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What is the sanctifying
effect of God’s word?
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1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the sanctifying effect of God’s word.
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John 17:14-19
14I have given them your word
and the world has hated them, for they are not of the world any more than I am
of the world.
15My prayer is not that you
take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.
16They are not of the world,
even as I am not of it.
17Sanctify them by the truth;
your word is truth.
18As you sent me into the
world, I have sent them into the world.
19For them I sanctify myself,
that they too may be truly sanctified.
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2)
Whom does ‘I’ in
verse 14 refer to?
o
‘I’ in verse 14
refers to Jesus.
3)
Whom does ‘them’
in verse 14 refer to?
o
‘Them’ in verse 14
refers to the disciples.
4)
Whom does ‘your’
in verse 14 refer to?
o
‘Your’ in verse 14
refers to the Father.
5)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 whom has Jesus given the Father’s word to?
o
Jesus has given the
Father’s word to the disciples.
6)
What is the theme
of the Father’s word given by Jesus to the disciples, given John 20:31?
o
The current
passage of the bible that says that Jesus gave the Father’s word to the
disciples is quoted from the gospel of John.
o
The Father’s word
given by Jesus to the disciples was written down by John in his gospel account.
o
Per John 20:31
the theme of the gospel of John is
§
That Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
And that by
believing the disciples may have life in his name.
o
The theme of the Father’s
word given by Jesus to the disciples is the theme of the gospel of John.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 20:31 that says,
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31But 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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7)
What does ‘these’
refer to?
o
‘These’ refers to
what is written in the gospel of John.
8)
Whom does ‘you’
refer to?
o
‘You’ refers to the disciples.
9)
What is the theme
of the gospel of John?
o
The theme of the
gospel of John is
§
That Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
And that by believing
the disciples may have life in his name.
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10)
Why are the
disciples not of the world, given John 15:18-19?
o
The disciples are
not of the world.
o
Because
o
Jesus has chosen them
out of the world.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 15:18-19 that says,
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18“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
19If you belonged to the
world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world,
but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you.”
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11)
Whom does ‘you’
in verse 18 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 18
refers to the disciples.
12)
Whom does ‘me’ in
verse 18 refer to?
o
‘Me’ in verse 18
refers to Jesus.
13)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what did he remind the disciples of concerning their
being hated by the world?
o
The world hated Jesus
first.
o
If
o
It hated the
disciples.
14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what would the world do to the disciples if they
belonged to the world?
o
It would love them
as its own.
15)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 why do the disciples in reality not belong to the world?
o
It is because Jesus
has chosen them out of the world.
16)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what is the reason the world hates the disciples?
o
The world hates the
disciples.
o
Because
o
They do not
belong to the world.
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17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 to what extent are the disciples not of the world in
comparison to him?
o
The disciples are
§
Not of the world.
§
Any more than Jesus
is of the world.
18)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 15 what is his prayer for the disciples?
o
Jesus’ prayer is
§
Not that the Father
takes the disciples out of the world.
§
But that the Father
protects them from the evil one.
19)
Who is the evil
one?
o
The devil is the
evil one.
20)
Why does Jesus pray
for the Father to protect the disciples from the evil one when they are in the
world, given 1 John 5:19?
o
It is because the
whole world is under the control of the evil one.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read out
loud 1 John 5:19 that says,
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19We know that we are
children of God, and that the whole world is under the control of the evil one.
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21)
Whom does ‘we’
refer to?
o
‘We’ refers to the disciples.
22)
What are the
disciples?
o
The disciples are
children of God.
23)
Whose control is the
whole world under?
o
The whole world
is under the control of the evil one.
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24)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 14 and 16 how does he emphasize the fact that the
disciples are not of the world even as he is not of it?
o
Jesus says it
twice.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 what is truth?
o
The Father’s word
is truth.
26)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 what does Jesus appeal to the Father for him to sanctify
the disciples by?
o
Jesus appeals to the
Father for him to sanctify the disciples by
§
The truth, i.e.,
§
His word.
27)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what has he patterned his sending the disciples into the
world after?
o
Jesus has sent the
disciples into the world.
o
As
o
The Father sent Jesus
into the world.
28)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what does he sanctify himself for?
o
Jesus sanctifies myself for the disciples.
o
That
o
They too may be
truly sanctified.
29)
How do we
ascertain the meaning of the word ‘sanctify’ in the context of verses 18 and
19?
o
To sanctify is to
set apart for God’s purpose such as
§
The Father sending
Jesus who is sanctified into the world.
§
And Jesus sending
the disciples who are sanctified into the world.
30)
How did Jesus sanctify
himself?
o
Jesus sanctified himself
by obeying the Father’s word for him to be sent into the world.
31)
What is God’s
purpose the sanctified disciples are set apart for by the Father’s word?
o
First the
disciples are given the Father’s word.
o
That
o
Jesus is
§
The Christ.
§
The Son of God.
o
So that
o
They have life in
Jesus’ name.
o
Then the
disciples are sent into the world with the Father’s word.
o
That
o
Jesus is
§
The Christ.
§
The Son of God.
o
That
o
Others may have
life in Jesus’ name.
32)
Why did Jesus say
that he sanctified himself for the disciples that they too might be truly
sanctified?
o
Jesus needed to
have obeyed the Father’s word for him to be sent into the world.
o
Before
o
He could send the
disciples into the world.
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Conclusion
33)
What is the sanctifying
effect of God’s word?
o
The disciples are
§
Sanctified, i.e.,
§
Set apart for
God’s purpose.
o
By the Father’s word
in that
§
First they are
given the Father’s word.
§
That
§
Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
So that
§
They have life in
Jesus’ name.
§
Then they are sent
into the world with the Father’s word.
§
That
§
Jesus is
Ø
The Christ.
Ø
The Son of God.
§
That
§
Others may have
life in Jesus’ name.
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Ephesians 5:25-27
25Husbands, love your wives,
just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her
26to make her holy, cleansing
her by the washing with water through the word,
27and to
present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any
other blemish, but holy and blameless.
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34)
According to
verse 25 how are husbands exhorted to love their wives?
o
Husbands are
exhorted to love their wives.
o
As
o
Christ
§
Loved the church.
§
And gave himself up for her.
35)
According to
verses 25 and 26 what is the outcome for Christ to love the church and give
himself up for her?
o
Christ
§
Loved the church.
§
And gave himself up for her.
o
To make her holy.
36)
According to
verse 26 how did Christ make the church holy?
o
Christ made the
church holy, cleansing her
§
By the washing
with water.
§
Through the word.
37)
How was the
church cleansed, given Titus 3:4-5?
o
The church was cleansed
by the
§
Washing of
rebirth.
§
And renewal by
the Holy Spirit.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Titus 3:4-5 that says,
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4But when the kindness and
love of God our Savior appeared,
5he saved us, not because of
righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the
washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
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38)
Have we discussed
this passage of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session GodTheHolySpirt-Part1.
39)
According to
verse 5 how did God save us?
o
God saved us
through the
§
Washing of
rebirth.
§
And renewal by
the Holy Spirit.
40)
What does the
washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit mean?
o
It means being
born again into a new life thus putting aside the former life, per Romans 6:4 discussed
in the session GodTheHolySpirt-Part1.
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41)
What is the water
that is used for washing, given John 7:38-39?
o
The water that is
used for washing is the Holy Spirit.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud John 7:38-39 that says,
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38Whoever believes in me, as
Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
39By this he meant the
Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time
the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified.
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42)
Have we discussed
this passage of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session GodTheHolySpirt-Part1.
43)
According to
verses 38 and 39 what did Jesus mean by rivers of living water?
o
By rivers of
living water Jesus meant the Holy Spirit.
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44)
How is the washing
of the church, i.e., washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, done
through the word?
o
It takes place
upon a person believing the word.
o
That
o
Jesus is
§
The Christ.
§
The Son of God.
45)
According to
verse 27 what is the manifestation of the church being holy?
o
The manifestation
of the church being holy is a radiant church,
§
Without
Ø
Stain.
Ø
Wrinkle.
Ø
Or any other
blemish.
§
And
Ø
Holy.
Ø
And blameless.
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Conclusion
46)
What is the sanctifying
effect of God’s word?
o
The outcome of cleansing
§
By the washing
with water.
§
Through the word.
o
Is that the
church is holy.
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1 Timothy 4:1-5
1The Spirit clearly says that
in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and
things taught by demons.
2Such teachings come through
hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
3They forbid people to marry
and order them to abstain from certain foods, which God created to be received
with thanksgiving by those who believe and who know the truth.
4For everything God created
is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving,
5because it is consecrated by
the word of God and prayer.
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47)
According to
verse 1 what did the Spirit clearly say?
o
The Spirit
clearly says that in later times some will
§
Abandon the faith.
§
And follow
Ø
Deceiving spirits.
Ø
And things taught
by demons.
48)
According to
verse 2 whom do things taught by demons come through?
o
Such teachings
come through hypocritical liars.
49)
According to
verse 2 what are consciences of these hypocritical liars like?
o
Their consciences
have been seared as with a hot iron.
50)
According to
verse 3 what are the teachings of these hypocritical liars?
o
They
§
Forbid people to
marry.
§
And order them to
abstain from certain foods.
51)
Who created foods?
o
God did.
52)
According to
verse 3 how are foods that God created supposed to be
received by those who believe and who know the truth?
o
They are supposed
to be received with thanksgiving.
53)
According to
verse 4 what is the condition of everything God created?
o
Everything God
created is good.
54)
According to
verses 4 and 5 should any food be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving and
why?
o
No, because it is
consecrated by
§
The word of God.
§
And prayer.
55)
When is food consecrated
by the word of God, given Genesis 1:1-31?
o
Food is consecrated
to be good by the word of God.
o
When
o
God created
everything.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 1:1-31 that says,
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1In the
beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
2Now the earth was formless
and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was
hovering over the waters.
3And God said, “Let there be
light,” and there was light.
4God saw that the light was
good, and he separated the light from the darkness.
5God called the light “day,”
and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was
morning—the first day.
6And God said, “Let there be
a vault between the waters to separate water from water.”
7So God made the vault and
separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so.
8God called the vault “sky.”
And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day.
9And God said,
“Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground
appear.” And it was so.
10God called the dry ground
“land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.
11Then God said, “Let the
land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear
fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so.
12The land produced
vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing
fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
13And there was evening, and
there was morning—the third day.
14And God said, “Let there be
lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them
serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years,
15and let them be lights in
the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so.
16God made two great
lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the
night. He also made the stars.
17God set them in the vault
of the sky to give light on the earth,
18to govern the day and the
night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good.
19And there was evening, and
there was morning—the fourth day.
20And God said,
“Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth
across the vault of the sky.”
21So God created the great
creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that
moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to
its kind. And God saw that it was good.
22God blessed them and said,
“Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the
birds increase on the earth.”
23And there was evening, and
there was morning—the fifth day.
24And God said, “Let the land
produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures
that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.”
And it was so.
25God made the wild animals
according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the
creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that
it was good.
26Then God said, “Let us make
mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in
the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,
and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
27So God created mankind in
his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created
them.
28God blessed them and said
to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.
Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living
creature that moves on the ground.”
29Then God said, “I give you
every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has
fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food.
30And to all the beasts of
the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along
the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green
plant for food.” And it was so.
31God saw all that he had
made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the
sixth day.
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56)
According to
verse 31 how did God find everything that was created?
o
God saw that everything
that was created was very good.
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57)
When is food consecrated
by prayer?
o
Food is consecrated
by our prayer.
o
Just before
o
We partake of it.
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Conclusion
58)
What is the sanctifying
effect of the word of God?
o
Food is consecrated
to be good by the word of God.
o
When
o
God created
everything.
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What is the sanctifying
effect of God’s word?
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What is the fighting power of
the word of God?
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59)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the fighting power of the word of God.
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Ephesians 6:17
17Take the
helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
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60)
Have we discussed
the current verse of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session GodTheHolySpirt-Part3.
61)
What is the sword
of the Spirit?
o
The sword of the
Spirit is the word of God.
62)
What is a sword
used for?
o
A sword is used
for fighting.
63)
What is an
example of the sword of the Spirit being used for fighting?
o
Jesus fighting
off the devil’s temptation in the wilderness using the sword of the Spirit is
an example.
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Conclusion
64)
What is the fighting
power of the word of God?
o
The word of God
can be used to fight off the devil’s temptation.
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What is the fighting power of
the word of God?
========================
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What is the discerning power of
the word of God?
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65)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the discerning power of the word of God.
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Hebrews 4:12
12For the word of God is alive
and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing
soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the
heart.
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66)
Have we discussed
the current verse of the bible before?
o
Yes, in the
session GodTheHolySpirt-Part3.
67)
What is the
discerning power of the word of God?
o
It judges the
§
Thoughts.
§
And attitudes of
the heart.
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Conclusion
68)
What is the discerning
power of the word of God?
o
It judges the
§
Thoughts.
§
And attitudes of
the heart.
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What is the discerning power of
the word of God?
========================
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What is the efficacy of the
word of God?
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69)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out about the efficacy of the word of God.
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Isaiah 55:10-11
10As the rain and the snow
come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and
making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower
and bread for the eater,
11so is my word that goes out
from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I
desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
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70)
According to
verse 10 what is the inevitable outcome on the earth of the rain and the snow
coming down from heaven?
o
The rain and the
snow do not return to heaven without
§
Watering the
earth.
§
Making it
Ø
Bud.
Ø
And flourish.
§
And Yielding
Ø
Seed for the sower.
Ø
And bread for the
eater.
71)
According to
verse 11 what is the analogy of rain and snow for God’s word that goes out from
his mouth?
o
God’s word
§
Will not return
to God empty.
§
But will accomplish
what he desires.
§
And will achieve
the purpose.
§
For which
§
He sent it.
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Conclusion
72)
What is the efficacy
of the word of God?
o
It
§
Will not return
to God empty.
§
But will accomplish
what he desires.
§
And will achieve
the purpose.
§
For which
§
He sent it.
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What is the efficacy of the
word of God?
========================
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Who has ownership of things revealed
by God’s words?
========================
73)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out who has ownership of things revealed by God’s words.
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Deuteronomy 29:29
29The secret things belong to
the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children
forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
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74)
Whom does ‘us’
refer to?
o
‘Us’ refers to the
Israelites.
75)
What does ‘this
law’ refer to?
o
‘This law’ refers
to the law of Moses.
76)
Who keeps things secret
and who reveals them?
o
The Lord our God
does.
77)
To whom do the secret
things belong?
o
The secret things
belong to the Lord our God.
78)
To whom do the
revealed things belong?
o
The revealed things
belong to
§
The Israelites.
§
And their children.
79)
How long does the
Israelites’ ownership of the revealed things last?
o
It lasts forever.
80)
Where can the revealed
things be found?
o
The revealed things
can be found in the words of the law of Moses.
81)
What is the
Israelites’ permanent ownership of the revealed things intended?
o
It is intended that
they may follow all the words of the law of Moses.
82)
Where can the revealed
things be found for disciples of Jesus Christ?
o
The revealed things
for disciples of Jesus Christ can be found in both
§
The New Testament.
§
And the Old
Testament of the bible.
83)
Do disciples of
Jesus Christ have permanent ownership of the revealed things?
o
Yes.
84)
What is the
permanent ownership of the revealed things for disciples of Jesus Christ intended?
o
It is intended that
they may follow all the words of the bible.
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Conclusion
85)
Who has ownership
of things revealed by God’s words?
o
Things revealed by
God’s words belong to disciples of Jesus Christ.
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Who has ownership of things revealed
by God’s words?
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How is the world created,
sustained and destroyed?
========================
86)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out how the world is
§
Created.
§
Sustained.
§
And destroyed.
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2 Peter 3:3-7
3Above all, you must understand
that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil
desires.
4They will say, “Where is
this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as
it has since the beginning of creation.”
5But they deliberately forget
that long ago by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was
formed out of water and by water.
6By these waters also the
world of that time was deluged and destroyed.
7By the same word the present
heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the day
of judgment and destruction of the ungodly.
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87)
Whom does ‘you’
in verse 3 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 3
refers to the disciples.
88)
According to
verse 3 what must disciples understand that scoffers in the last days will do?
o
They will come,
§
Scoffing.
§
And following their own evil desires.
89)
Whom does ‘he’ in
verse 4 refer to?
o
‘He’ in verse 4
refers to God.
90)
What is the ‘coming’
that God promised?
o
It is the second coming
of Christ.
91)
According to
verse 4 what will scoffers in the last days challenge?
o
They will challenge
the reality of the second coming of Christ.
o
That
o
God promised.
92)
According to
verse 4 what is the reason cited by the scoffers for their scoffing?
o
“Ever since our
ancestors died, everything goes on.
o
As
o
It has since the
beginning of creation.”
93)
According to 5
and 6 what do scoffers deliberately forget in their reasoning?
o
They deliberately
forget that long ago by God’s word
§
The heavens came
into being.
§
And the earth was
formed
Ø
Out of water.
Ø
And by water.
§
And by these
waters also the world of that time was
Ø
Deluged.
Ø
And destroyed.
94)
How were the
heavens and earth created by God’s word?
o
The heavens and
earth were created by God’s word according to Genesis 1:1-31 that was read out
loud earlier.
95)
How was the world
deluged and destroyed by water, given Genesis 6:5-7:24?
o
The world was
§
Deluged.
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And destroyed by
water.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 6:5-7:24 that says,
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6:5The Lord saw how great the
wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every
inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.
6:6The Lord regretted that he
had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.
6:7So the Lord said, “I will
wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created—and with them the
animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground—for I regret
that I have made them.”
6:8But Noah found favor in
the eyes of the Lord.
6:9This is the account of
Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of
his time, and he walked faithfully with God.
6:10Noah had three sons:
Shem, Ham and Japheth.
6:11Now the earth was corrupt
in God’s sight and was full of violence.
6:12God saw how corrupt the
earth had become, for all the people on earth had corrupted their ways.
6:13So God said to Noah, “I
am going to put an end to all people, for the earth is filled with violence
because of them. I am surely going to destroy both them and the earth.
6:14So make yourself an ark of cypress wood; make rooms in it and coat
it with pitch inside and out.
6:15This is how you are to
build it: The ark is to be three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide and
thirty cubits high.
6:16Make a roof for it,
leaving below the roof an opening one cubit high all around. Put a door in the
side of the ark and make lower, middle and upper decks.
6:17I am going to bring
floodwaters on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature
that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.
6:18But I will establish my
covenant with you, and you will enter the ark—you and your sons and your wife
and your sons’ wives with you.
6:19You are to bring into the
ark two of all living creatures, male and female, to keep them alive with you.
6:20Two of every kind of
bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along
the ground will come to you to be kept alive.
6:21You are to take every
kind of food that is to be eaten and store it away as food for you and for
them.”
6:22Noah did everything just
as God commanded him.
7:1The Lord then said to
Noah, “Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you
righteous in this generation.
7:2Take with you seven pairs
of every kind of clean animal, a male and its mate, and one pair of every kind
of unclean animal, a male and its mate,
7:3and also seven pairs of
every kind of bird, male and female, to keep their various kinds alive
throughout the earth.
7:4Seven days from now I will
send rain on the earth for forty days and forty nights, and I will wipe from
the face of the earth every living creature I have made.”
7:5And Noah did all that the
Lord commanded him.
7:6Noah was six hundred years
old when the floodwaters came on the earth.
7:7And Noah and his sons and
his wife and his sons’ wives entered the ark to escape the waters of the flood.
7:8Pairs of clean and unclean
animals, of birds and of all creatures that move along the ground,
7:9male and female, came to Noah and entered the ark, as God had
commanded Noah.
7:10And after the seven days
the floodwaters came on the earth.
7:11In the six hundredth year
of Noah’s life, on the seventeenth day of the second month—on that day all the
springs of the great deep burst forth, and the floodgates of the heavens were
opened.
7:12And rain fell on the
earth forty days and forty nights.
7:13On that very day Noah and
his sons, Shem, Ham and Japheth, together with his wife and the wives of his
three sons, entered the ark.
7:14They had with them every
wild animal according to its kind, all livestock according to their kinds,
every creature that moves along the ground according to its kind and every bird
according to its kind, everything with wings.
7:15Pairs of all creatures
that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.
7:16The animals going in were
male and female of every living thing, as God had commanded Noah. Then the Lord
shut him in.
7:17For forty days the flood
kept coming on the earth, and as the waters increased they lifted the ark high
above the earth.
7:18The waters rose and
increased greatly on the earth, and the ark floated on the surface of the
water.
7:19They rose greatly on the
earth, and all the high mountains under the entire heavens were covered.
7:20The waters rose and
covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.
7:21Every living thing that
moved on land perished—birds, livestock, wild animals, all the creatures that
swarm over the earth, and all mankind.
7:22Everything on dry land
that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
7:23Every living thing on the
face of the earth was wiped out; people and animals and the creatures that move
along the ground and the birds were wiped from the earth. Only Noah was left, and those with him in the ark.
7:24The waters flooded the
earth for a hundred and fifty days.
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96)
According to
verse 7 what will by God’s word happen to the present heavens and earth?
o
By God’s word
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The present
heavens and earth are reserved for fire.
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They are kept for
the day of
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Judgment.
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And destruction
of the ungodly.
97)
According to
verse 7 when will the present heavens and earth be destroyed by fire?
o
They will be
destroyed by fire on the day of judgment.
98)
When is the day of judgment?
o
The day of judgment is the day.
o
When
o
Jesus returns.
99)
According to
verse 7 whose destruction will be accomplished on the day of
judgment when the present heavens and earth are destroyed by fire?
o
Destruction of
the ungodly will be accomplished.
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Conclusion
100) How was the world created?
o
By God’s word the
heavens and earth were created.
101) How was the world once
destroyed?
o
By God’s word the
world was once
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Deluged by water.
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And destroyed.
102) How will the world be destroyed?
o
By God’s word the
world will be destroyed by fire.
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Hebrews 1:3
3The Son is the radiance of
God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by
his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at
the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
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103) Have we discussed the current verse of the bible
before?
o
Yes, in the
session GodTheSon-Part1.
104) Who sustains all things by his powerful word?
o
Jesus sustains
all things by his powerful word.
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Conclusion
105) How is the world sustained?
o
By Jesus’ word the
world is sustained.
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How is the world created,
sustained and destroyed?
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