1. Jesus said in Matthew 6:21 that wherever our treasure is, that is where our heart will be as well. Then, in 2 Corinthians 10:17, Paul said that if we are to glory, we are to glory “in the Lord.” What is the point of these two passages when considered together?
2. Give two examples of how Satan might tempt someone with the “lust of the flesh.”
3. Give two examples of how Satan might tempt someone with the “lust of the eyes.”
4. Give two examples of how Satan might tempt someone with the “pride of life.”
5. The Book of Mormon claims to be “another testament of Jesus Christ.” Using such passages as Galatians 1:6-9 and 2 Corinthians 11:4, explain how we know that is wrong.
6. According to Ephesians 1:22-23, there is only “one body.” According to Colossians 1:22-23, the body is the church. What is the logical implication of linking these passages together?
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8. In 2 Corinthians 11:5, Paul said that he was “not at all inferior to the most eminent of the apostles.” Was Paul bragging? If not, why did he make such a statement?
9. In 1 John 4:1, John told Christians to “test the spirits.” Why was that necessary? Incorporate 2 Peter 2:1-2 into your response.
10. Paul listed in 2 Corinthians 11:24-26 some of the things he had endured as he had traveled to preach the Gospel. What was his purpose in listing his “sufferings”?
11. In 2 Timothy 3:12, Paul said that all those who live righteously in Christ will suffer persecution. Discuss Jesus’ statement in Luke 9:62 in light of Paul’s comment.
12. In Mark 12:42, Jesus saw a poor widow who put a mere “two mites” into the temple treasury. Why did the Lord commend her?
13. Sometimes, it may be that all we, personally, can do is “let someone down in a basket” (see 2 Corinthians 11:32-33). Discuss that concept in light of the teachings found in this lesson.
14. Paul wrote in Romans 8:18, “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” What did he mean?
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