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What are we going to do?
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
investigate some basic facts of the bible:
§
What does the
word ‘bible’ mean?
§
What are the two
major parts of the bible?
§
who is the origin of the bible?
§
Is the bible the
word of God?
§
What is the purpose
of the bible?
§
What is the credibility
of the bible?
§
How long does the
bible endure?
§
How can we
understand the bible?
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What are we going to do?
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We are going to investigate some
basic facts of the bible
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2)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
investigate some basic facts of the bible.
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3)
What does the word
‘bible’ mean?
o
The word ‘bible’ comes
from the Greek word that means ‘book’.
4)
What are the two
major parts of the bible?
o
The two major
parts of the bible are
§
The Old
Testament.
§
And the New
Testament.
5)
What does the
word ‘Testament’ mean?
o
The word ‘Testament’
means covenant.
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2 Timothy 3:16-17
16All Scripture is
God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness,
17so that
the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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6)
What is Scripture?
o
Scripture is the
bible.
7)
According to
verse 16 who is the origin of the bible?
o
God is the origin
of the bible.
8)
According to
verse 16 how much of the bible comes from God?
o
All of it.
9)
Is the entire
bible the word of God?
o
Yes.
10)
Is there other evidence
in the bible that it is the word of God, given Romans 3:1-2 and Colossians
1:23-26?
o
Yes,
§
Per Romans 3:1-2
the Old Testament of the bible is the word of God.
§
And per Colossians
1:23-26, the gospel disclosed to the Lord’s people in the New Testament of the
bible is the word of God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 3:1-2 that says,
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1What advantage, then, is
there in being a Jew, or what value is there in circumcision?
2Much in every way! First of
all, the Jews have been entrusted with the very words of God.
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11)
According to
verses 1 and 2 what advantage is there in being a Jew?
o
The Jews have
been entrusted with the very words of God.
12)
What specifically
have the Jews been entrusted with?
o
The Jews have
been entrusted with the Old Testament of the bible.
13)
What does verse 2
imply concerning the Old Testament of the bible that the Jews have been
entrusted with?
o
It implies that
the Old Testament of the bible is the word of God.
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· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Colossians 1:21-26 that says,
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21Once you were alienated
from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior.
22But now he has reconciled
you by Christ’s physical body through death to present you holy in his sight,
without blemish and free from accusation—
23if you continue in your
faith, established and firm, and do not move from the hope held out in the
gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every
creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.
24Now I rejoice in what I am
suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to
Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.
25I have become its servant
by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its
fullness—
26the
mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now
disclosed to the Lord’s people.
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14)
Whom does ‘you’
in verse 21 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 21
refers to the disciples.
15)
According to
verse 21 what was the disciples’ former relationship to God as a result of
their evil behavior?
o
They once
§
Were alienated
from God.
§
And were enemies
in their minds.
16)
According to
verse 22 how has God reconciled the disciples?
o
God has
reconciled the disciples
§
By Christ’s
physical body.
§
Through death.
17)
According to
verse 22 what is the outcome of God’s reconciliation?
o
God presents the
disciples
§
Holy in his sight.
§
Without blemish.
§
And free from
accusation.
18)
According to
verse 23 what is the reconciliation conditioned upon?
o
The reconciliation
is conditioned upon the disciples continuing in their faith
§
Established and
firm.
§
And not moving
from the hope held out in the gospel.
19)
According to
verses 22 and 23 what is the gospel?
o
The gospel is God’s
reconciliation of the disciples
§
By Christ’s
physical body.
§
Through death.
o
To present them
§
Holy in his sight.
§
Without blemish.
§
And free from
accusation.
o
If
o
They continue in their
faith
§
Established and
firm.
§
And not moving
from the hope held out in the gospel.
20)
What is the hope
held out in the gospel?
o
It is the hope of
eternal life per Titus 3:4-7 discussed earlier.
21)
According to
verse 23 what is the scope of the audience of the gospel?
o
The gospel has
been proclaimed to every creature under heaven.
22)
According to
verse 23 who had become a servant of the gospel?
o
Paul had.
23)
Where can the gospel
that Paul preached be found?
o
The gospel that Paul
preached can be found in the New Testament of the bible.
24)
According to
verse 24 what did Paul rejoice in?
o
He rejoiced in
what he was suffering for the disciples.
25)
According to
verse 24 what did Paul aim to accomplish in regard to Christ’s afflictions in suffering
for the church?
o
He aimed to fill
up in his flesh what was still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions.
26)
According to
verse 25 whose servant had Paul become?
o
He had become the
servant of the church.
27)
According to
verse 25 how had Paul become the servant of the church?
o
He had become the
servant of the church by the commission God gave him.
28)
According to
verse 25 what was Paul’s task as the servant of the church?
o
His task was to
present to the church the word of God in its fullness.
29)
According to
verse 26 had the word of God in its fullness been known before and why?
o
No, because it
was a mystery that
§
Had been kept
hidden for
Ø
Ages.
Ø
And generations.
§
But was then
disclosed to the Lord’s people.
30)
What is the word
of God in its fullness in the current context?
o
The gospel that
can be found in the New Testament of the bible is the word of God in its
fullness.
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Conclusion
31)
Who is the origin
of the bible?
o
God is the origin
of the bible.
32)
Is the bible the
word of God?
o
Yes.
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John 20:31
31 But these are written that
you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing
you may have life in his name.
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33)
Whom does ‘you’
refer to?
o
‘You’ refers to the
disciples.
34)
What did the
writer of the gospel of John say was the purpose of the writing of the gospel
account?
o
It was written
§
That the disciples
may believe that Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
And that by
believing they may have life in his name.
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Conclusion
35)
What is the purpose
of the bible?
o
The gospel of
John was written
§
That the
disciples may believe that Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
And that by
believing they may have life in his name.
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2Timothy 3:16-17
16All Scripture is
God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in
righteousness,
17so that
the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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36)
According to
verse 16 what is the bible useful for?
o
The bible is
useful for
§
Teaching.
§
Rebuking.
§
Correcting.
§
And training in
righteousness.
37)
According to
verses 16 and 17 what is the outcome of the obedience of the servant of God to
instructions in the bible?
o
The outcome is
that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
38)
To what extent
should the servant of God turn to the bible for guidance since the bible can be
used to equip the servant of God for every good work?
o
The servant of
God should turn to the bible for guidance in everything pertaining to the work
of the gospel.
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Conclusion
39)
What is the purpose
of the bible?
o
The bible is
useful for
§
Teaching.
§
Rebuking.
§
Correcting.
§
And training in
righteousness.
o
So that
o
The servant of
God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
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John 10:34-36
34Jesus answered them, “Is it
not written in your Law, ‘I have said you are “gods”’?
35If he called them ‘gods,’
to whom the word of God came—and Scripture cannot be set aside—
36what
about the one whom the Father set apart as his very own and sent into the
world? Why then do you accuse me
of blasphemy because I said, ‘I am God’s Son’?
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40)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 can the bible be set aside?
o
No.
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Conclusion
41)
What is the credibility
of the bible?
o
The bible cannot
be set aside.
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1 Peter 1:23-25
23For you have been born
again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and
enduring word of God.
24For, “All people are like
grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers
and the flowers fall,
25but the word of the Lord
endures forever.” And this is the word that was preached to you.
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42)
Whom does ‘you’
in verse 23 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 23
refers to the disciples.
43)
What does being born
again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable mean and why?
o
It means being born
again,
§
Not of the flesh.
§
But of God.
o
Because
o
In the bible the
reference to being born is
§
Either of the
flesh.
§
Or of God.
44)
According to
verse 23 what is the means of being born again?
o
Being born again is
through the
§
Living.
§
And enduring word
of God.
45)
According to
verse 24 what are all people like?
o
All people are
like grass.
46)
According to
verse 24 what is the glory of people like?
o
All their glory
is like the flowers of the field.
47)
According to
verse 24 what is the fate people and their glory suffer?
o
People wither
like grass.
o
And their glory falls
like flowers.
48)
According to
verse 25 what is the durability of the word of the Lord in contrast?
o
The word of the
Lord endures forever.
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Conclusion
49)
How long does the
bible endure?
o
The bible endures
forever.
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Matthew 24:35
35Heaven and earth will pass
away, but my words will never pass away.
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50)
Whom does ‘my’
refer to?
o
‘My’ refers to Jesus.
51)
What will happen
to heaven and earth?
o
Heaven and earth
will pass away.
52)
What is the durability
of Jesus’ words in comparison to heaven and earth?
o
Heaven and earth
will pass away.
o
But Jesus’ words
will never pass away.
53)
Where are Jesus’ words
recorded?
o
Jesus’ words are recorded
in the bible.
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Conclusion
54)
How long does the
bible endure?
o
Heaven and earth
will pass away.
o
But the bible
will never pass away.
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1 Corinthians 2:11-12
11For who knows a person’s
thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
12What we have received is
not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may
understand what God has freely given us.
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55)
According to
verse 11 who knows a person’s thoughts?
o
No one knows a
person’s thoughts except the person’s spirit within him or her.
56)
According to
verse 11 who knows the thoughts of God?
o
No one knows the
thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
57)
According to
verse 12 what have we received?
o
What we have
received is
§
Not the spirit of
the world.
§
But the Spirit
who is from God.
58)
According to
verse 12 how may we understand what God has freely given us?
o
We have received
the Spirit who is from God.
o
So that
o
We may understand
what God has freely given us.
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Conclusion
59)
How can we
understand the bible?
o
We can understand
the bible.
o
After
o
We have received
the gift of the Holy Spirit.
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We are going to investigate some
basic facts of the bible
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How can we overcome
temptation with the help of God’s word?
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60)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out how we can overcome temptation with the help of God’s word.
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Matthew 4:1-17
1Then Jesus was led by the
Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
2After fasting forty days and
forty nights, he was hungry.
3The tempter came to him and
said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
4Jesus answered, “It is
written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from
the mouth of God.’”
5Then the devil took him to
the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.
6“If you are the Son of God,”
he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels
concerning you,
and they will lift
you up in their hands,
so that you will
not strike your foot against a stone.’”
7Jesus answered him, “It is
also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”
8Again, the devil took him to
a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their
splendor.
9“All this I will give you,”
he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
10Jesus said to him, “Away
from me, Satan! For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him
only.’”
11Then the devil left him,
and angels came and attended him.
…
17From that time on Jesus
began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
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61)
According to
verse 1 who led Jesus into the wilderness?
o
The Holy Spirit
did.
62)
According to
verse 1 what did the Holy Spirit lead Jesus into the wilderness for?
o
The Holy Spirit led
Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
63)
According to
verse 2 what did Jesus do in the wilderness?
o
Jesus fasted
§
Forty days.
§
And forty nights.
o
In the wilderness.
64)
According to
verse 2 how did Jesus feel after he fasted forty days and forty nights?
o
Jesus was hungry.
65)
How severe was Jesus’
hunger after fasting forty days and forty nights?
o
Jesus was
ravenously hungry.
66)
According to
verses 1 and 3 who was the tempter that came to Jesus?
o
The devil was.
67)
According to
verse 3 what did the devil say to Jesus?
o
The devil came to
Jesus and said,
§
“Tell these
stones to become bread.
§
If
§
You are the Son
of God.”
68)
What exactly was the
devil tempting Jesus?
o
The devil was tempting
Jesus to gratify his desire as a man
§
For food in the
midst of severe hunger through supernatural means.
§
And for self-validation
as the Son of God.
69)
What can we tell
about the shrewdness of the devil in the way he tempted Jesus?
o
He
§
Was shrewd enough
to wait patiently in the wing for forty days.
§
Until
§
Jesus became ravenously
hungry.
§
And then tempted Jesus.
70)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 4 what was his response to the devil’s first temptation?
o
Jesus answered,
“It is written: ‘Man shall not live
§
On bread alone.
§
But on every word
that comes from the mouth of God.’”
71)
What did Jesus
mean when he said “It is written“?
o
Jesus meant ‘It
is written in the Old Testament of the bible’.
72)
What is the
reference in the Old Testament of the bible of what Jesus said according to Deuteronomy
8:2-3?
o
The Israelites
wandered for forty years in the desert post deliverance from bondage in
o
Jesus was quoting
what Moses said to the Israelites toward the end of the forty years of their
wandering.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Deuteronomy 8:2-3 that says,
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2Remember how the Lord your
God led you all the way in the wilderness these forty years, to humble and test
you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep his commands.
3He humbled you, causing you
to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors
had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word
that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
+++++++++++++++++++++
73)
Who was speaking
to whom?
o
Moses was
speaking to the Israelites.
74)
According to
verse 2 how long had the Israelites been in the wilderness?
o
Forty years.
75)
According to
verse 2 who led the Israelites all the way in the wilderness those forty years?
o
God did.
76)
According to
verse 2 what was God’s purpose in the way he had led the Israelites?
o
God had led the
Israelites in such a way as to humble and test them in order to know
§
What was in their
heart.
§
And whether or
not they would keep his commands.
77)
According to
verse 3 what did God do to the Israelites before feeding them with manna?
o
God humbled them,
§
Causing them to
hunger.
§
And then feeding them
with manna.
78)
According to
verse 3 what did the Israelites know about manna?
o
Neither the
Israelites nor their ancestors had known manna.
79)
According to
verse 3 what was God’s purpose in putting the Israelites through their
circumstance concerning food?
o
God put the
Israelites through their circumstance concerning food to teach them.
o
That
o
Man does not live
§
On bread alone.
§
But on every word
that comes from the mouth of the Lord.
80)
Could the
Israelites do without bread and why?
o
No, because they
did not live on bread alone, meaning that they needed bread.
81)
What besides bread
did the Israelites live on?
o
They lived on
every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord besides bread.
82)
In accordance
with verses 2 and 3 what specifically is every word that comes from the mouth
of the Lord?
o
God’s commands.
83)
According to
verse 2 what were the Israelites supposed to learn from their situation?
o
They were supposed
to learn to keep God’s commands.
84)
How did the
Israelites actually learn to keep God’s commands from their situation, given Numbers
21:5-9?
o
They rejected God’s
provision of manna.
o
God sent venomous
snakes among them for rejecting his provision.
o
The snakes bit
the people.
o
And many of them
died.
o
They
§
Confessed their
sin.
§
And repented.
o
God
§
Relented.
§
And healed them.
o
They learned to
humbly obey God.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Numbers 21:5-9 that says,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
5They spoke against God and
against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of
6Then the Lord sent venomous
snakes among them; they bit the people and many Israelites died.
7The people came to Moses and
said, “We sinned when we spoke against the Lord and against you. Pray that the
Lord will take the snakes away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people.
8The Lord said to Moses,
“Make a snake and put it up on a pole; anyone who is bitten can look at it and
live.”
9So Moses made a bronze snake
and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at
the bronze snake, they lived.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
85)
Did we discuss this
passage of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session ‘GodTheSon-Part1’.
86)
What was the miserable
food the Israelites detested?
o
It was the manna.
87)
According to
verse 7 how did the Israelites turn around in their attitude of discontentment
toward God’s provision of manna?
o
They
§
Confessed their
sin of speaking
Ø
Against God.
Ø
And against Moses.
§
And pleaded for Moses
to pray that God would take the snakes away from them.
88)
According to
verses 8 and 9 what did God do that was more than what the Israelites
requested?
o
God
§
Did not just take
the snakes away from them.
§
But also healed
those bitten by a snake.
§
So that
§
They lived.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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89)
What are Jesus’ forty
days and forty nights in the wilderness symbolic of?
o
Jesus’
§
Forty days.
§
And forty nights in
the wilderness.
o
Are symbolic of
the Israelites’ forty years in the wilderness.
90)
What can we learn
from Jesus’ response to the devil’s first temptation?
o
Jesus
§
Relied on obeying
the word of God to resist the devil.
§
Prioritized
Ø
Obedience to God.
Ø
Over
gratification of desire for food.
§
Refused to gratify
the desire for self-validation as the Son of God.
§
And sought self-validation
from obedience to God instead.
91)
Was it a mistake
on the devil’s part to think that Jesus would readily succumb to temptation
when he was ravenously hungry and why?
o
Yes, because Jesus
was at the same time more spiritually ready to reject the devil’s temptation by
virtue of having followed the leading of the Holy Spirit in abstaining from food
for forty days and forty nights.
92)
According to
verse 5 what did the devil do to set up his second temptation of Jesus?
o
The devil
§
Took Jesus to the
holy city.
§
And had him stand
on the highest point of the temple.
93)
What is the holy
city?
o
94)
According to
verse 5 where did the devil have Jesus stand?
o
He had Jesus stand
on the highest point of the temple.
95)
According to
verse 6 what did the devil say in his second temptation of Jesus?
o
“If you are the
Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down.
o
For it is
written: ‘He will command his angels concerning you.
o
And they will
lift you up in their hands.
o
So that
o
You will not
strike your foot against a stone.’”
96)
What remained
unchanged in the devil’s second temptation?
o
He again enticed Jesus
to cater to the desire for self-validation as the Son of God.
97)
According to
verse 6 what did the devil tell Jesus to do?
o
He told Jesus to throw
himself down.
o
If
o
He is the Son of
God.
98)
How did the devil
garner support for his proposition?
o
He quoted what is
written in the Old Testament of the bible the way Jesus did to garner support
for his proposition.
99)
What was the devil’s
cunningness in the way he enticed Jesus?
o
He quoted the
bible the way Jesus did to make his proposition sound legitimate.
100) According to with what Jesus said in verse 7 how did he
reject the devil’s proposition?
o
Jesus answered
him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”.
101) What is the significance of the word ‘also’ in Jesus’
response?
o
What the devil
quoted from the bible needed to be examined in light of the rest of the bible
for consistency.
102) How is jumping off the temple putting God to the test?
o
It is putting God
to the test
§
Jumping off the
temple for no reason.
§
And then
expecting God to come to the rescue.
103) How did Jesus point out the fallacy of the devil’s
proposition?
o
Jesus quoted the
part of the bible that forbids putting God to the test.
o
The devil’s
proposition, though based on the bible,
§
Nevertheless puts
God to the test.
§
And is therefore
illegitimate.
104) What principle of handling the bible did Jesus
demonstrate in his response to the devil’s second temptation?
o
Illegitimate quote
of what is written in the bible is exposed.
o
When
o
It is found to be
inconsistent with other parts of the bible.
105) According to verse 8 what did the devil do to set up
his third temptation of Jesus?
o
He
§
Took Jesus to a
very high mountain.
§
And showed Jesus
Ø
All the kingdoms
of the world.
Ø
And their
splendor.
106) According to verse 9 what did the devil say in his
third temptation of Jesus?
o
He said,
o
“All this I will
give you.
o
If
o
You will
§
Bow down.
§
And worship me.”
107) What shortcut was the devil enticing Jesus to take for
gaining ownership of all the kingdoms of the world?
o
He would give Jesus
all the kingdoms of the world.
o
If
o
Jesus would
§
Bow down.
§
And worship him.
108) How was Jesus supposed to gain ownership of all the
kingdoms of the world in accordance with God’s will, given Philippians 2:3-11?
o
Jesus was supposed
to be given authority over all creation by God through being obedient to death
on the cross.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Philippians 2:5-11 that says,
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5In your relationships with
one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
6Who, being in very nature
God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own
advantage;
7rather, he made himself
nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8And being found in
appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death
on a cross!
9Therefore God exalted him to
the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,
10that at the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11and every tongue
acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
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109) Did we discuss this passage of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session ‘ChurchFormation-Part1’.
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110) Could the devil really give all the kingdoms of the
world to Jesus and why, given Deuteronomy 10:14?
o
No, because God
and not the devil has ownership of all the kingdoms of the world.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Deuteronomy 10:14 that says,
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14To the Lord your God belong
the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it.
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111) What kind of a shortcut was the devil proposing for Jesus
to take for gaining ownership of all the kingdoms of the world?
o
A painless
shortcut that does not work in reality.
112) According to what Jesus said in verse 10 how did he reject
the devil’s proposition?
o
Jesus said to
him,
§
“Away from me,
Satan!
§
For it is
written:
Ø
‘Worship the Lord
your God.
Ø
And serve him
only.’”
113) According to what Jesus said in verse 10 what did he address the devil as?
o
Jesus addressed the
devil as Satan.
114) What does Satan mean?
o
It means to oppose.
115) What was the devil opposing?
o
He was opposing Jesus
to keep him from gaining ownership of all the kingdoms of the world
§
God’s way.
§
And the costly
way.
116) How did Jesus point out the fallacy of the devil’s
proposition?
o
Jesus quoted the
part of the bible that commands
§
Worshipping God.
§
And serving him
only.
o
Worshipping the devil
is therefore illegitimate.
117) What did Jesus insist upon for the sake of gaining
ownership of all the kingdoms of the world when he rejected the devil’s
proposition of a painless shortcut?
o
Jesus insisted
upon gaining ownership of all the kingdoms of the world
§
God’s way.
§
And the costly
way.
118) What did the devil try to gain for himself in his
proposition?
o
He tried to
replace God as the object of worship.
119) What is the dual nature Jesus has that we discussed in
the session GodTheSon-Part1?
o
Jesus has both
§
The nature of God.
§
And the nature of
man.
120) Which nature of Jesus was the devil tempting?
o
He was tempting Jesus’
human nature.
121) Which nature of Jesus was the devil trying to get
involved when he tempted Jesus to turn stones into bread?
o
He was trying to
get Jesus’ divine nature involved for working a miracle.
122) Why did Jesus as God refrain from working a miracle to
satisfy his hunger as a man?
o
Jesus as a man consistently
overcame all of the devil’s temptation through obedience to instructions in the
bible.
o
Working a miracle
as God to satisfy his hunger as a man at the expense of obedience to instructions
in the bible would interfere with that.
123) According to what Jesus said in verse 10 what did he command
the devil to do?
o
Jesus commanded the
devil to depart from him.
124) Did Jesus command as a man or as God the devil to depart
from him and why?
o
Jesus commanded as
a man the devil to depart from him.
o
Because
o
He was tempted as
a man by the devil.
125) What is the biblical basis for Jesus to command as a
man the devil to depart from him, given James 4:7?
o
It was legitimate
for Jesus to command as a man the devil to depart from him.
o
Because
o
He
§
Submitted to God.
§
And resisted the
devil.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud James 4:7 that says,
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7Submit
yourselves, then, to God. Resist
the devil, and he will flee from you.
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126) According to verse 11 how did the devil respond to Jesus’
command?
o
He left Jesus as commanded.
127) How did Jesus consistently overcome all of the devil’s
temptation?
o
Jesus consistently
overcame all of the devil’s temptation through obedience to instructions in the
bible.
128) According to verse 11 how did angels attend Jesus?
o
Angels attended Jesus
by offering
§
Food.
§
And drink to him.
o
Because
o
The Greek word
that is translated as ‘attend’ means that.
129) Who led Jesus into the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil?
o
The Holy Spirit
did.
130) Who sent angels to attend Jesus?
o
God sent angels
to attend Jesus.
131) Who decided when Jesus started fasting and when he
resumed eating again?
o
God did.
132) How did Jesus live out the instruction in the bible
that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the
mouth of God?
o
Jesus left it to
God to decide
§
When he started
fasting.
§
And when he
resumed eating again.
133) According to verse 17 what did Jesus begin to do after
the episode of fasting forty days and forty nights in the wilderness?
o
From that time on
Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
134) Is it God’s will for us to be shielded from every
temptation by the devil?
o
No.
135) Is it God’s will for us to knowingly walk into a
temptation by the devil?
o
No.
136) Why did the Holy Spirit lead Jesus into the wilderness
to be tempted by the devil?
o
Jesus needed to
overcome the devil’s temptation.
o
Before
o
He could begin
the ministry of saving the world.
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Conclusion
137) How can we overcome temptation with the help of God’s
word?
o
We can consistently
overcome temptation through obedience to God’s
word.
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How can we overcome
temptation with the help of God’s word?
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How does sin impact us in
relation to God’s word?
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138) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out how sin impacts us in relation to God’s word.
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1 John 1:8-10
8If we claim to be without
sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
9If we confess our sins, he
is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness.
10If we claim we have not
sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
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139) According to verse 8 what is the reality about us if we
claim to be without sin?
o
We deceive
ourselves.
o
And the truth is not in us.
140) Whom does ‘he’ in verse 9 refer to?
o
‘He’ in verse 9 refers
to God.
141) According to verse 9 what will God do if we confess
our sins?
o
If we confess our
sins, God will
§
Forgive us our
sins.
§
And purify us
from all unrighteousness.
142) According to verse 9 why will God forgive us our sins
and purify us from all unrighteousness if we confess our sins?
o
It is because God
is
§
Faithful.
§
And just.
143) According to verse 10 what are we doing to God if we
claim we have not sinned?
o
We make God out
to be a liar.
144) According to verse 10 what is the status of God’s word
in us if we claim we have not sinned?
o
God’s word is not
in us.
145) Is the truth in us and is God’s word in us if we
confess our sins?
o
Yes.
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Conclusion
146) How does sin impact us in relation to God’s word?
o
God’s word is in us.
o
If
o
We confess our
sins.
o
God’s word is not
in us.
o
If
o
We claim we have
not sinned.
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How does sin impact us in
relation to God’s word?
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What should be our attitude
toward God’s word?
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147) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out what our attitude should be toward God’s word.
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Matthew 5:17-19
17“Do not think that I have
come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to
fulfill them.
18For truly I tell you, until
heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a
pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
19Therefore anyone who sets
aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these
commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
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148) Whom does ‘I’ in verse 17 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 17
refers to Jesus.
149) What are the Law and the Prophets?
o
The Law includes
the first five books in the Old Testament that were written by Moses.
o
The Prophets includes
all the books of the prophets in the Old Testament.
150) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 17 what
misconception is he warning against concerning his coming that affects the Law and
the Prophets?
o
Jesus warns against
the misconception that he has come to abolish
§
The Law.
§
Or the Prophets.
151) Why do people harbor the misconception that Jesus has
come to abolish the Law or the Prophets?
o
It is because
salvation by faith in Jesus alone now supersedes salvation by works of the Law.
152) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 17 what does
his coming do to the Law and the Prophets?
o
Jesus has not
come
§
To abolish them.
§
But to fulfill
them.
153) Why does Jesus say that he has come to fulfill the Law
and the Prophets, given Romans 3:20-24?
o
It is because
§
No one will be
declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law.
§
Rather, through the
law we become conscious of our sin.
§
The Law and the
Prophets testify to the righteousness of God that is apart from the law.
§
Jesus has come to
fulfill this righteousness of God apart from the law.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 3:20-24 that says,
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20Therefore no one will be
declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the
law we become conscious of our sin.
21But now apart from the law
the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets
testify.
22This righteousness is given
through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference
between Jew and Gentile,
23for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God,
24and all are justified
freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
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154) According to verse 20 who will be declared righteous
in God’s sight by the works of the law?
o
No one.
155) According to verse 20 what is the fundamental purpose
of the law?
o
Through the law
we become conscious of our sin.
156) According to verse 21 what relationship does the
righteousness of God that has been made known have with the law?
o
The righteousness
of God is apart from the law.
157) According to verse 21 what testifies to this righteousness
of God?
o
The Law and the
Prophets do.
158) According to verse 22 how is the righteousness of God given?
o
It is given
through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.
159) According to verses 22 and 23 what is the difference between
Jew and Gentile concerning who has not sinned?
o
There is no
difference.
160) According to verses 22 and 23 what is the basis for
saying that there is no difference between Jew and Gentile concerning who has
not sinned?
o
For all
§
Have sinned.
§
And fall short of
the glory of God.
161) According to verse 24 how are Jew and Gentile justified
regardless?
o
All are justified
freely by God’s grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.
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162) According to verse 18 with what level of certainty is Jesus
speaking?
o
Jesus is speaking
with the certainty of truth.
163) According to verse 18 what does Jesus say about the
smallest letter and the least stroke of a pen in the Law?
o
Not the smallest
letter, not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear from the Law
§
Until heaven and
earth disappear.
§
And until
everything is accomplished.
164) What does Jesus imply about the durability and
fallibility of the Law?
o
The Law
§
Holds.
§
And is infallible.
165) According to what Jesus said in verse 19 who will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven?
o
A person will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven.
o
If
o
The person
§
Sets aside one of
the least of the commands in the Law.
§
And teaches
others to do likewise.
166) According to what Jesus said in verse 19 who will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven?
o
A person will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven
o
If
o
The person
§
Practices
commands in the Law.
§
And teaches others
to do likewise.
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Conclusion
167) What is the contrast in the two attitudes toward commands
in the Law and the Prophets and the respective outcome?
o
A person will be
called least in the kingdom of heaven.
o
If
o
The person
§
Sets aside one of
the least of the commands in the Law.
§
And teaches
others to do likewise.
o
A person will be
called great in the kingdom of heaven
o
If
o
The person
§
Practices
commands in the Law.
§
And teaches
others to do likewise.
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Matthew 7:24-27
24“Therefore everyone who
hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who
built his house on the rock.
25The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not
fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.
26But everyone who hears
these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man
who built his house on sand.
27The rain came down, the
streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with
a great crash.”
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168) Whom does ‘mine’ in verse 24 refer to?
o
‘Mine’ in verse
24 refers to Jesus.
169) What does it mean by putting Jesus’ words into
practice?
o
It means obeying Jesus’
words.
170) According to what Jesus said in verse 24 what is a man
like who hears his words and puts them into practice?
o
He is like a wise
man who built his house on the rock.
171) According to what Jesus said in verse 25 what weather
condition was impinging on that house?
o
The rain came
down.
o
The streams rose.
o
And the winds
§
Blew.
§
And beat against
that house.
172) According to what Jesus said in verse 25 how did the
house built on the rock fare in the weather?
o
It did not fall.
173) According to what Jesus said in verse 25 what was the
reason the house did not fall?
o
It did not fall.
o
Because
o
It had its
foundation on the rock.
174) According to what Jesus said in verse 26 what is a man
like who hears Jesus’ words and does not put them into practice?
o
He is like a
foolish man who built his house on sand.
175) According to what Jesus said in verse 27 how did the
house built on sand fare in the weather?
o
It fell with a
great crash.
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Conclusion
176) What is the contrast in attitude toward Jesus’ words and
the respective status?
o
Everyone who
§
Hears Jesus’ words.
§
And puts them
into practice.
o
Is like a wise
man who built his house on the rock.
o
Everyone who
§
Hears Jesus’ words.
§
And does not put
them into practice.
o
Is like a foolish
man who built his house on sand.
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Deuteronomy 11:18-21
18Fix these words of mine in
your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your
foreheads.
19Teach
them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you
walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.
20Write them on the
doorframes of your houses and on your gates,
21so that your days and the
days of your children may be many in the land the Lord swore to give your
ancestors, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth.
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177) Whom does ‘mine’ in verse 18 refer to?
o
‘Mine’ in verse 18
refers to God.
178) Whom does ‘your’ in verse 18 refer to?
o
‘Your’ in verse 18
refers to the Israelites.
179) According to verse 18 what are the Israelites to do
with God’s word in their hearts and minds?
o
They are to fix
God’s word in
§
Their hearts.
§
And minds.
180) According to verse 18 what are the Israelites to do
with God’s word on their hands and foreheads?
o
They are to
§
Tie God’s word as
symbols on their hands.
§
And bind them on their
foreheads.
181) According to verse 19 how are the Israelites to teach God’s
word to their children?
o
They are to teach
God’s word to their children, talking about them.
o
When
o
They
§
Sit at home.
§
Walk along the
road.
§
Lie down.
§
And get up.
182) According to verse 20 what are the Israelites to do
with God’s word on the doorframes of their houses and on their gates?
o
They are to write
God’s word
§
On the doorframes
of their houses.
§
And on their gates.
183) Are all these symbolism and why?
o
Yes, all these are
symbolism of saturating one’s life with God’s word.
184) According to verse 21 what is the consequence for the
Israelites to saturate their lives with God’s word?
o
The consequence is
that
§
Their days.
§
And the days of their
children.
o
May be
§
Many in the land.
§
That
§
The Lord swore to
give their ancestors.
§
And as many as
the days.
§
That
§
The heavens are
above the earth.
185) What is the land the Lord swore to give the ancestors of
the Israelites?
o
It is
§
The
§
The
186) Are all these still applicable for the Jews today and
why?
o
Yes, because the
Jews are again back in their ancestral homeland in
187) What is the
o
The
§
Eternal peace.
§
And rest for
disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Conclusion
188) What should our attitude be toward God’s word?
o
We should
saturate our lives with God’s word.
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Colossians 3:16 (NASB)
16Let the word of Christ
richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another
with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your
hearts to God.
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189) Whom does ‘you’ refer to?
o
‘You’ refers to the
disciples.
190) What is the admonition for the disciples concerning the
word of Christ?
o
They are to let
the word of Christ richly dwell within them.
191) How are the disciples to teach and admonish one
another?
o
They are to teach
and admonish with all wisdom one another with
§
Psalms.
§
Hymns.
§
And spiritual
songs.
192) What are Psalms?
o
Psalms are a
collection of biblical hymns collected in the Book of Psalms in the Old
Testament of the bible.
193) In what manner should the disciples sing to God?
o
They are to sing with
thankfulness in their hearts to God.
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Conclusion
194) What should be our attitude toward God’s word?
o
We should let the
word of Christ richly dwell within us.
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What should be our attitude
toward God’s word?
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