3 Flashcards
The word “gospel” means good news. What is the meaning and full significance of the “good news”?
The good news is that Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection bring salvation to all who respond in faith (p. 67).
a. How do we apply Christ’s death to our own lives?
b. What is put to death in our lives when we crucify “the old man”?
a. Through repentance.
b. The dominion and control that the sinful nature has over a person’s life; the old, sinful lifestyle (p. 67).
a. By what means do we identify with Christ’s burial?
b. When baptism is administered scripturally, what two aspects of the ceremony demonstrate that it is truly an identification with the burial of Jesus?
a. Through baptism.
b. Calling the name of Jesus and immersion (p. 69).
a. Does Christ’s resurrection only point to a future physical resurrection of the believers?
b. If not, how does Christ’s resurrection apply to the believer in this life?
a. No.
b. The resurrection of Jesus Christ becomes effective to give a person new life when he receives the Holy Spirit (p. 70).
What three points of John the Baptist’s message prepared for the preaching of the gospel of the
New Testament?
a. Repent, and show evidence of repentance.
b. After repentance, be baptized in water to signify repentance.
c. Look for the one who will baptize with the Holy Ghost and fire (p. 71).
Summarize Christ’s commands relative to salvation as recorded in the Gospel accounts.
a. Believe in the deity of Christ.
b. Repent.
c. Be born of water and the Spirit. This last command corresponds to His command to be baptized and to wait for the baptism of the Holy Ghost (p. 72).
a. In what key verse does Peter set forth the salvation experience?
b. Did this message apply to Cornelius and other Gentiles?
c. Cite two scriptural passages which show that the salvation experience of the Gentiles was the same as that of the early Jewish believers.
a. Acts 2:38.
b. Yes.
c. Acts 10:44-48; 11:16-18 (p. 73).
From Acts 8, how do we know that Philip’s message of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus included water baptism?
The Samaritans who believed were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus (Acts 8:15-17) (p. 74).
a. Ananias commanded Paul to have his sins washed away. According to Paul in Acts 22:16, how was this accomplished?
b. The message of Ananias to Paul was not limited to water baptism. For what other purpose did God send Ananias to Paul?
a. Through water baptism.
b. That he might receive the Holy Ghost and be healed (p. 74).
Though the Ephesians had experienced John’s baptism unto repentance, Paul led them to obedience
to the gospel of the New Testament in fulfilment of John’s message. What two things did the
Ephesians experience in obedience to Paul’s gospel message?
a. Were rebaptized in the name of Jesus.
b. Received the Holy Ghost.
The book of Hebrews teaches several basic doctrinal truths in Hebrews 6:1-2. List three that are directly applicable to the salvation experience.
a. Repentance from dead works.
b. Faith towards God.
c. Baptisms (p. 76).
a. The apostle John wrote that three elements agree in one (our salvation). What are these three elements?
b. To what portions of the gospel message do each of these elements refer?
a. The Spirit, the water, and the blood.
b. Christ’s blood is applied to our lives through water baptism and the Spirit baptism (p. 76).
What three elements of the Israelites’ deliverance from Egypt typify our deliverance from the bondage of sin?
The blood of the Passover lamb, the water of the Red Sea and the cloud of the Lord’s presence (p. 79).
How was the old covenant inaugurated?
The old covenant was inaugurated by separation, blood, water, and the manifestation of God’s presence (p. 79).
List the furniture of the Tabernacle and describe what each piece typifies in the New Testament experience of salvation.
a. The brazen altar typifies Christ’s sacrifice and our death to sin through repentance.
b. The brazen laver typifies our baptism.
c. The table of holy bread signifies Jesus, theBread of Life, and the Word of God.
d. The golden lampstand symbolizes God’s light in the world, which is Jesus Christ, and by extension, the church.
e. The altar of incense represents the prayers of God’s people.
f. The ark of the covenant was the witness to the covenant between God and Israel and was the place of atonement; it was found in the most holy place. The glory of God’s presence filled this place and typifies the Spirit baptism (p. 81).
