HOLINESS Flashcards
Every human being who comes into the world comes with sinful nature, which is the _______ or _____.
Nature
Sin
The words “______ ______” and “_______“refer to the sinful nature of man.
Carnal man
Sin
The _______ of the _______ sets us free from the law of sin.
law
Spirit
The ______ and ______ are two natures of Christians live with.
old
new
Because the Christian has been set free from the power of sin, he is able to produce ________ unto holiness.
fruit
True or False:
If Christian yields himself to the Spirit of God continually, he will not sin.
True
“____ ____ ____” and “________ and ________ of _______ _____” are two principles Christians must follow.
Do not sin
confess, repent, your sins
Sin is both _________ and an ______.
nature, act
_________ provides forgiveness for all repented sins.
Grace
_____________ itself is not a sin.
Temptation
_________ is necessary and expected in a Christian’s life.
Holiness.
Three purposes for holiness are to please _____, to communicate ________ to others, to benefit ________.
God, Christ, ourselves
Holiness, in relation to God, is an absolute ________ and _____ perfection.
purity, moral
Holiness, in relation to humans, is _________ from sin and the world system and __________ to God.
separation, dedication
The definition of a Christian is to be ________-like
Christ
When God said to separate ourselves from the world, He did not mean from people but from the _______ system of ________ and ___________.
ungodly, thought, behaviour
Holiness must take place both__________ and _______.
inwardly, outwardly
Dedication involves ________ living, _________ and _______ service, __________ to the world, and continual ___________.
sacrificial, reasonable, logical, nonconformity, transformation
_____________ __________ is the essence of dedication.
Sacrificial living
Holiness is obtainable through a ___________ life and by ___________ to God’s will.
repentants, transforming
The Word of God teaches us standards of holiness through _________ _________ and __________.
express statements, principles
What are the three sources of teaching?
a. The Bible
b. Ministry
c. Holy Spirit
The ________ has no authority to change the Word of God.
ministry
The ________ ________ will not contradict the Word of God.
Holy Spirit
God gives the ______, but we have the ____________ to implement holiness in our lives.
ability, responsiblity
God gives both the _______ and the _______ to live a holy life.
desire, power
The Christian,s ultimate goal, which will be attained at the coming of the Lord, is absolute _________ in holiness.
perfection
List three elements of the world system.
a. Lust of the flesh
b. Lust of the eyes
c. Pride of life
List six worldly values.
a. Ego-power
b. Money
c. Physical appearance
d. Pleasure
e. Social status
f. Lack of integrity and honesty
Christians need ___________ in all things in their pursuit of holiness.
temperance
Give sis practical guidelines to overcome sin.
a. Live on day at a time
b. Read and study the word
c. Pray
d. Personalize the truth of God’s word
e. Don’t feed the flesh
f. Develop Godly habits
_________ consists of basing salvation on good works and imposing unbiblical rules.
Legalism
True or False:
Jesus condemned legalism.
True
List three dangers of legalism.
a. Self righteous reliance on works for salvation
b. Failure to develop inward holiness
c. Failure to develop mature understanding of principles
True or False:
Obedience to moral law is necessary.
True
__________ is the foundation of God’s character.
Holiness
_________, ________, and the ______ ________ are the three proper motivations for holiness.
Faith, love, Holy Spirit
_________ is genuine only in the act of obedience.
Faith
_________ is far more demanding than law.
Love
List four ways we have freedom from the law.
a. Freedom from penalty
b. Freedom from powerlessness
c. Freedom from misuse
d. Freedom from ceremonial law
___________ is freedom from sin, freedom from the law, and freedom in non-moral matters.
Liberty
List four guidelines for the proper exercise of Christian liberty.
a. Doing everything to God’s glory
b. Avoid anything detrimental
c. Avoid anything that will gain control
d. Avoid anything that will harm others
True or False:
Liberty abolishes moral law.
False
True or False:
Liberty does not abolish godly authority.
True
True or False:
True Christian liberty does not contradict holiness.
True
_________ and __________ are the most important areas of holiness.
Attitude, thoughts
According to Hebrews 12:15, a ________ of ____________ which refers to attitude, will destroy holiness and must be dealt with first.
root, bitterness
True or False:
Inward holiness will produce outward holiness, but not vice versa.
True
__________ and ____________ of the others are attitudes needed to achieve inward holiness.
Forgiveness, forbearance
We must ________ to receive ___________.
forgive, forgiveness
Forgiveness is being willing to _________ because of other people’s wrongs, for the sake of forgiving them.
suffer
To live in holiness a Christian must ________ God’s Word. _______ godly authority, and have a spirit of ______________ in all things.
love, Obey, thankfulness
We must put away evil attitudes, but we must not reject the people involved in sin. ________ the sin, ________ the person.
Hate, love
________ is a loss of self-control. ________ is not necessarily a sin but can easily lead to sin.
Wrath, Anger
Covetousness or _________ for money is the root of all evil.
greed
_________ includes arrogance, boasting, haughtiness and insolence, and it is a very evil attitude.
Pride
We are what we _______ and we become what we allow our ________ to dwell on.
think, minds
If we can control the ________ we can control all other aspects of our lives.
tongue
We must control the inward ___________ and outward ___________.
thoughts, expressions
The _________ is untamable by human power.
tongue
___________ is telling things of an intimate, persona, sensational, or scandalous nature.
Talebearing
__________ is a false or unverified rumor that defames someone.
Slander
Even truth can be _____________ if told to someone who does not need to know, thus damaging someone’s reputation.
talebearing
We should _________ rumors against us or else try to __________ them at the source.
ignore, resolve
Christians do not have the right or power to __________.
swear
Christians should avoid all ________ use of a name or title of _____.
vain, God
________ means lying by false actions.
Deceit
________ is pronouncing evil against someone.
Cursing
The ______ is the _______ of the body.
eye, light
The eye is the primary source of _________ information; stimulant for ___________ life, and primary tool for _______________.
external, thought, remembering
Those who take ___________ in sins of others fall under the same ______________.
pleasure, condemnation
________ of the _______ is a major source of temptation.
Lust, eyes
Television and movies in most cases ___________ the mind, ________ the flesh, _________________ resistance to sin, and presents __________ values.
defiles, feeds, breaks down, false
Television and movies steal ________ from God, family, friends and studies.
time
Television and movies have a powerful, dangerous, and unprecedented _________ to the mind.
access
There are some problems trying to use television in moderation. Its content is __________ . TV is ______ to watch. We overestimate our ________ to resist influence. We have no ________ over the programming. It is a ________ to children.
minimal, easy, ability, control, danger
An _________ is something God hates.
abomination
__________ means decent, chaste, proper, unpretentious, and pure.
Modesty
___________ is moderation, sound judgment, and self-control.
Sobriety
There are five basic principles of dress:
a. _______ distinction.
b. _______ of dress.
c. Avoid outward ___________.
d. ____________ in cost.
e. ____________ from the fashions.
a. Sex
b. Modesty
c. adornment
d. Moderation
e. Separation
We avoid outward adornment in order to avoid _______ and ______, to be __________ with what God has done, and to avoid ________ values that emphasize the physical and temporal.
pride, vanity, content, false
Dress reflects what we truly are inside; it is an expression of ourselves to ________ and to _______.
God, others
Unholy dress appeals to the three major areas of temptation and sin:
Lust of the flesh
Lust of the eyes
Pride of life
External appearance ________ our behaviour and inner self by affecting our _______ and others’ _____________ of us.
molds, moods, expectation
True or False:
Unholy dress has an impact upon society by teaching false values, emphasizing sex appeal, and blurring the sex roles.
True
True or False:
Though makeup is considered acceptable in modern times, it still violates Biblical principles.
True
In Old Testament times godly people gave up their ornaments as a ______________ to God
consecration
A woman should not wear anything that _________ to a man.
pertains
Immodest clothing, at the very minimum, is clothing ______ step from _______.
one, nudity
The purpose of _________ is to subdue lusts or Improper thoughts caused by exposed body.
modesty
Modesty suggests clothes that cover the ______ and _______ ________.
torso, upper limbs
Christians can use all __________ means available to be physically fit, neat, and attractive.
natural
__________ means of adornment are excluded by the Word of God as proper means for adornment.
Artificial
We must analyze our _________, ___________ and _________ _____ _________ in determining whether our adornment is consistent with Biblical principles.
motives, stewardship, impression on others
Men should have ________ hair and woman should have _______ hair.
short, long
_______ hair has been given as a woman’s covering.
Long
Men having short hair and woman having long hair is a universal teaching of __________.
nature
Hair length is an important distinction between _______ and _________.
male, female
The Nazarite vow was a vow in which hair was left totally ________ and allowed to grow ________.
uncut, freely
Men’s hair must be _______ enough to distinguish between male and female.
short
Woman’s hair should be _________.
uncut
__________ means to cut or to cut off.
Sheer
The body is the _________ of the Holy Ghost.
temple
We must never put our body under the ________ of any other government.
control
____________ and __________ violate the Christian principles of stewardship of the body.
Intoxication, addiction
__________ is a strong, overpowering lust for food.
Gluttony
Modern use of _________ affects the brain, body and ________, breaking control of the Holy Ghost and the restraint of conscience.
alcohol, spirit
The Old Testament prohibits the use of alcohol by _________, ministering __________, and __________.
rulers, priests, Nazarites.
________ is the juice of the vine.
Wine
_________ means unfermented wine.
Tiyrosh
True or False:
Jesus tempted men to sin by creating strongly intoxicating wine at the wedding in Cana.
False
True or False:
The four principles of Christian liberty teach us that the use of alcohol and tobacco use is acceptable.
False
___________ is instituted by God as a lifelong relationship between ______ man and ______ woman.
Marriage, one, one
___________ recognition, ___________ commitment, and _______ union are three elements needed to make a marriage..
Public, lifelong, sexual
True or False:
Marriage is a relationship of partners equal to each other.
True
True or False:
As a general principle, each spouse should prefer one another and submit to one another.
True
The husband is the _______ of the household, who ___________ and loves ______________.
head, provides, sacrificially
The wife is a _________ who _______ and __________ the household.
helper, loves, oversees
True or False:
Sex in marriage is important to consummate and maintain the marriage.
True
_____________ refers generally to all sexual relationships outside marriage and specifically to a sexual relationship between unmarried people.
Fornication
___________ refers specifically to an extramarital sexual relationship of a married person..
Adultery
___________ is described in the bible as a vile affection, against nature, an error, lust and unseemly.
Homosexuality
God’s plan for marriage is for it to be binding until __________.
death
True or False:
In general, marriage to a divorced person is considered adultery.
True
A man can put away his wife only in the case of ____________.
Fornication
True or False:
A believer should divorce an unbeliever.
False
Remarriage is always permitted in the case of __________ and after a spouse’s ________.
annulment, death
Murder is a crime: (Choose one)
a. God
b. The person
c. The family
d. All of the above
d. all of the above
Eating of _________ is forbidden, for it symbolizes life.
blood
In the Old Testament God’s people were the people of the nation of ___________.
Israel
In the New Testament God’s people are the _________ ________ people of many nations.
Spirit filled
_______ is essentially evil and Christians should not take part in killing.
War
________, _______ intervention, ______, _______ disarming and use of ___________ force are four alternatives to use of force as a defense.
Martyrdom, divine, ruse, moral, non-lethal
True or False:
According to New Testament theology, Christians should participate in capital punishment.
False
According to the Bible life begins at the time of _____________.
conception
True or False:
The Bible specifies a penalty for harm to the unborn.
True
Biblically speaking, ___________ is the taking of deadly human life.
abortion
True or False:
Suicide is against God’s plan for the life of an individual.
True
True or False:
All abortions are justifiable.
False
Every person should work an honest job to support himself and his family. He should give his excess to those who are unable to work. This is called ________ ethic.
work
_______ is the taking of another person’s property without consent.
Theft
________ means to cheat, swindle; take by trickery or deception.
Fraud
__________ is to obtain money or favors by violence, threat, or misuse of authority.
Extortion
A Christian can not have ___________ with sin.
fellowship
A Christian should not have fellowship with anyone who claims to be Christian but persists in serious ___________ service
unrepented
The Church as a body must ________ sin in its midst.
judge
True or False:
Christians cannot sue one another in civil court.
True
True or False:
All disputes should be handled through the church by the procedures given by Christ.
True
Unequally ________ means two people brought into intimate partnership not of the same belief.
yoked
Pleasure is good in ____________. God created us to sense pleasure, to have an _____________ life.
moderation, abundant
Christians must not let ____________ have control over their lives.
pleasures
True or False:
Christians must appear right in the sight of all and must not create stumbling blocks for others.
True
True or False:
The atmosphere of activities or places is not important as long as Christians are inwardly sincere.
False
Gambling is based on __________________ it violates the principle of ________, and is poor _______________.
covetousness (or greed), love, stewardship
__________ is a very powerful force for good and evil.
Music
We must guard against _______ lyrics and ________ music.
evil, evil
True or False:
Music in Church services should be used primarily as entertainment.
False
Dancing is worldly. It causes sinful _______ between people who are not married to each other.
lust
Intensely _________ attitudes, ______ sportsmanship, and major ________________ are three problems with sports.
competitive, poor, preoccupation
Most modern sports demands _______ of the participants, ___________ dress; it is typically associated with __________ and _________ atmospheres.
time, immodest, violence, worldly
The Bible opposes all forms of sorcery or ____________.
witchcraft
__________ is an attempt to predict or control the future.
Divination
The _________ are for regulation of days, seasons, years, and navigation, not for predicting the future.
stars
True _________ is in the daily life of holiness, obedience, and submission to truth.
worship
___________ are part of God and man, and therefore are part of our worship.
Emotions
____________ of emotions such as the lifting of hands, the clapping of hands, and singing are all a part of worship.
Expression
Christian _________ in worship, a freedom of individual expression.
liberty
In a congregation all worship should be in __________ and _________.
decency, order
________ is an essential element of a Christian’s life, for it is our communion with God.
Prayer
___________ is not too idealistic. If it is God’s Word we must follow it.
Holiness
We must become _______-like.
Christ
The _________ is our final authority.
Bible
____________ is achieved one day at a time.
Holiness
Holiness takes effort on the part of the ____________. Work out your own _____________with fear and trembling.
believer, salvation
God gives us both the ___________ and the power to do His will.
desire
