Lesson 18

Question 1

Why did King Solomon marry foreign women and allow his heart to be turned after other gods?

Answer 1

He was not content (discontentment)

Question 2

What are the 3 “C”s of discontentment

Answer 2

A. Comparing
B. Coveting
C. Complaining

Question 3

Why shouldn’t we compare ourselves with others

Answer 3

The Bible tells us it’s not wise

Question 4

What is covetousness

Answer 4

Rejecting Gods provision - viewing what he has given us as not enough and lusting after what someone else has

Question 5

We cannot fill the void inside us by doing what

Answer 5

Accumulating stuff

Question 6

What is the opposite of contentment

Answer 6

Materialism

Question 7

What frustrated God and kept the nation of Israel from the Promised Land

Answer 7

Complaining

Question 8

What is the formulae contained in 1 Timothy 6:6

Answer 8

Godliness + contentedness = gain, wealth success

Question 9

For the Apostle Paul, contentment was not dependant on what

Answer 9

Circumstances

Question 10

4 things in which our contentment rests

Answer 10

A. God’s plan
B. His sovereignty
C. His goodness
D. His provision