1. According to Hebrews 11:6, what must a person have in order to be pleasing to God?
2. According to passages such as John 3:16 and John 8:24, what composes part of a person’s faith?
3. How important, according to Acts 4:12, is faith in Christ?
4. When, in 1 John 5:21, the Bible tells us to “keep ourselves from idols,” what “broader message” is it giving us regarding our belief in the God of the Bible? [HINT: See Matthew 4:10.]
5. According to James 2:24-26, by what is a person justified before God?
6. According to James 2:24-26, by what is a person not justified before God?
7. What important point is found in James 2:19 (“You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!”) which proves that “faith alone” is not able to save a person?
8. What important point is found in John 12:42-43 about the Jewish rulers which proves that “faith alone” is not able to save a person?
9. What important point did Jesus make in John 14:15 which proves that “faith alone” is not enough to save a person?
10. What point did Jesus make in John 15:14 which proves that there is more to “faith” than “mere belief”?
11. What important point did Jesus make in Matthew 7:21 about “just believing” in Him as Lord?
12. According to Hebrews 5:9, for whom is Jesus “the author of eternal salvation”?
13. What important question did James ask in James 2:14?
14. Name the three types of works discussed in this lesson.
15. Of the three types of works mentioned in question #14 above, which one is required of Christians in order to be saved?
16. What challenge did James issue in the latter part of James 2:18?
17. According to Galatians 5:6, what type of faith “avails” (that is, can save a person)?
18. According to John 6:28-29, is “belief” actually a type of “work”?
19. According to the New Testament what must a person do to become a Christian?
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