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HOW DID GO GIVE us the Bible?

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The Holy Spirit inspired holy men, giving them both the truth and the words to write.

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THE BIBLE IS INFALLIBLE?

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The Bible cannot fail and has no errors.

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THE BIBLE IS VERBALLY inspired?

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God inspired each word of the Bible, not just the thoughts or ideas.

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THE BIBLE IS OUR authoritative rule of faith and conduct?

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The Bible has the right to command us in what we believe and what we do.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. HOW LONG will the Bible last?

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Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth will disappear, but my words will never disappear.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHY is it important to memorize the Bible verses?

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Psalm 119:11 “I have hidden your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.”

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DOES THE BIBLE claim to be inspired?

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Yes. The words “and God said,” or their e

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DOES THE BIBLE claim to be inspired?

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Yes. The words “and God said,” or their equivalent, are found over 2,500 times in the Bible.

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WHAT CHAPTER of the Bible is known as the “love chapter”?

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1 Corinthians 13

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WHO WROTE the first five books of the Bible?

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Moses

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WHO ARE THE FOUR major prophets?

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Isaiah, Jeremiah, Exekiel, Daniel

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WHICH TWO APOSTLES wrote a Gospel?

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Matthew & John

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WHAT IS A PARABLE?

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A parable is a story about familiar things which help us understand spiritual truths.

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WHAT ARE THE FOUR major divisions of the Old Testament?

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Law, History, Poetry, Prophets

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WHAT WISE king wrote much of the Book of Proverbs?

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Solomon

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WHAT IS THE MAIN theme of the Book of Hebrews?

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That Jesus is a better priest [mediator] between God and people than were the Old Testament priests.

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WHICH GOSPEL proves that Jesus is the Messiah by showing the fulfillment of many Old Testament prophecies?

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Matthew

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WHICH TWO OLD Testament books tell the history of the Jews after their return from captivity in Babylon?

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Ezra and Nehemiah

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WHO ARE THE THREE Persons of the Trinity?

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God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT GOD IS ETERNAL?

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God has neither beginning nor ending, but always has been and always will be.

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT GOD IS OMNIPRESENT?

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God is everywhere at the same time.

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT GOD IS OMNIPOTENT?

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God is all-powerful.

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WHAT DO WE MEAN WHEN WE SAY THAT GOD IS OMNISCIENT?

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God is all wise and all-knowing.

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WHAT PART DID GOD the Father have in creation?

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God the Father gave the commands that caused the visible world to be created out of nothing.

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WHAT DOES THE Bible declare is the foundation of wisdom?

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Fear of [respect for] God

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WHAT KIND of worship does God desire?

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God desires us to worship in spirit and in truth.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. HAS Jesus always been God?

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John 1:1 “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

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WHAT IS JESUS’ TITLE OF DIVINITY?

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Son of God

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WHAT IS JESUS’ TITLE OF HUMANITY?

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Son of Man

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE THAT says Jesus is always the same.

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Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT PART did Jesus have in creation?

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John 1:3-4 “God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone.

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OVER how many different Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled by the life and death of Jesus?

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[Over] three hundred

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WHAT WAS GOD’S first promise of a Savior?

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God told the serpent that one of Eve’s descendants would defeat him.

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HOW WAS God’s first promise of a Savior fulfilled?

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Through Jesus’ death and resurrection, Satan’s power was conquered.

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WHAT PROMISE did God make to Abraham?

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God promised Abraham that through his descendants all the earth would be blessed.

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WHO FULFILLED God’s promise that Abraham’s descendants would bless the whole earth?

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[Jesus] Christ

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WHAT IS THE DOCTRINE of Jesus’ Incarnation?

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God the Son became human and lived among us.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. ACCORDING TO JOHN’S Gospel, why did Jesus come to earth?

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John 10:10 “The theif’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy, My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. ACCORDING TO LUKE’S Gospel, why did Jesus come to earth?

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Luke 19:10 “ For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.

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HOW DID JESUS overcome the temptations of Satan?

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By using the Scriptures

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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE of the doctrine of Jesus’ virgin birth?

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Jesus did not have an earthly father. Because of His supernatural birth, Jesus was both fully God and fully human.

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WHY DID GOD instruct Jospeh to call Mary’s son “Jesus”?

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Because He would save His people from their sins.

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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE NAME “Jesus”?

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The Lord is our Savior

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WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THE WORD “Christ”?

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The Annointed One of God

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HOW DID GOD ANOINT Jesus?

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With the Holy Spirit and power

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WHAT HEBREW word is the same as the Greek word “Christ”?

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Messiah

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QUOTATION QUESTION. HOW DID JESUS SAY HIS baptism would be different from John’s?

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Acts 1:5 “John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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IN THE parable of the Good Shepherd, what did Jesus say the Good Shepherd would do for the sheep?

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Sacrifice his life

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WHY IS IT absolutely necessary to our salvation that Jesus lived a sinless life?

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If Jesus had sinned then His death would have been the penalty of His sin and would not have had the power to atone for our sins.

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WHAT WAS PROVEN by Jesus’ resurrection?

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That Jesus was exactly who He claimed to be - Son of God, Savior, and Lord

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HOW IMPORTANT IS THE DOCTRINE of resurrection to our Christian faith?

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If Christ was not raised from the dead, our faith is useless.

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MORE than how many people saw Jesus after He was raised from the dead?

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[More than] five hundred

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HOW LONG did Jesus walk and talk with His apostles after His death?

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Forty days

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WHERE IS Jesus now and what is He doing?

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Jesus is at the right hand of the Father interceding [pleading] for believers.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT IS JESUS’ great “I am” saying in the Book of Revelation?

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Revelation 22:13 “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”

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HOW DID GOD CREATE MAN?

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He formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into him.

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HOW DID GOD CREATE WOMAN?

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God made woman out of one of the ribs of Adam.

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HOW WERE people created in the image of God?

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People were created with spiritual natures which permit them to reason, make choices, and to know and love God.

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WHEN ADAM and Eve sinned, how did God provide them clothing?

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He made them clothing from the skins of animals.

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WHAT IS MEANT BY “ORIGINAL sin”?

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Because Adam and Eve chose to sin, all people are born in sin and have the tendency to sin.

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WHAT ARE THE duties of the Old Testament priest?

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To intercede with God for the people and offer sacrifices to atone for their sins.

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FIRST John 3:4 contains what definition of sin?

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Sin is breaking God’s law and is contrary to the law of God.

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JAMES 4:17 contains what definition of sin?

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Knowing to do good and not doing it is sin.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. HAVE all people sinned?

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Romans 3:23 “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.”

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WHAT DOES PAUL mean when he says that all have sinned and fall short of God’s glorious standard?

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people, by their own ability, cannot attain the righteousness of God.

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PAUL said if God was for us no one could be against us. How do we know God is for us?

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God gave His Son [Jesus] to die for us.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE OF ROMANS CHAPTER FIVE which tells us the greatest proof of God’s love.

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Romans 5:8 “But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were all sinners.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID JESUS TELL Nicodemus was necessary for a person to see the kingdom of God?

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John 3:3 “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you can not see the Kingdom of God.”

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WHAT DOES IT mean to be born again?

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The Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life; we become a new person.

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WHAT INSTRUCTIONS did Paul give Christians for getting along with other people?

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Live in harmony with each other.
Don’t be too proud to enjoy the company of ordinary people.
Don’t think ou know it all.

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IS IT GOD’S will for all people to be saved?

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Yes, God want all people to be saved, but each individual must personally choose Christ as Savior.

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WHAT IS THE ONLY sin which will not be forgivn?

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Willfully and knowingly speaking evil against [blaspheming] the Holy Spirit.

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WHOM DOES GOD oppose, and to whom does He give grace?

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God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

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IN JESUS’ story of the Pharisee and tax collector, what was the tax collector’s prayer?

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“O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner.”

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WHAT DID THE Prodigal Son say to his father when he came back home?

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“Father, I have sinned against both heaven [God] and you, and I am no longer worthy of being called your son.”

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HOW IMPORTANT IS THE BLOOD of Jesus to our salvation?

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Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin.

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WHAT IS MEANT BY THE vicarious atonement?

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Jesus [Christ] took the punishment for our sins when He died on Calvary, and if we accept Him as Savior we will not have to be punished by God.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE OF ROMANS CHAPTER ONE which tells us the power of the gospel.

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Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at Work, saving everyone who believes.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE OF EPHESIANS chapter two which tells us how we are saved.

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Ephesians 2:8 “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.”

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IN RELATIONSHIP TO our salvation, what is meant by “adoption”?

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All the privileges of being a child of God, including inheriting eternal life, are restored.

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SINCE we are saved because of what Jesus did and not what we do, why should Christians do good things?

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Because we are saved, we do good things to show our lovefor God.

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QUOTATION QUIESTION. WHAT ARE the three great Christian values?

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1 Corinthians 13:13 “Three things will last forever - faith, hope, and love - and the greatest of these is love.”

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ACCORDING TO HEBREWS 11:6, those who come to God must believe what?

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They must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek him.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID JESUS SAY WAS THE FIRST and most important commandment?

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Mark 12:30 “You must love the Lord your God will all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.”

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QUOTATION QUIESTION. WHAT DID JESUS SAY WAS THE SECOND GREATEST display of love?

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John 15:13 “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DIID JESUS SAY WAS THE SECOND most important commandment?

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Mark 12:31 “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID JESUS SAY WE may show our love for Him?

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John 14:15 “If you love me, obey my commandments.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID JESUS SAY WOULD cause the world to know that we are His disciples?

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John 13:35 “Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. IS it necessary that a Christian love others?

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1 John 4: 7-8 “Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE WHICH tells why it is necessary to live a peaceful and holy life.

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Hebrews 12:14 “Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will see the Lord.”

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WHY SHOULD WE be careful about what we think?

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Because our thoughts determine who we are and what we say and do.

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WHY SHOULD A CHRISTIAN KEEP pure in body and mind, before and after marriage?

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Because immoral behavior destroys the purity and happiness of God intends marriage to have.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DOES James say we must do to keep from fooling ourselves?

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James 1:22 “But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.”

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WHY WERE the Christians at Berea honored?

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Because they received the Word eagerly and studied the Scriptures every day.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. ACCORDING TO FIRST Thessalonians chapter five, when should a Christian thank God?

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1 Thessalonians 5:18 “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”

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ACCORDING TO ECCLESIATES 12:1, when should we begin to see God?

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In our youth

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WHAT DID PAUL TELL TIMOTHY was great wealth?

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True godliness with contentment is great wealth.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT IS THE GOLDEN Rule?

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Mathhew 7:12 “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE OF PHILIPPIANS that expresses what the Christian’s attitude should be towards both life and death.

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Philippians 1:21 “For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT RULE do we find in Proverbs for avoiding trouble with others?

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Proverbs 15:1 “A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.”

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HOW SHOULD WE REGARD OUR SCHOOL teachers, police officers, and other government authorities?

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We should obey them because their authority comes from God.

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WHAT DOES “INTERCESSION” mean?

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To pray to God for someone else

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WHO INTERCEDES for the Christian?

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The Holy Spirit and Jesus

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WHAT DOES ROMANS 8:26 say is the main weakness of our prayers?

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We don’t know what God wants us to pray for.

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WHY SHOULD A CHRISTIAN NOT marry a person who is not a Christian?

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Because God’s Word says we should not team up with an unbeliever.

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IS IT A sing to be tempted?

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No, it is sin only when we yield to temptation.

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ACCORDING TO FIRST John, what are the three common temptations?

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Craving for physical pleasure
Craving for everything we see
Pride [in our achievements and possessions]

108
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WHAT ARE THE THREE main sources of temptation?

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The devil
The world
Our own desires

109
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WHAT PART DID THE Holy Spirit have in creation?

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The Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters.

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JESUS SAID THE Holy Spirit would convict, or reprove, the world of what three things?

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Sin
Righteousness
Judgement

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WHY DOES THE Holy Spirit convict, or reprove, the world of sin?

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Because the world failed to believe on Jesus

112
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WHOM DOES THE Holy Spirit glorify?

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Jesus [Christ]

113
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WHAT ARE THE CONTINUING spiritual evidences of the spirit-filled life?

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Joy and contentment
Victory over sin
Ability [power] to share the gospel
Desire to know God and His Word

114
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THE Holy Spirit guides Christians into what?

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Truth

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WHAT PART DOES the Holy Spirit have in our salvation?

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The Holy Spirit convicts of sin and makes the repentant sinner a new person.

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DOES THE HOLY Spirit dwell in every Christian?

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Yes, the Holy Spirit comes into our hearts when we believe on Jesus.

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WHAT DID PAUL TELL THE Ephesians was God’s guarantee of our inheritance?

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The Holy Spiirit, promisted long ago

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WHY DID JESUS say it was necessary that He go away?

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So that the Advocate [Holy Spirit] might come.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. ACCORDING TO ECHARIAH, how can we do God’s work?

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Zechariah 4:6 “It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord.”

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WHEN DID God first baptize believers in the Holy Spirit?

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On the Day of Pentacost

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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE OF ACTS chapter two that describes the disciples of Jesus receiving the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

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Acts 2:4 “And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.”

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WHAT WERE JESUS’ disciples doing in preperation for being baptized in the Holy Spirit?

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They were praying.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID PETER tell the people at Pentecost to do in order to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit?

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Acts 2:38 “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

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IS THE baptism in the Holy Spirit the same as salvation?

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No, Paul asked the Ephesian Christians if they had received the Holy Spirit since they believed.

125
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WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES of the baptism in the Holy Spirit?

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To help us know Christ [Jesus] better
To assist us in the understanding God’s Word
To give us power to witness

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WHAT IS THE INITIAL physical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit?

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Speaking in other languages [tongues] as the Holy Spirit enables.

127
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WHY DO WE believe that speaking with other tongues is initial physical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit?

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Because it is the patter of the New Testament Church.

128
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WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

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A body [company] of born-again people who have been called out from the world; who have faith in and give allegiance to the Lord Jesus Christ.

129
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WHAT THREE THINGS does Paul say make up God’s kingdom?

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Righteousness [living a life of goodness]
Peace
Joy in the Holy Spirit

130
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WHO IS THE HEAD of the Church?

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Jesus [Christ]

131
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WHO IS THE FOUNDATION of the Church?

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Jesus [Christ]

132
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HOW DOES Jeremiah 1:5 proclaim God’s value and plan for our life?

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[The Lord gave me this message] “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set you apart.”

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WHAT THREE FIGURES of speech do the Bible writers use to describe the Church?

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A body
A building
A bride

134
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WHO BUILDS the Church?

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Jesus [Christ]

135
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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT POWER is there in united prayer?

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Matthew 18:19 “If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.”

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WHY DOES GOD give ministers to the church?

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To help Christians grow so they can help others

137
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JESUS SAID THAT GOD has planned for his house to be use as what?

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A house of prayer

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WHAT DO WE MEAN BY a “calling to the ministry”?

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A person must have a special impression of the Spirit to serve the Lord through a particular area of ministry.

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HOW SHOULD A church be supported?

A

By tithes and offerings from those to whom it ministers.

140
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WHAT IS THE TITHE?

A

One-tenth of one’s income, which belongs to God and should be given to the church to support its ministries.

141
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WHO WAS the first person in the Bible to pay tithes, and to whom did he pay them?

A

Abraham paid tithes to Melchizedek

142
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WHAT ARE OFFERINGS?

A

Something given in worship or devotion to God in addition to the tithe

143
Q

WHY DO CHRISTIANS traditionally worship on Sunday instead of the Sabbath?

A

Because Jesus fulfilled the Sabbath, we worship and rest on the day of his resurrection.

144
Q

WHAT ARE THE TWO ordiances of the church?

A

Water baptism and Communion

145
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WHAT IS SYMBOLIZED, or pictured by water baptism?

A

The death of the old sinful nature and a new life in Christ.

146
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WHO SHOULD be baptized in water?

A

Every person who believes in Jesus [Christ] as Savior.

147
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WHAT IS THE PROPER method of water baptism?

A

Immersion in water

148
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IN WHOSE name should Christians be baptized?

A

In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit

149
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IN COMMUNION, what is symbolized by the bread and the cup?

A

The bread represents the body of Jesus, and the cup represents His blood which He shed for our sins.