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Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Our Sins?
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God exists.
Genesis 1:1: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
God is infinite.
Psalm 90:2: “Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole
world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”
Psalm 147:5: “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has
no limit.”
Jeremiah 23:24: “‘Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?’
declares the Lord. ‘Do not I fill heaven and earth?’ declares the Lord.”
God is holy.
Isaiah 6:3: “And they were calling to one another: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord
Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.’”
Revelation 4:8: “Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was
covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never
stop saying: ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and
is to come.’”
God is righteous.
Nehemiah 9:32–33: “Now therefore, our God, the great God, mighty and
awesome, who keeps his covenant of love, do not let all this hardship seem
trifling in your eyes—the hardship that has come on us, on our kings and
leaders, on our priests and prophets, on our ancestors and all your people, from
the days of the kings of Assyria until today. In all that has happened to us, you
have remained righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.”
2 Thessalonians 1:6: “God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you.”
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Therefore, God is infinitely holy and just.
Furthermore, God speaks out of the ­character of what he is.
Numbers 23:19: “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he
should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and
not fulfill?”
God spoke the law.
Exodus 20:1–17: “And God spoke all these words: ‘I am the Lord your God, who
brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other
gods before me. . . .’”
Therefore, the law is in the heart of God and is a reflection
of God’s character, since it is holy and good.
Romans 7:12: “So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous
and good.”
Furthermore, to break the law of God is to offend him, since it is his law
that we break. This sin results in an infinite offense because God is infinite.
Furthermore, it is also right that God punish the law breaker.
To not punish the law breaker (sinner) is to allow an offense
against his holiness to be ignored.
Amos 2:4: “This is what the Lord says: ‘For three sins of Judah, even for four, I
will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the Lord and have not
kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, the gods their
ancestors followed.’”
Romans 4:15: “. . . because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law there
is no transgression.”
TEACHER RESOURCE SHEET 2B
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Our Sins?
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God says that the person who sins must die (be punished).
The wages of sin is death.
Ezekiel 18:4: “For everyone belongs to me, the parent as well as the child—both
alike belong to me. The one who sins is the one who will die.”
Romans 6:23: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord.”
The sinner needs to escape the righteous judgment of God,
or he or she will face damnation.
Romans 1:18: “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all
the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their
wickedness.”
Matthew 25:46: “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous
to eternal life.”
But no sinner can undo an infinite offense,
since to please God and make things right he or she must obey the law,
which is the standard of God’s righteous character.
Galatians 2:16: “Know that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but
by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have put our faith in Christ Jesus that we
may be justified by faith in Christ and not by the works of the law, because by
the works of the law no one will be justified.”
Galatians 2:21: “I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be
gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!”
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Our Sins?
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But the sinner cannot fulfill the law
because he or she is sinful (in the flesh).
Romans 8:3: “For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by
the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a
sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh.”
Since the sinner cannot fulfill the law and satisfy God,
it follows that only God can do this.
This is simple logic. If we are unable to fulfill the law, then we will be punished by
it. But, since God desires us to be saved, the law must be satisfied. Since we
cannot keep the law and it must be satisfied, the only One capable of keeping
the law must keep the law: God.
Jesus is God in flesh.
John 1:1, 14: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. . . . The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among
us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from
the Father, full of grace and truth.”
Colossians 2:9: “For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form.”
Jesus was also a man under the law.
1 Timothy 2:5: “For there is one God and one mediator between God and
mankind, the man Christ Jesus.”
Galatians 4:5–6: “. . . to redeem those under the law, that we might receive
adoption to sonship. Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his Son
into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’”
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Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Our Sins?
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Jesus became sin for us and bore our sins
in his body on the cross, thus fulfilling the law.
2 Corinthians 5:21: “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him
we might become the righteousness of God.”
1 Peter 2:24: “‘He himself bore our sins’ in his body on the cross, so that we might
die to sins and live for righteousness; ‘by his wounds you have been healed.’”
Romans 8:3–4: “For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened
by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be
a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous
requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the
flesh but according to the Spirit.”
Therefore, salvation is by grace through faith,
since it came not by our keeping the law,
but by Jesus, God in flesh,
who fulfilled the law and died in our place.
Ephesians 2:8–9: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this
is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can
boast.”
Galatians 3:13: “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a
curse for us, for it is written: ‘Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.’”
Ephesians 5:2: “. . . and walk in the way of love, just as Christ loved us and gave
himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
(adapted from “Why Did Jesus Have to Die for Our Sins” by Matthew Slick with his permission, from www.carm.org/doctrine/Jesusdieforsins.htm)
TEACHER RESOURCE SHEET 2E
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1.“Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the
, or by
what you
heard?” (Galatians 3:2)
2.“After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to
by means of the
?” (Galatians 3:3)
3.“Does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the
, or by your
what you
of the
?” (Galatians 3:5)
4.“He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the
through Christ Jesus, so that by
we might receive the
of the Spirit.”
(Galatians 3:14)
5.“Because you are his
, God sent the Spirit of his
into our
,
NO MORE CHAINS
NAME
FILL IN the blanks for these verses from Galatians.
the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’” (Galatians 4:6)
6.“For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the
we
for which
.” (Galatians 5:5)
7.“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not
the desires of the
.”
(Galatians 5:16)
8.“For the
desires what is
to the
9.“But if you are
to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is
.” (Galatians 5:17)
by the Spirit, you are
10. “But the
of the
,
under the
is
,
,
,
,
,
. Against such things there is no
11. “Since we
12. “Whoever
by the Spirit, let us keep in
.” (Galatians 5:18)
,
and
.” (Galatians 5:22–23)
with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25)
to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap
life.”
(Galatians 6:8)
WRITE short answers for these questions.
1.What does it mean that “God cannot be mocked” (Galatians 6:7)?
2.What grim warning is found in Galatians 5:21?
3.What is the summary of the law, as expressed in Galatians 5:14?
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5.Must not be given to
Warnings Against . . .
1 Timothy 1; 4:2; 2 Timothy 2:14—4:5;
6.Must not be
Titus 1:10
7.Must not be quarrelsome or a lover
of
1.Those who teach false
8.Must manage his own
2.Those who devote themselves to
10. Must have a good
3.Those who promote
11. Must be
12. Must have children who are not
4.Those who don’t advance God’s
or
5.Those who who have turned to meaningless
13. Must not be
or quick-
6.Those who have wandered away from the
14. Must not pursue dishonest
7.Those who indulge in foolish and stupid arguments that lead to
15. Must be
16. Must love what is
17. Must be
8.Those who are lovers of
,
,
and of
9.Those who are
,
and/or
,
to their parents
11. Those who are
, mere
disciplined
18. Must hold
to the trustworthy
Qualifications for Deacons
talkers and
12. Those who claim to know God but by their
him
13. Those who are
, and
message, as it has been taught
10. Those who are not lovers of the
actions
well
9.Must not be a recent
and endless
but
LEADERSHIP IN THE BODY
NAME
FILL IN the blanks, using the references listed.
1 Timothy 3
1.Must be worthy of
2.Must be
liars
, not indulging in
much wine
Qualifications for Elders
3.Must not pursue
4.Must hold on to the
1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
of the faith
1.Must be above
5.Must first be
2.Must be the husband of only one
3.Must be temperate,
and respectable
4.Must be hospitable and able to
gain
,
6.Must be the husband of only one
7.Must manage his children and
household
UNIT 2 LESSON 11
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SCAN through the letters of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus.
Find at least 10 instructions Paul gave to Timothy
and/or Titus. Write out each instruction and its reference.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
READ the passages below, fill in the blanks, and indicate
how the verse or verses can apply to your life.
1.1 Timothy 6:10: “For the
of
is a
of all kinds of
.” How can this
verse apply to your life?
2.2 Timothy 3:16–17: “All
,
is
and is useful for
and training in
,
, so that the servant of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work.” How can these verses apply to your life?
3.Titus 3:4–5: “But when the
he saved us, not because of
How can these verses apply to your life?
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and
of God our
appeared,
things we had done, but because of his
.”
1.Apocalyptic literature interprets
from a
.
“After this I looked and there before me was a
could
, from every
the
that no one
, tribe,
and before the
and language, standing before
. They were wearing
holding
robes and were
in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9)
2.Revelation describes the
of
over
“They marched across the breadth of the
of God’s people, the city he
and
. But
them. And the
of burning
.
came down from heaven and
, who deceived them, was
, where the
They will be
the camp
into the lake
and the false
day and night for
had been thrown.
and
.”
(Revelation 20:9–10)
3. Revelation was written during a time of
“When he opened the
.
seal, I saw under the
who had been
because of the
they had
.” (Revelation 6:9)
4. Revelation uses many
with seven
the souls of those
of God and the
and various
“Then another
within the
.
appeared in heaven: an
and
APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE
NAME
FILL IN the blanks, below.
red
horns and seven
on his heads.”
(Revelation 12:3)
5. Revelation describes the
“Then
the
of
over
.
broke out in heaven. Michael and his
, and the dragon and his angels
enough, and they
their place in
fought against
back. But he was not strong
. The
dragon was
down.” (Revelation 12:7–9a)
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6. The books of Ezekiel and
a. also contain apocalyptic literature.
“I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing
lightning and surrounded by brilliant
. The center of the fire looked like glowing
, and in the fire was what looked like
living creatures. In appearance
their form was human, but each of them had four
. . . .
“Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a
and on the right side each had the face of a
each also had the face of an
b. and four
, and on the left the face of an
.” (Ezekiel 1:4–6, 10)
“While you were watching, a
struck the
,
was cut out, but not by
on its feet of iron and clay and
hands. It
them. Then the iron,
the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces and became like chaff on a
threshing floor in the summer. The
swept them away without
leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge
the whole
. . . .
“In the
that will
and filled
of those kings, the
of heaven will set up a kingdom
be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will
all those kingdoms and bring them to an
, but it will itself
forever.” (Daniel 2:34–35, 44)
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THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH
MATCH the commands of Jesus (right hand column) with the verse
in Revelation to which they refer.
7:14
A. Worship God.
7:10
B. Rejoice.
22:9
C. Refuse to worship the image.
22:7
D. Persevere through the great tribulation.
22:17
E. Show patient endurance and faithfulness.
21:6
F. Obey God’s commandments and hold to Jesus’ testimony.
20:6
G. Keep the words of the prophecy in this book.
19:7
H. Invite people into the kingdom.
18:20
I. Drink from the spring of the water of life.
17:14
J. Continue to prophesy about the nations.
13:18
K. Be the Lamb’s chosen and faithful followers.
13:15
L. Be ready as a bride for the Lamb.
13:10
M. Be priests of God.
12:17
N. Be filled with wisdom and insight.
10:11
O. Acknowledge that salvation comes from God and the Lamb and that they rule.
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NEW JERUSALEM
NAME
UNSCRAMBLE the words below from Revelation 21 (some answers will be two words
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READ Revelation 21 and 22, and list what the New Jerusalem will and will not have.
NEW JERUSALEM WILL HAVE . . .
NEW JERUSALEM WILL NOT HAVE . . .
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57
WRITE short answers to the following questions.
1.Where will those who are not in the New Jerusalem be?
2.How can Christians be sure these things will take place?
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2.Which Bible verses have you committed to memory recently, and why?
3.Read Psalm 119:11. Why did the psalmist memorize the Word of God?
4.What role can memory work play as you work through temptation in your life? Does it help? Why
or why not?
5.Read Psalm 119:15, 23, 27, 48, 78, 97, 99, and 148. What do these verses have in common? What
does the psalmist say about meditation?
6.While some religious practices include meditation, they are often focused upon emptying one’s
mind. What difference do you see in the psalmist’s attitude toward Christian meditation?
7.Why would meditation on God’s Word be helpful in applying that Word to your life?
8.Which of the following practices do you think would be easiest for you to use in scriptural
meditation.
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•
•
Rewriting the idea of the verse in your own words.
Asking questions about the verse (SOAR analysis).
Praying as you read through the text, asking the Spirit of God to open your eyes and
READING THE PSALMIST’S VIEWS ON BIBLICAL MEDITATION
NAME
1.How much time do you set aside each day to read Scripture on your own?
heart to help you more fully understand the meaning.
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9.Describe what method you have chosen for scriptural meditation and why.
10. Read Joshua 1:7–8. What was asked of Joshua? What would be the result of his obedience?
11. Is it possible to “meditate day and night” on God’s Word? Why or why not?
12. What do you foresee as some possible ways you may be distracted as you practice meditating
upon God’s Word?
13. Read Romans 12:2. What is the goal of meditation and memorization of God’s Word?
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3 In
1 Before
Paul’s first missionary journey, he was sent off
from Antioch with
. (Acts 13:1–5)
4 Paul both spoke and read the formal
language. (Acts 21:37–39)
5 When Saul led persecutions against Christians, he
would sometimes force them to
the name of
God. (Acts 26:11)
7 Paul was descended from the tribe of
. (Philippians 3:5)
9 Paul often appealed to the fact that he was a
citizen, a status that granted him special individual
rights. (Acts 22:25)
13 Paul taught that the gospel he preached was not
something he had made up but that he had received
it by
from Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:12)
14 A language spoken by the common people in Jesus’
and Paul’s time was
. (Acts 21:40)
15 Paul opposed
to his face because he was forcing Gentiles to follow Jewish customs. (Galatians
2:11–14)
16 Paul and Barnabas set off on their journey from
. (Acts 13:1–5)
17 Paul was born in Tarsus,
, in Asia Minor.
(Acts 21:39)
Paul was converted, he asked the high priest
for a letter granting him permission to arrest any in
the synagogues of
who belonged to the Way.
(Acts 9:2)
2 Jesus prophesied that Paul would
much.
(Acts 9:16)
4 Paul is known as the apostle to the
. (Galatians
2:8; Romans 11:13)
6 Before Paul was converted, he claimed to have
righteousness based on the
. (Philippians 3:6)
8 It was about
when Paul saw the light on the
road to Damascus. (Acts 26:13)
10 In addressing the issue of the Judaizers, Paul used
the example of
, who was credited with righteousness for believing God. (Galatians 3:1–9)
11 Before Paul was converted, he gave approval to the
death of
. (Acts 7:59—8:1)
12 Paul studied under
in Jerusalem. (Acts 22:3)
UNIT 4-1 LESSON 7
SAUL PERSECUTES . . . PAUL PREACHES
NAME
COMPLETE the crossword puzzle by using your Bible to find out about the life of Paul.
97
Your country is called a Christian nation. At least 65 percent of the people are Christians. Being
in the majority, they have elected a Christian legislature and are able to pass whatever laws they
want. Read each of the following laws. Should a Christian majority pass this law or not? Give the
reason for your opinion.
1.The prime minister/president and vice president shall be Christians and members of a church.
2.Judges on all levels of the judicial system must be Christians.
3.All schools in the country must begin each day with prayer to God.
4.Christian instruction is to be given weekly in all schools.
LAWS OF A CHRISTIAN NATION
NAME
Imagine this scenario:
5.Good Friday will be a national holiday.
6.All businesses must be closed on Sundays (including airlines, restaurants, gas stations, and grocery
stores).
7.All TV programs and films must reflect Christian values. A national committee of Christians will be
set up to enforce this law and censor offending materials.
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8.A new tax will be assessed that will take two percent of each person’s income for support of
Christian schools and clergy.
9.All abortions will be banned. Doctors performing abortions will receive a minimum 10-year prison
sentence.
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22:21b).
1.“Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the
law
, or by
believing what you
heard?” (Galatians 3:2)
finish
by means of the
flesh ?” (Galatians 3:3)
works
3.“Does
God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the
of the
law
heard ?” (Galatians 3:5)
, or by your believing what you
4.“He
redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles
faithpromise
through
Christ Jesus, so that by
we might receive the
of the Spirit.”
2.“After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to
(Galatians 3:14)
sons
Son
, God sent the Spirit of his
into our hearts ,
Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father.’” (Galatians 4:6)
the
righteousness
6.“For
through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the
for which
hope
we
.” (Galatians 5:5)
7.“So
I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify
the desires of the flesh
.”
5.“Because you are his
NO MORE CHAINS
NAME
FILL IN the blanks for these verses from Galatians.
(Galatians 5:16)
fleshdesires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is
contraryto the flesh .” (Galatians 5:17)
not
law .” (Galatians 5:18)
9.“But
if you are led
by the Spirit, you are
under the
the fruitof the Spirit is love ,
joy , peace ,
10. “But
forbearance , kindness , goodness , faithfulness , gentleness and
self-control
law .” (Galatians 5:22–23)
. Against such things there is no
we live
step with the Spirit.” (Galatians 5:25)
11. “Since
by the Spirit, let us keep in
sowseternal
12. “Whoever
to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap
life.”
8.“For the
(Galatians 6:8)
WRITE short answers for these questions.
We cannot trick or fool
God. He knows all and sees our hearts.
2.What
grim warning is found in Galatians 5:21? Those who live to please the sinful
nature will not inherit the kingdom of God.
3.What
is the summary of the law, as expressed in Galatians 5:14? “Love your neighbor as
yourself.”
1.What does it mean that “God cannot be mocked” (Galatians 6:7)?
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1 Timothy 1; 4:2; 2 Timothy 2:14—4:5;
drunkenness
6.Must
not be violent but gentle
Titus 1:10
7.Must not be quarrelsome or a lover
5.Must not be given to
Warnings Against . . .
doctrines
2.Those
who devote themselves to myths
and endless genealogies
3.Those who promote controversial
speculations 4.Those
who don’t advance God’s work
5.Those
who who have turned to meaningless
talk
1.Those who teach false
6.Those who have wandered away from the
truth
7.Those who indulge in foolish and stupid argu-
money
8.Must
manage his own
family well
9.Must
not be a recent
convert
10. Must have a good
reputation
11. Must be
blameless
12. Must have children who are not
wild
or
disobedient
13. Must not be
overbearing
or quick- tempered
14. Must not pursue dishonest
gain
15. Must be hospitable
16. Must love what is good
17. Must be
self-controlled ,
upright , holy , and
of
ments
that lead to
quarrels
8.Those
who are lovers of themselves
and
of money
disciplined
9.Those
who are proud , abusive ,
and/or
disobedient to their parents 18. Must hold firmly to the trustworthy
message, as it has been taught
10. Those
who are not lovers of the good
11. Those
who are
rebellious , mere
Qualifications for Deacons
talkers
and
deceivers
12. Those who claim to know God but by their
actions
deny him
13. Those
who are hypocritical
liars
Qualifications for Elders
1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1
reproach
2.Must
be the husband of only one
wife
3.Must
be temperate, self-controlled ,
1.Must be above
and respectable
teach
4.Must be hospitable and able to
LEADERSHIP IN THE BODY
NAME
FILL IN the blanks, using the references listed.
1 Timothy 3
respect
2.Must
be sincere , not indulging in
1.Must be worthy of
much wine
dishonest gain
4.Must
hold on to the deep
truths
3.Must not pursue
of the faith
tested
6.Must
be the husband of only one
wife
5.Must first be
7.Must manage his children and
household well
UNIT 2 LESSON 11
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SCAN through the letters of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus.
Find at least 10 instructions Paul gave to Timothy
and/or Titus. Write out each instruction and its reference.
Answers may include
the following.
1.Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young. 1 Timothy 4:12
2. Do not rebuke older men harshly. 1 Timothy 5:1
3. Treat older women as mothers. 1 Timothy 5:2
4. Command the rich not to be arrogant. 1 Timothy 6:17
5. Do not be ashamed to testify about the Lord. 2 Timothy 1:8
6. Don’t have anything to do with stupid arguments. 2 Timothy 2:23
7.Be kind to everyone. 2 Timothy 2:24
8. Teach what is in accord with sound doctrine. Titus 2:1
9. Show integrity in teaching. Titus 2:7
10. Warn divisive people at once. Titus 3:10
READ the passages below, fill in the blanks, and indicate
how the verse or verses can apply to your life.
love
verse
apply to your life?
1.1 Timothy 6:10: “For the
money is a root
Answers will vary.
of
of all kinds of
evil
.” How can this
rebuking
and is useful for teaching ,
Scripture is God-breathed
and training in
correcting
righteousness , so that the servant of God may be
2.2 Timothy 3:16–17: “All
,
thoroughly equipped for every good work.” How can these verses apply to your life?
Answers will vary.
kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
he
saved us, not because of righteous things
we had done, but because of his mercy
How
can these verses apply to your life? Answers will vary.
3.Titus 3:4–5: “But when the
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events from a prophetic perspective .
“After this I looked and there before me was a
great multitude that no one
could count , from every
nation , tribe, people and language, standing before
the throne
and before the Lamb
. They were wearing white robes and were
holding palm branches in their hands.” (Revelation 7:9)
1.Apocalyptic literature interprets
over
triumph of good evil .
“They marched across the breadth of the
and
the camp
earthsurrounded
of God’s people, the city he loves. But
fire came down from heaven and
, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake
devouredthem. And the devil
of burning sulfur, where the beastand the false prophet had been thrown.
day and night for ever
and
They will be tormented
ever .”
2.Revelation describes the
(Revelation 20:9–10)
suffering .
“When he opened the
seal, I saw under the
fifth
altar the souls of those
who had been
because of the word
of God and the testimony
slain
they had maintained .” (Revelation 6:9)
3. Revelation was written during a time of
APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE
NAME
FILL IN the blanks, below.
within the prophecy .
symbols and various images “Then another
appeared in heaven: an enormous red dragon
sign
horns and seven crowns on his heads.”
with seven headsand ten
4. Revelation uses many
(Revelation 12:3)
triumph of good over evil .
broke out in heaven. Michael
“Then war
and his angels fought against
the dragon, and the
dragon and his angels fought back. But he was not strong
enough, and they
losttheir place in heaven . The great dragon was
hurled down.” (Revelation 12:7–9a)
5. Revelation describes the
UNIT 2 LESSON 13
49
Daniel
6. The books of Ezekiel and
a. also contain apocalyptic literature.
“I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing
lightning and surrounded by brilliant light . The center of the fire looked like glowing
, and in the fire was what looked like
metal
four living creatures. In appearance
their form was human, but each of them had four faces
and four wings . . . .
“Their faces looked like this: Each of the four had the face of a human
being ,
and on the right side each had the face
of a
, and on the left the face of an ox
;
lion
each also had the face of an eagle .” (Ezekiel 1:4–6, 10)
b. “While you were watching, a rockhuman
was cut out, but not by
hands. It
on its feet of iron and clay and smashed them. Then the iron,
struck the statue
the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were broken to pieces and became like chaff on a
threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without
leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain
and filled
the whole earth . . . .
“In the time
of those kings, the God
of heaven will set up a kingdom
that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will
all those kingdoms and bring them to an
crush
end , but it will itself
endure forever.” (Daniel 2:34–35, 44)
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THE ROLE OF THE CHURCH
MATCH the commands of Jesus (right hand column) with the verse
in Revelation to which they refer.
A. Worship God.
B. Rejoice.
C. Refuse to worship the image.
D. Persevere through the great tribulation.
E. Show patient endurance and faithfulness.
F. Obey God’s commandments and hold to Jesus’ testimony.
G. Keep the words of the prophecy in this book.
H. Invite people into the kingdom.
I. Drink from the spring of the water of life.
J. Continue to prophesy about the nations.
K. Be the Lamb’s chosen and faithful followers.
L. Be ready as a bride for the Lamb.
M. Be priests of God.
N. Be filled with wisdom and insight.
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NEW JERUSALEM
NAME
UNSCRAMBLE the words below from Revelation 21 (some answers will be two words
READ Revelation 21 and 22, and list what the New Jerusalem will and will not have.
NEW JERUSALEM WILL HAVE . . .
NEW JERUSALEM WILL NOT HAVE . . .
God’s throne
Death
God’s people
Mourning
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Crying
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The Lamb
The cowardly
Kings of the Earth
The unbelieving
Glory
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Idolaters
Tree of life
Liars
God’s servants
The shameful
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The deceitful
Reward of God
Night
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WRITE short answers to the following questions.
Outside, away from God, in
the lake of fire
2.How
can Christians be sure these things will take place? Our faith in God shows us
that God can be trusted to keep all of his promises.
1.Where will those who are not in the New Jerusalem be?
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2.Which Bible verses have you committed to memory recently, and why?
Remembering key
verses helped to keep him from sinning.
3.Read Psalm 119:11. Why did the psalmist memorize the Word of God?
4.What role can memory work play as you work through temptation in your life? Does it help? Why
or
why not? Recalling the truths of the Bible can give us the strength and
motivation to resist temptation.
5.Read Psalm 119:15, 23, 27, 48, 78, 97, 99, and 148. What do these verses have in common? What
does
the psalmist say about meditation? They all speak about meditation on God’s
Word. The psalmist meditates on God’s Word because he loves it and
because it helps him understand God’s ways.
6.While some religious practices include meditation, they are often focused upon emptying one’s
mind. What difference do you see in the psalmist’s attitude toward Christian meditation?
The psalmist wanted instead to fill himself with God’s truth.
7.Why would meditation on God’s Word be helpful in applying that Word to your life?
Answers will vary.
8.Which of the following practices do you think would be easiest for you to use in scriptural
meditation. Answers will vary.
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Rewriting the idea of the verse in your own words.
Asking questions about the verse (SOAR analysis).
Praying as you read through the text, asking the Spirit of God to open your eyes and
READING THE PSALMIST’S VIEWS ON BIBLICAL MEDITATION
NAME
Answers will vary.
1.How much time do you set aside each day to read Scripture on your own?
heart to help you more fully understand the meaning.
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vary.
9.Describe what method you have chosen for scriptural meditation and why.
Answers will
10. Read Joshua 1:7–8. What was asked of Joshua? What would be the result of his obedience?
He was asked to meditate upon God’s Word day and night so that he
could obey and be prosperous.
11. Is
it possible to “meditate day and night” on God’s Word? Why or why not? Although
consciously meditating upon God’s Word at all times is impractical—one
needs to pay attention to other matters as well—meditating frequently
upon God’s Word will make it so much a part of us that it will influence
our thoughts and actions at all times, whether or not we’re consciously
aware of its impact on every decision.
12. What do you foresee as some possible ways you may be distracted as you practice meditating
upon God’s Word?
Answers will vary.
13. Read Romans 12:2. What is the goal of meditation and memorization of God’s Word?
The goal is to be transformed and renewed in order to more consistently
align ourselves to and act in accordance with God’s will.
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Paul’s first missionary journey, he was sent off
from Antioch with
. (Acts 13:1–5)
4 Paul both spoke and read the formal
language. (Acts 21:37–39)
5 When Saul led persecutions against Christians, he
would sometimes force them to
the name of
God. (Acts 26:11)
7 Paul was descended from the tribe of
. (Philippians 3:5)
9 Paul often appealed to the fact that he was a
citizen, a status that granted him special individual
rights. (Acts 22:25)
13 Paul taught that the gospel he preached was not
something he had made up but that he had received
it by
from Jesus Christ. (Galatians 1:12)
14 A language spoken by the common people in Jesus’
and Paul’s time was
. (Acts 21:40)
15 Paul opposed
to his face because he was forcing Gentiles to follow Jewish customs. (Galatians
2:11–14)
16 Paul and Barnabas set off on their journey from
. (Acts 13:1–5)
17 Paul was born in Tarsus,
, in Asia Minor.
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for a letter granting him permission to arrest any in
the synagogues of
who belonged to the Way.
(Acts 9:2)
2 Jesus prophesied that Paul would
much.
(Acts 9:16)
4 Paul is known as the apostle to the
. (Galatians
2:8; Romans 11:13)
6 Before Paul was converted, he claimed to have
righteousness based on the
. (Philippians 3:6)
8 It was about
when Paul saw the light on the
road to Damascus. (Acts 26:13)
10 In addressing the issue of the Judaizers, Paul used
the example of
, who was credited with righteousness for believing God. (Galatians 3:1–9)
11 Before Paul was converted, he gave approval to the
death of
. (Acts 7:59—8:1)
12 Paul studied under
in Jerusalem. (Acts 22:3)
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SAUL PERSECUTES . . . PAUL PREACHES
NAME
COMPLETE the crossword puzzle by using your Bible to find out about the life of Paul.
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Your country is called a Christian nation. At least 65 percent of the people are Christians. Being
in the majority, they have elected a Christian legislature and are able to pass whatever laws they
want. Read each of the following laws. Should a Christian majority pass this law or not? Give the
reason for your opinion.
1.The prime minister/president and vice president shall be Christians and members of a church.
Answers will vary.
2.Judges on all levels of the judicial system must be Christians.
3.All schools in the country must begin each day with prayer to God.
4.Christian instruction is to be given weekly in all schools.
LAWS OF A CHRISTIAN NATION
NAME
Imagine this scenario:
5.Good Friday will be a national holiday.
6.All businesses must be closed on Sundays (including airlines, restaurants, gas stations, and grocery
stores).
7.All TV programs and films must reflect Christian values. A national committee of Christians will be
set up to enforce this law and censor offending materials.
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8.A new tax will be assessed that will take two percent of each person’s income for support of
Christian schools and clergy.
9.All abortions will be banned. Doctors performing abortions will receive a minimum 10-year prison
sentence.
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