1. When Paul writes in Colossians 3:2, “Set your min on the things above, not on the things on the earth,” what is he trying to teach us?
2. What is the relationship between Paul’s instructions in Colossians 3:2 and Jesus’ instructions in Matthew 6:21?
3. Hebrews 12:1 speaks of the fact that we are “surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses.” Who are those witnesses?
4. In Colossians 3:5, Paul tells Christians to “put to death your members….” What are the “members” of which speaks?
5. The people in Thessalonica turned from worshiping idols to worship the one and only living God (1 Thess. 1:7-10). What action did they have to take in order to do that?
6. What is the importance for us today of Joel 2:13?
7. In Matthew 3:7, John harshly chastised the Pharisees who came to him to be baptized. Why did he do such a thing?
8. In Colossians 3:9-10, Paul said, “Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.” Who does a person “put off the old man with his deeds”?
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11. What is the common theme of Colossians 3:15 and Ephesians 4:4?
12. Where in the New Testament are musical instruments authorized in worship of God?
13. In Colossians 3:16, Paul specifically mentions an “instrument” that is to be used in “singing and making melody.” What is that instrument?
14. According to Ephesians 5:19 and Colossians 3:16, singing is a certain type of act. What type of act is it?
15. Would solos or choirs fit within the confines of the instruction found in Colossians 3:16? If not, why not?
16. Why did God slay Nadab and Abihu (Lev. 10:1-2)? What is the message of their deaths for those of us today?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,