20 Points - JAN MEET (BLUE) Flashcards

Here are the 20 point questions for the January meet.

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HOW DID GOD 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 pass away, but my words will never pass away.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHY is it important to memorize 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 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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9
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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, Ezekiel, Daniel

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WHO TWO APOSTLES wrote a Gospel?

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Matthew and John

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WHAT IS A PARABLE?

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A parable is a story about familiar things which helps 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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14
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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 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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24
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WHAT DOES THE Bible declare is the beginning of wisdom?

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Fear of 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 was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”

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27
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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 and today and forever.”

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT PART did Jesus have in creation?

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John 1:3 “Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.”

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31
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OVER how many different Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled by the life and death of Jesus?

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300

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32
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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 seed all the earth would be blessed.

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

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Jesus

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WHAT IS THE DOCTRINE of Jesus’ incarnation?

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God the Son became flesh 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 thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

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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 to save the lost.”

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HOW DID JESUS overcome the temptations of Satan?

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By using the Word of God.

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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 Joseph 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 Anointed One of God”

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HOW DID GOD ANOINT Jesus?

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With the Holy Spirit and with power

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45
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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 “For John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”

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47
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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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Give 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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51
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MORE than how many people saw Jesus after He was raised from the dead?

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500

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52
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HOW LONG did Jesus walk and talk with His apostles after His resurrection?

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40 days

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53
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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 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 earth and breathed the breath of life 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.

57
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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.

58
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WHEN ADAM and Eve sinned, how did God provide them with clothing?

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He made them garments from the skins of animals.

59
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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.

60
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WHAT WERE 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 disobedience to God’s commands.

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JAMES 4:17 contains what definition of sin?

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Knowing to do good but not doing it is sin.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. HAVE all people sinned?

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Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

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WHAT DOES PAUL mean when he says that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God?

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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 sent His son 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 demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

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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 “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”

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WHAT DOES IT mean to be born again?

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To experience regeneration of the Spirit

69
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WHAT INSTRUCTIONS did Paul give Christians for getting along with other people?

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Live in harmony Do not be proud Be willing to associate with people of low position Do not be conceited

70
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IS IT GOD’S will for all people to be saved?

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

71
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WHAT IS THE ONLY sin which will not be forgiven?

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Willfully and knowingly speaking evil against the Holy Spirit

72
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WHOM DOES GOD oppose, and to whom does He show favor?

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God opposes the proud but shows favor 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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“God have mercy on me, a sinner.”

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WHAT DID THE prodigal son say to his father when he came back home?

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“I have sinned against heaven and you and am no longer worthy to be your son.”

75
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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 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. FROM Romans chapter one, quote the verse which tells us the power of the gospel.

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Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to 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 “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of 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.

80
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SINCE we are saved because of what Jesus did and not what we do, why should Christians do good works?

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Because we are saved, we do good works to show our love for God.

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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT ARE the three great Christian virtues?

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1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.”

82
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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 earnestly 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 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.”

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

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

85
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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT DID JESUS SAY WAS THE GREATEST display of love?

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John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.”

86
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QUOTATION QUESTION. HOW DID JESUS SAY WE may show our love for Him?

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John 14:15 “If you love me, keep my commands.”

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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 “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

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

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1 John 4:8 “Whoever does not love does not know God, because 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 “Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord.”

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WHY SHOULD WE be careful about what we think?

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Because we become what we think.

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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 God intends marriage to have.

92
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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 “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”

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WHY WERE the Christians at Berea called noble?

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Because they received the Word willingly 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 “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”

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ACCORDING TO ECCLESIASTES 12:1, when should we begin to seek God?

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In the days of our youth

96
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WHAT DID PAUL TELL TIMOTHY was true prosperity?

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Godliness with contentment is great gain.

97
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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT IS THE GOLDEN Rule?

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Matthew 7:12 “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you.”

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

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Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”

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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 turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

100
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HOW SHOULD WE REGARD OUR SCHOOL teachers, police officers, and other government officials?

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We should obey them because their authority comes from God.

101
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HOW SHOULD WE REGARD OUR SUNDAY School teachers, pastors, and other church leaders?

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We should obey them because they are responsible to God for our souls.

102
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WHAT DOES “INTERCESSION” mean?

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To pray to God for someone else

103
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WHO INTERCEDES for the Christian?

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The Holy Spirit and Jesus

104
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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 to pray for as we should.

105
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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 be yoked with an unbeliever.

106
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IS IT A sin to be tempted?

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

107
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ACCORDING TO FIRST John, what are the three common temptations?

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Lust of the flesh Lust of the eyes Pride of life

108
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WHAT ARE THE THREE main sources of temptation?

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Satan The world Our own evil 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 waters.

110
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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 Judgment

111
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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

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

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Joy and contentment Victory over sin Ability 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

115
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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.

116
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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.

117
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WHAT DID PAUL TELL THE Ephesians was the down payment of heaven?

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The Holy Spirit of Promise

118
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WHY DID JESUS says it was necessary that He go away?

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So that the Holy Spirit might come

119
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QUOTATION QUESTION. ACCORDING TO ZECHARIAH, how can we do God’s work?

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Zechariah 4:6 “Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.”

120
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WHEN DID God first baptize believers in the Holy Spirit?

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On the Day of Pentecost

121
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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 “All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”

122
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WHAT WERE JESUS’ disciples doing when they were baptized by the Holy Spirit?

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They were praying.

123
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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 “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”

124
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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 better To assist us in understanding God’s Word To give us power to witness

126
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WHAT IS THE INITIAL physical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit?

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Speaking with other tongues as the Spirit empowers

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

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Because it is the pattern of the New Testament Church

128
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WHAT IS THE CHURCH?

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A body 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 Peace Joy in the Holy Spirit

130
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WHO IS THE HEAD of the Church?

A

Jesus

131
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WHO IS THE FOUNDATION of the Church?

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Christ

132
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WHO ARE THE SAINTS?

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Born-again Christians

133
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QUOTATION QUESTION. QUOTE THE VERSE OF ROMANS CHAPTER 12 that compares the church to a body.

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Romans 12:5 “So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”

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?

A

Matthew 18:19 “If two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”

136
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QUOTATION QUESTION. WHAT IS THE MISSION of the Church?

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Mark 16:15 “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.”

137
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JESUS SAID THAT GOD had planned for His house to be used as what?

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A house of prayer