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WHAT EVERY
CHRISTIAN
SHOULD KNOW
Table of Contents
1. How to Study the Bible
2. Authority in Religion
3. The Law and the Gospel
4. Sin, Christ, Salvation and Me
5. The Church
6. Do You Worship God as the Bible Teaches?
7. Personal Involvement and Responsibility
8. Grace in Christ
Two-Letter Abbreviations for Bible Books
Word Meanings
1. How to Study the Bible
I. What is the Bible?
A. The word is not found in the Bible. It is a good word weaning "book". The Bible is a book and a library containing 66 books; 39 are in the Old Testament, and 27 are in the New Testament. A testament is a covenant or will.
1. Hb. 8:13 - Why do we call them the Old and New Testaments? ___________________________________________
2. Which covenant serves as our guide today? __________
B. II Tm. 3:16 - What is the source of the Bible?
(The word "inspired" means, "a product of the in-breathing of God; God breathed His Word into the apostles and prophets."
1. I Cr. 2:9-13 - How do we know what God has prepared for those who love Him? _______________________________
2. Whose words did the apostles write? ________________
3. Jn. 16:13 - Who brought the Word from its source to men? __________________________________________________
4. II Pt. 1:21 - To whom did the Holy Spirit give the Word? _________________________________________________
Please name some of these 40 men.
1. ______________________ 2. _________________
3. ______________________ 4. _________________
5. Co. 4:16 - How was this Word then made available to all men? ______________________________________________
6. Jn. 17:3 - Why is it important that God make Himself and His Will known? ___________________________________
7. Jude 3 - How many times did God reveal the faith? __
Should we then look for latter-day revelations? ____
C. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew. The New Testament was written in Greek and Aramaic (spoken language of Palestine). It has been translated into 1200 languages and dialects.
II. Why Should I Study the Bible?
A. List 7 reasons why you should study God's Word:
1. II Tm. 3:15 ________________________________________
2. II Tm. 3:16-17 _____________________________________
3. Ps. 119:11 _________________________________________
4. I Pt. 1:22 _________________________________________
5. Jn. 8:32 ___________________________________________
6. Js. 1:21 ___________________________________________
7. Jn. 12:48 __________________________________________
B. Is the Bible all you need to study? ___________________
List three things the Bible contains:
1. Jn. 16:13 __________________________________________
2. II Pt. 1:3 _________________________________________
3. Ac. 20:27 __________________________________________
C. What will happen if you change God's Word?
1. Mk. 7:7-9 __________________________________________
2. Ga. 1:8 ____________________________________________
3. Rv. 22:18-19 _______________________________________
D. List two excuses you make for not studying the Bible:
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
E. Jn. 12:48-50 - Are these excuses valid? _______________
F. What should be your attitude God's Word? ______________
_______________________________________________________
G. What is your attitude now? ____________________________
_______________________________________________________
III. HOW TO STUDY:
A. The five W's (basic to the study of any book)
1. Who wrote it? (author)
2. When was it written? (date and times)
3. Where was it spoken or delivered? (geographical)
4. Why was it written? (purpose)
5. To whom was it written? (person or people)
B. Types of Study: Fill in to the best of your knowledge.
1. A book of the Bible at a time
a. Read III John
b. Who wrote it? _________________________________
c. When was it written? __________________________
d. Where was it written? _________________________
e. Why was it written? ___________________________
f. To whom? ______________________________________
2. A chapter at a time
a. Read Acts 2
b. Apply the five W's
c. Where is Nazareth? ____________________________
3. A verse at a time
a. Read Acts 2:38
b. Who is speaking? ______________________________
c. To whom? ______________________________________
d. Why? __________________________________________
e. What did he say? ______________________________
4. Word Study
a. What does baptism mean? _______________________
b. Define the following:
1] Sanctification: __________________________
________________________________________
2] Repentance: ______________________________
________________________________________
3] Prophets: ________________________________
________________________________________
4] Apostle: _________________________________
________________________________________
5. Character Study
a. Who was Onesimus? _____________________________
b. Where was his home? ___________________________
c. Why is he spoken of? __________________________
d. When did he live? _____________________________
e. To whom did he belong? ________________________
6. Topical Study
a. What is prayer? _______________________________
b. Why is it important? __________________________
c. Who is to pray? _______________________________
d. To whom is it addressed? ______________________
e. Where do I read about it? _____________________
VI. STUDY AIDS: Use the following for completing assignments
A. BIBLE DICTIONARY:
1. To explain the words one reads in the Bible, and those not clear in English meaning.
a. Dictionary: church = building
b. Bible Dictionary: church = people called out by God
B. CONCORDANCES:
1. Essential for serious Bible student
2. Gives definitions and tells us where words are used
3. Look under key words in the verse.
Example: "Be instant in season ...."
C. BIBLE HANDBOOK:
1. Many valuable areas of study on books of the Bible
2. Historical and geographical data
3. Tables of weights and measures in the bible
4. How we got the Bible
5. Period between the testaments
6. Church history
7. Archaeological discoveries
D. COMMENTARIES:
1. Valuable but misunderstood
2. Can become too prominent in our study
3. Must be used with care
4. Must not take the place of the Bible
E. TRANSLATIONS:
1. A comparative study of good major translations can help immeasurably.
2. A paraphrase is not a translation.
V. SUGGESTIONS:
A. Invest in a good study Bible.
B. Add additional research works to your library.
C. Keep a notebook on your study, so that you can share valuable information with others.
D. Make practical personal applications to your life from your study.
E. Live what you learn.
2. Authority In Religion
Mt. 7:21 - Each man's religion involves attitude toward the Will of God. Our conduct corresponds to the faith developed in our lives. Men must know what is right in order to do right. Authority in our spiritual relationship must be absolute. The word "authority" means "to bee master of." Our salvation is assured when we do God's Will.
II Pt. 1:20 - Were inspired men allowed to interpret the Scriptures? _____________
Can we have our own interpretation of Scripture? ______
I. AUTHORITY
A. Hb. 1:1-3 - God has ____________ unto the ____________, by the ___________, and in these last days has spoken unto _____ by or through his _______. ________ upholds all things by the __________ of his power. (authority) Who must we follow today? _____________________________
B. Mt. 17:4-5 - Peter suggested that three tabernacles be constructed to whose honor? __________ _________ ______
God said from the cloud that we were to hear __________ (hear and heed) Should we be following the words of Jesus and Moses today? ________________________________
II. AUTHORITY OF CHRIST
A. Mt. 7:29 - ___________ taught as one having __________.
B. Ac. 3:22, 23, 26 - Moses said that God would raise up a prophet whom the people should hear in _______ things. What would happen to the soul who did not hear him? ___
_____________ Who was this prophet? __________________
C. Ep. 1:22 - He put ______ things under _______ feet and _______ him to be ______ over ______ things to the church.
1. In matters of the soul we serve under ____________.
2. If he is head of all things, what is left for you to decide? _______________________________________________
D. Co. 1:18 - Jesus is the _______ of the church and in _____ things is to have the ___________________.
E. Mt. 28:18 - Christ has ________ authority in __________ and on earth. Does this leave any religious authority for anyone else? ______________________________________
F. Co. 2:6 - Who must we receive? ________ ________ the __________. We must also _______ in Him.
G. Give the meaning of these three names:
1. Jesus ______________________________________________
2. Christ _____________________________________________
3. Lord _______________________________________________
H. Mt. 6:24 - Can a man serve two masters? _______ Name 5 things that can serve as your master:
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________
I. Hb. 10:26 - Is there a sacrifice for sin other than Jesus? __________
Is. 7:14; Jn. 4:25; Mt. 1:23 - How many messiahs did God promise? (Hebrew word for Christ) ________ What would the Christ tell us? _____________________________
1. Jn. 12:48 - Whose words will judge us in the final day? _______________
2. Will we be judged by the following? (Yes or No)
a. I think _________ e. It seems like ________
b. I feel __________ f. We have always _______
c. I have learned __ g. We don't do that _____
d. Preacher said ___ h. Church believes ______
3. We will be judged by: ______________________________
III. AUTHORITY GIVEN TO THE APOSTLES BY CHRIST
A. Jn. 17:6, 8, 14, 18 - What did Jesus give his apostles?
_______________________________________________________
B. Hb. 1:1 - Who first spoke the Word? ___________________
C. Jn. 17:18 - What were these men to do with this word? _______________________________________________________
D. Mk. 16:15 - What was contained in these words? ________
E. Jn. 14:25-26 - Jesus told His apostles that when He was no longer with them the ____________, which is the ____ ________ would be sent by ________ to bring to their remembrance things that He had said.
F. If God revealed all things to these inspired men, what would we gain by looking elsewhere for information? ___
G. Jn. 16:12-13 - How much of the truth would the apostles be guided into by the Holy Spirit? ____________________
IV. IS THE WORD OF GOD SUFFICIENT?
A. Jn. 20:30-31 - Is everything Jesus did recorded? ______
1. Mt. 28:18 - What is written is sufficient that we might have ____________________________________________
2. In whose name is eternal life obtained? ____________
3. What does it mean to receive something through the name of someone? ______________________________________
B. II Tm. 3:16-17 - The scriptures will guide us in 4 areas. What does each mean? (See word meanings at the end of the book.)
1. Doctrine means _____________________________________
2. Reproof means ______________________________________
3. Correction means ___________________________________
4. Instruction in righteousness means _________________
C. What is the result of applying the scriptures to our lives? ________________________________________________
D. Can you improve upon perfection? ______________________
E. II Pt. 1:3 - What things has God given us by His divine authority? ____________________________________________
F. Jd. 3 - How many times does God intend to reveal the faith to us? _______________
G. How do we obtain faith? (Rm. 10:17) __________________
V. RESPECT FOR CHRIST'S WORD
A. I Pt. 4:11 - Today we are to speak only as the ________ ____ _________.
B. What does the term "oracle" mean? _____________________
C. Ga. 1:6-8 - Would it be all right to teach, believe and practice something religiously other than that given by the apostles? _________________________________________
1. What happens to those who do? ______________________
2. What does this tell us about the authority of God? _______________________________________________________
D. II Jn. 9-11 - What do we lose by teaching another doctrine? _____________________________________________
1. What do we gain by teaching truth? _________________
2. What must our attitude be toward those who would direct us to another doctrine? ________________________
3. What do we become if we encourage these people? _______________________________________________________
4. Are we known by the company we keep? _______________
E. Mt. 15:9 - How does God view the doctrine of these men? _______________________________________________________
1. Does it matter what a man believes, as long as he is honest and sincere? ___________________________________
2. Will all religious teaching lead us to the same place? ___________
F. Rv. 22:18-19 - We are not to ______ to nor ______ from God's Word. (Dt. 4:2; I Cr. 4:6) Why? _________________
VI. CHRIST IS THE ONLY AUTHOR OF SALVATION
A. Hb. 5:9 - Christ gives salvation to those who _______ Him. What about those who obey the words of someone else? _________________________________________________
B. I Pt. 3:21 - Man says: Baptism does not save us!
1. God says: __________________________________________
2. Which do you believe? ______________________________
C. Ga. 5:4 - Man says: We cannot fall from grace!
1. God says: __________________________________________
2. Which do you believe? ______________________________
D. Hb. 9:16-17 - When did the will of Christ come into effect? _______________________________________________
E. When did he talk to the thief on the cross? ___________
VII. JESUS DIED FOR UNITY
A. Jn. 17:20-21 - What did Jesus say would be the basis of unity? ________________________________________________
1. What would be the result of unity? _________________
2. How can you be a part of that unity today? _________ _______________________________________________________
B. I Cr. 14:33 - Did God give us any of the religious confusion that we live in today? ______________________
1. Why do we have it? _________________________________
2. Co. 3:25; Ac. 10:34 - Does God expect different people to do different things to be saved? ____________
3. I Cr. 1:10-13 - Is God pleased with a religious condition that has people speaking different things, and practicing division? ______________________________
4. Jn. 12:48 - Do you believe it? _____________________
5. What can you do to promote unity in today's world? _______________________________________________________
3. The Law and the Gospel
I. Bible Facts:
A. Ga. 4:24-26 - How many major covenants are in the Bible? _________
1. Where were they made? ______________________________
2. Which of the covenants leads to bondage? ___________
B. Jr. 31:31ff - Should the Jews have been surprised that the law of Moses did not last forever? ________________
C. Ga. 3:19 - How long was the Law to last? ______________
D. Hb. 12:24 - Who is the "middle man" (mediator)? Who brings God and man together today? ____________________
E. II Cr. 3:6 - Christians are ministers (servants) of what covenant? ________________________________________
1. What should be the result of serving the Old Testament? ____________________________________________
2. Should you expect a reward for work under the wrong covenant? _________________
F. Hb. 10:9 - What happened to the first covenant? _______
1. By whose will was it taken away? ___________________
2. It is God's will that you keep the first covenant? ___________
3. Mt. 7:21 - Can you be saved when acting in opposition to God's will? _____________
G. Jn. 1:17 - What came by Jesus Christ? _________________
H. Jn. 8:32 - What makes you free? _______________________
I. Hb. 8:6-7 - Why is the New Covenant better?
1. (It excels) ________________________________________
2. Hb. 9:13-14) _______________________________________
3. (Eternal life - Ga. 3:13, 21) ______________________
4. (Js. 1:25) _________________________________________
J. Ac. 15:10 - Could the Jews bear the burden of the Law? ________
K. Hb. 8:7-8 - Why do we need a new covenant? ____________
L. Js. 2:10 - Was the fault with the covenant of God or with the observance of man? ___________________________ (623 commands)
M. Mt. 5:17; Ga. 3:24-25 - What purpose did the Law fulfill? ______________________________________________
1. How long was it needed? ____________________________
2. Do you need it now? ________________________________
N. What is the need for the inspired Old Testament today?
1. Rm. 15:4 ___________________________________________
2. I Cr. 10:11-12 _____________________________________
3. I Cr. 10:1-2 _______________________________________
4. Is. 59:2 ___________________________________________
5. Gn. 1:1 ____________________________________________
6. Hb. 11:1ff _________________________________________
7. II Tm. 3:16 ________________________________________
8. II Pt. 1:20-21 _____________________________________
II. A COMMON ERROR concerning the Old Law states that there is a ceremonial law, which is the Law of Moses, and there is the Decalogue (Ten Commandments), which is the Law of God. Thus Moses' Law was abolished but not the Ten Commandments of the Law of God. THIS IS NOT TRUE.
A. Ne. 10:29 - Why is the Law both the Law of God and the Law of Moses? _________________________________________
B. Note what Jesus said in Mt. 22:36-40 in answer to the question, "Which is the great commandment in the law?"
1. Dt. 6:5 ____________________________________________
2. Lv. 19:18 __________________________________________
3. Who asked the question? ____________________________
4. About what did he ask? _____________________________
C. Lk. 2:22-23 - Are the Law of Moses and the Law of God the same? _____________________________________________
D. Ez. 7:6 - Are the Law of God and the Law of Moses the same? _________________________________________________
E. I Kg. 2:3 - Are the Law of God and the Law of Moses the same? _________________________________________________
F. Ne. 8:1, 8, 14 - Are the Law of God and the Law of Moses the same? _______________________________________
G. Mk. 7:10, Ex. 20:12 - What commandment is listed? _____ _______________________________________________________
H. Jn. 7:19, Ex. 20:13 - What commandment is listed? _____ _______________________________________________________
I. Was the Law of Moses the Ten Commandments? ____________
III. Read II Cr. 3:6-16.
A. List 10 things said about the Law in contrast to the Gospel in these verses.
1. V. 6 - The letter ___________, but the _____________ gives life.
2. V. 7 - Ministration of _______________________ (engraven in stones).
3. V. 7 - Which glory was to be _____________________.
4. V. 9 - Ministration of __________________________.
5. V. 10 - No glory by ________________________________
6. V. 11 - That which ___________________ is glorious.
7. V. 13 - That which is ____________________________.
8. V. 14 - ___________________ is done away in Christ.
9. V. 16 - Vail _______________________________________
10. V. 6 and v. 17 - ___________________ is the spirit.
IV. The Law of Moses was abolished:
A. Jr. 31:31-32 - Jeremiah prophesied that the New Covenant would not be like the covenant given in that day that he led them out of ____________. I Kg. 8:9, 21 - What was that covenant? __________________________
B. Rm. 6:14 - Are you under the Law? _____________________
1. You are under ______________________________________
2. Jn. 1:17 - What is the source of grace? ____________
3. If you were under the Law, what would rule over you? _______________________________________________________
C. Rm. 7:1-7 - To illustrate the vital lesson that you are loose from the Law, Paul uses the marriage relationship:
1. "... the law hath dominion over a ________ as long as he _____________________. v. 1
2. v. 2 - "...But if her husband be dead, she is ______ from the law of her husband."
3. v. 3 - "... But if her husband be dead, she is _____ from the law."
4. v. 4 - We are ___________ to the ________________ by the _________________ and are thus ___________________.
5. v. 6 - "But now we are ______________ from the _____ Why? __________________________________________________
6. v. 7 - What law are free, loosed, delivered from and dead to? ______________________________________________
a. Ex. 20:17 - Is this commandment the same one listed in Rm. 7:7? __________________
b. What command is listed? _______________________
D. Ga. 2:16 - A man is not ________________ by the _______ _________, but by ___________ of ______________. By the _________________ not by ___________________________ shall _________________ be justified.
E. Ga.2:21 - If righteousness come by the __________ then Christ is dead in _______________.
F. Ga. 3:11 - But that ___________ is justified by the ___ ________________________ ... it is evident.
G. Ga. 3:13 - Christ hath ________________ from the curse of the ________________________________________________
H. Ga. 4:4, 5 - We are redeemed that we might ____________
I. Ga. 5:4 - If we seek justification under the Law, we are _________________________________
V. Mt. 7:21 - Is there any way you can be saved by keeping the Old Law? _________________
A. Can you know who will go to heaven? _________________
B. Hb. 10:9 - It is well for you to follow the teachings of the ______ Testament.
C. Js. 4:17 - Would living under the Old Law be sin? ____
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4. Sin, Christ, Salvation and Me
I. Man's Condition
A. I Jn. 1:8-10 - What is man's greatest problem? ________
1. All men are guilty of ______________________________
2. Are YOU guilty of sin? _____________________________
B. What is sin? (These are the 7 words translated "sin" and meanings.)
1. I Jn. 5:17 - _______ unrighteousness is ____________
"to miss the mark; a failure to walk in the way of righteousness; to miss the true values in our life." (Mt. 6:33)
a. Rm. 3:23 - Are you guilty of this sin? "I don"t have time." ________________________________
b. Do you put Christ first in time, place and importance? ______________
2. Rm. 5:14 - "Overpassing or transgressing God's command; to deviate from the right path; to cross a forbidden limit."
a. What did Adam do that is called transgression? __________________________________
b. Hb. 2:2-3 - What happens to the transgressor? __________________________________
c. Are you guilty of this sin? "Well, I know that is what the Bible says, but ..." ______________________
3. Jr. 11:10-11 - "Disobedience to a voice; a failure to hear; careless, inattentive hearing of God's Word; hearing and not heeding."
a. What happened to the Jews when they were disobedient? _____________________________
b. Hb. 2:2-3 - What is the result of "disobedience" today? _______________________
c. Are you guilty of this sin? "Well, I know I don't do like I ought to do, but ..."
d. Is that a sin? ________________________________
4. Hb. 6:4-6 - "Falling where one should have stood upright; falling from the right way; slipping from virtue and godliness."
a. Does the fact that you were one time faithful and active in God's service excuse you now for inactivity? ________________________
b. If you are not as faithful as you were or can be, what do you need to do about it? _____________
c. Hb. 6:6 - Why do you need to do that? _________
5. Ac. 17:30; Lk. 23:34; Ac. 2:36-38; Js. 4:17 - "Ignorance of what one should know; making excuses for our rebellion against God's will."
a. Is ignorance of God's will a valid excuse? ____
b. Is it rebellion to have God's will and ignore it? __________________
6. Mt. 25:14-30 - "Diminishing of that which should be rendered in full measure; inferiority to a standard."
a. What was the sin of the one talent man? _______
b. Is it a sin to have talent and not use it? ____
c. Do you have talent that you are not using? ____
7. I Jn. 3:4; Hb. 10:25 - "Non-observance of God's law; contempt and violation of law; not subject to law."
a. Is unfaithfulness in attendance sin? __________
b. I Ts. 5:17 - Would it be sin not to pray regularly? ______________
c. Ep. 5:19 - Is "I don't have a good voice" a valid excuse for violation of God's command to sing? ________________
8. Evaluation: What changes are necessary in your life now in light of what you have just studied?
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
C. What Sin Does
1. Rm. 6:16 - If we obey sin, we become ____________ of sin (bond servant). Sin leads to ___________________.
2. Is. 59:2 - Iniquities ________ you and ________.
a. Your __________ have hid __________ from you, that he will not _______________________________
b. Will God listen to your prayers while you remain in rebellion to His will? _____________
3. Ga. 6:7-8 - If we sow to the flesh, what shall we reap? _________________________
a. Will this type of life make you happy? ________
b. Hb. 11:24-25 - How long does the pleasure of sin last? __________________
4. Mt. 10:28 - What happens to the soul of the sinful man? __________________________________________________
5. Rv. 20:15; Ga. 6:8 - What happens to those who sow to the flesh? _________________________________________
6. Is sin a serious problem? __________________________
7. II Ts. 1:7-9 - When Jesus comes again, He will come in flaming fire, taking vengeance on what two groups of people?
a. _______________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________
8. They will be punished with ________________ from the _____________ of the ________ and the ______ of his power.
II. Changing Man's Condition
A. Is there a way of escape?
1. Mt. 7:21 - How can one go to Heaven? _______________
2. Jn. 10:10 - Who came to offer you the abundant life? _______________________________________________________
3. Ac. 4:12 - Can someone else save you? ______________
a. Do you want to learn about Christ and the salvation He offers? ______________________
b. Do you want to go to heaven? __________________
c. Are you willing to do His will? _______________
B. Christ
1. Mt. 1:21 - Christ came to save people from _________
2. Lk. 2:11 - Christ was born a _______________________
3. Ti. 2:11 - Grace has appeared unto _________________
a. Ti. 2:13; Jn. 3:16 - What is brought by God's grace? _________________________________________
b. Through whom is God's grace given to the world? __________________________________________________
c. Ep. 2:8 - This grace save you through: ________
d. Rm. 10:17 - How do we obtain this saving faith? __________________________________________________
4. Mt. 7:21-23 - Salvation through Christ is available to all, but will all be saved? ________________________
5. II Pt. 3:9; I Jn. 2:2 - Since God wants men to be saved, and since Christ is the propitiation (appease-ment) for the sins of the whole world, why will men be lost? _________________________________________________
6. Jn. 12:48-50 - What is our standard of judgment before God? ___________________________________________
7. Will you let the words of God judge your life, by comparing what you have done to His will? _____________
8. Have you followed these words? (Write the main teaching of each verse)
a. Jn. 6:45 ______________________________________
b. Jn. 8:24 ______________________________________
c. Ac. 17:30 _____________________________________
d. Rm. 10:10 _____________________________________
e. Mt. 28:18-19 __________________________________
f. Ac. 8:35-39 ___________________________________
9. Why does one rejoice after baptism? (What did they gain from baptism?)
a. Ac. 2:36-38 ___________________________________
b. Ac. 22:16 _____________________________________
c. Mk. 16:16 _____________________________________
d. I Pt. 3:21 ____________________________________
e. Ac. 2:47 ______________________________________
10. Ep. 2:12 - What does one have out of Christ?
a. _______________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________
11. What does one have in Christ?
a. Ep. 1:3 _______________________________________
b. Ep. 1:7 _______________________________________
c. Ep. 1:11 ______________________________________
d. Ep. 1:13 ______________________________________
e. Rm. 8:1 _______________________________________
f. II Tm. 2:10 ___________________________________
12. Is this what you want? ____________________________
13. What must you do to get into Christ and receive all of these blessings? ___________________________________
14. Ga. 3:27; Rm. 6:3 - How does one get into Christ? _______________________________________________________
15. Are YOU in Christ? ________________________________
16. Ep. 4:5 - What kind of baptism will get you into Christ?
a. Rm. 6:4; Co. 2:12 - Baptism is a ______________
b. Ac. 2:38 - Baptism is for the _________________
c. Ac. 22:16 - It washes __________ from me.
d. I Cr. 12:13 - I am baptized into ______________
17. Rm. 12:5 - How many bodies are in Christ? _________
a. Can I be in Christ and join the church of my choice? _________________________
b. Co. 1:18, 24 - What is that one body? _________
c. Mt. 16:18 - Who does the church belong to? ____
d. I Cr. 12:27 - What are you when you enter that one body? ________________________________________
e. Ep. 5:23 - Can one be saved outside that one body? ___________________________________________
f. Are YOU in that body? _________________________
18. I Jn. 1:7-9 - How are your sins forgiven after you enter the body? (NOTE: "eth" indicates continuous action) _______________________________________________
19. What changes are necessary in your life to be right with God? _____________________________________________
20. How do you plan to make these changes? ____________ _______________________________________________________
21. When are you going to make these changes? _________ _______________________________________________________
5. The Church
I. Use and meaning of the word.
A. List some of the ways we misuse the word "church" today.
1. _____________________ 3. _________________________
2. _____________________ 4. _________________________
B. The word "church" is so abused today that it has lost most of the true Biblical definition. The New Testament word for church refers to those whom God has taken, because of obedience, from the world and added to His family. (Acts 2:47)
C. In what three ways is the word "church" used in the New Testament?
1. Mt. 16:18 __________________________________________
2. Rm. 16:1 ___________________________________________
3. I Cr. 11:18 ________________________________________
II. Summary
Paul, in his writing, speaks of the great (1) universal church of which each congregation was a part. He also mentions (2) congregations of the Lord's people; for instance, the church of the Thessalonians. When the church is any particular locality meets to worship, they are (3) the church assembled. Paul's concepts of the church is that (4) a man is a member of the body of Christ, (5) the church of the living God, by virtue of (6) his obedience in baptism and by being (7) added to the church by the Lord. He is a (8) member of a local congregation (9) where he worships, works and serves under (10) an eldership, and he is a part of the (11) church assembled when he does meet for the purpose of worship.
A. Ac. 2:47 - Who makes up the church? ___________________
B. To whom does the church belong?
1. Mt. 16:18 __________________________________________
2. Rm. 16:16 __________________________________________
3. Ep. 1:22-23; Co. 1:18, 24 __________________________
C. Could any other body belong to Christ? ________________
I Cr. 12:27 ___________________________________________
D. What other New Testament terms describe the relationship between God and those whom He has saved?
1. Co. 1:13 ___________________________________________
a. List the characteristics of a secular kingdom __________________________________________________
b. Apply spiritually _____________________________
2. I Tm. 3:15; I Pt. 2:5 ______________________________
a. Is this referring to a physical building? _____
b. Why is it called the "church of God"? _________
sp; ____________________________________________
c. Why do we not refer to the church with this specific title?
(1) Mt. 28:18 __________________________________
(2) (a) Ac. 4:12 - In whose name do we have salvation? ________________________________________
(b) List 5 things Paul says we have "in Christ:" Ep. 1:3, 7, 11, 13 -
____________________ _______________________
____________________ _______________________
____________________
(3) Jn. 14:6 - How do we approach God? _________
(4) Rm. 16:16 - What is our New Testament example? _______________________________________
III. The Church as the Body of Christ
A. Co. 1:18; I Cr. 12:12 - What happens when a part of the body fails to function? ___________________________
B. What happens when you fail to function? _______________
C. What happens when a member is severed from the body? _______________________________________________________
D. What happens to you and to the body if you fail to assemble with them? ___________________________________
E. I Cr. 3:16 ____________________________________________
1. The word "temple" refers to God's dwelling place.
2. With whom does God promise to dwell? _______________
F. Jn. 10:15-16 __________________________________________
1. What does the shepherd do for the sheep? ___________
2. According to this passage how does one become a member of the one fold? _______________________________
G. I Cr. 14:33 Paul speaks of churches of the ____________
1. Mk. 16:15-16 - A "saint" is one set apart for God's own service!
2. What is the service we are to render? ______________ _______________________________________________________
H. Rv. 21:9 ______________________________________________
Whose name must the bride wear? _______________________
I. Ep. 3:15 ______________________________________________
Name the family members _______________________________
J. Co. 1:18 - How many bodies does Christ have? __________
K. "The body of the _____________________."
1. Rm. 12:4-5 _________________________________________
2. Ep. 4:4 ____________________________________________
3. I Cr. 12:12 ________________________________________
4. I Cr. 12:20 ________________________________________
5. Co. 3:15 ___________________________________________
L. What is Christ to the church?
1. Mt. 16:18 __________________________________________
2. I Cr. 3:11 _________________________________________
3. Ep. 1:22 ___________________________________________
4. Ep. 5:23 ___________________________________________
M. Ep. 5:24 - The church is subject to whom? _____________
N. What has Christ done for the church? __________________
1. Ep. 5:25 ___________________________________________
2. Ac. 20:28 _________________ it with his ____________
IV. Elders: What is their task?
A. Ac. 20:17, 28 _________________________________________
B. Ac. 20:29-31 __________________________________________
C. Rm 12:8 _______________________________________________
D. I Pt. 5:2 _____________________________________________
E. Hb. 13:17 _____________________________________________
Ac. 20:17 & 28 - Notice that Elder, Bishop (overseer) and Pastor (feeder) all refer to the same office.
F. I Tm. 3:1-7; Ti. 1:6-9 - List the qualities and qualifications of Elders:
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
G. Members; responsibility toward the elders.
1. I Ts. 5:12 _________________________________________
2. I Ts. 5:13 _________________________________________
3. Hb. 13:17 __________________________________________
4. Hb. 13:7 ___________________________________________
5. I Tm. 5:19 _________________________________________
6. Js. 5:14 ___________________________________________
V. Deacons - I Tm. 3:8-13
A. List their qualifications
_______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________
B. I Tm. 3:10, 13 - What is their work? __________________ _______________________________________________________
C. I Cr. 3:5-9 - What are Apollos and Paul? ______________
D. What authority is given to them not given to every Christian? ____________________________________________
E. What kind of harmony does Christ want among members?
1. Jn 17:22 - That they may be ______________
2. I Cr. 1:10 - That they all speak the ________ thing, and that there be no _______________ among them.
3. Ep. 4:3 - Endeavoring to keep the _________ of the spirit in the bond of ____________________
F. Can one be saved outside the church?
1. Ac. 2:47 - The ____________ are added to the church.
2. Ep. 5:23 - Christ is the ____________ of the church.
3. As a Christian what is your responsibility to those not members of the Lord's church? _____________________
VI. Need for Faithfulness and Purity
A. Discipline - The responsibility and duty of the church.
The whole church is to withdraw itself from those who fail in one of these areas.
1. Hb. 10:23-32 - What is the sin? ____________________
a. We are to hold fast the confession of our faith
b. Consider one another, and provoke to good works
c. Not forsake the assembly
2. If we do miss worship:
a. We turn our back on the only hope of salvation
b. We trample underfoot the Son of God
c. We count as nothing the blood of Christ
d. We insult the Spirit of Divine Grace
e. We will, thus, receive a more severe punishment than death, have only Hell fire to look forward to, expect vengeance from the Lord, be judged down by God, fall into the hands of the living God unprepared.
3. I Cr. 5:2-9 - What is the sin? _____________________
a. Put away - "to lift up or out; remove; eject"
b. To deliver - "to expel"
c. Purge out - "to cleanse or clean by casting out"
d. No company - "do not associate, or be intimate with"
4. If the Elders lead in withdrawal from a disorderly member, what is your obligation? ______________________
5. I Ts. 5:14 - What is this sin? _____________________
6. Disorderly - "quitting the ranks; to be neglectful of duty; to be lawless; not in one's place, idle, lazy, said of those in the church who refuse to work, fail to discharge obligation."
7. Additional passages
a. Rm. 16:17-18 - "______________________ them which cause divisions and offences..."
Mark - "watch; take care; beware of"
Avoid - "turn away from; shun; do not fraternize or fellowship"
b. I Tm. 5:20 - "Them that sin _________ before all..."
Why? _____________________________________________
Rebuke - "to convict; detect; lay bare; expose; reprove; discipline; to call to account; show one his fault; demand an explanation."
8. What is the purpose of discipline?
a. II Cr. 2:1-11 _________________________________
b. Ep. 5:25-27 ___________________________________
c. I Tm. 5:20 ____________________________________
d. I Cr. 5:7-8 ___________________________________
9. What happens to the whole family if we do not practice discipline? Mt. 5:29-30 _____________________ _______________________________________________________
6. Do You Worship as the Bible Teaches?
I. What is Worship?
A. Most of us have equated worship with "going to church." Our word "worship" comes from the Saxon word "worthship" and means homage. Worship is attitude and activity designed to recognize and describe the worth of God. Worship means "to bow oneself in praise and adoration, as a servant to a master."
1. What is worship to you? ____________________________
2. Worship also is to edify the saints. The word "edify" has three meanings:
a. To build up from the beginning
b. To reconstruct
c. To polish
Worship is much more involved than "going to church".
B. God has revealed a pattern for worship that pleases Him!
1. Jn. 4:24 - God is a Spirit, and they that worship _________, worship Him in __________ and in _________
2. Who do you worship? ________________ If that worship is not in spirit and truth, is it acceptable? _________
3. I Pt. 2:5 - Must our worship be acceptable to God? (sacrifice = worship) _________________
4. Jn. 17:17 - What is truth? _________________________
5. Jn. 1:17 - Through whom does truth come? ___________
6. Jn. 16:13 - Into how much truth were the apostles guided? _______________________________________________
7. "In spirit" refers to the frame of mind.
a. Can you go through the form of worship and not worship? _________________________________________
b. Please explain. _______________________________ __________________________________________________
C. Worship that God rejects!
1. Mk.7:7 - Worship by the commandments of man is _____ _______________________________________________________
2. Mk. 7:8 - If one lays aside the commandment of God, he holds the tradition of ____________________
3. Mk. 7:13 - Human tradition makes God's word of _____ effect.
4. Co. 2:8 - Man's traditions can _________________ us, because they are not after _______________.
5. I Ti. 1:14 - Commandments of men turn us from the __ _______________________________________________________
a. Jn. 8:32 - What makes us free? ________________
b. Can you be free from sin while doing what you, rather than God, wants in worship?
6. Then, is it a matter of what you like that is important in worship? _________________________________
7. What is important? _________________________________
8. Name four kinds of worship:
a. Jn. 4:24 ______________________________________
b. Ac. 17:23 _____________________________________
c. Mt. 15:9 ______________________________________
d. Co. 2:23 ______________________________________
9. Which of these is pleasing to God and according to His will? _____________________________________________
a. Is it a sin to worship in a way not prescribed by God? __________________________________________
b. Rm. 10:1-3 - Is sincerity of purpose alone a guarantee that worship is pleasing to God? _______
II. The Elements of New Testament Worship
A. Singing:
1. Ep. 5:19 - What three kinds of songs must you sing?
a. _______________ Written by David, Solomon, and others (in Old Testament)
b. _______________ Poetry (written in blank verse by non-inspired writers imitating the Psalms)
c. _______________ Short poems glorifying God and teaching some Christian attribute
2. What instrument does this passage name as the one in which you make melody? ________________________________
3. To whom is worship in song primarily addressed? ____
4. Co. 3:16 - When you sing, you let the ___________ of Christ dwell in you.
a. This word _____________ and ______________; can you accomplish this is you don't sing? ___________
b. Would it be all right just to hum? ____________
c. Since this is a command of God, does it apply to everyone? _____________________________________
5. If you read only the New Testament, would you know anything about playing an instrument as a part of New Testament worship? ____________________________________
a. Did you know that instruments of music in worship were never used in the worship of the New Testament church? ________________________________
b. Is playing an instrument a part of God's will for you? _________________________________________
c. Would it be adding to the revealed will? ______
6. Is it right to do something because it is not strictly forbidden? ___________ Since the law sets 55 mph as the speed limit but does not specifically say that 76 mph is forbidden, it is alright to drive that speed? ________________________________________________
B. Prayer:
1. What is prayer? ____________________________________
a. Should it be necessary to memorize prayers? ___
b. I Cr. 14:15 - It is important to know what you say? __________________
2. I Ts. 5:17 - How often should you pray? ____________
3. I Tm. 2:8 - Who is to pray in public worship? ______
4. For what should you pray?
a. Mt. 6:12 ______________________________________
b. Mt. 6:13 ______________________________________
c. Mt. 6:11 ______________________________________
d. I Tm. 2:1 _____________________________________
e. Mt. 9:38 ______________________________________
f. Js. 5:14 ______________________________________
g. Mt. 5:44 ______________________________________
5. What kind of prayers are taught in the New Testament?
a. I Tm 4:5 - The word here means "intercession". How do you use this kind of prayer? ______________
b. Lk. 1:13 - This is "begging or supplication" (Like a distress signal). How do you employ this kind or prayer, and at what times in your life? __________________________________________________
c. Js. 5:15 - This is a wish expressed to God. What is the purpose of this kind of prayer? ______ __________________________________________________
d. Co. 3:17 - Thanksgiving is a quality of life that needs to be often expressed. Name some things for which you are thankful:
________________ _________________ _______________ ________________ _________________ _______________
________________ _________________ _______________ ________________ _________________ _______________
e. Rm. 8:26 - Prayer in this passage is the long outpouring of the heart. Time and content are less important than the aim and purpose. This is the most neglected area in prayer. What would you achieve by turning to God as counselor?
(1) ____________________________________________
(2) ____________________________________________
(3) ____________________________________________
(4) ____________________________________________
f. Why do you not employ prayer more in your life? __________________________________________________
g. Js. 5:16 - God hears the prayer of a __________ man.
h. Are you righteous? ____________________________
C. Lord's supper:
1. Mt. 26:26-29 - What are the emblems used in the Lord's Supper? ______________ and _____________________
a. The bread and fruit of the vine represent His _____________ and ____________________
b. It is a remembrance and renewal also of the New __________________ or covenant.
c. Would you miss a funeral (memorial service) of someone who died for you? ________________________
2. I Cr. 11:26 - In partaking, you remember His _______ till He _____________. Thus, you look backward in memory and forward in hope.
3. I Cr. 11:28 - Is any one worthy, or does this mean the manner in which you partake (regarding your attitude and devotion)? _______________________________
4. How often should you partake? ______________________
a. Ac. 20:7 - Why did the disciples come together? __________________________________________________
b. When did they partake? ________________________
c. Does every week have a first day? _____________
d. Ex. 20:10 - Did the Jews keep every Sabbath day holy? ____________________
5. Jn. 6:53-54 - What happens if you fail to partake of the total teachings of Christ, of which the Lord's Supper is a part? _____________________________________
6. do you believe it is important to partake each Lord's Day? ___________________________
D. Giving:
1. Does the New Testament teach that you should tithe? __________ If so, where? _____________________________
2. I Cr. 16:2 - When are you to give? _________________
3. How are you to give? _______________________________
4. Who is the source of your prosperity? ______________
5. What doe sit mean to give "as God hath prospered you?" _________________________________________________
6. Mt. 6:33 - Should your giving be the first thing planned in your budget? _______________________________
7. II Cr. 8:10-11 - Did the early church plan and purpose giving a year in advance? _____________________
8. Is this a New Testament example? ___________________
9. II Cr. 9:7 - Is giving required of every Christian? _______________________________________________________
10. II Cr. 9:6 - What is your reward in giving? _______ _______________________________________________________
11. Does your giving show that you really believe this?
_______________________________________________________
E. Fellowship
1. Ac. 2:42 - Fellowship means sharing together a join task and service. Can you have fellowship with Christ and His church if you do not worship regularly? ______
2. Mt. 15:9 - What happens if you worship according to man's standard rather than God's? ____________________
3. II Jn. 9 - What if you decide not to abide in the doctrine of Christ? __________________________________
F. Faithfulness
1. Hb. 10:25-26 - If you willfully forsake the assembling of the saints, is it a sin? _______________
2. If you turn your back, by willful sin, on the Son of God, what remains as a sacrifice of your sins? ________
3. Hb. 10:27 - By willfully forsaking worship, what can you expect to receive? _______________ and ____________
4. Hb. 10:28-29 - What three things does a person do who forsakes the assembly?
a. _______________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________
d. Men died for less insult to Moses' Law, what is worse punishment than physical death? ____________
5. Hb. 10:30-31 - Vengeance belongs to whom? __________
a. Who shall judge His people? ___________________
b. Does it change your destiny if other people also miss worship? ____________ It is a _________ thing to fall into the __________ of the _________ God unprepared.
6. Hb. 13:17 - Who watches for your soul? _____________
a. They must give ___________________
b. If you are unfaithful, they will give that account with ___________ rather than _________.
c. What if the elders decide it is necessary for the church to meet every night for one month for our spiritual edification? What is your responsibility? ____________________
d. How does Hb. 10:25-26 apply to this? _________ _________________________________________________
7. Do you plan to be faithful? _______________________
7. Personal Involvement and Responsibility
I. You and Your Relationship to Christ:
A. Draw a sketch depicting your concept of the church?
B. I Cr. 12:12 - How many bodies are there? ______________
1. Co. 1:18 & 24 - What is the body? __________________
2. How many churches are there? _______________________
3. Members are all a part of that one _________________
4. We are the body!
C. I Cr. 12:13 - How do we get into that one body or church? _______________________________________________
1. Could one be baptized into a denominational church and still be part of the one body? ____________________
2. Ga. 3:27 - Is that the same way one gets into Christ? _______________________________________________
D. I Cr. 12:14 - The church then is made up of ___________ members. Are you a member of the church? _____________
E. I Cr. 12:15-16 - Is every part of the body important to it proper function? ___________________________________
1. Should the parts be jealous of each other? _________
2. Can the body be healthy if I am not doing my function? ___________________
3. Is there a time of retirement? _____________________
F. I Cr. 12:17 & 19 - Should each member try to do the same work as every other member? ______________________
1. Do we each have to be preachers or song leaders? ___
2. If every member does the same work as every other member, would we have an active well-rounded body or church? _______________________
3. Should every Christian actively function as a part of the mission of the church - the winning of souls? __
G. I Cr. 12:18 - Who sets people in the body? ____________
1. Ac. 2:47 - This is also called _____________________
2. Who is to be pleased by the service we perform? ____
H. I Cr. 12:20-24 - Does every part of the body have an important function to perform? ________________________
1. Is every part of the body needed? __________________
2. Can we afford to lose any part of the body? ________
3. What if I can not teach publicly, an I still important to the proper function of the church? _______
4. If a part of the body is not active should the rest of the body offer concerned assistance? _______________
5. List some things you can do:
a. _______________________ b. ____________________
c. _______________________ d. ____________________
I. I Cr. 12:25 - There is to be no __________ in the body.
1. What can I do to prevent this?
a. _______________________________________________
b. _______________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________
2. Do I need to wait for someone to find a job? _______
3. We are to have ________________ for each other.
4. How do we express that care? _______________________
J. I Cr. 12:26 - Can we fulfill this passage without know-ing each other? ______________ List some things we can do as individuals to develop this kind of relationship:
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________
K. I Cr. 15:58 - What 3 things has God asked you to be in service to Him?
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
L. How do these 3 things apply in your life today? _______ _______________________________________________________
M. What does each mean to you in practical service?
1. ____________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________
N. What changes do you need to make now? _________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
O. Why must you be steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord? ______________________________
P. I Pt. 1:17 - By what will you be judged? ______________
If I do not work I should _____________________________
Q. Mt. 18:6-8 - What is by my failure to be active in service to God I cause another to stumble, what is my punishment? ___________________________________________
R. Are you active? ___________ List the areas of service:
1. _______________________ 2. ________________________
3. _______________________ 4. ________________________
II. Response:
A. In view of these verses:
1. Does every member have work to do? _________________
2. Does the body suffer if I do not do my part? _______
3. Do I suffer if I do not function? __________________
4. In light of this teaching, do I need to make some changes in my relationship and service in the church? _______________________________________________________
5. What changes do I need to make? ____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. How are you going to make these changes? ___________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
7. When are you going to make these changes? __________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Grace in Christ
I. The word "grace" originally meant "the kindness of a master toward a slave." In the New Testament it means "God's unmerited benevolent love for sinful man, revealed and made effective in Jesus Christ."
A. The word "grace" is used in several other ways in the New Testament:
1. Co. 4:6 - Pleasantness, attractiveness
2. Lk. 2:40 - Favor or approval
3. Rm. 6:17 - Thanks, appreciation of a favor (We speak of saying "grace" at the dinner table.) "grace or thanks be to God" -- same Greek word.
B. Sometimes it is called the "grace of God."
1. I Cr. 15:10 - Am I anything to brag about, of and by myself? _______________________________________________
By what do I accomplish my service to God? _________
_______________________________________________________
2. II Cr. 5:18 - Why is it called the grace of God? ___ _______________________________________________________
C. It is the grace of "Jesus Christ."
1. II Cr. 8:9 - Jesus became ___________________ that we might become _______________________. Why is it also called the grace of Christ? ______________________
2. The quality of Christ's grace:
a. Rm. 4:4; Ep. 2:8 - Grace is not a reward or God's payment of what is due man, but rather a __________________________________________________
b. Rm. 5:15 - Grace is said to ___________________
1) II Cr. 4:15 -...the _______________ grace.
2) Is grace limited? ________________________
3) What does the word "redound" mean? _______ _____________________________________________
c. Ep. 2:7 - Grace ____________________________our expectations.
d. Ep. 2:8 - Grace saves us through ______________
e. Rm. 10:17 - Faith comes by hearing ____________
f. Rm. 3:24; II Tim. 2:1 - Grace and redemption are both obtained in _____________________________
g. Ga. 3:27 - How does one get into Christ? ______
h. Can we have grace and ignore our own obedience to the will of God? ______________________________
1) Rm. 5:9 - We are justified by His ________
2) Rm. 5:1 - We are justified by ____________
3) Does grace stand alone? __________________
3. How are we saved by grace? (List the things the Ephesians did to be saved. Note each verse.)
a. Ep. 1:13 - ____________________________________
b. Ac. 19:17-20 - ________________________________
c. Ac. 19:1-5 - __________________________________
4. Practical considerations of grace:
a. Rm. 5:1-2 - Through whom do we have access into the grace of God? ________________________________
1) Grace brings _____________ and ___________ to the life of the Christian.
2) Ti. 2:11 - Is grace for a select few? ____
3) Ti. 2:12 - What must one do to obtain the salvation brought by grace? _________________ _____________________________________________
b. Rm. 5:6 - Why does grace come only through Christ? __________________________________________
c. I Pt. 2:21 - What did Jesus do for you on the cross? ___________________________________________
d. Rm. 5:10 - God's grace made known in Christ, and His death _________________________ us to God.
e. Rm. 5:17 - Because of grace, we can ___________
1) De we have security in Christ? ___________
2) Rm. 5:20 - What is my struggle to live in Christ is more severe than someone else's; will grace still cover my sins? _____________
3) Rm. 6:1-2 - Shall I then just relax and let sin go unchecked? _______________________
f. Rm. 5:21 - Grace reigns through _______________
g. I Jn. 1:7 - The grace of Christ through His blood keeps on cleansing me as long as I _________ __________________________________________________
h. Ga. 5:4 - Can I fall from grace? ______________
1) Jd. 4 - What is one way I can fall from grace? ______________________________________
2) Hb. 10:25-29 - Name another way I can fall from grace. _________________________________
i. II Cr. 6:1 - The grace of God can be bestowed in _______________________________________________
j. I Cr. 15:10 - How do I keep it from being useless in my life? ______________________________
II. Conclusion
A. Grace is not our reward for good conduct, but a means of rescue from our deep failure to save ourselves. Does this mean that we do not have to do God's will? (Mt. 7:21) ____________________________________________
B. By grace man is justified by God. God accepts him as righteous. In spite of his obvious acknowledged wrong doings, God treats him as innocent. Can we be saved without obedience? (Hb. 5:8-9) ________________________
C. Does grace override my will and violate my responsibility to God? ________________________________
D. What two things work together to build the ladder that will lead me to eternal salvation? ____________________ and ______________________
E. Grace is that active and effective power from God that, through Christ, offers merciful aid to man, so that in his obedience, God can heal the ruin of his soul.
TWO LETTER ABBREVIATIONS FOR
BIBLE BOOKS
OLD TESTAMENT
Gn II Ch Dn
Ex Ez Hs
Lv Ne Jl
Nu Es Am
Dt Jb Ob
Jh Ps Jo
Jg Pv Mi
Rt Ec Na
I Sm So Hk
II Sm Is Zp
I Kg Jr Hg
II Kg Lm Zr
I Ch Ek Ma
NEW TESTAMENT
Mt Ep Hb
Mk Pi Js
Lk Co I Pt
Jn I Ts II Pt
Ac II Ts I Jn
Rm I Tm II Jn
I Cr II Tm III Jn
II Cr 1 Ti Jd
Ga Pe Rv
WORD MEANINGS
Christ - English for Messiah meaning anointed and appointed one who speaks for God. Jn. 4:25; Hb. 1:1
Correction - Restoration, standing upright that which has fallen over
Covenant - that handed down by God expressing his will. We can only accept or reject it.
Doctrine - That which makes one wise unto salvation.
Instruction in Righteousness - Maintaining the right relationship between God and his children.
Jesus - Savior Mt. 1:21
Lord - Master
Reproof - A proof standard like a proof coin.
Redound - To come back and multiply.
Oracle - Word
Name - Everything that the name covers, every thought and feeling roused in the mind by mentioning, hearing remembering the name.
to salvation.
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