STUDY QUESTIONS FOR 1 Timothy Lesson 3 (Chapters 4)

1. In 1 Timothy 4:1, what prediction did the apostle Paul make (based on information giv­en to him by the Holy Spirit)?

2. This lesson repeatedly addresses a popular-but-false doctrine that pertains to a person’s salvation. What is that doctrine?

3. What did Paul say in 1 Corinthians 9:27 about actions he took in his own life to ensure his salvation?

4. What group of people is Paul discussing in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5?

5. In 1 Corinthians 10:7, why did Paul say that he had discussed the people and events that he mentioned in 1 Corinthians 10:1-5?

6. In 1 Corinthians 10:12, what warning does Paul offer to Christians?

7. According to the instruction found in this lesson, what topic was the apostle Peter discussing in 2 Peter 2:20-21?

8. What instruction for Christians is contained in Hebrews 3:12?

9. Hebrews 6:4 speaks of certain Christians who “once were enlightened,” who “had tasted of the heavenly gift,” who “had been partakers of the Holy Spirit,” and who “had tasted the good Word of God.” But verse 7 says that something might happen to such Christians. What was that “something”?

 10. Revelation 20:15 and 21:27 clearly teach that if a person’s name is written in the Book of Life, then that person is numbered among the saved. In Revelation 3:5, we also are told, “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.” In what state would a Christian find himself if his or her name was blotted out of the Book of Life?

 11. In Hebrews 3:14 Christians are told that they will receive eternal life if they do something. What is that “something”?

 12. John 10:27-29 teaches that no one can snatch Christians from God’s hand. However, can a Christian, of his own volition, leave God’s embrace? If a person was to do that, in what state would he or she then be—saved or lost?

 13. Judas Iscariot was one of Christ’s twelve apostles. What important piece of information if founds in Acts 1:25 about Judas?

 14. Acts 5:1-11 discusses two Christians by the name of Ananias and Sapphira. What hap­pened to them—and why?

 15. What does Galatians 5:4 say had happened to certain first-century Christians?

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