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Through the Bible G O S P E L S In the beginning Jesus: life & light Name: Date: 2010 Ronald Williams; 8306 James A Reed Rd; Raytown, MO; jrandms@sbcglobal.net

M onday: Introduction Life can be viewed from many different angles: philosophers debate its meaning; scientists theorize about its function; preachers claim to know its source. Write the key word(s) from the verses below to show the characteristics of each group. source evidence record result Philosophers? Acts 17:21 1 Col 2:18 2 Eccl 12:12 3 Acts 17:22 4 Scientists Heb 11:3 5 Job 26:5 6 Rom 1:23 7 Preachers Gen 1:1 8 Rom 1:20 9 2Pet 1:19-20 10 John 5:38-39 11 Preview This week you will see what the Bible says about the relationship between life, light and Jesus. Bible Reading: Rom 5 Meditation Verse: John 1:4-5 Write the meditation verse on the back of a 3 X 5 card. STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 3

T uesday: Life Jn 1:4 begins with a simple yet profound statement: In him [Jesus] was life. He repeats it in 1Jn 5:11: this 12 is in his. 13 Verse 12 shows why this is important: if you want to have 14 you must have the. 15 This could refer to two kinds of life: Physical: 16 Spiritual: 17 Write the following verses in the blanks above to show whether they refer to physical or spiritual life (or both): Matt 6:25, Matt 7:14, 18:8, John 5:40, 6:33, 6:63, 20:31, 1Cor 6:3, 15:19, 2Cor 4:10-12, Eph 4:18, 1Tim 4:8, 2Tim 2:4, 3:10, Heb 7:3, 11:35, Jms 4:14. What kind of life is described in the following verses? John 3:15 18 John 3:16 19 John 10:10 20 In Rom 5:12-21 the life that Jesus gives is contrasted to the death that began in Gen 3. According to vs. 12-14 who introduced sin and death into the world? 21 Who is he a figure (picture/ type) of? 22 Fill in the blanks for vs. 15-21 to show the contrasts between Adam & Jesus. Adam Christ 15 But not as the, 23 so also is the. 24 For if through the offence of one many be much more the 26 of God, and the 25 27 by grace, which is by one man,, 28 hath abounded unto many. 16 And not as it was by one that, 29 so is the : 30 for the judgment was by one to, 31 17 For if by one man s offence 33 reigned by one; 18 Therefore as by the offence of one 36 came upon all men to ; 37 19 For as by one man s 40 many were made, 41 but the free gift is of many offences unto. 32 much more they which receive abundance of 34 and of the gift of 35 shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) even so by the 38 of one the free gift came upon all men unto 39 of life. so by the 42 of one shall many be made. 43 20 Moreover the 44 entered, that the offence might. 45 more But where sin abounded, 46 did much abound: 4 In the beginning life & light (13.4) STUDY Through the Bible

21 That as 47 has reigned unto, 48 even so might grace reign through righteousness unto 49 by Jesus Christ our Lord. Bible Reading: 1 John 1 Meditation Verse: Rom 5:19 Write the meditation verse on the back of a 3 X 5 card. Review the previous meditation verses. STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 5

W ednesday: Life & Light John 1:4 also states that the life (of Jesus) is the light of men. In other words, Jesus is not only the source of life but also the source of light. What verse in John 8 says the same thing? 55 John uses the same words (with more details) in 1 John 1:1-7. Which verses describe his: Life: vs. 56 Light: vs. 57 John 1:1 In the beginning the Word 50 51 52 with God What verses in 1John use the same words as John 1 (table on the right)? What additional word is used to describe the life? 58 :4 In him was life light 53 54 But John is not the only Bible writer to connect life and light. Fill in the blanks for the verses below to show the relationship between life and light. Job 33:28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his 59 shall see the. 60 Psalm 36:9 For with thee is the fountain of : 61 in thy 62 shall we see. 63 Prov 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is 64 are the way of ; 65 Prov 16:15 In the 66 of the king s countenance is ; 67 of the latter rain. and reproofs of instruction and his favour is as a cloud John 8:12 Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the 68 of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 69 of. 70 2Tim 1:10 But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought 71 and immortality to 72 through the gospel: Bible Reading: Gen 1 Meditation Verse: 2Tim 1:10 Write the meditation verse on the back of a 3 X 5 card. Review the previous meditation verses. 6 In the beginning life & light (13.4) STUDY Through the Bible

T hursday: Light Where is light first mentioned in the Bible? 73 According to John 1:4 who/what was this light? 74 Where is the second mention of light in the Bible? 75 God had a special use for those lights. What were they designed for? Divide, 76 For,,,, 77 give on the earth 78 Circle these words for lights in the puzzle: campfire, candle, firefly, fireworks, flashlight, headlight, lamp, lantern, lightbulb, lighthouse, lightning, match, spark, star, sun, torch. L A N T E R N T H E L C I E K R A P S F S I T A G L I G H N I U G H H M H T C U C R O H G S O P T S F A E H T I T T A F B H N F T N L P M A L I U D L H I D E W O R R R L Y G N A L H C R O T E B I G E T H G I L H S A L F H F I R E W O R K S D First, those lights were used as signs. What is a sign for? 79 What is the message of these signs you see every day? God uses the sun to measure earthly time. How does it measure the length of a day? 80 How does it measure the length of a year? 81 STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 7

Second, verse 14 says that those lights were used to divide each year into seasons. Write the name of each season above the correct picture. 82 83 84 85 Third, the lights of creation were used to give light on the earth. Fill in the names of things that give light (top row) and what they need for fuel to produce light (bottom row). 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 Circle the lights above that were created (by God) and put an X on those that were made (by man). According to Psalm 119:105 where do we get spiritual light? 96 two kinds of light does it give (1 st column)? What Word Application Source Example 97 feet ( ) 98 99 100 101 path ( ) 102 103 104 Write local (Matt 25:1-9) and universal (John 11:9-10) in the application blanks (above) to show how lamp and light are different. Write law and commandment in the source blanks (above) to show where each light comes from (Prov 6:23). 8 In the beginning life & light (13.4) STUDY Through the Bible

Write candle and sun in the example blanks (above) to show where each light comes from (Rev 22:5). But how do we actually get light and life from God s word? Fill in the blanks below (1-5 on the left) with the words in the box that correspond to the five steps necessary for getting light from God s word. request research reflect receive retain 1. [ ] 105 Proverbs 2:1a My son, if thou wilt receive my words, 2. [ ] 106 1b and hide my commandments with thee; 3. [ ] 107 2 So that thou incline thine ear [ ] 108 unto wisdom, and apply thine heart [ ] 109 to understanding; 4. [ ] 110 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; 5. [ ] 111 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. Notice that this is NOT a passive activity. Verse 1 says you must hide God s word in your heart (memorize). Verse 2 says you must incline your ear and apply your heart (meditate). Verse 3 says you must cry and lift up your voice (ask) in order to get it. Verse 4 says you must seek and search for it (study). Only the person who actively receives, retains, reflects, requests and researches God s word will have it in him. It s like the food groups grains, meat, fruits, vegetables, dairy products and sugars. It takes a combination of all of them to be healthy. The same thing applies to your spiritual health. All five steps are essential for balanced, healthy spiritual diet. Fill in the extra blanks in verse 2 above with practical application or pay attention to show what the previous phrase means. Bible Reading: 2 Peter 1 Meditation Verse: John 8:12 Write the meditation verse on the back of a 3 X 5 card. Review the previous meditation verses. STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 9

F riday: Jesus is light Just like there was a purpose for the light in Gen 1 there is a purpose for the light that Jesus gives. Purpose: 112 (John 1:5), so men won t, 113 but have the 114 (John 8:12) Problem: the darkness 115 (John 1:5); men rather than, because 116 (John 3:19) Solution: whosoever 117 should not perish but have everlasting life (John 12:46) What other things result in darkness? Job 17:13 118 Acts 13:11 119 Write what deeds people prefer to do in the dark above each picture (according to the following verses): Job 24:14, 34:22, Isa 16:3, 1Th 5:7. 120 121 122 123 124 What other places have things that live in darkness: caves, outer space, ocean? 125 126 127 In Luke 11:34 the physical body is an illustration for the spiritual implications of light and dark. Physical (vs 34): The light of the body is the : 128 therefore when thine eye is [healthy/whole], 129 thy whole body also is full of ; 130 but when thine eye is [unhealthy/dead], 131 thy body also is full of. 132 Spiritual (vs 35-36): Take heed therefore that the 133 which is in thee be not. 134 36 If thy whole body therefore be full of, 135 having no part 10 In the beginning life & light (13.4) STUDY Through the Bible

, 136 the whole shall be full of, 137 as when the bright shining of a 138 doth give thee light. In 2Pet 1:1-9 Peter gives specific instruction on what it takes to avoid blindness. Vs. 1-4 show the source of light and life: Vs. 1: Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the : 139 Vs. 2: Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the 140 of God, and of Jesus our Lord, Vs. 3: According as his 141 hath given unto us all things that pertain unto 142 and, 143 through the 144 of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: Vs. 4: Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious : 145 that by these ye might be partakers of the, 146 having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. In vs. 5-7 he lists the qualities essential for spiritual sight: add to your faith ; 147 and to virtue ; 148 And to knowledge ; 149 and to temperance ; 150 and to patience ; 151 And to godliness ; 152 and to brotherly kindness. 153 Then in vs. 8-9 he contrasts those with and without godly character: Divine nature: life & godliness Human nature: blind & forgetful Vs. 8 Vs. 9 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be 154 nor 155 in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Bible Reading: John 3 Meditation Verse: Gen 1:14-15 Write the meditation verse on the back of a 3 X 5 card. Review the previous meditation verses. But he that lacks these things is, 156 and cannot see afar off, and hath 157 that he was purged from his old sins. STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 11

S unday: Source On Tuesday you saw the two kinds of life that people can have: physical and spiritual. Physical life for man began with the creation of Adam and Eve in Genesis 1. Unfortunately, Adam sinned and brought death (physical and spiritual) on the entire race (as you saw in Rom 5:12-21). You also saw how Jesus counteracted the curse and made it possible for man to have not only physical life but also spiritual life. In 1Cor 15:45-50 Paul also contrasts Adam and Jesus but this time it shows the difference between physical and spiritual life. Fill in the blanks below to show the contrasts between physical life (Adam) and spiritual life (Christ). ADAM: physical life CHRIST: spiritual life 1Cor 15:45 First 158 :45 159 Adam Living 160 Quickening 161 :46 162 :46 Spiritual :47-49 Earthy :47-49 163 :50 flesh & blood :50 kingdom of God corruption incorruption Vs. 45: What phrase refers physical life? 164 What phrase refers to spiritual life? 165 Vs. 46: What word refers to physical life? 166 Vs. 47-49: What word refers to physical life? 167 What word refers to spiritual life? 168 Vs. 50: What phrase refers to physical life? 169 to spiritual life? 170 What is the final fate of physical life? 171 What is the final fate of spiritual life? 172 You can see from these verses that physical life alone is not enough. Jesus explained this in great detail in John 3 to someone who was religious and moral but still lacked spiritual life. Who was Jesus talking to (vs 1)? 173 How do you know he was religious? believed in 174 (vs 2), 175 (teacher) of Israel (vs 10) How do you know he was moral (vs 2)? sought Jesus as a 176 But Jesus knew being religious and moral were not enough. He went straight to the heart of the problem in vs. 3 ye must be 177 (spiritual life). STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 13

Unfortunately, Nicodemus thought Jesus was talking about what kind of life (vs 4)? 178 So Jesus contrasted physical and spiritual life in vs. 5-12. Fill in the blanks below to show the contrasts between physical and spiritual life. Physical Spiritual John 3:5 water :5 179 :6 180 :6 Spirit :7 born :7 born 181 :8 182 :12 183 :12 heavenly :16 perish :16 184 In vs. 13-18 Jesus explains how spiritual life is given. Vs. 13: Only someone who came from 185 and can return to 186 is able to give life someone the Bible calls the. 187 Vs. 14: What OT illustration is used to demonstrate how Jesus must die? 188 Vs. 15: What is man s responsibility to receive eternal life? 189 Vs. 16: What did God do to make everlasting life possible? 190 Why did he do it? 191 Vs. 17-18: God s Son came not to 192 the world; but that the world through him might be. 193 Finally, in vs. 19-21 John again connects life in Jesus with light. Vs. 19: Men are condemned because when light came into the world men because. 194 Vs. 20: Men who do evil 195 the light (Jesus) lest their deeds should be reproved (examined). Vs. 21: On the other hand, men who do the 196 come to the, 197 that their deeds may be made manifest (shown) to be from God. This new life is only possible because of what God has done through Jesus his Son. 14 In the beginning life & light (13.4) STUDY Through the Bible

John 1:12 says you need to receive Jesus to be a son of God. How is receive defined? 198 Vs. 13 clarifies that it isn t based on human ability (not of, 199 nor of the will of the, 200 nor of the 201 ) but is only possible because of. 202 What does Paul say you need (Gal 3:26) in order to be able to believe in Jesus? 203 Conclusion Creation is a visible example of how life reproduces. What repeated phrase in the verses in Gen 1 below shows how life reproduces? 204 Fill in each row to show what things reproduced after his kind. Gen 1:11-12 205 Gen 1:21 206 Gen 1:24-25 207 One of the best ways to determine your family tree is to check what 208 you are producing (Matt 12:33). According to Matt 7:17-19 a good tree brings forth 209 fruit and a corrupt tree brings forth 210 fruit (but not visa versa). And every tree that doesn t produce good fruit is cast into the. 211 Use John 8 to fill in the table below showing family trees and the fruit they produce. :42 215 :41 Family tree Fruit :39 212 :39 If ye were Abraham s children, ye would do is our father. the 213 of Abraham. :41 We have one Father, If God were your Father, ye would even. 214 me. :44 Ye are of your father Ye do the 217 of your father. the. 216 :44 The 218 of your father ye will do. :47 He that is of 219 :47 221 God s words. Ye are not of. 220 Ye. 222 STUDY Through the Bible In the beginning life & light (13.4) 15

Review In the past three weeks you have studied three aspects of Jesus divinity as given in John 1. What are they? Vs. 1-2: 223 Vs. 3: 224 Vs. 4-5: 225 1 Eternal: time, space, matter The first of the three aspects you studied was his eternal existence. What three details were included in that? Time: 226 Jesus existed Space: 227 Jesus existed Matter: 228 Jesus was 2 Creative The second of the three aspects was his creative activity. What were the two opposing beliefs you studied about the universe s origin: 229 &. 230 What were the three stages of creation (Isa 45:18) in Gen 1? Vs. : 231 232 Vs. : 233 234 Vs. : 235 236 Who were the three participants in creation?,, 237 What were the three forms of the lie? Science: 238 Religion: 239 Philosophy: 240 3 Life & light The third of the three aspects which you studied this week was his character: life & light. What two kinds of life can you have?, 241 Who was given physical and spiritual life but forfeited them through sin (1Cor 15-45-50)? 242 Who restored spiritual life to man? 243 In order to receive physical life you are born of 244 (Jn 3:5) and in order to receive spiritual life you must be born of the. 245 16 In the beginning life & light (13.4) STUDY Through the Bible

1 new 2 mind 3 books 4 superstitious (ignorantly worship vs 23) 5 not seen 6 dead things (fossils) 7 image (idols) 8 God 9 creation 10 scripture (Bible) 11 eternal life Key 12 life 13 Son 14 life 15 Son 16 Matt 6:25, 1Cor 6:3, 15:19, 1Tim 4:8, 2Tim 2:4, 3:10, Heb 7:3, 11:35, Jms 4:14 17 Matt 7:14, 18:8, John 5:40, 6:33, 6:63, 20:31, 2Cor 4:10-12, Eph 4:18, 1Tim 4:8 18 eternal 19 everlasting 20 abundant 21 Adam 22 Jesus 23 offence 24 free gift 25 dead 26 grace 27 gift 28 Jesus Christ 29 sinned 30 gift 31 condemnation 32 justification 33 death 34 grace 35 righteousness 36 judgment 37 condemnation 38 righteousness 39 justification 40 disobedience 41 sinners 42 obedience 43 righteous 44 law 45 abound 46 grace 47 sin 48 death 49 eternal life 50 1 51 1 52 2 53 1, 2 54 5, 7 55 :12 56 1-4 57 5-7 58 eternal

59 life 60 light 61 life 62 light 63 light 64 light 65 life 66 light 67 life 68 light 69 light 70 life 71 life 72 light 73 Gen 1:3 74 Jesus 75 Gen 1:14-18 76 day and night 77 signs, seasons, days, years 78 light 79 to give directions, inform 80 rotation of the earth on its axis 81 rotation of the earth around the sun 82 Summer 83 Winter 84 Spring 85 Autumn 86 fire 87 lamp 88 lantern 89 sun 90 flashlight 91 wood 92 electricity 93 oil 94 hydrogen 95 batteries 96 God s word 97 lamp 98 local 99 commandment 100 commandment 101 lamp, light 102 universal 103 law 104 law 105 receive 106 retain 107 reflect 108 pay attention 109 practical application 110 request 111 Research 112 shine in darkness 113 walk in darkness 114 light of life 115 comprehended it not 116 loved darkness rather than light, their deeds were evil. 117 Believeth on me 118 grave (dead) 119 blind

120 thief 121 drunk 122 kill 123 sleep 124 hide 125 Ocean 126 outer space 127 caves 128 eye 129 single 130 light 131 evil 132 darkness 133 light 134 darkness 135 light 136 dark 137 light 138 candle 139 righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ 140 knowledge 141 divine power 142 life 143 godliness 144 knowledge 145 promises 146 divine nature 147 virtue 148 knowledge 149 temperance 150 patience 151 godliness 152 brotherly kindness 153 charity 154 barren 155 unfruitful 156 blind 157 forgotten 158 Adam 159 Last 160 soul 161 spirit 162 Natural 163 Heavenly 164 living soul 165 quickening spirit 166 natural 167 earthy 168 natural 169 flesh & blood 170 kingdom of God 171 corruption 172 incorruption 173 Nicodemus 174 God 175 master 176 teacher 177 born again 178 physical 179 Spirit 180 flesh

181 again 182 wind 183 earthly 184 everlasting life 185 heaven 186 heaven 187 Son of man 188 as Moses lifted up the serpent 189 believe on Jesus (Son of man) 190 gave his only begotten Son 191 love 192 condemn 193 saved 194 loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil 195 hate 196 truth 197 light 198 believe on his name 199 blood 200 flesh 201 will of man 202 God 203 faith 204 after his kind 205 grass, herb, fruit tree 206 whales, living creature [water], winged fowl 207 cattle, creeping thing, beast of the earth 208 fruit 209 good 210 evil 211 fire 212 Abraham 213 works 214 God 215 love 216 devil 217 deeds 218 lusts 219 God 220 God 221 heareth 222 hear them not 223 eternal 224 creator 225 life 226 when 227 where 228 whom 229 evolution 230 creation 231 1 232 created 233 2 234 formed 235 3-31 236 made 237 Father, Son, holy Spirit 238 evolution 239 works salvation 240 knowledge is power 241 physical, spiritual

242 Adam 243 Jesus 244 water 245 Spirit