1. What does the denominational doctrine of “once saved, always saved” teach?
2. What important question did King Zedekiah ask in Jeremiah 37:17?
3. What important question did the apostle Paul ask in Romans 4:3?
4. According to Galatians 5:4, what had some first-century Christians done?
5. In Acts 8 after a man named Simon had obeyed the Gospel and become a Christian, what sin did he commit?
6. After Simon committed the sin mentioned in question #6 above, what did Peter tell him in Acts 8:20-23.
7. According to Acts 8:24, what was Simon’s response to the chastisement he received from the apostle Peter?
8. In 1 Corinthians 10:12, what good advice did the apostle Paul offer the Christians in Corinth?
9. What is the implication of Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 10:12 when it comes to the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”?
10. What is the implication for the doctrine of “once saved, always saved” from Peter’s statement in 2 Peter 1:10 (“Be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble”)?
11. Explain the implication of Ezekiel 18:24 for the doctrine of “once saved, always saved.”
12. In 2 Peter 2:20, what did Peter have to say about those people who had become Christians, but who then turned back to a life of sin?
13. What is the implication of the apostle Paul’s statement in 1 Corinthians 9:27 (“I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified”)?
14. What is the implication of the statement made by the apostle John in Revelation 3:5 (“He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.”)?
15. What did Jesus teach in Revelation 2:10, and what is the implication of that teaching for the doctrine of “once saved, always saved”?
16. According to the material contained in this lesson, what is the meaning of 1 John 3:9 (“Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God.”)?
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