STUDY QUESTIONS FOR matthew lesson 6 (Chapters 16-20)

1. In Matthew 17:5, what did God say to Peter, James, and John?

2. How does God’s statement in Matthew 17:5 apply to us today?

3. What specific subject what Christ discussing in Matthew 16:13-18?

4. According to Christ’s own comment in Matthew 16:18, how many churches did He say He would build?

5. According to Ephesians 1:21-23, of what is Christ the Head?

6. According to Ephesians 1:22-23, what is a synonym for “the church”?

7. According to Ephesians 4, how many bodies are there?

8. According to the teaching contained in Matthew 16:18, Ephesians 1:21-23, and Ephesians 4:4, how many churches did Christ establish?

9. In 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, what did Paul condemn?

 10. How do Paul’s statements in 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 apply to the concept of denominationalism today?

 11. What two important questions did Christ ask in Matthew 16:26?

 12. According to Ecclesiastes 12:13-14, what is our duty while we are here on Earth?

 13. What important event regarding Christ is recorded in Matthew 17?

 14. In Matthew 17:5, what did God say concerning to Christ?

 15. What important spiritual lesson is contained in Matthew 17:5 that applies to us today?

 16. According to 2 Peter 1:21, how did the Scriptures come about?

 17. In Matthew 18, Jesus discussed two things that a person needed to do to be a legitimate citizen of the kingdom of God. What were those two things?

 18. With what specific issue was Jesus dealing when He gave the instruction that is provided in Matthew 18:21-35?

 19. In Matthew 19:9, Jesus provided the only reason for divorce that is acceptable to God. What was that reason?

 20. What important event occurred in Ezra 9 and 10?

 21. In Matthew 20, the kingdom is likened to something. What is that “something”?

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