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Page 2 Basic Bible Questions #1 1. What do we mean when we say that the Bible is "inspired?" Read: 2 Peter 1:20-21 (Matthew 10:19-20; 2 Timothy 3:16-17) According to this Scripture: Were the writers of the Scriptures moved by anything other than their own wills? 2. Just how complete and final was the revelation that was made to the apostles in the first century? Read: John 16:13 According to this Scripture: Did Jesus say how much of the truth the Holy Spirit or the Spirit of truth would guide the apostles into? How much?

Page 30 Page 3 Read: 1 John 4 7-11 According to this Scripture: What is it we do not know if we do not love? If God so loved us that he sent His son to be the propitiation for our sins, what ought we to do? Read: 2 Peter 1:3 According to this Scripture: How much of that pertaining to life and godliness has been given to us by God's divine power? 3. If all truth concerning salvation was revealed to the apostles in the first century, can we be certain that we still have all of that truth today? Read: 1 Peter 1:23-25 According to this Scripture: Are we told just how long the word of God would abide or remain? How long? Is "the word of the Lord" the same as the "glad tidings" or "gospel" preached by the apostles? 4. Do men still live under Old Testament law today?

Page 4 Page 29 Read: Colossians 2:14-17 According to this Scripture: Was there anything against us that was taken out of the way at the cross? If so, what? According to this Scripture: What is the basis upon which the Christian may be sure of his eternal salvation? Read: Ephesians 2:14-16 According to this Scripture: What was it that stood between Jews and Gentiles that Jesus abolished through His death on the cross? 11. In order to go to heaven, is it enough to simply to know the right thing to do? Read: James 1:21-22 According to this Scripture: What two things are necessary to save our souls? 5. If the law of Moses is no longer in effect, does that mean that we are free to do anything we please? Read: Romans 7:6-7 According to this Scripture: What have men been delivered from? Does the apostle say that any good purpose had been served by the law? If so what? 12. Is there any definite connection between love and obedience? Read: 1 John 5:3 (John 14:15; 1 John 4:7-11) According to this Scripture: What is it that we must do if we really love God?

Page 28 Page 5 Read: Ecclesiastes 12:12 According to this Scripture: What is much study?" Do you think this may be why so little Bible study is done today? Read: 1 Corinthians 9:20-21 (Romans 4:15; 1 John 3:4) According to this Scripture: If we're not under the Old Testament Law of Moses, is there any law of God that we are under? If so, what law? 9. In order to be saved eternally, must Christians remain faithful until they die? Read: Revelation 2:10 (Phil. 2:12-13; Heb. 3:6-14; 4:1,11) According to this Scripture: What is necessary for the Christian to receive "the crown of life?" What is actually meant by the expression unto death? 6. What role did the law of Moses play in connection with the gospel of Christ? Read: Galatians 3:23-25 According to this Scripture: Was the law in effect before or after faith (the gospel) came? What was the purpose of the law while it was in effect? 10. Can the Christian be confident of his eternal salvation? Read: 1 Peter 1:3-5 (2 Peter 1:10-11; 1 John 5:13) 7. What makes the New Covenant better than the Old? Read: Hebrews 9:13-15 (Hebrews 7:18-19; 8:6-13, 10 1-4)

Page 6 Page 27 According to this Scripture: Are we told why there was a need for a new covenant between God and man? According to this Scripture: As Christians, how may we keep from stumbling or falling? 8. Is it possible to know what was in the mind of God concerning our salvation? If so, how? Read: Ephesians 3:3-5 (1 Corinthians 2:10-13) According to this Scripture: What has God done now that He did not do in ages past? How can we understand the apostle Paul's knowledge in the mystery of Christ? 7. Is prayer really important in the life of a Christian? Read: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 According to this Scripture: How often should the Christian pray? 8. Is a regular study of the Bible really important to the Christian? 9. Are the Scriptures a sufficient guide for our salvation? Read: 2 Timothy 3:16-17 According to this Scripture: Where does Scripture come from? What things are the Scriptures profitable for? What Read: 2 Timothy 3:15-17 (2 Timothy 2:15) According to this Scripture: How may we become wise with respect to salvation?

Page 26 Page 7 Read: Ephesians 4:20-24 (Titus 2:11-14) According to this Scripture: What must the Christian "put off' and then "put on?" is it that thoroughly equips or furnishes a man for every good work? Read: Romans 12:1-2 According to this Scripture: To what is the Christian not to be conformed? 10. What is the standard of judgment by which our eternal destiny will be decided? Read: John 12:48 (John 8:31-32; 14:6; 1 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Peter 3:16) Read: Luke 14:28-30 According to this Scripture: What should we do in regard to becoming and being a disciple of Christ? According to this Scripture: Whose words will judge us in the last day? Will we be judged by words of family or friends? 11. What will happen if we practice anything other than 6. After becoming a Christian, is it important to grow spiritually? God's will in religion? Read: Matthew 7:21-23 Read: 2 Peter 1:5-11 (Eph.4:14-16; 1 Pet.2:1-3; 2 Pet.3:18; Heb.5:12-14)

Page 8 Page 25 According to this Scripture: Whose will must be done in order to enter the kingdom of heaven? In our religious practices, is sincerity and honesty alone enough to save us? According to this Scripture: What is the condition of one who goes beyond the teaching (doctrine) of Christ? 4. Does it matter what kind of music is offered to God in 12. Can we honestly expect to receive the blessings of salvation in Christ if we fail to obey Him? Read: Hebrews 5:8-9 According to this Scripture: To whom is Jesus the author of eternal salvation? 13. Must we observe or obey everything Christ has commanded us? worship? Read: Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16 According to this Scripture: What should take place in our hearts when we sing in worship to God? What purposes are accomplished when Christians sing together? Can a mechanical instrument of music do any of these things? Could we use a mechanical instrument of music in worship and do so "in the name of the Lord?" What instrument is authorized in worshiping God in song? Read: Matthew 28:20 According to this Scripture: What things are we to observe? 5. Should there be a change in one's life upon becoming a Christian?

Page 24 Page 9 2. When Christians assemble, or come together to worship God, are they free to worship in any manner that pleases them? Read: John 4:23-24 According to this Scripture: What two equally important elements in true worship did Jesus talk about? Basic Bible Questions #2 1. How important is it to love God with all our hearts? Read: Matthew 22:37-38 According to this Scripture: What did Jesus say was the greatest commandment? 3. Is it important that we act by the authority of, or "in the name of," Christ? Read: Colossians 3:17 Read: John 14:15 According to this Scripture: What did Jesus say was required if we truly love Him? According to this Scripture: What things are we told that the Christian must do "in the name of the Lord?" For example, would we be acting "in the name of the Lord" if we used cake and coffee as the elements of the Lord's Supper? If not, why not? 2. What must take place before we can be servants of righteousness? Read: Romans 6:17-18 Read: 2 John 9

Page 10 Page 23 According to this Scripture: What is it that must be obeyed from the heart if we are to be set free from sin? According to this Scripture: Where should the Lord be in our priorities? If so, what things will be added unto us? Read: Romans 6:3-4 According to this Scripture: What is "the form of teaching" to be obeyed? Basic Bible Questions #4 3. What will be the destiny of those who do not obey the gospel of Christ? Read: 2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 According to this Scripture: When will the disobedient suffer punishment? 1. Is it important for each Christian to assemble faithfully with other saints? Read: Hebrews 10:24-26 According to this Scripture: What is it that Christians are specifically warned "not" to do? 4. Will there be any consequences if men refuse to believe in Christ?

Page 22 Page 11 According to this Scripture: Is there a particular day on which Christians are to give of their means to support the Lord's work? Which day? How much are they to give? Read: John 8:24; John 3:16 According to these Scriptures: What will happen if men do not believe in Christ? Read: 2 Corinthians 9:7 According to this Scripture: How is each Christian is to give? How is each Christian not to give? 5. Will there be any consequences if men refuse to repent of their sins? Read: Acts 17:30-31; Luke 13:3 10. Is it important to continue to do what the Lord has commanded Christians? According to these Scriptures: What are those consequences? And what assurance of judgment has God given to all men? Read: Acts 2:42 (Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Corinthians 15:58) According to this Scripture: What were four things in which the early Christians continued steadfastly? Read: Matthew 6:33 6. Is true repentance more than just feeling sorry about having sinned? Read: 2 Corinthians 7:10 (Matthew 3:8)

Page 12 Page 21 According to this Scripture: What produces repentance that leads to salvation? What might be the difference between godly sorrow and the sorrow of the world? According to this Scripture: In partaking of the Lord's Supper, how long are Christians to "proclaim (show) the Lord's death?" Read: Acts 3:19 According to this Scripture: What goes before the blotting out of sins? 7. Will there be any consequences if we refuse to confess our faith in Christ? Read: Acts 20:7 (Acts 2:42; John 4:23-24) According to this Scripture: What was the particular day upon which the disciples came together to "break bread? As Christians, would we please God if we failed to observe the Lord's Supper on this particular day? Do men have the right to change the day of observance of the Lord's Supper to any other day they may choose? Read: Matthew 10:32-33 (Matthew 16:15-17; Acts 8:36-37; 1 Tim. 6:12-13) According to this Scripture: What is the condition that we must meet if Jesus is to confess us before His Father? 9. Is the work of the Lord, or work of the church, to be supported financially? Read: 1 Corinthians 16:1-2 Read: Romans 10:9-10

Page 20 Page 13 According to this Scripture: Is faith "alone," or faith "only," pleasing to God? According to this Scripture: What things are necessary for us to do to be saved? 7. When did Jesus institute the Lord's Supper? Read: Matthew 26:26-29 (Matt.16:18-19, Mk.9:1; 14:22-25; Col. 1:13; Rev. 1:9) According to this Scripture: What are the elements the Lord used in instituting this memorial to Himself? What did Jesus say these elements stood for, or represented? In giving the Lord's Supper, did Jesus say anything about a "kingdom?" If so, what did He say? 8. Will there be any consequences if we refuse to be baptized for the remission of our sins? What consequences? Read: Mark 16:15-16 According to this Scripture: In order to be saved, what must follow belief? Read: Acts 2:38 According to this Scripture: In order to be saved, what must follow repentance? 8. Is it now the will of God that his people partake of the Lord's Supper? Read: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Read: Acts 8:36-37 According to this Scripture: In order to be saved, what must follow confession of faith in Christ?

Page 14 Page 19 9. Is it possible for sinful man to enjoy a saved relationship with Christ? According to this Scripture: What was the term by which local congregations were designated? Read: Galatians 3:27 According to this Scripture: At what point do men enjoy a right relationship with Christ, referred to as being "in Christ?" 5. How did the present divided condition of "Christendom" come about? Read: 1 Timothy 4:1-3 (Acts 20:28-31; 2 Thess. 2:3-4; 2 Timothy 3:1-9; 4:3-4) 10. Can man be saved from sin without obeying Christ? Read: Hebrews 5:8-9 According to this Scripture: In regard to "the faith," what was prophesied that some would do? According to this Scripture: Unto whom is Jesus the author of eternal salvation? 6. Can one become a member of the Lord's church by just believing in Christ? 11. Will there be any consequences if we confess Christ with our lips but do not obey Him in our deeds? Read: James 2:24 (Acts 2:47; 10:34-35; Gal. 5:6; James 2:17; John 6:29) Read: Matthew 7:21-23

Page 18 Page 15 According to this Scripture: What was the name disciples were called? Where was this term first used to describe the Lord's people? According to this Scripture: Besides confessing Jesus as Lord, what is necessary to enter the kingdom of heaven? To whom will the Lord say, Depart from Me? Are such people sincerely religious? 4. What "name" should be worn by congregations of Christians? Read: Matthew 16:18 According to this Scripture: Who promised to build the church? 12. Are there consequences for changing the gospel into something different from what God has given? Read: Galatians 1:6-9 According to this Scripture: What is the warning given to those who would change or alter the gospel in any way? Read: Acts 20:28 (1 Peter 1:18-19) According to this Scripture: Who purchased the church? What was the price paid for the church? Read: Romans 16:16 (1 Corinthians 1:2; Hebrews 12:23)

Page 16 Page 17 Basic Bible Questions #3 According to this Scripture: Of what did Jesus pray concerning the unity of His disciples? 1. When do we actually become members of the church of the Lord? Read: Acts 2:36-41,47 (KJV) According to this Scripture: Did the Lord save those believers who repented and were baptized? Were those who were saved added to anything? To what were they added? Was that to which they were added a man made denomination? If so, which one? If we today do just what these 3,000 did, will we be just what they were? If not, why not? Read: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 (1 Corinthians 3:4-5; Colossians 1:18) According to this Scripture: Was the Lord pleased with the fact that the saints in Corinth were speaking different things? Was the Lord pleased that some were calling themselves after men? Is Christ pleased with the division of the denominational system of today? Is the Lord pleased when we identify ourselves as certain "kinds" of Christians today? 2. Is division among those who believe in Christ acceptable to God? Read: John 17:20-21 3. Is there a special "name" by which those who follow Christ should be called? Read: Acts 11:25-26 (Acts 26:28; I Peter 4:16)