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What should our attitude be
in giving?
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Matthew 6:1-4
1“Be careful not to practice
your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will
have no reward from your Father in heaven.
2“So when you give to the
needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues
and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have
received their reward in full.
3But when you give to the
needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
4so that your giving may be
in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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1)
Who was speaking
to whom in the current passage of the bible?
2)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 1 what is the warning for the
disciples concerning how righteousness is practiced?
3)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 1 what is the consequence
for the disciples if they ignore the warning?
4)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 2 what happens to the reward of
the hypocrites when they announce their giving with trumpets?
5)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 2 what is the reward for the
hypocrites of their giving to the needy?
6)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse
2 what is the
assumption about whether the disciples should give to the needy the way Jesus
broaches the subject?
7)
According to what Jesus
said in verses 2 and
3 what is the advice
for the disciples for how they give to the needy?
8)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses
3 and 4 what
does he mean by not letting their left hand know what their right hand is doing
when the disciples give to the needy?
9)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 4 what is the Father’s
response to the disciples’ giving in secret?
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2 Corinthians 9:6-7
6Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap
generously.
7Each of you should give what
you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver.
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10)
According to verse 6
what is the causal
relationship between sowing and reaping?
11)
According to verse 7
why are the disciples
called on to give what they have decided in their heart to give, not
reluctantly or under compulsion?
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Luke 18:9-14
9To some who were confident
of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this
parable:
10“Two men went up to the
temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.
11The Pharisee stood by
himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers,
evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.
12I fast twice a week and
give a tenth of all I get.’
13“But the tax collector
stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast
and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14“I tell you that this man,
rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt
themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
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12)
According to verse 9
whom did Jesus address
his parable to?
13)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 10 who in the parable went up
to the temple to pray?
14)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 11 what did the Pharisee thank
God for?
15)
What did the Pharisee
thank God for in short?
16)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 12 what deeds did the Pharisee
cite to support his view of himself?
17)
What was the contrast
in the attitude between the tax collector and the Pharisee?
18)
According to verse 14
between the Pharisee and the tax collector, whom did Jesus say go home
justified before God?
19)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 14 what was the reason he came
down on the side of the tax collector?
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What should our attitude be
in giving?
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Whom should we give to?
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Mark 12:17 (NASB)
17And Jesus said to them,
“Pay to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are
God’s.”
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20)
Whom does ‘them’
refer to?
21)
What is Caesar?
22)
What are the
things that are Caesar’s?
23)
What did Jesus
say was the obligation of the Jews to the Roman Emperor of the ruling government?
24)
What are the
things that are God’s?
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Luke 14:12-14
12Then Jesus said to his
host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your
brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they
may invite you back and so you will be repaid.
13But when you give a
banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
14and you will be blessed.
Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the
righteous.”
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25)
According to verse 12
why did Jesus tell his
host that when he gave a luncheon or dinner, he should not invite his friends,
his brothers or sisters, his relatives, or his rich neighbors?
26)
According to verses 13
and 14 why did Jesus
tell his host that when he gave a banquet, he should invite the poor, the
crippled, the lame, the blind?
27)
When is the resurrection
of the righteous?
28)
What did Jesus
imply concerning the status of righteousness of his host if his host heeded his
advice on what guests
to invite?
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Whom should we give to?
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What should our motivation be
in giving?
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Hebrews 13:16
16And do not forget to do
good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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29)
What are we not to
forget?
30)
What is our
motivation to do good and to share with others?
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2 Corinthians 8:9
9For you know the grace of
our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became
poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.
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31)
What was the
reversal of fortune for Jesus?
32)
How might we
experience our reversal of fortune?
33)
What drove Jesus
to go through his reversal of fortune so that we might experience our reversal
of fortune?
34)
If we are to
learn from Jesus’ grace, what is the least we should do?
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Luke 6:30-38
30Give to everyone who asks
you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back.
31Do to others as you would
have them do to you.
32“If you love those who love
you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.
33And if you do good to those
who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.
34And if you lend to those
from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend
to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.
35But love your enemies, do
good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then
your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because
he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
36Be merciful, just as your
Father is merciful.
37“Do not judge, and you will
not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you
will be forgiven.
38Give, and it will be given
to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be
poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to
you.”
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Matthew 5:45
He causes his sun to rise on
the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
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35)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what should we do when others ask us for things?
36)
According to what Jesus said in verse
30 what should we do
when others take what belongs to us?
37)
According to what Jesus said in verse 31
what is the reason
for our gracious attitude?
38)
According to what Jesus said in verses 32 and 33 is it something
to our credit when we love those who love us and do good to those who are good
to us and why?
39)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that even sinners do that?
40)
According to what Jesus said in verse 34 is it something
to our credit when we lend to those from whom we expect repayment and why?
41)
According to what Jesus said in verse 35
what should we do
instead?
42)
According to what Jesus said in verse 35
what will be the
consequence for us if we do what he said?
43)
Who is the Most
High?
44)
According to what Jesus said in verse 35
what is the
underlying reason for what he said we should do?
45)
How is God kind
to the ungrateful and wicked?
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 5:45.
46)
According to verse 36 what is Jesus’ appeal to us
in regard to being like our Father?
47)
What is the
progressive elevation in our attitude that Jesus touched on in what he said so
far?
48)
What are we
trying to accomplish if we try to do what Jesus has said so far?
49)
Would we be able
to fully measure up to our Father and why?
50)
What is the point
for us to try to measure up to our Father if we will never be able to measure
up to his perfection?
51)
According to verse 37 how do we avoid being
judged?
52)
According to verse 37 how do we avoid being
condemned?
53)
According to verse 37 how can we be
forgiven?
54)
According to verse 38 when shall we be given?
55)
According to verse 38 in what measure
shall we be given if we give?
56)
According to verse 38 what determines
how we will be repaid?
57)
What is the
conclusion about what determines how God will treat us?
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Matthew 6:19-24
19“Do not store up for
yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where
thieves break in and steal.
20But store up for yourselves
treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves
do not break in and steal.
21For where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.
22“The eye is the lamp of the
body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light.
23But if your eyes are
unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within
you is darkness, how great is that darkness!
24“No one can serve two
masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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58)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19
where should the disciples not store up treasures for themselves?
59)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19
why should the disciples not store up for themselves treasures on earth?
60)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20
where should the disciples store up treasures for themselves?
61)
According to what Jesus said in verse 20
why should the disciples store up for themselves treasures in heaven?
62)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 21
what does the disciples’ heart follow?
63)
What does Jesus
not want the disciples’ heart to linger over?
64)
According to what Jesus
said in verses 22 and
23 what is the consequence for the eye to be the lamp of the body?
65)
How do we
interpret what Jesus said about the eye being the lamp of the body?
66)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 23
where does darkness come from?
67)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 23 what
makes the darkness within great?
68)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 24 who can
serve two masters?
69)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 24 why can a person not serve two masters?
70)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 24 what conclusion did he reach about serving God and money?
71)
How do we apply
what has been said about great darkness developing within a person to the
matter of serving God and money?
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Acts 20:34-35
34You yourselves know that
these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.
35In everything I did, I
showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering
the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to
receive.’ ”
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72)
Who was speaking
in the current passage of the bible?
73)
According to verse 34
whose needs had Paul supplied?
74)
According to verse 35
what motivated Paul to help the weak?
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What should our motivation be
in giving?
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How should we use the gift of
giving?
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Romans 12:6-8
6We have different gifts,
according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then
prophesy in accordance with your faith;
7if it is serving, then
serve; if it is teaching, then teach;
8if it is to encourage, then
give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is to lead, do
it diligently; if it is to show mercy, do it cheerfully.
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75)
According to verse 6 how do we get to have
different gifts?
76)
According to verse 8
what are we to do if we have been given the gift of giving?
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How should we use the gift of
giving?
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What is the reward of giving?
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Matthew 10:42
42And if anyone gives even a
cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell
you, that person will certainly not lose their reward.”
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77)
What will happen
to a person’s reward when the person gives even a cup of cold water to one of
the little ones who is Jesus’ disciple?
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1 Timothy 6:17-19
17Command those who are rich
in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which
is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with
everything for our enjoyment.
18Command them to do good, to
be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
19In this way they will lay
up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that
they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
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78)
According to verse 17
why should those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to
put their hope in wealth?
79)
According to verse 17
whom should those who are rich in this present world put their hope in?
80)
According to verse 17
why should those who are rich in this present world put their hope in God?
81)
What is the gist
of verse 17?
82)
According to verse 18
what is the command for those who are rich in this present world?
83)
According to verse 19
what is the outcome for those who are rich in this present world when they heed
the command?
84)
How long does the
coming age last?
85)
According to verse 19
when can those who are rich in this present world enjoy the reward of their
obedience?
86)
What is the
durability of the treasure they will have laid up for the coming age as a result
of their obedience?
87)
What does taking
hold of the life that is truly life mean?
88)
Does this passage
of the bible suggest that one can do something to earn eternal life and why?
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What is the reward of giving?
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What did Jesus see in those
who gave?
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Mark 12:41-44
41Jesus sat down opposite the
place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money
into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts.
42But a poor widow came and
put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.
43Calling his disciples to
him, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the
treasury than all the others.
44They all gave out of their
wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”
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89)
How did Jesus
evaluate the giving of the widow and others in terms of its proportion of what one
had and in terms of what one could afford?
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Luke 19:1-10
1Jesus entered
2A man was there by the name
of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy.
3He wanted to see who Jesus
was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd.
4So he ran ahead and climbed
a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way.
5When Jesus reached the spot,
he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at
your house today.”
6So he came down at once and
welcomed him gladly.
7All the people saw this and
began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.”
8But Zacchaeus stood up and
said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to
the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four
times the amount.”
9Jesus said to him, “Today
salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.
10For the Son of Man came to
seek and to save the lost.”
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Romans 4:16
Therefore, the promise comes
by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s
offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the
faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
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90)
According to verse 2
what was Zacchaeus?
91)
According to verse 4
how did Zacchaeus being short find a way to see Jesus who was surrounded by a crowd?
92)
According to verse 5
what did Jesus do when he reached the spot where Zacchaeus was?
93)
According to verse 6
what did Zacchaeus do in response?
94)
According to verse 7
why did all the people begin to mutter when they saw what happened?
95)
Why did Zacchaeus
choose to be a tax collector when tax collectors were hated by the Jews and
were considered sinners?
96)
According to verse 8
what was the pledge Zacchaeus made to Jesus in front of the crowd?
97)
What would Zacchaeus
be left with if he made good his pledge?
98)
What was the
change in attitude in Zacchaeus?
99)
What is the
descriptive term for the change of attitude in Zacchaeus?
100) What did Jesus mean when he said that Zacchaeus too was
a son of Abraham?
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 4:16.
101) According to what Jesus said in verse 9 what had come to Zacchaeus
as a result of his Faith?
102) According to verse 10 what did Jesus say he came to do?
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What did Jesus see in those
who gave?
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How much should a disciple
give?
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2 Corinthians 9:6-7
6Remember this: Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap
generously.
7Each of you should give what
you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion,
for God loves a cheerful giver.
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103) How much should a disciple give?
104) But doesn’t Malachi 3:8-10 in the Old Testaments tell
us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income annually?
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Malachi 3:8-10
8“Will a mere mortal rob God?
Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and
offerings.
9You are under a curse—your
whole nation—because you are robbing me.
10Bring the whole tithe into
the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the
Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and
pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.
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105) Who was speaking in
the current passage of the bible?
106) Whom was God speaking to?
107) According to verse 8 what was God’s accusation against the Jews?
108) According to verse 8 how were the Jews robbing God?
109) What are tithes?
110) According to verse 9 what was the consequence for the Jews for robbing
God?
111) According to verse 10 what was God’s proposed remedy for the Jews?
112) According to verse 10 what was God’s promise for the Jews if they
pursued God’s proposed remedy?
113) So doesn’t Malachi 3:8-10 in the Old Testaments tell
us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income?
114) But doesn’t Genesis 14:18-20 in the Old Testaments
tell us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income annually?
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Genesis 14:18-20
18Then Melchizedek king of
19and he blessed Abram,
saying,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most
High,
Creator of heaven and earth.
20And praise be to God Most
High,
who delivered your enemies into your hand.”
Then Abram gave him a tenth
of everything.
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115) Was Abram’s giving Melchizedek 10 percent of
everything a one-time giving or an annual giving?
116) Can a one-time giving in the bible be prescriptive of
what a disciple should give on an annual basis?
117) But doesn’t Genesis 28:20-22 in the Old Testaments
tell us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income annually?
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Genesis 28:20-22
20Then Jacob made a vow,
saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am
taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear
21so that I return safely to
my father’s household, then the Lord will be my God
22and this stone that I have
set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give
you a tenth.”
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118) Was Jacob’s giving God 10 percent of all that God gave
him prescriptive for us as disciples today?
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How much should a disciple
give?
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What should our attitude be
in giving?
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Matthew 6:1-4
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1)
Who was speaking
to whom in the current passage of the bible?
o
Jesus was
speaking to his disciples.
2)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 1 what is the warning for the
disciples concerning how righteousness is practiced?
o
They must be
careful not to practice their righteousness in front of others to be seen by
them.
3)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 1 what is the consequence
for the disciples if they ignore the warning?
o
They will have no
reward from their Father in heaven.
4)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 2 what happens to the reward of
the hypocrites when they announce their giving with trumpets?
o
They have
received their reward in full.
5)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 2 what is the reward for the
hypocrites of their giving to the needy?
o
Their reward is the
honor accorded them by others.
6)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verse
2 what is the
assumption about whether the disciples should give to the needy the way Jesus
broaches the subject?
o
The disciples should
give to the needy.
o
Because
o
It is not a
matter of whether they should
§
Give to the needy.
§
Or not.
§
But how.
7)
According to what Jesus
said in verses 2 and
3 what is the advice
for the disciples for how they give to the needy?
o
They should
§
Neither announce
it with trumpets to be honored by others.
§
Nor let their
left hand know what their right hand is doing.
8)
In accordance
with what Jesus said in verses
3 and 4 what does
he mean by not letting their left hand know what their right hand is doing when
the disciples give to the needy?
o
Jesus means that the
disciples should give in secret.
9)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 4 what is the Father’s
response to the disciples’ giving in secret?
o
The Father, who
sees what is done in secret, will reward them.
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2 Corinthians 9:6-7
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10)
According to verse 6
what is the causal
relationship between sowing and reaping?
o
Whoever sows
sparingly will also reap sparingly.
o
Whoever sows
generously will also reap generously.
11)
According to verse 7
why are the disciples
called on to give what they have decided in their heart to give, not
reluctantly or under compulsion?
o
It is because God
loves a cheerful giver.
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Luke 18:9-14
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12)
According to verse 9
whom did Jesus address
his parable to?
o
Jesus addressed
his parable to those who
§
Were confident of
their own righteousness.
§
And looked down
on everyone else.
13)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 10 who in the parable went up
to the temple to pray?
o
A Pharisee.
o
And a tax
collector.
14)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 11 what did the Pharisee thank
God for?
o
He thanked God that
he was not like other people—
§
Robbers.
§
Evildoers.
§
Adulterers.
§
Or even like the tax
collector.
15)
What did the Pharisee
thank God for in short?
o
He thanked God that
he was a better person than others.
16)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 12 what deeds did the Pharisee
cite to support his view of himself?
o
He
§
Fasted twice a
week.
§
And gave a tenth
of all he got.
17)
What was the contrast
in the attitude between the tax collector and the Pharisee?
o
In humility the
tax collector
§
Acknowledged
before God that he was a sinner.
§
And asked God for
mercy.
o
In pride the Pharisee
bragged before God that he was a good person with good deeds.
18)
According to verse 14
between the Pharisee and the tax collector, whom did Jesus say go home
justified before God?
o
The tax collector
did.
19)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 14 what was the reason he came
down on the side of the tax collector?
o
The Pharisee
§
Exalted himself.
§
And therefore
would be humbled.
o
The tax collector
§
Humbled himself.
§
And therefore
would be exalted.
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What should our attitude be
in giving?
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Whom should we give to?
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Mark 12:17 (NASB)
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20)
Whom does ‘them’
refer to?
o
‘Them’ refers to the
Jews.
21)
What is Caesar?
o
Caesar is the
title of the Roman Emperor.
22)
What are the
things that are Caesar’s?
o
The things that
are Caesar’s are taxes owed to the Roman Emperor
of the ruling government.
23)
What did Jesus
say was the obligation of the Jews to the Roman Emperor of the ruling government?
o
The Jews were
obligated to pay taxes to the Roman Emperor
of the ruling government.
24)
What are the
things that are God’s?
o
Per the
discussion of Luke 14:25-33 in the CBS of
‘Cost of Discipleship’, a person gives
to Jesus whatever is imposed on him/her by Jesus as God.
o
If
o
The person wants
to follow Jesus.
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Luke 14:12-14
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25)
According to verse 12
why did Jesus tell his
host that when he gave a luncheon or dinner, he should not invite his friends,
his brothers or sisters, his relatives, or his rich neighbors?
o
They might invite
him back,
o
And so he would be
repaid.
26)
According to verses 13
and 14 why did Jesus
tell his host that when he gave a banquet, he should invite the poor, the
crippled, the lame, the blind?
o
He would be blessed.
o
He would be repaid
at the resurrection of the righteous.
o
Even though
o
They could not
repay him.
27)
When is the resurrection
of the righteous?
o
It takes place at
the end of the age.
o
When
o
Jesus comes to
judge the world.
28)
What did Jesus
imply concerning the status of righteousness of his host if his host heeded his
advice on what guests
to invite?
o
His host would be
among the righteous.
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Whom should we give to?
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What should our motivation be
in giving?
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Hebrews 13:16
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29)
What are we not to
forget?
o
We are not to
forget to
§
Do good.
§
And share with
others.
30)
What is our
motivation to do good and to share with others?
o
God is pleased
with such sacrifices.
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2 Corinthians 8:9
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31)
What was the
reversal of fortune for Jesus?
o
He
§
Was rich.
§
Yet became poor.
32)
How might we
experience our reversal of fortune through
Jesus’?
o
Through Jesus’
poverty we might become rich.
33)
What drove Jesus
to go through his reversal of fortune so that we might experience ours?
o
Grace drove Jesus.
34)
What is the least
we should do if we are to learn from Jesus’ grace?
o
We should give.
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Luke 6:30-38
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Matthew 5:45
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35)
According to what Jesus said in verse
30 what should we do
when others ask us for things?
o
We should give to
everyone who asks us.
36)
According to what Jesus said in verse
30 what should we do when
others take what belongs to us?
o
We should not demand
it back.
37)
According to what Jesus said in verse 31
what is the reason
for our gracious attitude?
o
We need to be
gracious with others.
o
As
o
We want others to
be gracious with us.
38)
According to what Jesus said in verses 32 and 33 is it
something to our credit when we love those who love us and do good to those who
are good to us and why?
o
No, because even sinners
do those things.
39)
What did Jesus
mean when he said that even sinners do that?
o
He meant that
everyone would do that.
40)
According to what Jesus said in verse 34 is it something
to our credit when we lend to those from whom we expect repayment and why?
o
No, because everyone
lends to everyone, expecting to be repaid in full.
41)
According to what Jesus said in verse 35
what should we do
instead?
o
We should
§
Love our enemies.
§
Do good to them.
§
And lend to them
without expecting to get anything back.
42)
According to what Jesus said in verse 35
what will be the
consequence for us if we do what he said?
o
Our reward will
be great.
o
And we will be
children of the Most High.
43)
Who is the Most
High?
o
God is the Most
High.
44)
According to what Jesus said in verse 35
what is the
underlying reason for what he said we should do?
o
It is because God
is kind to the
§
Ungrateful.
§
And wicked.
o
And we are trying
to mimic God as his children.
45)
How is God kind
to the ungrateful and wicked?
o
Per Matthew 5:45 without
exception God
§
Causes his sun to
rise on
Ø
The evil.
Ø
And the good.
§
And sends rain on
Ø
The righteous.
Ø
And the
unrighteous.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Matthew 5:45.
46)
According to verse 36 what is Jesus’ appeal to us
in regard to being like our Father?
o
We should be merciful.
o
Just as
o
Our Father is
merciful.
47)
What is the
progressive elevation in our attitude that Jesus touched on in what he said so
far?
o
Not only should we
be gracious in allowing others to take what belongs to us.
o
But we love our
enemies by taking the initiative to
§
Do good to them.
§
And lend to them.
o
Without expecting
to get anything back.
o
Not only do we do
to others.
o
As
o
We would have
them do to us.
o
But we take a
step further in being merciful like our Father who is unconditionally merciful.
48)
What are we
trying to accomplish if we try to do what Jesus has said so far?
o
We are trying to
measure up to our Father.
49)
Would we be able
to fully measure up to our Father and why?
o
No, we will never
be able to.
o
Even though
o
We keep trying
our whole lives.
50)
What is the point
for us to try to measure up to our Father if we will never be able to measure
up to his perfection?
o
We are judged
§
By the continual
effort.
§
That
§
We make in the
lifelong process of measuring up to our Father.
§
And not by the
outcome of perfection.
51)
According to verse 37 how do we avoid being
judged?
o
We avoid
§
Being judged.
§
By not judging others.
52)
According to verse 37 how do we avoid being
condemned?
o
We avoid
§
Being condemned.
§
By not condemning
others.
53)
According to verse 37 how can we be
forgiven?
o
We can be
forgiven.
o
If
o
We forgive others.
54)
According to verse 38 when shall we be given?
o
We shall be given.
o
If
o
We give.
55)
According to verse 38 in what measure
shall we be given if we give?
o
A good measure
§
Pressed down.
§
Shaken together.
§
And running over.
o
Will be poured
into our lap.
o
Meaning that
o
We will be
abundantly repaid.
56)
According to verse 38 what determines
how we will be repaid?
o
With the measure we
use, it will be measured to us.
57)
What is the
conclusion about what determines how God will treat us?
o
God will treat us
the way.
o
That
o
We treat others.
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Matthew 6:19-24
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58)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19
where should the disciples not store up treasures for themselves?
o
They should not
store up for themselves treasures on earth.
59)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19
why should the disciples not store up for themselves treasures on earth?
o
It is because on
earth
§
Moths and vermin
destroy.
§
And thieves
Ø
Break in.
Ø
And steal.
60)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20
where should the disciples store up treasures for themselves?
o
They should store
up for themselves treasures in heaven.
61)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20
why should the disciples store up for themselves treasures in heaven?
o
It is because in
heaven
§
Moths and vermin
do not destroy.
§
And thieves do
not
Ø
Break in.
Ø
And steal.
62)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 21
what does the disciples’ heart follow?
o
Where their
treasure is.
o
There their heart
will be also.
63)
What does Jesus
not want the disciples’ heart to linger over?
o
Jesus does not
want the disciples’ heart to linger over temporary things that
§
Are uncertain.
§
And will be destroyed.
64)
According to what Jesus
said in verses 22 and
23 what is the consequence for the eye to be the lamp of the body?
o
The whole body
will be full of light.
o
If
o
The eyes are
healthy.
o
But the whole
body will be full of darkness.
o
If
o
The eyes are
unhealthy.
65)
How do we
interpret what Jesus said about the eye being the lamp of the body?
o
The person would
be able to walk in the light such as storing up treasures in heaven.
o
If
o
The eyes are
spiritually healthy.
o
But the person
would walk in darkness such as storing up treasures on earth.
o
If
o
The eyes are spiritually
unhealthy.
66)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 23 where does darkness come from?
o
Darkness comes
from within.
67)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 23 what
makes the darkness within great?
o
The light within
a person
§
Being darkness,
i.e.,
§
Being replaced by
darkness.
o
Makes the darkness
great.
o
In other words a
person who
§
Walks in the light.
§
But then chooses
to walk in darkness.
o
Has developed great
darkness within.
o
An example is a
person who
§
Used to store up
treasures in heaven.
§
But then chooses
to store up treasures on earth.
68)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 24 who can
serve two masters?
o
No one.
69)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 24 why
can a person not serve two masters?
o
Either the person
will
§
Hate the one.
§
And love the
other.
o
Or the person will
§
Be devoted to the
one.
§
And despise the
other.
70)
According to what Jesus
said in verse 24 what conclusion did he reach about serving God and money?
o
We cannot serve
both
§
God.
§
And money.
71)
How do we apply
what has been said about great darkness developing within a person to the
matter of serving God and money?
o
A person who
§
Used to serve God,
i.e., storing up treasures in heaven.
§
But then chooses
to serve money, i.e., storing up treasures on earth.
o
Has developed great
darkness within.
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Acts 20:34-35
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72)
Who was speaking
in the current passage of the bible?
o
The Apostle Paul
was.
73)
According to verse 34
whose needs had Paul supplied?
o
His own needs.
o
And the needs of his
companions.
74)
According to verse 35
what motivated Paul to help the weak?
o
Paul was motivated
by Jesus’ words.
o
That
o
It is more
blessed
§
To give.
§
Than to receive.
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What should our motivation be
in giving?
========================
========================
How should we use the gift of
giving?
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Romans 12:6-8
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75)
According to verse 6 how do we get to have
different gifts?
o
We have different
gifts according to the grace given to each of us.
76)
According to verse 8
what are we to do if we have been given the gift of giving?
o
We should give generously.
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How should we use the gift of
giving?
========================
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What is the reward of giving?
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Matthew 10:42
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77)
What will happen
to a person’s reward when the person gives even a cup of cold water to one of
the little ones who is Jesus’ disciple?
o
The person will
certainly not lose their reward.
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1 Timothy 6:17-19
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78)
According to verse 17
why should those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to
put their hope in wealth?
o
It is because wealth
is so uncertain.
79)
According to verse 17
whom should those who are rich in this present world put their hope in?
o
They should put
their hope in God.
80)
According to verse 17
why should those who are rich in this present world put their hope in God?
o
It is because God
richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
81)
What is the gist
of verse 17?
o
The gist of verse
17 is that we should put our hope
§
In the provider.
§
Not in the
provision.
82)
According to verse 18
what is the command for those who are rich in this present world?
o
They are commanded
to
§
Do good.
§
Be rich in good
deeds.
§
And be
Ø
Generous.
Ø
And willing to
share.
83)
According to verse 19
what is the outcome for those who are rich in this present world when they heed
the command?
o
They will lay up
treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age.
o
So that
o
They may take
hold of the life that is truly life.
84)
How long does the
coming age last?
o
It lasts for
eternity to come.
85)
According to verse 19
when can those who are rich in this present world enjoy the reward of their
obedience?
o
They will enjoy
the reward of their obedience in the coming age.
86)
What is the durability
of the treasure they will have laid up for the coming age as a result of their
obedience?
o
It is eternal in
nature.
87)
What does taking
hold of the life that is truly life mean?
o
It means having eternal
life.
88)
Does this passage
of the bible suggest that one can do something to earn eternal life and why?
o
No, because those
who lay up treasure for themselves for the coming age
§
Have deeds that
indicate their faith in Jesus that grants them eternal life.
§
But do not earn
eternal life by the deeds themselves.
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What is the reward of giving?
========================
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What did Jesus see in those
who gave?
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Mark 12:41-44
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89)
How did Jesus
evaluate the giving of the widow and others in terms of its proportion of what one
had and in terms of what one could afford?
o
The giving of the
poor widow was more significant than the larger amounts.
o
That
o
Others gave out
of plenty.
o
Since
o
She gave a larger
proportion of what she had than all the others.
o
She put more into
the treasury than all the others.
o
Since
o
She gave more
than what she could afford.
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Luke 19:1-10
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Romans 4:16
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90)
According to verse 2
what was Zacchaeus?
o
He
§
Was a chief tax
collector.
§
And was wealthy.
91)
According to verse 4
how did Zacchaeus being short find a way to see Jesus who was surrounded by a crowd?
o
He
§
Ran ahead of
Jesus.
§
And climbed a
sycamore-fig tree.
o
Waiting to see him.
o
As
o
He came along.
92)
According to verse 5
what did Jesus do when he reached the spot where Zacchaeus was?
o
Jesus looked up
and said to him,
§
“Zacchaeus, come
down immediately.
§
I must stay at
your house today.”
93)
According to verse 6
what did Zacchaeus do in response?
o
He
§
Came down at once.
§
And welcomed
Jesus gladly.
94)
According to verse 7
why did all the people begin to mutter when they saw what happened?
o
Jesus had gone to
be the guest of a sinner.
95)
Why did Zacchaeus
choose to be a tax collector when tax collectors were hated by the Jews and
were considered sinners?
o
It was because Zacchaeus
loved money.
96)
According to verse 8
what was the pledge Zacchaeus made to Jesus in front of the crowd?
o
Here and now I
give half of my possessions to the poor.
o
I will pay back
four times the amount.
o
If
o
I have cheated
anybody out of anything.
97)
What would Zacchaeus
be left with if he made good his pledge?
o
Probably very
little.
98)
What was the
change in attitude in Zacchaeus?
o
Zacchaeus
§
Used to love
money.
§
But not anymore.
o
He
§
Used to just want
to take.
§
But had become
more inclined to give.
99)
What is the
descriptive term for the change of attitude in Zacchaeus?
o
Repentance.
100) What did Jesus mean when he said that Zacchaeus too was
a son of Abraham?
o
Jesus meant that Zacchaeus
had faith.
o
Because
o
Abraham is
considered the father of those who have faith per Romans 4:16.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Romans 4:16.
101) According to what Jesus said in verse 9 what had come to Zacchaeus
as a result of his Faith?
o
Salvation.
102) According to verse 10 what did Jesus say he came to do?
o
Jesus came
§
To seek.
§
And to save the
lost.
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What did Jesus see in those
who gave?
========================
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How much should a disciple
give?
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2 Corinthians 9:6-7
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103) How much should a disciple give?
o
In accordance
with the discussion in the CBS of ‘Cost of Discipleship’
§
A
disciple accepts whatever terms of
discipleship that is imposed on him/her by Jesus.
§
A disciple gives what is imposed on him/her by Jesus.
§
When
§
In accordance
with 2 Corinthians 9:6-7 the disciple gives
Ø
Cheerfully.
Ø
Not reluctantly.
Ø
Or under
compulsion.
104) But doesn’t Malachi 3:8-10 in the Old Testaments tell
us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income annually?
o
Let’s take a look
at Malachi 3:8-10.
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Malachi 3:8-10
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105) Who was speaking in
the current passage of the bible?
o
God was.
106) Whom was God speaking to?
o
God was speaking to
the Jews.
107) According to verse 8 what was God’s accusation against the Jews?
o
God was accusing the
Jews of robbing him.
108) According to verse 8 how were the Jews robbing God?
o
They were robbing
God by not giving their
§
Tithes.
§
And offerings.
109) What are tithes?
o
Tithes are 10
percent of annual
§
Produce.
§
Or earnings.
110) According to verse 9 what was the consequence for the Jews for robbing
God?
o
The whole Jewish nation
was under a curse.
111) According to verse 10 what was God’s proposed remedy for the Jews?
o
They were to bring
the whole tithe into the storehouse.
o
That
o
There may be food
in God’s house.
112) According to verse 10 what was God’s promise for the Jews if they
pursued God’s proposed remedy?
o
God would
§
Throw open the
floodgates of heaven.
§
And pour out so
much blessing.
o
That
o
There would not
be room enough to store it.
113) So doesn’t Malachi 3:8-10 in the Old Testaments tell
us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income?
o
It is a good idea
for a disciple to give 10 percent of his/her income.
o
If
o
He/She does it cheerfully.
o
Malachi 3:8-10
records
§
God’s proposed
remedy for the Jews who failed to give their
Ø
Tithes.
Ø
And offerings.
§
And not God’s
original commands for the Israelites concerning
Ø
Tithes.
Ø
And offerings.
o
In the law of
Moses the Israelites were required to give 12 to 14 tithes over seven years.
o
It averages out
to be around 20 percent per year.
o
So to obey God’s
commands for the Israelites concerning
§
Tithes.
§
And offerings.
o
Would mean giving
around 20 percent a year.
o
Please refer to
the following article for more details: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/7-reasons-christians-not-required-to-tithe/
o
God’s remedy for
the Jews who failed to give their
§
Tithes.
§
And offerings.
o
Started with
incentivizing them to give a smaller 10 percent to turn them around in their
disobedience.
114) But doesn’t Genesis 14:18-20 in the Old Testaments
tell us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income annually?
o
Let’s take a look
at Genesis 14:18-20.
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Genesis 14:18-20
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115) Was Abram’s giving Melchizedek 10 percent of
everything a one-time giving or an annual giving?
o
It was a one-time
giving.
116) Can a one-time giving in the bible be prescriptive of
what a disciple should give on an annual basis?
o
No.
117) But doesn’t Genesis 28:20-22 in the Old Testaments
tell us that a disciple should give 10 percent of his/her income annually?
o
Let’s take a look
at Genesis 28:20-22.
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Genesis 28:20-22
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118) Was Jacob’s giving God 10 percent of all that God gave
him prescriptive for us as disciples today?
o
It was
§
More descriptive
for Jacob.
§
Than prescriptive
for us as disciples today.
o
Besides the
motivation for Jacob to give God 10 percent is something.
o
That
o
We as disciples
should
§
Pause.
§
And think about.
o
Before adopting.
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How much should a disciple
give?
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