STUDY QUESTIONS FOR “How to Build Strong Relationships”

1. What does James 1:19 have to say, and how does it apply to building stronger relationships?

2. What good piece of advice is found in Revelation 2:29 for people who want to build stronger relationships?

3. What good piece of advice is found in Proverbs 1:5 for people who want to build stronger relationships?

4. What good piece of advice is found in Proverbs 19:20 for people who want to build stronger relationships?

5. What admonishment did Jesus Christ offer in Luke 8:18?

6. Proverbs 4:7 says, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom.” Based on the material found in the verses above in questions 1-5, what is one good way to “get wisdom”?

7. What question did Jesus ask in John 8:43 that applies in regard to people today who want to build stronger relationships?

8. In John 6:53-58 Jesus spoke some “difficult words” to His disciples. What (as discussed in this lesson) would have helped those disciples be able to better understand Jesus’ points?

9. How can entering into a relationship with preconceived notions or unproved assumptions affect the people in a relationship?

 10. How can the admonition found in Proverbs 14:29 help people build stronger relationships?

 11. How can the admonition given by Jesus in Matthew 7:7 help people build stronger relationships?

 12. As discussed in this lesson, what did the apostle Paul do in 1 Corinthians 5:9-10 that could help people build stronger relationships?

 13. If there is a problem in a relationship, how can “treating the disease instead of the symptoms” help repair the relationship?

 14. What good piece of advice is found in Proverbs 2:2 for people who want to build stronger relationships?

 15. What good piece of advice is found in Proverbs 22:17 for people who want to build stronger relationships?

 16. How can the principle founds in James 2:17 help build a stronger relationship?

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