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What are the rewards of
obeying God’s word?
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the rewards of obeying God’s word.
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Luke 11:27-28
27As Jesus was saying these
things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you
birth and nursed you.”
28He replied, “Blessed rather
are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
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2)
According to
verse 27 what did the woman in the crowd call out to Jesus?
o
“Blessed is the
mother who
§
Gave you birth
§
And nursed you.”
3)
According to
verse 28 what was Jesus’ reply?
o
“Blessed rather are those who
§
Hear the word of
God.
§
And obey it.”
4)
What is the
difference in regard to one’s volition to choose to be blessed between what the
woman said and what Jesus said?
o
From what the woman
said one cannot choose to be blessed.
o
Because
§
Giving Jesus birth.
§
And nursing him.
o
Was a task
assigned by God to one woman only.
o
From what Jesus said
anyone can choose to be blessed by obeying God’s word.
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Conclusion
5)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
Blessed are those
who
§
Hear the word of
God.
§
And obey it.
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John 5:24
24“Very truly I tell you,
whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will
not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.
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6)
Whom does ‘I’
refer to?
o
‘I’ refers to Jesus.
7)
With what level
of certainty was Jesus speaking?
o
Jesus was speaking
with the certainty of truth.
8)
Who sent Jesus?
o
God did.
9)
What testifies to
God’s sending Jesus?
o
Jesus’ word does.
10)
What is the
consequence for those who hear Jesus’ word and believe God who sent him?
o
They
§
Have eternal life.
§
And will not be
judged.
§
But have crossed
over
Ø
From death.
Ø
To life.
11)
What does death refer
to?
o
Death refers to the
eternal punishment of hell.
12)
Who will be
judged?
o
Those who
§
Hear Jesus’ word.
§
And do not
believe God who sent him.
o
Will be judged.
13)
What is the
outcome of the judgment of those who hear Jesus’ word and do not believe God who
sent him?
o
The outcome of
their judgment is the eternal punishment of hell.
14)
What does crossing
over from death to life imply about our default destiny?
o
Our default
destiny is
§
Judgment.
§
And the
consequent eternal punishment of hell.
15)
What alters our
default destiny?
o
Hearing Jesus’
word and believing God who sent him does.
16)
What is the altered
destiny of those who hear Jesus’ word and believe God who sent him?
o
They have crossed
over from
§
The eternal
punishment of hell.
§
To eternal life.
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Conclusion
17)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
Whoever
§
Hears Jesus’ word.
§
And believes God who
sent him.
o
Has eternal life.
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John 8:31-32 (NASB)
31So Jesus was saying to
those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are
truly My disciples;
32and you will know the
truth, and the truth will set you free.”
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18)
Whom was Jesus speaking
to?
o
Jesus was speaking
to those Jews who had believed him.
19)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 31 how would those Jews who had believed him know that they
were truly his disciples?
o
They would know
that they were truly Jesus’ disciples.
o
If
o
They continued in
his word.
20)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 31 and 32 what would those Jews who had believed him know if
they continued in his word?
o
They would know the
truth.
21)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 32 what would knowing the truth do for those Jews?
o
The truth would set
them free.
22)
What does the
truth set those Jews free from, given Romans 6:18?
o
The truth sets those
Jews free from sin.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 6:18 that says,
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18You have been set free from
sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
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Conclusion
23)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
Those who continue
in Jesus’ word are truly his disciples.
o
And
§
They will know
the truth.
§
And the truth
will set them free from sin.
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John 8:51
51Very truly I tell you,
whoever obeys my word will never see death.”
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24)
With what level
of certainty was Jesus speaking?
o
Jesus was
speaking with the certainty of truth.
25)
What is the consequence
for anyone who obeys Jesus’ word?
o
Whoever obeys Jesus’
word will never see death.
26)
What kind of death
was Jesus referring to?
o
Jesus was referring
to the eternal punishment of hell.
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Conclusion
27)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
Whoever obeys Jesus’
word will never see eternal death.
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John 14:23-24
23Jesus replied, “Anyone who
loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to
them and make our home with them.
24Anyone who does not love me
will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to
the Father who sent me.
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28)
What is a better
translation than ‘teaching’ in this passage of the bible?
o
A better
translation is ‘word’.
29)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 what will those who love Jesus do?
o
They will obey Jesus’
words.
30)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 what will the Father do to those who love Jesus and obey
his words?
o
The Father will love
them.
31)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 23 what will he and the Father do to those who love him and
obey his words?
o
Jesus and the
Father will
§
Come to them.
§
And make their home
with them.
32)
Of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit, who never leaves heaven?
o
The Father never
leaves heaven.
o
Where the Father is,
that is heaven.
o
And that is the
definition of heaven.
33)
What does it mean
for Jesus and the Father to come to them and make their home with them?
o
Jesus coming to them
does not mean Jesus coming to them
§
In his physical
form before his crucifixion.
§
But rather in his
spiritual form after his resurrection.
o
Jesus and the
Father making their home with them means Jesus and the Father
§
Not only taking
up residence with them.
§
But also
extending the household of God to them.
o
So that
o
They become part
of God’s household.
34)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 24 who does not obey Jesus’ words?
o
Those who do not love
Jesus do not obey his words.
35)
Will Jesus and the
Father extend their household to those who do not love Jesus and obey his words?
o
No.
36)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 24 whom does the word Jesus spoke belong to?
o
It belongs to the
Father who sent Jesus.
37)
What does verse
23 tell us about the relationship between obeying Jesus’ words and loving Jesus?
o
Obeying Jesus’ words
is a necessary condition for loving Jesus.
38)
What does verse 24
tell us about the relationship between obeying Jesus’ words and loving Jesus?
o
Obeying Jesus’ words
is a sufficient condition for loving Jesus.
39)
What do verses 23
and 24 together tell us about the relationship between obeying Jesus’ words and
loving Jesus?
o
Obeying Jesus’ words
is a
§
Sufficient.
§
And necessary.
o
Condition for loving
Jesus.
40)
What does obeying
Jesus’ words being a sufficient and necessary condition for loving Jesus mean
in plain English?
o
It means that obeying
Jesus’ words is the only indicator.
o
That
o
A person loves Jesus.
41)
What is the
reality if a person claims to love Jesus but does not obey Jesus’ words?
o
The person’s
claim is not valid.
42)
Will Jesus and the
Father extend their household to those who claim to love Jesus but do not obey Jesus’
words?
o
No.
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Conclusion
43)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
Jesus and the
Father will extend the household of God to those who obey Jesus’ words.
o
So that
o
They become part
of God’s household.
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John 15:1-8
1“I am the true vine, and my
Father is the gardener.
2He cuts off every branch in
me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so
that it will be even more fruitful.
3You are already clean
because of the word I have spoken to you.
4Remain in me, as I also
remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine.
Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
5“I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing.
6If you do not remain in me,
you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked
up, thrown into the fire and burned.
7If you remain in me and my
words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
8This is to my Father’s
glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
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44)
Have we discussed
the current passage of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session GodTheSon-Part2.
45)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what does his words remaining in the disciples mean?
o
It means that the
disciples obey Jesus’ words.
46)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 7 what is the reward for the disciples if they remain in Jesus
and obey his words?
o
They can ask
whatever they wish.
o
And it will be
done for them.
o
If
o
They
§
Remain in Jesus.
§
And obey his words.
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Conclusion
47)
What is the reward
for the disciples if they remain in Jesus and obey his words?
o
They can ask
whatever they wish.
o
And it will be
done for them.
o
If
o
They
§
Remain in Jesus.
§
And obey his words.
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Philippians 2:14-16
14Do everything without
grumbling or arguing,
15so that you may become
blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a warped and crooked
generation.” Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky
16as you hold firmly to the
word of life.
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48)
Whom does ‘you’
in verse 15 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 15
refers to the disciples.
49)
According to
verses 14 and 15 what may the disciples become when they do everything without
grumbling or arguing?
o
They may become
§
Blameless.
§
And pure.
§
Children of God
without fault.
o
In a
§
Warped.
§
And crooked
generation.
50)
According to
verse 16 what will these disciples shine like among their generation as they hold
firmly to the word of life?
o
They will shine
among their generation like stars in the sky.
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Conclusion
51)
What is the reward
for the disciples if they do everything without grumbling or arguing and hold
firmly to the word of life?
o
They may become
§
Blameless.
§
And pure.
§
Children of God
without fault.
o
In a
§
Warped.
§
And crooked generation.
o
And they will
shine among their generation like stars in the sky.
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James 1:17-27
17Every good and perfect gift
is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not
change like shifting shadows.
18He chose to give us birth
through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he
created.
19My dear brothers and
sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak
and slow to become angry,
20because human anger does
not produce the righteousness that God desires.
21Therefore, get rid of all
moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word
planted in you, which can save you.
22Do not merely listen to the
word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
23Anyone who listens to the
word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a
mirror
24and, after looking at
himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25But whoever looks intently
into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting
what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.
26Those who consider
themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive
themselves, and their religion is worthless.
27Religion that God our
Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows
in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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52)
According to
verse 17 where does every good and perfect gift come from?
o
Every good and
perfect gift is
§
From above.
§
Coming down from
the Father of the heavenly lights.
53)
According to
verse 17 what is the mutability of the Father of the heavenly lights?
o
The Father of the
heavenly lights does not change like shifting shadows.
54)
According to
verse 18 what did the Father choose to do with us?
o
The Father chose
to give us birth through the word of truth.
55)
According to
verse 18 what is the Father’s intent in giving us birth through the word of
truth?
o
The Father’s
intent is that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.
56)
According to
verse 18 what does a kind of firstfruits of all the Father created mean?
o
It means being
among the first batch of Jesus’ disciples who had the new birth.
57)
According to
verse 19 what are we to take note of?
o
Everyone should
be
§
Quick to listen.
§
Slow to speak.
§
And slow to
become angry.
58)
According to
verse 20 what does anger not produce?
o
Human anger does
not produce the righteousness.
o
That
o
God desires.
59)
According to
verse 21 what is the admonition for us then?
o
Therefore,
§
Get rid of
Ø
All moral filth.
Ø
And the evil that
is so prevalent.
§
And humbly accept
the word planted in us, which can save us.
60)
Does the word
having been planted in us necessarily mean that we have been saved and why?
o
No, because we
are told to humbly accept the word planted in us,
§
Which can save us.
§
But which has not
necessarily already saved us.
1)
According to
verse 21 what are we to do to accompany humbly accepting the word planted in us?
o
We need to get
rid of
§
All moral filth.
§
And the evil that
is so prevalent.
2)
What is getting
rid of evil and moral filth called?
o
It is called
repentance.
3)
What must we do
to be saved after the word has been planted in us?
o
We must
§
Repent.
§
And humbly accept
the word planted in us.
o
To be saved.
4)
According to
verse 22 what is the tension between listening to the word and doing it?
o
Do not
§
Merely listen to
the word.
§
And so deceive
ourselves.
o
Do what it says.
5)
Why is merely listening
to the word without doing it deceiving ourselves?
o
By merely listening
to the word without doing it, we have not been saved.
o
Because
o
We have
§
Not repented.
§
And not humbly
accepted the word planted in us.
o
Even though
o
We think that we
have been saved.
6)
According to
verses 23 and 24 what is a person like who listens to the word but does not do
what it says?
o
The person is
like someone who
§
Looks at his face
in a mirror.
§
Goes away after
looking at himself.
§
And immediately
forgets what he looks like.
7)
According to
verse 25 what is the word described as?
o
It is described
as the perfect law that gives us freedom.
8)
According to
verse 25 how should the disciples handle the perfect law that gives freedom in
order to be blessed in what they do?
o
They need to
§
Look intently
into it.
§
Continue in it.
§
Not forget what they
have heard.
§
And just do it.
9)
According to
verse 26 what is the reality of those who consider themselves religious and yet
do not keep a tight rein on their tongues?
o
They deceive
themselves.
o
And their religion
is worthless.
10)
According to
verse 27 what is the religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless?
o
The religion that
God our Father accepts as
§
Pure.
§
And faultless.
o
Is to
§
Look after
orphans and widows in their distress.
§
And keep oneself
from being polluted by the world.
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Conclusion
11)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
The disciples are
blessed in what they do.
o
If
o
They
§
Look intently
into the word that gives freedom.
§
Continue in it.
§
Do not forget
what they have heard.
§
And just do it.
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1 John 2:3-6
3We know that we have come to
know him if we keep his commands.
4Whoever says, “I know him,”
but does not do what he commands is a liar, and the truth is not in that
person.
5But if anyone obeys his
word, love for God is truly made complete in them. This is how we know we are
in him:
6Whoever claims to live in
him must live as Jesus did.
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12)
Whom does ‘him’
in verse 3 refer to?
o
‘Him’ in verse 3
refers to God.
13)
According to
verse 3 how do we know that we have come to know God?
o
We know that we
have come to know God.
o
If
o
We keep his
commands.
14)
According to
verse 4 what is a person who claims to know God but does not do what he
commands?
o
The person is a
liar.
15)
According to
verse 4 what is the status of truth in a person if the person claims to know God
but does not do what he commands?
o
The truth is not
in that person.
16)
According to
verse 5 what is the status of a person’s love for God if the person obeys his
word?
o
Love for God is
truly made complete in that person.
17)
According to
verses 5 and 6 how do we know that we are in God?
o
We know that we are
in God.
o
If
o
We live as Jesus
did.
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Conclusion
18)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
We have come to
know God.
o
And love for God
is truly made complete in us.
o
If
o
We obey God’s word.
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Psalm 119:9-11
9How can a young person stay
on the path of purity? By living according to your word.
10I seek you with all my
heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
11I have hidden your word in
my heart that I might not sin against you.
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19)
Whom does ‘your’
in verse 9 refer to?
o
‘Your’ in verse 9
refers to God.
20)
Whom does ‘I’ in
verse 10 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 10
refers to the psalmist.
21)
According to
verse 9 how can a young person stay on the path of purity?
o
A young person can
stay on the path of purity by living according to God’s word.
22)
According to
verse 10 how zealously does the psalmist seek God?
o
The psalmist seeks
God with all his heart.
23)
According to
verse 10 what is the psalmist’s plea to God?
o
The psalmist’s
plea for God is to not let him stray from God’s commands.
24)
According to
verse 11 how does the psalmist ensure that he might not sin against God?
o
He has hidden God’s
word in his heart.
o
That
o
He might not sin
against God.
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Conclusion
25)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
A young person can
stay on the path of purity by living according to God’s word.
o
We might not sin
against God by hiding God’s word in his heart.
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Psalm 119:105
105Your word is a lamp for my
feet, a light on my path.
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26)
What is God’s word
to the psalmist?
o
God’s word is
§
A lamp for his
feet.
§
A light on his
path.
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Conclusion
27)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
God’s word is
§
A lamp for our
feet.
§
A light on our
path.
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Psalm 119:129-130
129Your statutes are
wonderful; therefore I obey them.
130The unfolding of your
words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.
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28)
According to
verse 129 why does the psalmist obey God’s statutes?
o
It is because God’s
statutes are wonderful.
29)
According to
verse 130 what does the unfolding of God’s words give?
o
It gives
§
Light.
§
And understanding
to the simple.
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Conclusion
30)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
The unfolding of God’s
words gives
§
Light.
§
And understanding.
o
To those who obey
them.
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Isaiah 66:2
2“Has not my hand made all
these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the
ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who
tremble at my word.”
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31)
How did all
things come into being according to the Lord’s declaration?
o
The Lord’s hand has
made all things.
32)
Who are the ones
the Lord looks on with favor?
o
The Lord looks on
with favor those who
§
Are humble.
§
Are contrite in
spirit.
§
And tremble at his
word.
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Conclusion
33)
What is the reward
of obeying God’s word?
o
The Lord looks on
with favor those who
§
Are humble.
§
Are contrite in
spirit.
§
And tremble at his
word.
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What are the rewards of
obeying God’s word?
========================
========================
What are the losses of rejecting
God’s word?
========================
34)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the losses of rejecting God’s word.
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John 5:37-40
37And the Father who sent me
has himself testified concerning me. You have never heard his voice nor seen
his form,
38nor does his word dwell in
you, for you do not believe the one he sent.
39You study the Scriptures
diligently because you think that in them you have eternal life. These are the
very Scriptures that testify about me,
40yet you refuse to come to
me to have life.
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35)
Whom does ‘me’ in
verse 37 refer to?
o
‘Me’ in verse 37
refers to Jesus.
36)
According to
verse 37 who sent Jesus?
o
The Father sent Jesus.
37)
According to
verse 37 who testified concerning Jesus?
o
The Father who
sent Jesus testified concerning him.
38)
Whom does ‘you’
in verse 37 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 37
refers to the Jews.
39)
According to verse
37 what was the Jews’ perception of the Father?
o
They had
§
Never heard the Father’s
voice.
§
Nor seen his form.
40)
According to
verse 38 why did the Father’s word not dwell in the Jews?
o
It was because
they did not believe Jesus.
o
Whom
o
The Father sent.
41)
According to
verse 39 why did the Jews diligently study the bible?
o
They did.
o
Because
o
They thought that
in the bible they had eternal life.
42)
According to
verse 39 whom does the bible testify about?
o
The bible testifies
about Jesus.
43)
According to
verses 39 and 40 what did the Jews refuse to do regardless of the fact that the
bible testifies about Jesus?
o
They refused to come
to Jesus to have eternal life.
44)
What did the Jews
reject when they refused to come to Jesus?
o
They rejected eternal
life.
45)
Why did the Jews not
believe what the bible testifies about Jesus even while they studied the bible diligently,
given Romans 9:30-32?
o
It was because they
pursued righteousness
§
By works of the
law.
§
And not by faith
in Jesus.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 9:30-32 that says,
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30What then shall we say?
That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a
righteousness that is by faith;
31but the people of
32Why not? Because they
pursued it not by faith but as if it were by works.
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46)
According to
verse 30 what did the Gentiles end up with even while they did not pursue
righteousness?
o
They ended up obtaining
righteousness.
47)
According to
verse 30 how did the Gentiles obtain righteousness?
o
They obtained it by
faith.
48)
According to
verses 31 and 32 why did the people of
o
It was because they
pursued righteousness
§
By works of the
law.
§
And not by faith
in Jesus.
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Conclusion
49)
What is the loss of
rejecting God’s word?
o
Those who reject God’s
word about Jesus reject eternal life.
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John 6:53-71
53Jesus said to them, “Very
truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his
blood, you have no life in you.
54Whoever eats my flesh and
drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
55For my flesh is real food
and my blood is real drink.
56Whoever eats my flesh and
drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
57Just as the living Father
sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live
because of me.
58This is the bread that came
down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this
bread will live forever.”
59He said this while teaching
in the synagogue in
60On hearing it, many of his
disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?”
61Aware that his disciples
were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, “Does this offend you?
62Then what if you see the
Son of Man ascend to where he was before!
63The Spirit gives life; the
flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you—they are full of the
Spirit and life.
64Yet there are some of you
who do not believe.” For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did
not believe and who would betray him.
65He went on to say, “This is
why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled them.”
66From this time many of his
disciples turned back and no longer followed him.
67“You do not want to leave
too, do you?” Jesus asked the Twelve.
68Simon Peter answered him,
“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
69We have come to believe and
to know that you are the Holy One of God.”
70Then Jesus replied, “Have I
not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!”
71(He meant Judas, the son of
Simon Iscariot, who, though one of the Twelve, was later to betray him.)
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50)
Whom was Jesus
speaking with?
o
Jesus was speaking
with the Jews.
51)
According to
verse 53 with what level of certainty was Jesus speaking?
o
Jesus was speaking
with the certainty of truth.
52)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 53 what would they miss unless they ate his flesh and drink
his blood?
o
They would have
no life in them.
53)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 54 what is his promise for those who eat his flesh and
drink his blood?
o
They have eternal
life.
o
And Jesus will
raise them up at the last day.
54)
When is the last
day?
o
The last day is the
day.
o
When
o
Jesus returns.
55)
What does verse 53
tell us about the relationship between eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his
blood and having eternal life?
o
Eating Jesus’ flesh
and drinking his blood is a necessary
condition for having eternal life.
56)
What does verse 54
tell us about the relationship between eating Jesus’ flesh and drinking his
blood and having eternal life?
o
Eating Jesus’ flesh
and drinking his blood is a sufficient condition
for having eternal life.
57)
What do verses 53
and 54 together tell us about the relationship between eating Jesus’ flesh and
drinking his blood and having eternal life?
o
Eating Jesus’ flesh
and drinking his blood is a
§
Sufficient .
§
And necessary.
o
Condition for having
eternal life.
58)
What does eating Jesus’
flesh and drinking his blood being a sufficient and necessary condition for having
eternal life mean in plain English?
o
It means that
§
Eating Jesus’ flesh.
§
And drinking his
blood.
o
Is the only
indicator for having eternal life.
59)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 54 and 55 why would those who eat his flesh and drink his blood
have eternal life?
o
For Jesus’ flesh
is real food.
o
And his blood is real
drink.
60)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 56 what is the relationship between him and those who eat his
flesh and drink his blood?
o
Whoever
§
Eat Jesus’ flesh.
§
And drink his blood.
o
Remains in him,
and he in them.
61)
What is the
consequence for a person to remain in Jesus, given John 15:5?
o
The disciples
will bear much fruit.
o
If
o
They remain in
Jesus and him in them.
o
Apart from him
they can do nothing.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 15:5 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
5“I am the vine; you are the
branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart
from me you can do nothing.
+++++++++++++++++++++
62)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 57 what is the relationship between him and the living Father?
o
Jesus lives
because of the living Father who sent him.
63)
Why does Jesus live
because of the Father, given Hebrews 1:5?
o
Jesus lives.
o
Because
o
The Father begot
him.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Hebrews 1:5 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
(ESV)
5For to which of the angels
did God ever say, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”?
+++++++++++++++++++++
64)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 57 what is the consequence for one to feed on him?
o
The one who feeds
on Jesus will live because of him.
65)
What is the
reason the one who feeds on Jesus will live?
o
We are going to
find out later.
66)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 57 what is the resemblance between the two relationships?
o
Just as the
living Father sent Jesus and Jesus lives because of the Father.
o
So
o
The one who feeds
on Jesus will live because of Jesus.
67)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 57 how does life propagate?
o
Life propagates
§
From the Father.
§
To Jesus.
§
To those who feed
on Jesus.
68)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 58 who is the bread that came down from heaven?
o
Jesus is.
69)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 58 what is the contrast in terms of efficacy for effecting
longevity of the partaker between manna and the bread that came down from
heaven?
o
Ancestors of the
Jews
§
Ate manna.
§
And died.
o
But whoever feeds
on the bread that came down from heaven will live forever.
70)
According to
verse 59 where did Jesus give his teaching?
o
In the synagogue
in
71)
According to
verse 60 what was the reaction of many of Jesus’ disciples to his teaching?
o
They grumbled
that it was a hard teaching.
o
That
o
No one could accept.
72)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 61 and 62 how did he address the grumbling of his
disciples?
o
Jesus said to
them that they would not be offended.
o
If
o
They saw him ascend
to where he was before.
73)
Where was Jesus
before?
o
Jesus was in
heaven before.
74)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 63 what is the contrast between the Spirit and the flesh?
o
The Spirit gives eternal
life.
o
The flesh counts
for nothing.
75)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 63 what are the words he had spoken to his disciples full
of?
o
They are full of
§
The Spirit.
§
And life.
76)
To answer the
question raised earlier, what is the reason the one who feeds on Jesus will
live?
o
To feed on Jesus in
the current context is to believe Jesus’ words that are full of the Spirit and
life.
o
The one who believes
Jesus’ words that are full of the Spirit and life will live.
77)
According to
verse 64 why did Jesus say that some of his disciples did not believe?
o
It is because Jesus
had known
§
Which of them did
not believe.
§
And who would
betray him.
78)
According to
verse 64 when did Jesus know which of his disciples did not believe and who
would betray him?
o
Jesus had known
from the beginning.
79)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 65 what is the reason for the unbelief of some of his
disciples?
o
It is because the
Father had not enabled them.
80)
According to
verse 66 what did many of Jesus’ disciples decide to do from that time on?
o
They
§
Turned back.
§
And no longer followed
Jesus.
81)
What were Jesus’ disciples
rejecting when they rejected Jesus’ words?
o
They were rejecting
§
The Spirit.
§
And life.
82)
According to
verse 67 what did Jesus ask the Twelve about?
o
Jesus asked
them.
o
If
o
They wanted to
leave too.
83)
According to verse
68 what was Simon Peter’s reply?
o
He said that they
had no one else to go to.
o
Since
o
Jesus has the
words of eternal life.
84)
According to
verse 69 what did Simon Peter say the disciples
had come to believe and know about Jesus?
o
They had come
§
To believe.
§
And to know.
o
That Jesus is the
Holy One of God.
85)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 70 what is the reality about one of the Twelve that he had chosen?
o
One of them was a
devil.
86)
According to
verses 70 and 71 who was a devil that Jesus was referring to and why?
o
Judas, the son of
Simon Iscariot, was a devil.
o
Because
o
Though one of the
Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.
87)
Why did Jesus
choose someone who would betray him, given Philippians 2:8?
o
It is because Jesus
obeyed the Father’s will for him to die on the cross.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Philippians 2:8 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
8And being found in
appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even
death on a cross!
+++++++++++++++++++++
88)
What should we
learn from Jesus’ remark that one of the Twelve was a devil in response to Simon
Peter’s vouching for their faith?
o
We might be
surprised later.
o
If
o
We vouch for
other people’s faith in Jesus.
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Conclusion
89)
What is the loss of
rejecting God’s word?
o
Those who reject Jesus’
words that are full of the
§
Spirit.
§
And life.
o
Reject life.
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John 12:47-50
47“If anyone hears my words
but does not keep them, I do not judge that person. For I did not come to judge
the world, but to save the world.
48There is a judge for the
one who rejects me and does not accept my words; the very words I have spoken
will condemn them at the last day.
49For I did not speak on my
own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken.
50I know that his command
leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to
say.”
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90)
Who was speaking?
o
Jesus was
speaking.
91)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 47 what would he refrain from doing to those who hear his words
but do not keep them?
o
Jesus would
refrain from judging them.
92)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 47 why would Jesus refrain from judging those who hear his words
but do not keep them?
o
It was because Jesus
did not come
§
To judge the
world.
§
But to save the
world.
93)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 48 who will be the judge that will condemn those who hear Jesus’
words but do not keep them?
o
The very words Jesus
had spoken will condemn them.
94)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 48 when will Jesus’ words condemn those who hear his words
but do not keep them?
o
Jesus’ words will
condemn them at the last day.
95)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 49 did Jesus speak on his own and why?
o
No, because the
Father who sent Jesus commanded him to say all.
o
That
o
He had spoken.
96)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 50 what does the Father’s command lead to?
o
The Father’s command
leads to eternal life.
97)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 49 and 50 how did Jesus put emphasis on the fact that it
is the Father who commanded him to say all that he had spoken?
o
Jesus said it
twice.
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Conclusion
98)
What is the loss of
rejecting God’s word?
o
Those who do not
accept Jesus’ words will be condemned by those words at the last day.
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Hebrews 6:4-6
4It is impossible for those
who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have
shared in the Holy Spirit,
5who have tasted the goodness
of the word of God and the powers of the coming age
6and who have fallen away, to
be brought back to repentance. To their loss they are crucifying the Son of God
all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace.
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99)
According to
verses 4 to 6 who can’t possibly be brought back to repentance?
o
It is impossible
for those to be brought back to repentance who have
§
Once been
enlightened.
§
Tasted the
heavenly gift.
§
Shared in the
Holy Spirit.
§
Tasted
Ø
The goodness of
the word of God.
Ø
And the powers of
the coming age.
§
And have fallen
away.
100) What does it mean to be impossible for a person to be
brought back to repentance?
o
Repentance means
turning
§
From disobedience.
§
To obedience to God.
o
That a person
cannot be brought back to repentance means that the person will never turn back
to God again.
101) What does it mean to have been enlightened, given 2
Timothy 1:10?
o
To have been
enlightened is to have seen
§
Life.
§
And immortality.
o
Brought to light
through the gospel.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 2 Timothy 1:10 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
10but it has now been
revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed
death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.
+++++++++++++++++++++
102) What has Jesus destroyed?
o
Jesus has
destroyed death.
103) What has Jesus brought to light through the gospel?
o
Jesus has brought
§
Life.
§
And immortality.
o
To light through
the gospel.
+++++++++++++++++++++
104) What is the heavenly gift that has been tasted, given Ephesians
1:3-5?
o
It is the
endowment of every spiritual blessing in Christ in the heavenly realms that
comes with adoption to sonship of God the Father.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Ephesians 1:3-5 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
3Praise be to the God and
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with
every spiritual blessing in Christ.
4For he chose us in him before
the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love
5he predestined us for
adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and
will.
+++++++++++++++++++++
105) According to verse 3 who is to be praised?
o
Praise be to the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
106) According to verse 3 what has God the Father blessed
us with?
o
God the Father
has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
107) According to verse 4 what did God the Father choose us
to be before the creation of the world?
o
God the Father
chose us in him before the creation of the world to be
§
Holy.
§
And blameless.
o
In his sight.
108) According to verse 5 what did God the Father in love predestine
us for?
o
God the Father in
love predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ.
109) According to verse 5 what did God the Father predestine
us in accordance with?
o
God the Father predestined
us in accordance with his
§
Pleasure.
§
And will.
110) What predestined status endows us with every spiritual
blessing in Christ in the heavenly realms?
o
Adoption to
sonship of God the Father does.
+++++++++++++++++++++
111) What does it mean to share in the Holy Spirit, given Acts
2:38?
o
To share in the
Holy Spirit is to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit upon
§
Repentance.
§
And public
declaration of belief in the good new of Jesus Christ.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Acts 2:38 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
38Peter replied, “Repent and
be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness
of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
+++++++++++++++++++++
112) What does it mean to taste the goodness of the word of
God, given 1 Peter 2:1-3?
o
The goodness of
the word of God is experienced in our growth in respect to salvation.
o
When
o
We
§
Turn away from
our sins.
§
And turn to the word.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 Peter 2:1-3 (NASB) that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
(NASB)
1Therefore, rid yourselves of
all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,
2and like newborn babies,
long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may grow in respect to
salvation,
3if you have tasted the
kindness of the Lord.
+++++++++++++++++++++
113) According to verse 1 what is the plea for turning away
from our sins?
o
The plea is for
us to rid ourselves of
§
All malice.
§
All deceit.
§
Hypocrisy.
§
Envy.
§
And all slander.
114) According to verse 2 what is the longing of newborn
babies in discipleship training?
o
They long for the
pure milk of the word.
115) According to verse 2 what is the outcome of longing
for the pure milk of the word?
o
By the pure milk
of the word we may grow in respect to salvation.
116) Is it enough to heed the plea for turning away from
our sins in order to grow in respect to salvation and why?
o
No, because we
also need to long for the pure milk of the word in order to grow in respect to
salvation.
117) According to verses 1 to 3 what are turning away from
our sins and longing for the pure milk of the word conditioned upon?
o
They are conditioned
upon having tasted the kindness of the Lord.
118) What is the kindness of the Lord, given Romans 2:4?
o
The kindness of
the Lord is seen in his
§
Forbearance.
§
And patience.
o
In waiting for
our repentance.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 2:4 that says,
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
4Or do you show contempt for
the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s
kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
119) Where do we see God’s kindness?
o
God’s kindness is
seen in his
§
Forbearance.
§
And patience.
o
In waiting for
our repentance.
120) What is God’s kindness intended for?
o
God’s kindness is
intended to lead us to repentance.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+++++++++++++++++++++
121) What does it mean to taste the powers of the coming
age, given 1 John 3:2?
o
To taste the
powers of the coming age is to attain a certain degree of becoming like the Son
of God in this life through discipleship training, culminating in eventually
being like him in the coming age.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 1 John 3:2 that says,
+++++++++++++++++++++
2Dear friends, now we are
children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know
that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
+++++++++++++++++++++
122) What are we now?
o
Now we are
children of God.
123) What has not yet been made known to us as children of
God?
o
What we will be
has not yet been made known.
124) What do we indeed know about our lot when Christ
appears?
o
We know that when
Christ appears, we shall be like him.
125) Why shall we be like Christ?
o
We shall be like
Christ.
o
For
o
We shall see him
as he is.
126) What is the surpassingly great thing in a person’s
eternal destiny?
o
The surpassingly
great thing in a person’s eternal destiny is to become like God, the Son of God
specifically.
+++++++++++++++++++++
127) According to verse 6 why can’t those people be brought
back to repentance?
o
To their loss
they are
§
Crucifying the
Son of God all over again.
§
And subjecting
him to public disgrace.
128) What does the current passage of the bible tell us
about how we need to repent in order to stay saved?
o
Continual repentance
for life is how we stay saved.
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Conclusion
129) What is the loss of rejecting God’s word?
o
It is impossible
for those to be brought back to repentance who have
§
Once been
enlightened.
§
Tasted the
heavenly gift.
§
Shared in the
Holy Spirit.
§
Tasted
Ø
The goodness of
the word of God.
Ø
And the powers of
the coming age.
§
And have fallen
away.
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What are the losses of rejecting
God’s word?
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