Chapter 1

Question 1

A trick to mislead someone.

Answer 1

Deception

Question 2

Music, the media, church, friends, and your relationship with God.

Answer 2

Influences

Question 3

Patterns of how you will handle life’s challenges.

Answer 3

Habits

Question 4

The outcome or result of something.

Answer 4

Consequences

Question 5

A person’s mind, will and emotions

Answer 5

Soul

Question 6

Something that allures or draws you especially to evil

Answer 6

Temptation

Question 7

What is the danger of your growing independence?

Answer 7

To think that you really don’t need anyone in your life to help you through the struggles. Feeling like you should be able to handle all your problems on your own.

Question 8

What can you learn from what Adam and Eve did after they sinned?

Answer 8

God does not want you to hide from Him. He is waiting for you to come to Him, and share your struggles. He also will seek you our at times because He cares for you so much.

Question 9

What did Adam and Eve do after they had eaten the forbidden fruit?

Answer 9

They hid from God.

Question 10

Explain the meaning of the two Trees in the garden and how it relates to your own choices.

Answer 10

The two trees represent the struggle between choosing God’s truth–the tree of life, or choosing isolation, independence, and poor choices–the tree of death.

Question 11

Explain why it is important to share your struggles with those adults whom you trust.

Answer 11

God uses other people to help direct you and give you guidance and wisdom in your decisions. It will help you feel like you are not alone in your struggles if you talk to someone about them. Also, it gives you strength to overcome.

Question 12

How has Eve's decision affected all of mankind today? Give an example for each of the 4 categories.
Physical:
Mental:
Social:
Spiritual:

Answer 12

Physical: disease, illness, death
Mental: struggle against nature, fear, stress’
Social: conflict with others, jealousy
Spiritual: separation from God

Question 13

Explain what is meant by the phrase “Total Health”

Answer 13

Total Health refers to all of those things that make up the whole person functioning well: physical, mental, social and spiritual

Question 14

Fill in the key words left out of the following verse of 1 Thessalonians 5:23 which gives the scriptural basis for the Total Health concept: “Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole ________, _________, and _________ be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.”

Answer 14

spirit, soul, body

Question 15

When Adam and Eve ate from the forbidden tree, and hid from God, how did God respond to them?

Answer 15

He came and searched for them. He asked them where they were. He probed into their disobedience.

Question 16

Evaluate yourself for a moment. Do you face your struggles alone, or do you talk to someone else about them?

Answer 16

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Question 17

Who would be your first choice to talk to and why would you choose him/her?

Answer 17

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Question 18

What painful struggles might the “forbidden fruit” represent to you and many other young teenagers?

Answer 18

This is an essay question, be ready to write many sentences about your response to this question

Question 19

What choices do you face today that may positively or negatively influence your future?

Answer 19

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