1. What is the meaning of the word “diligent” in 2 Timothy 2:15?
2. Everything we do as Christians is intended to bring glory to God. According to this lesson, what is one of the ways we can do that?
3. If we want to “rightly divide” the Word of God, there are two things we must not do. What are those two things?
4. What did Jesus mean when He said, “In vain they worship Me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men” (Mt. 15:9)?
5. What is the difference between a “profane babbling” and “idle babblings”?
6. Explain the impact that John 5:28-29 has on the false teachings that were being propagated by Hymenaeus and Philetus.
7. What did Peter mean when he wrote, “If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God” (1 Pet. 4:11)?
8. Why were the Christians in
9. Explain the connection between 1 Thessalonians 5:21 and 1 John 4:1.
10. What did Paul command Christians to do in regard to false teachers who refused to repent of the error of their ways?
11. Paul told Timothy about “a solid foundation of God.” What was the “seal” of that solid foundation?
12. If Christians find themselves in a situation where they must withdraw their fellowship from a brother or sister, what should be the ultimate goal of such an action?
13. In 2 Timothy 2:21, Paul remarked, “If anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.” What was the apostles’s point in making such a comment?
14. Explain exactly how Paul was a “pattern for salvation” (1 Tim. 1:15-16).
15. List some of the things that Paul mentioned in 2 Timothy 3:1-5 as causing “perilous times.”
16. Who are the people of whom Paul spoke in 2 Timothy 3:5 who had “a form of godliness, but deny its power”?
17. What does the Greek word theopneustos
mean? How does this apply to the inspiration of the Bible?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,