Back to the Bible - Lesson 1
Intoduction
Please read the Scriptures aloud and then we will answer the questions under the Scripture references.
Our Authority in Religion
John 8:32
Jesus says the __________ will make you free.
John 4:24
Jesus tells us we must worship God in spirit and in __________.
John 17:17
What is truth? ____________________________________________
John 14:23-24
The teaching of Jesus was from ____________________________.
Hebrews 1:1-2
Today God speaks to us through ______ ______.
John 3:35
God has given ________ things into the hands of Jesus.
Matthew 28:18
Jesus has all __________________ in heaven and earth.
John 17:2
Jesus has authority over ______ __________.
Ephesians 1:20-23
God has made Jesus to be head over all things to the ____________.
Does this mean Jesus has all authority over the church? __________.
John 12:48
At Judgment, we will be judged by the words of _________________.
John 6:68
Who has the words of eternal life? _____________________________.
Should we go to anyone else (parents, preacher, relatives, friend) for eternal life? _________________
The Holy Spirit Guided the Apostles Into All Truth
John 14:26
Did Jesus say the Holy Spirit would teach them all things and bring all that Jesus said to their remembrance? ______________________
When the Apostles taught by inspiration of the Holy Spirit, were they teaching their own words or the words of Jesus?
______________________________________________________________
John 16:13
Jesus said the Holy Spirit would guide the Apostles into ______ truth.
Jude 3
Was the faith delivered in the lifetime of the Apostles? ____________
Since the Apostles were guided into ALL religious truth in their lifetime, should we expect to receive any new revelations today? _______________________
The Inspired Word Is Our Only Guide In Religion
John 20:30-31
These things are written that you might ______________ that Jesus is the Son of God and that you might have ________ ____ ________ ________.
1 John 5:13
These things are ______________ that you may ________ you have eternal life.
Romans 10:17
How does faith come? _______________________________________.
James 1:21
What is able to save your soul? ______________________________.
1 Peter 1:23
How is one born again? _____________________________________.
Should you go to any other source to learn how to be saved?
_________________
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Does the Bible thoroughly furnish us unto every good work? _________________.
Do we need additional revelations to make us complete before God? _________________.
Do we need the Book of Mormon to make us complete spiritually? _________________.
Do we need Church Traditions, Manuals, Creed Books, Confessions of Faith to make us complete spiritually? ______________________
2 Peter 1:3
Has God given us all things that pertain to life and godliness? ___________________________________.
Since God has given us all things that pertain to life and godliness in the Bible, should any other source be used as our religious authority? _________________________.
We Must Not Add To Or Take Away From God's Word
Deuteronomy 4:2
Would we please God if we added to, or deleted anything from his word? _____________________
Galatians 1:6-9
Will we be accursed if we add to, or take away from the Bible? ____________________________
Leviticus 10:1-2
These men offered strange fire before the Lord, which he ___________________________________________________________.
Did they alter God's commandments? ______________
Was God pleased with them? ____________
Must we be careful how we handle the word of God? ___________
2 John 9
If we do not abide in the doctrine of Christ, is God pleased? _____________________________.
Do you want to please God? _____________.
Matthew 15:9
Their worship to God was unacceptable because they taught for doctrines ___________________________________________________.
Matthew 7:21
Who will be allowed to enter heaven? _________________________
____________________________________________________________
Do you want to go to heaven? ____________
We Are Under Which Law?
Hebrews 1:1-2
God formerly gave his revelations to the fathers by the ________________ but today he speaks to us through ____________ _________________________.
Matthew 28:18
How much authority did God give Jesus? _________________________
_______________________________________________________________
John 12:48
We will be judged by the words of _____________________________.
John 1:17
The law was given by ________________________.
Grace and truth came by __________________________.
Hebrews 9:15-17
Is Jesus the mediator of the New Testament? ____________________
When did the New Testament of Jesus go into effect? ____________
______________________________________________________________.
Hebrews 8:6-7
Is Jesus the mediator of a better covenant? _____________________.
If that first covenant (the Old Testament) had been faultless, would God have given us the second covenant (the New Testament)? ______________________________.
Hebrews 8:13
When God gave the NEW covenant, did he make the first one OLD (no longer in force)? _______________________.
Acts 13:38-39
Can we be justified by the law of Moses? ___________________.
Galatians 3:11-13
Is the law of faith? ____________________
Did Christ redeem us from the curse of the law? _________________
Colossians 2:14
When was the bond written in ordinances abolished?
____________________________________________________________.
Ephesians 2:15
What did Jesus abolish in his flesh? ___________________________.
Galatians 3:23-25
Now that faith has come, are we under the law? _______________.
Romans 7:4
Paul says, "Ye also are become ______________ to the law by the body of Christ."
Romans 7:6
Paul says, "now we are __________________ from the law."
Is the New Testament, the law spiritually binding today?
_______________________________.
Summary
In this lesson we have learned:
1. The teaching of Jesus was from God.
2. Jesus received all authority from God:
1) In heaven and on earth;
2) Over all flesh;
3) Over the church.
3. We will be judged by the teachings of Jesus.
4. The Apostles were inspired by the Holy Spirit in what they taught and wrote.
5. The inspired word is our only guide in religion.
6. We must not add to, or take away from God's word.
7. The New Testament is the law which we are under and by which we will be judged.
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