closed the parable with the words, “For many are called, but few are chosen” (Matthew 22:14).

God’s invitation is open to all, but we must accept it the way He has set out, not the way we would like. It is the best invitation ever. So, let us respond to it and come clothed in the righteousness He provides through Christ.

Question 6. In Revelation 19, the bride of the Lamb is dressed in fine linen, clean and white. What does the fine linen stand for?

Answer: “The righteousness of saints” (Revelation 19:8).

Context & Exhortation: In John’s vision, a great multitude in heaven rejoiced and said, “the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready” (Revelation 19:7).

We know the bride is the church, the people of God, because Scripture uses marriage to describe Christ and His people. Paul writes, “Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it” (Ephesians 5:25). He then makes it clear that he is talking about more than earthly marriage: “I speak concerning Christ and the church” (Ephesians 5:32).

The bride’s dress is fine linen, “clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints” (Revelation 19:8). It is a gift from God, but it is also seen in the way His people live each day. 

Family, the way we live now is part of how we prepare to meet Christ. The angel told John, “Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb” (Revelation 19:9). 

As Isaiah said, God “hath clothed me with the garments of salvation” (Isaiah 61:10), and we show we are wearing that garment through our daily choices, kindness and faithfulness as we prepare to meet the Bridegroom.

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