Author: Clark Brown

What does it mean to prophesy, and in what way does a false prophet fail in this regard?* * To prophesy is not so much to “foretell” as to “forth-tell”.  The purpose of prophesy is not to predict the future, but to call people to God by proclaiming the certainty of God’s purposes in the…

What command did Jesus give concerning baptism?  See Matthew 28:19. In what way does the New Testament rite of baptism (baptisma) differ from the ceremonial “washings” (baptismos) of the Jews?  Mar 7:4, Heb 6:1-2, 9:10, Mat 3:7-12 and note below. Note: While the dead formalism of the Jewish purification rituals came to epitomize the fleshly…

Note: this study is of particular importance to understanding many truths of the Bible and is approximately twice as long as the other studies in this series.  The reader should take the extra time necessary to prayerfully consider its content and the many references in their entirety./ What is a covenant?  See Genesis 31:43-55.  Note:…

What was Jesus’ example of prayer?  See Matthew 14:23, Mark 1:35, Luke 5:16, 6:12, Hebrews 5:7. What two significant events happened while Jesus was praying?  See Luke 3:21-22, 9:28-29. What was the early Church’s example of prayer?  See Acts 1:14, 2:42, 6:4. What significant event of central importance to the spread of the gospel does…

When tempted by the devil to turn stones into bread, how did Jesus respond?  See Matthew 4:1-4. What did Job treasure more than his necessary food?  See Job 23:12. What did Jeremiah do when the word of the Lord came to him?  See Jeremiah 15:16. In what ways is spiritual food for our souls like…

What was God’s original command to man?  See Genesis 1:28, 9:1,7, 35:11. What did Jesus teach about what one must do in order to be fruitful?  See John 15:4-5. What is the blessing of abiding in Christ?  See John 15:7. What does it mean to abide in Christ?  See 1 John 2:6. How is one to…

Who is the Holy Spirit?  See Acts 5:3-4. Whose spirit is the Holy Spirit?  See Acts 16:6-7, Romans 8:9. From whom does the Holy Spirit proceed?  See John 15:26. What had God promised in the Old Testament scriptures about His Holy Spirit?  See Isaiah 32:12-18, 44:1-5, Joel 2:28-29. For what purpose did God promise He…

Why is man in need of a Savior?  See John 8:34, Romans 3:23, 6:23, 7:18-24. Immediately following man’s fall into sin, what provision did God make for his sin?  See Genesis 3:21, 4:3-5, Leviticus 4:1-7, 13-15, 22-25, 27-30. Why was it necessary that the animal being sacrificed be without defect?  See Leviticus 22:20-21. Why was…