1. In John 10, Jesus used figurative language (“I am the Good Shepherd,” “I am the door,” etc.) to describe Himself. What was His purpose in doing this?
2. When Jesus said, “I and the Father are One” (Jn. 10:30), this was His way of expressing something. What was that “something”?
3. In John 10:28-29, Jesus referred to the fact that no one would be able to “snatch” His disciples out of His hand. If this is accepted at face value, then is it possible for a Christian to ever be lost? If so, how?
4. Jesus intentionally waited until Lazarus had died before He showed up at his home in Bethany. What did Jesus do such a thing?
5. One of the main messages of the Book of John is that we must not see Jesus just as our Savior, but as “something else.” What is that something else?
6. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul stated that if the resurrection of Christ is not true, then Christians are, of all people, most pitiable. Explain why this is the case.
7. What was the sole purpose of Jesus’ raising Lazarus from the dead?
8. Explain Paul’s statement in 2 Corinthians 5:21—“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
9. What did Paul mean when he wrote: “For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Phil. 1:21)?
10. Jesus referred to an event that was in His disciples’ future when He said, “I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself” (Jn. 12:32). What was the future event to which Jesus was referring?
11. In John 12:48, Jesus taught that in the last day, “something” would judge us. What is that something?
12. The Scriptures make it clear that, eventually, every knee will bow to Christ as Savior. Where is that taught?
13. When Jesus washed the disciples’ feet (Jn 13), what lesson was He trying to get across to them?
14. In John 13:34-35, Jesus said, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” What was “new” about this commandment?
15. According to John 14:15 and John 15:14, how important is it for Christians today to keep God’s commandments?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,