1. According to 1 Timothy 3:14-15, why did Paul write Timothy this letter?
2. The text of 1 Timothy 3:16 (“Without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory”) is sometimes known by a catch-phrase. What is that catch-phrase?
3. While it is true that Jesus was manifested in human form, there is one thing that did not happen while He was in that form. According to 1 Peter 2:22, what is that one thing?
4. According to 1 Corinthians 15, how many people saw Christ after His resurrection?
5. What is the significance of the answer to question #4 above when it comes to documenting the resurrection of Christ as a historical event?
6. When Paul wrote (1 Tim. 3:16) that Christ was “received up in glory,” to what was the apostle referring?
7. According to Psalm 24:7-10, who is “the King of glory”?
8. Daniel made a prophecy in the Old Testament that reads as follows: “I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire” (Dan. 7:10). To whom does Daniel’s phrase, “the ancient of days,” refer?
9. The truth of God does not depend on the church for its veracity, but it does depend on the church for something else. What is that “something else”?
10. Why was it part of “the mystery of godliness” that Christ was “preached to the Gentiles?
11. If you wanted to sum up “the Gospel in a nutshell,” how would you do it?
12. According to 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, something puts power into Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. What is that “something”?
13. What did the Gnostics of the first century believe?
14. According to Paul’s discussion in the first part of 1 Timothy 4, part of a preacher’s job is to speak out against something. What is that “something”?
15. Paul told Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:6 that he ought to “instruct the brethren in these things.” To what does the phrase “these things” refer?
16. What did Paul mean when he told Timothy, “Let no one despise your youth”? (1 Tim. 4:12)?
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