Starting Points for PEP Use these pages to accompany your study of Answers for Difficult Days, Weeks 1-8 of Starting Points. Note: The teachers of this class have deep respect of the author of Starting Points and absolute reverence for the Word of God. In the interest of keeping our students work load reasonable, we have edited the list of scriptures from the pages of Answers for Difficult Days. We recommend using the edited scriptures for further study outside of class time or for dinnertime discussions with your family. Please answer the questions regarding scripture in short phrases. Complete the reading of all pages of this book; we list below here only the pages that we have edited. Page 7: Deuteronomy 6:4 James 2:19 Genesis 1:26 Matthew 3:16-17 John 15:26 Ephesians 4:5 Matthew 28:19 Page 8: Genesis 1:1, 31 Psalm 33:9 * Isaiah 44:24 John 1:1-3 Colossians 1:16-17 Nehemiah 9:6 Psalm 107:9 Psalm 121:8
1 Chronicles 19:11, 12 Romans 11:36 Revelation 19:6 1 Peter 5:6, 7 * Psalm is the singular word; Psalms indicates the plural list of the many psalms. When referring to a chapter of the book of Psalms, we call it a Psalm. (Read all pages in the book; use these edited lists when they apply.) Page 15: Read 1 Timothy 6:13-16 and Hebrews 9:14. What do these passages teach about God and man? (Read quote from Ian Thomas.) Read Acts 17:24-25; Job 12:10. What ideas do these passages add to our understanding of the nature of God and His creation? Use a dictionary to look up the word immortality. Read 2 Timothy 1:10. What ideas come to light with this passage? Page 16: Read quote from Ian Thomas. Read Isaiah 57:15. What do you learn about man s relationship to God from these passages? Read quote from Ian Thomas. (Read all pages in the book; use these edited lists when they apply.) Page 19: Read bulleted paragraph. Ephesians 2:1; 4:18 Romans 3:10-18 Ephesians 2:2-3 John 8:24 In Adam you are In Adam you walk In Adam you will Describe mankind in Adam.
(Read all pages in the book; use these edited lists when they apply.) Page 21: 1 Corinthians 15:20-24, 45-48 1 Timothy 2:5, 6 Hebrews 12:24 Why would you say that Jesus is the only person qualified as this mediator? Page 22: Isaiah 7:14 Galatians 4:4 Genesis 3:15 Matthew 1:18-25 Why is the virgin birth so important to Christianity? Deuteronomy 18:15, 18 Colossians 2:9 John 16:12-14 Psalm 110:4 Mark 10:45 John 1:29 Ephesians 5:2 Hebrews 3:1 Page 23: Hebrews 7:26, 27 1 John 4:10 1 John 2:1 Romans 8:34 Matthew 1:1, 22:42 Psalm 2:6 Isaiah 9:6, 7
Micah 5:2 Matthew 2:2 John 18:37 Page 24: Ephesians 1:20-22 1 Timothy 6:14, 15 Compare and contrast the first and second Adam. Page 25: John 3:15, 16, 18 Isaiah 64:6 Galatians 3:24 Romans 9:30-33 Romans 3:21-26 John 14:6 Salvation is Read the quote from Francis Schaeffer. Page 26: Romans 4:1-9 Romans 5:1 Colossians 2:13, 14 Isaiah 38:17; 43:25 Micah 7:19 Isaiah 53:4, 5 Romans 5:8, 9 Justification is What is justification and how is it related to salvation? Page 27: Romans 6:23 Colossians 3:1-3 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Ephesians 5:25, 26 Titus 2:11-14 Ephesians 4:30 1 John 5:3-5 Sanctification is
Read the quote from Francis Schaeffer. Read the passage from the Amplified Bible. Page 28: Colossians 3:3, 4 Galatians 2:20 Identification is Step 1: Romans 6:1-11 2 Corinthians 4:11 Step 2: John 15:1-17 1 John 4:9-21 Step 3: Galatians 5:16, 24-25 Romans 8:1-17 Romans 12:1, 2 Ephesians 5:18 Page 29: Identification is Ephesians 1:3-2:10 In Christ (1:13) Power (1:19) Raised (1:20) Christ (1:20) Us (2:5) Seated (2:6) Luke 23:39-43 2 Corinthians 5:6, 8 1 Corinthians 15:51-58 Glorification is
Philippians 3:20, 21 1 John 3:2 (Read all pages in the book; use these edited lists when they apply.) Page 35: Although the law of God is perfect because God is perfect, what was the weakness of the law? Read Hebrews 7:18, 19 Was the problem with the law? Read Romans 8:1-7 Read Hebrews 10 The law is said to be This Man (Jesus) is said to be Jesus was able to do what the law was unable to do. What was that? Read 2 Corinthians 5:17 and 2 Peter 1:4. Describe our new life in Christ. Read the passage from Galatians. (Read all pages in the book; use these edited lists when they apply.) Page 37: Read the passages at the top if the page. Psalm 25:8 Psalm 33:5 Psalm 34:8 Psalm 119:68 Isaiah 63:7 Nahum 1:7 Romans 2:4 How is God Described in These Passages? Complete the bottom of the page. Page 38: Read the passage at the top of the page. Jeremiah 35:15 How is Man Described?
Ezekiel 33:11 Circle the kind of being man is Robot Free Moral Agent What did man choose? And what was the result? Genesis 3:16-19 Romans 5:8-21 1 Corinthians 15:21 Complete the bottom of the page. Page 39: You may ask: Does God have enough power to stop evil? Job 42:2 Psalm 115:3 Psalm 135:6 Isaiah 43:13 Matthew 19:26 Then why doesn t God destroy evil? 2 Peter 3:3-13 Ezekiel 33:11 In the past what has God done concerning evil? What is He going to do in the future? Why does God not destroy all evil right now? What has God done about evil? 2 Corinthians 5:21 Isaiah 53:12 Romans 5:8 Luke 19:41 Page 40: 2 Corinthians 1:9 Hebrews 12:5, 6 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 1 Peter 1:6, 7 1 Peter 4:12, 13 What is the Christian s View of Suffering?
1 Peter 5:10 John 9:3 Complete the part at the bottom of the page. Page 42: Read the passage at the top of the page. Heaven Psalm 33:13, 14 Acts 1:11 John 14:1-3 2 Corinthians 5:1-8 Psalm 23:6 Revelation 21:4 Heaven is the Place of Page 43: Hell Matthew 25:41-46 Revelation 20:11-15 Matthew 8:12 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9 2 Peter 3:7 Revelations 20:10 Psalm 49:15 John 5:25 John 6:40 Acts 24:15 What Do We Learn About Hell? How is Hell Described? What is Taught About the Resurrection? Page 45: Read the quote from Francis Schaeffer. Acts 1:10, 11 Philippians 3:20, 21 1 Thessalonians 1:10 Titus 2:12, 13 What is Going to Happen Next?
2 Peter 3:3-14 Matthew 24:36 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17 Page 46: Matthew 24:40-44 Isaiah 26:19-21 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 Revelation 13:1-18 Revelation 6:1-17 Revelation 8:7-9:2 Revelation 19:11-21 Revelation 20:1-6 Romans 11:25-29 Zechariah 12:8-10 Revelation 20:7-15 Revelation 21:1-22:5