1. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 4:16, “Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.” What are the two main points in this passage?
2. According to John 5:28-29, there will be a sort of “dual
resurrection” on the last day. Explain what will happen on that occasion.
3. James wrote: “Blessed is the man who endures temptation…” (Jas. 1:12). Why should
we count temptation as a blessing?
4. If we endure temptation, and are faithful “unto death,
what will we receive, according to James 1:12 and Revelation 2:10?
5. The writer of the Book of Hebrews used Jesus as the example of our ultimate Encourager!
Why? Include in your answer Hebrews 12:2.
6. In Romans 8:18, Paul compared “the sufferings of this present time”
with “the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Explain his meaning.
7. What was James trying to get across to us when he wrote, “Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (Jas. 1:2-4)?
8. Paul said in 2 Corinthians 5 that we “walk by faith, and not by sight.” Explain what that does, and does not, mean.
9. How is faith generated or created? How is it sustained or maintained?
10. Paul told the Christians in Thessalonica to
“prove all things,
and hold fast to that which is good” (1 Thess. 5:21). Why did they need to
“test” things? Does this apply to us today? If so, how do we going about doing
the testing?
11. What is the difference between natural revelation and
special revelation?
12. In 2 Corinthians 5, Paul wrote, “We make it our
aim, whether present
or absent, to be well pleasing to Him.” Using the context of verses 5 and 6,
explain why we should do that.
13. According to Ecclesiastes 12:13-15, what is the “whole duty” of man?
14. Hebrews 9:27 states, “For it is appointed unto men once to die, and then the judgment.” According to John 12:48, what will judge us on that occasion?
15. In 2 Corinthians 5:14-15, Paul presented the idea that
Christians “don’t give up.” Why
don’t they give up?
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