“Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to [Jesus], “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you,…
Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” (Matthew 4:17). The Lord...is patient toward you, not wishing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance. (2 Peter 3:9). And Jesus said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and rise again from…
Then Moses said to God, “Behold, I am going to the sons of Israel, and I shall say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you.’ Now they may say to me, ‘What is His name?’ What shall I say to them?” And God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I…
What was the first commandment God gave to man? See Genesis 1:28. What was the last commandment Jesus gave his disciples? See Mark 16:15. Are these related? What is the great danger of not being fruitful? See Mat 3:10, 7:19, John 15:2. What is the Great Commission? See Matthew 28:19-20. By whose authority are we…
What promise do we have that the Lord Jesus will return? See Acts 1:9-11. For what two-fold purpose will Christ return? See John 14:1-3, Hebrews 9:28, 1 Corinthians 4:5, Matthew 16:27, 25:31-33, Jude 1:14-15, 2 Thessalonians 1:6-10. In Matthew 24 and 25 is found the Olivet Discourse in which Jesus teaches about the last days and gives…
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…