Bible Study
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Lesson 1: Sin
1. What is sin? (I John 3:4)
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2. How many have sinned? (Romans 3:23; I john 1:8-10)
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3. When and where was sin introduced into the human family? (Genesis 3:1-19)
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4. Who introduced it? (Genesis 3:1-6)
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5. How does Genesis 3:1-6 relate to I John 3:4?
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6. What are some of the consequences of sin? (Romans 5:12; Genesis 3:14-19)
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7. Who did Jesus say was the Master and Father of those who live in sin? (John 8:34,44)
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8. What is the fruit of sin? (Romans 7:5, Galatians 6:7-8)
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9. Is the Christian always at war with sin? (Romans 7:15-24)
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10. Does God know all about sin? (Luke 16:15)
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11. What is the final punishment of sin? (Luke 13:27-28; Matthew 7:23; 25:41)
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12. What causes man to sin? (James 1:14; 4:1) ___________________________________
13. How can one sin by doing nothing? (James 4:17)
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14. How are we to overcome sin? (James 4:7; Ephesians 6:11-17; Hebrews 2:18)
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15. What does resisting temptation do for us? (James1:2-4; 1 Peter 1:6-7)
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16. Can Christians successfully resist temptation? (1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Peter 2:9)
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17. Are they always successful in resisting temptation? (Acts 8:18-24; Matthew 26:69-75)
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18. What must the Christian do when he or she falls into temptation? (Matthew 26:75; Acts 8:22)
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19. What is the hope of the forgiveness of sin? (Matthew 1:21; 1 John 2:1; John 6:40)
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Lesson 2: Forgiveness of Sin
1. Define the word “forgiveness”. ____________________________________
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2. In the Old Testament, what was the basis of forgiveness? (Leviticus 4:6-10, 20)
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3. In the New Testament, what is the basis of the forgiveness of sin?
(Matthew 26:28; I john 1:1:7; Revelation 1:5)
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4. Who has the power to forgive sin? (Mark 2:3-12)
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5. Why did God plan for the forgiveness of sins? (John 3:16; I john 4:10)
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6. Are we ever good enough to deserve the forgiveness of our sins?
(Romans 5:6-7; I Timothy 1:15)
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7. Is there any salvation promised except through Christ? (Acts 4:12; John 14:6)
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8. Does God offer salvation on some particular terms? (Hebrews 7:25)
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9. What are some of the terms?
a. Romans 5:1; Acts 16:31 ________________________
b. Acts 2:38____________________________________
c. Matthew 10:32 ______________________________
d. Mark 16:16 __________________________________
10. Will forgiven sins be remembered in judgment? (Acts 3:19; Hebrews 8:12)
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11. Are sins that are committed after accepting Christ forgiven?
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Lesson 3: Faith
1. What is the dictionary definition of faith?
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2. Define faith according to Hebrews 11:1:
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3. How do we obtain faith? (Romans 10:17)
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4. Did Christ seek faith in His followers when here on earth? Give some instances.
(Matthew 9:22; John 11:25; Matthew 8:10; John 12:36)
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5. What did Jesus ask us to believe? (John 14:1; John 7:38; John 5:24; John 3:14-18)
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6. How did His followers state this faith? (Matthew 16:16)
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7. What were some of the things that Jesus promised to those who believe?
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- ______________________________(Mark 16:16)
- ______________________________(John 1:12)
- ______________________________(John 3:16)
- ______________________________(John 3:18)
- ______________________________(John 3:36 & 5:24)
- ______________________________(John 12:36 & 46)
- ______________________________(John 20:31)
8. What did the Apostles teach should be the subject of our faith?
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- __________________________(1 John 4:16)
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- __________________________(Galatians 2:16)
- __________________________(Romans 3:22)
9. What did the Apostles of Jesus promise to the believers?
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- __________________________(Acts 10:43)
- __________________________ (Romans 3:26)
- __________________________ (Romans 10:9)
- __________________________(1 Peter 1:18)
- __________________________(Ephesians 2:8)
- __________________________(Romans 5:1)
10. Can one have a living faith without showing it by their life? (James 2:14-24)
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Lesson 4: Repentance
1. What is the dictionary definition of repentance?
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2. Is repentance necessary to becoming a Christian? (Matthew 11:20):
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3. What should lead us to repent? (Acts 17:30-31; Romans 2:4)
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4. What order does Peter give for remission of sins, baptism, and repentance?
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5. What do we turn from when we repent? (Galatians 5:19-21)
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6. To whom do we turn when we repent? (Acts 20:21; 1 Peter 2:25)
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7. What two things are to be forsaken, according to Isaiah 55:7 ?
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8. What does John the Baptist mean by “fruit worthy of repentance”?
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9. In the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32), did he show repentance? When did he repent? How did repentance affect his actions? Did the elder brother repent? Did the latter have anything to repent of?
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10. Paul expresses godly sorrow to the Corinthian church. What is worldly sorrow and what does it bring? What are examples of worldly sorrow? (2 Corinthians 7:8-11)
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11. What happens when we repent?
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- __________________________(Luke 15:17)
12. What happens when we do not repent?
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2. __________________________(2 Corinthians 7:10)
13. Is repentance a thing we do once and for all, or is it a continuing thing to be
repeated as often as necessary? (Hebrews 12:1-13)
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14. What is promised when we repent and confess our sins to another in the faith? (James 5:16 ; Acts 3:19)
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Lesson 5: Confession
1. Is it necessary for us to make a public confession of our faith when we
become believers? (Matthew 10:32)
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2. Is this confession of faith a condition of salvation? (Romans 10:9)):
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3. How did Peter state this faith? (Matthew 16:13-16)
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4. Who did Jesus say was the origin of this confession? (Matthew 16:17)
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5. What did Jesus promise would be built on this faith? (Matthew 16:18)
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6. What did Jesus promise to those who would confess Him? (Matthew 10:32)
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7. What did Jesus say of those who denied Him? (Matthew 10:32)
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8. Is every person either confessing or denying Christ?
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9. What reason, other than unbelief, has prevented men from
publicly confessing their faith in Christ? (John 12:42-43)
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10. How can our lives be a testimony to our faith in Christ?
(Luke 8:39; 1 Peter 3:15; Acts 4:13; Matthew 5:14-16)
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11. If our life is not in keeping with our confession, will the confession be acceptable?
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12. What is our confession if we do not seek to do the will of God?
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13. What is the result of confessing Christ? (1 John 4:15)
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