LESSON 1&2

Question 1

List three (3) reasons why the devil is opposed to holiness

Answer 1

a) A lifestyle of holiness is God’s commandment for all of His people

b) Without living a lifestyle of holiness, we cannot go to heaven

c) A lifestyle of holiness is a fence separating us from the spirit of the world

Question 2

What is one of the most ancient concepts in the Bible?

Answer 2

Holiness

Question 3

What is the meaning of the Hebrew and Greek words for holiness?

Answer 3

Withdrawal, separate, apart, or different

Question 4

What is a synonym for holiness?

Answer 4

Sanctification

Question 5

What does the Bible teach is the will of God for every Christian?

Answer 5

Sanctification (being ‘set apart’ in our lifestyle)

Question 6

What characterises a vessel of dishonour?

Answer 6

A lack of consecration

Question 7

List four (4) characteristics that distinguish vessels of honour from vessels of dishonour

Answer 7

a) They have purged themselves from iniquity
b) They have been sanctified
c) They are meet for the Master’s use
d) They are prepared unto every good work

Question 8

Who was Nicolas?

Answer 8

One of the first seven deacons chosen to serve in the early church

Question 9

What does the doctrine of the Nicolaitans teach?

Answer 9

That Christians could live like the world on the outside, but remain saved on the inside

Question 10

According to 1 Thessalonians 4:4-7, what is a person doing if they reject the principles of holiness taught in the Bible?

Answer 10

They are despising God

Question 11

Why does God have a right to expect us to live a holy life?

Answer 11

He has given us His Holy Spirit

Question 12

Where is the battle for holiness won or lost?

Answer 12

In the mind

Question 13

What are most issues of holiness?

Answer 13

Maturity issues, not salvation issues

Question 14

Why are mature saints a blessing to an Apostolic church?

Answer 14

They serve as an example that every young believer can imitate and learn from

Question 15

What two (2) things do new believers need from the church?

Answer 15

a) Patience
b) Time to grow

Question 16

When does a holiness issue become a salvation issue?

Answer 16

When we consistently reject God’s commands and resist His Will for our sanctification, our willful disobedience becomes a salvation issue

Question 17

Why do some churches discard holiness standards?

Answer 17

So their lifestyle will be less conspicuous and less offensive to modern society

Question 18

Although we are not saved by our works, which scriptural passage proves that we are called to do good works?

Answer 18

Ephesians 2:8-10

Question 19

On what basis did God pronounce judgement on the churches in Revelation 2 and 3?

Answer 19

On the works they had done

Question 20

The proper alternative to legalism is not the permanent removal of God’s laws, but …?

Answer 20

The proper relationship to God’s laws