STUDY QUESTIONS FOR Misconceptions of Unity

1. In Ezra 4:1-3 what were Joshua and Zerubbabel doing that led others to tempt them to compromise?

2. What response did Joshua and Zerubbabel make to those who tempted them to compromise?

3. What does 2 Kings 17:33 tell us about certain people of that day?

4. How does 2 Kings 17:33 apply to us today?

5. Explain what Jesus meant in Matthew 6:24 when He said, “No one can serve two mas­ters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other.”

6. To which three people are we introduced in Daniel 3:12?

7. According to Daniel 3:10-12, what had the three people mentioned in verse 12 done that infuriated King Nebuchadnezzar?

8. In Daniel 3:15, what offer did King Nebuchadnezzar make to the three people to whom he was speaking?

9. According to Daniel 3:16-18, what response did the three people make to the king’s of­fer?

 10. What is the moral of the story in Daniel 3 for us today?

 11. In Revelation 2:14-15, what did Christ tell the Christians in Pergamos that they were doing wrong?

 12. How does the information in Revelation 2:14-15 apply to us today?

 13. In Matthew 8:22, what did Jesus mean when He said, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

 14. With whom was Jesus having a conversation in Mark 10:17-22?

 15. According to Mark 10:18, what did the person to whom Jesus was speaking (in Mark 10: 17-22) want to know?

 16. According to Mark 10:21, what one thing did the person in Mark 10:17-22 need to do?

 17. According to Mark 10:22, did he do it?

 18. What is the moral of the story in Mark 10:17-22 for us today?

 19. From 2 John 9, what do we know of those who do not abide in Christ’s teachings?

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