Scripture Reference Study Guide

Question 1

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.

Answer 1

2 Timothy 3:15–17

1. The Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God.

Question 2

or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.

Answer 2

2 Peter 1:21

1. The Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God.

Question 3

Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Answer 3

Matthew 28:19

2. There is one true God, eternally self-existent, properly understood as one Being of three persons.

Question 4

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate,[a] who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world cannot receive him, because it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you know him, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.[b]

Answer 4

John 14:16-17

2. There is one true God, eternally self-existent, properly understood as one Being of three persons.

Question 5

“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son,and they will call him Immanuel,[a] which means ‘God is with us.’”

Answer 5

Matthew 1:23

3. Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.

Question 6

Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Answer 6

Philippians 2:9-11

3. Jesus Christ is the eternal Son of God.

Question 7

Then God said, “Let us make human beings[a] in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.” So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.

Answer 7

Genesis 1:26–27

4. Humankind voluntarily fell out of relationship with God through sin.

Question 8

Yes, Adam’s one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ’s one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous.

Answer 8

Romans 5:12–19

4. Humankind voluntarily fell out of relationship with God through sin.

Question 9

It was also written that this message would be proclaimed in the authority of his name to all the nations,[a] beginning in Jerusalem: ‘There is forgiveness of sins for all who repent.’

Answer 9

Luke 24:47

5. Only the shed blood of Jesus can redeem individuals from sin and death.

Question 10

For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.

Answer 10

Romans 8:16

5. Only the shed blood of Jesus can redeem individuals from sin and death.

Question 11

Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations,[a] baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

Answer 11

Matthew 28:19

6. The ordinances of the church are water baptism and holy communion.

Question 12

For we died and were buried with Christ by baptism. And just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

Answer 12

Romans 6:4

6. The ordinances of the church are water baptism and holy communion.

Question 13

“And now I will send the Holy Spirit, just as my Father promised. But stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven.”

Answer 13

Luke 24:49

7. All believers are entitled to the baptism in the Holy Spirit, an experience distinct from, and subsequent to, the new birth and promised by the Father.

Question 14

Once when he was eating with them, he commanded them, “Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you the gift he promised, as I told you before. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Answer 14

Acts 1:4,8

7. All believers are entitled to the baptism in the Holy Spirit, an experience distinct from, and subsequent to, the new birth and promised by the Father.

Question 15

And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages,[a] as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

Answer 15

Acts 2:4

8. Speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the Holy Spirit baptism.

Question 16

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us. A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice[a]; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.[b] The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages,[c] while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said.

Answer 16

1 Corinthians 12:4-10,28

8. Speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of the Holy Spirit baptism.

Question 17

And so, dear brothers and sisters,[a] I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.[b] Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Answer 17

Romans 12:1-2

9. Sanctification is a life of separation from sin, realized by identifying with Christ’s death and resurrection.

Question 18

But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.

Answer 18

1 Peter 1:15,16

9. Sanctification is a life of separation from sin, realized by identifying with Christ’s death and resurrection.

Question 19

ow these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.

Answer 19

Ephesians 4:11-16

10. The church is Christ’s body, the habitation of God, and exists for a fourfold purpose.

Question 20

God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself.

Answer 20

Ephesians 1:22-23

10. The church is Christ’s body, the habitation of God, and exists for a fourfold purpose.

Question 21

Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.

Answer 21

Ephesians 4:11,16

11. The church is to be led by a divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry.

Question 22

And then he told them, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone. Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned. These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.[a] They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”

Answer 22

Mark 16:15-20

11. The church is to be led by a divinely called and scripturally ordained ministry.

Question 23

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows[a] that weighed him down.And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins!But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins.He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.

Answer 23

Isaiah 53:4-5

12. Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel.

Question 24

Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.

Answer 24

James 5:14-16

12. Divine healing is an integral part of the gospel.

Question 25

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the Christians who have died[a] will rise from their graves. Then, together with them, we who are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. Then we will be with the Lord forever.

Answer 25

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

13. The resurrection of the righteous dead and the rapture of living believers is the Blessed Hope of the church.

Question 26

But let me reveal to you a wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be transformed! 52 It will happen in a moment, in the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever. And we who are living will also be transformed.

Answer 26

1 Corinthians 15:21-52

13. The resurrection of the righteous dead and the rapture of living believers is the Blessed Hope of the church.

Question 27

Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war. His eyes were like flames of fire, and on his head were many crowns. A name was written on him that no one understood except himself. He wore a robe dipped in blood, and his title was the Word of God. The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses.

Answer 27

Revelation 19:11-14

14. The second coming of Christ includes the visible return of Christ to reign for one thousand years.

Question 28

In that day the wolf and the lamb will live together; the leopard will lie down with the baby goat.The calf and the yearling will be safe with the lion, and a little child will lead them all.The cow will graze near the bear. The cub and the calf will lie down together. The lion will eat hay like a cow.The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain, for as the waters fill the sea, so the earth will be filled with people who know the Lord.

Answer 28

Isaiah 11:6-9

14. The second coming of Christ includes the visible return of Christ to reign for one thousand years.

Question 29

“And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous will go into eternal life.”

Answer 29

Matthew 25:46

15. A final judgment awaits the wicked, both the dead and the living.

Question 30

If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell[a] with two hands.[b] If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.[c] And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, ‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’

Answer 30

Mark 9:43-48

15. A final judgment awaits the wicked, both the dead and the living.

Question 31

But we are looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness.

Answer 31

2 Peter 3:13

16. A new heavens and a new earth are promised in the Bible for the redeemed in Christ.

Question 32

Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the old heaven and the old earth had disappeared. And the sea was also gone. 2 And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.

Answer 32

Rev 21-22

16. A new heavens and a new earth are promised in the Bible for the redeemed in Christ.