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Exam Verses Flashcards

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1 Pet. 2:2

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like new born babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, so that by it you may grow in respect to salvation

(We will always be dependent on God’s Word for spiritual growth)

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2 Tim. 2:7

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Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

(promises God’s illumination of scripture, and also says we must exercise our minds to understand it)

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2 Pet. 1:20,21

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Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding, or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

(All scripture has its origin in God rather than humans)

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Heb. 5:11-14**

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Our perspective, world view, and ability to discern what is good is dependent on God’s Word. An in-depth understanding of the Word is necessary for spiritual maturity.

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2 Tim. 2:15

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Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, handling accurately the word of truth

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2 Tim. 3:16, 17

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All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness SO THAT the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

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Heb. 5:11-14**

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  • connects God’s word with spiritual maturity
  • also summarizes what all Christians are capable of in our mastery of the Word

(God’s Word)

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Matt. 24:35

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Heaven and earth will pass away but my word will never pass away.

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Phil. 1:6

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For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus
(all 3 stages of salvation - sanctification, justification, glorification)

(spiritual maturity)

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John 15:7-12**

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  • metaphor of slowly ripening grapes to describe growth toward spiritual maturity
  • love/trust relationship with Jesus
  • growing transformation of character to God’s moral will
  • growing motivation and ability to love others the way Jesus does
    (spiritual maturity)
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Heb. 10:24, 25

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and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more, as you see the day drawing near

(encouragement, Christian community)

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Eph. 4:11-16**

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we are intrinsically constituted for community - we cannot be truly human or grow spiritually without it
(Christian community)

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1 Cor. 12, Rom. 12**

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Christians are members of the Body of Christ and therefore members of one another. This is the basis of interdependent involvement with other Christians

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Rom. 8:4-14**

Gal. 5:16-25**

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“walking by the spirit” by

  1. setting our mind on the things of the spirit
  2. Sowing to the Spirit
  3. keeping in step with the spirit
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Heb. 12:11

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all discipline for the moment seems not to by joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness
(God’s discipline)

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Romans 6:6

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Knowing this, that our old self was crucified with Him, that our body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.

(sin)

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17
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Eph. 1,2**

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  • many facets of God’s grace
  • Paul praises God for giving us every spiritual blessing through Christ and then expounds those blessings using the metaphor of adoption
    (grace)
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Rom. 8:26, 27

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the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God
(prayer)

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19
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Gen. 12:1-3**

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Abrahamic Covenant which was given around 2100 BC. Key elements of the promise: land, nationhood, personal blessing, and all the nations blessed through one of Abraham’s descendants.

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20
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Jeremiah 31:31-37**

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God’s promise of the New Covenant for Israel (not just the church) will be fulfilled

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1 Thess. 5:14

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and we urge you, brethern, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men

(encourage/admonish)

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Matt. 24:14

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And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.

(Jesus will return to establish His kingdom only after the Great Commission is fulfilled)

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Revelation 19:11-21:8**

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the chronology of events from the 2nd coming to the new heavens and new earth

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Daniel 2, 7, 8, 9, 11-12**

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Daniels prophetic visions concerning the future of Israel

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25
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Lev. 16**

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The day of atonement is a clear example of substitutionary atonement for the nation of Israel

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26
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Isaiah 53**

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  • makes clear that the Old Testament sacrificial system must be fulfilled by a person - the servant of the Lord
27
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Dan. 9, Ps. 22, Isa. 53

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Messianic prophecies

28
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Prov. 14:31

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He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.

(we honor or reproach God by how we treat the poor)

29
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Ps. 140:12

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But I know the Lord will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.

(God is committed to the cause of the afflicted and justice for the poor.)

30
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Eph. 1:13,14

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In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of our salvation, having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.

(God has given us His Spirit as a down payment of our inheritance)

31
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Rom. 12:2

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And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.

32
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Col. 2:9

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For in Him the fullness of diety dwells in bodily form

Jesus is both fully God and fully human

33
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Gal. 5:17

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For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please.

34
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Rom. 7:7-25**

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a picture of Christian’s struggle under the law

35
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1 Pet. 5:8

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Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

(Be on the alert for Satan’s attacks!)

36
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1 Jn. 4:4

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Greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world.

37
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1 Jn. 5:19

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We know that we are children of God and the world around us is under the control of the evil one.

38
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Eph. 6:10-18**

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Our real battle is against the schemes of Satan. Our primary armor and weapons are our position in Christ, the Word, and prayer.

39
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Heb. 9**

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Old Covenant vs. New Covenant

40
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1 Jn. 2:15, 16

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Do not love the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.

(kosmos = hedonism, materialism & egotism)

41
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Gen. 1:26,27**

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God exists as more than one person.

42
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Deut. 18:9-12**

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occultic practices forbidden

43
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Matt. 5:17,18

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Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them.

(The Old Testament is completely accepted by Jesus.)

44
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Matt. 10:40

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Anyone who receives you receives me, and anyone who receives me receives the Father who sent me.

(Jesus pre-authenticated the apostles to write scripture.)

45
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Matt. 28:18-20

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Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. (19) Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, (20) and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

(The Great Commission, in which Jesus commands the church to both evangelize and train people from every people group.)

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Jn. 13:17

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If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

47
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Acts 1:8

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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

48
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Rom. 5:12-19**

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teaches federal headship - The choice of the head affects all of his descendants. Adam’s choices affected all of humanity, and Jesus’ choices affect all who descend spiritually from him.

49
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Rom. 11:29

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for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.

God’s promises to national Israel are irrevocable

50
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1 Cor. 14**

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explains the primary purpose of the gift of tongues and provides regulations for its use in Christian meetings

51
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2 Cor. 8:7

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But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.

(Consistent, sacrificial giving is a non-optional component of spiritual vitality and maturity. We cannot be true disciples of Christ without this)

52
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Eph. 4:30

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And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.

(Christians are sealed by God for safe passage to heaven.)

53
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Jn. 10:27-30**

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Jesus will not allow anyone to snatch believers out of His hand

54
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Rom. 8:1

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Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus

55
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Phil. 2:6,7

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. . . who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, (7) but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men.

(Jesus emptied himself of certain divine privileges at the Incarnation)

56
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Heb. 1:8-10**

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Jesus is God

57
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1 Jn. 2:2

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He Himself is the propitiation for our sins; and not for ours only, but also for those of the whole world.

(Jesus Christ died for the sins of the whole world, not just of believers.)

58
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Col. 4:3-6**

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pray for open doors for the gospel

59
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2 Samuel 7:11-16**

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The Davidic Covenant

God promises that one of David’s descendants will sit on His throne and rule forever

60
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Prov. 1:7

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The fear of The Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction

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John 7:17

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If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or whether I speak on my own.
(Willingness - be willing to do God’s will before you know it)

62
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Matthew 13:12

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Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

(Acting-act on God’s moral will that you already know about)

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2 Pet. 3:9

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The Lord is not slow about His promise, as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

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