1. In this lesson the statement is made that God’s grace “superabounded.” Explain what that means.
2. At baptism, we do two things to the “old man.” What are those two things?
3. According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, when we come up out of the waters of baptism, something happens to us. What is that “something”?
4. Some in the religious world today suggest that baptism can actually be accomplished by any one of three modes. What are those three modes?
5. Two of the three modes of baptism (mentioned in question 4 above) are not actually baptism at all. Which two? Explain your answer.
6. Explain how the examples of John the Immerser (John 3:23) and the Ethiopian nobleman (Acts 8) fit into your answer to question 5.
7. Colossians 2:12 teaches us that, at baptism, two things take place. What are those two things?
8. Why was Jesus baptized?
9. Name something for which Jesus was not baptized.
10. Give two scriptures which teach that the church is the body, and that there is therefore only one church.
11. The text of Revelation 2:10—“Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life”—has a dual meaning. Explain those two meanings.
12. What is Paul trying to get across to Christians in Romans 6:11?
13. Explain the “second law of pardon,” and give a scriptural example of where it was used successfully.
14. In Romans 6:1,15, Paul asked two questions. What were those two questions, and what were the answers to them?
15. Galatians 5 has a dual meaning—one that applied to people of the first century, and one that applies to us today in a practical sense. Explain those two meanings.
16. What did Paul mean when he said that we should be “slaves of righteousness” (Rom. 6:16-17)?
17. According to Galatians 5:4, what can happen to a Christian if he or she is not faithful to God?
THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST,