wifee

7a)Apostles commanded to bring gospel to all nations. People from every country are drawn to Jesus on the Last Day on his return. b)All those believers scattered across the peoples,&the nations,the Gentiles,11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria,from Lower Egypt, from Upper Egypt, from Cush, from Elam,from Babylonia, from Hamath and from the islands of the sea. c)12 He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; he will assemble the scattered people of Judah from the four quarters of the earth."Those who love &obey the Lord all over the world,God’s chosen people. d)In Mark13Jesus is saying 27 And I will send out the angels to gather together my chosen ones from all over the world—from the farthest bounds of earth and heaven.The Messiah is not just the leader of one reunited nation of Israel, but the leader of the whole world."Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him...." (2 Thessalonians 2:1) e)This prophecy will be fulfilled on the last day.Only the Father knows the day or hour,so need to be ready.

6a)The passage describes a peace only found in the Messaniac age,through a restored relationship of love with God believing in the sacrifice made by Jesus for each of us,atoning for our sin on the cross.It is a peace where natural enemies will be at peace e.g cow feed near bear etc. b)We see this in part now as we are sanctified,but then it will be complete,perfect peace.This peace extends on my holy mountain,it will encompass the whole earth.Everything will be brought under one head,Christ. c)There will be peace because the earth will have the knowledge of the Lord.At the name of Jesus every knee will bow, d)It means people will turn to Jesus &believing in His salvation for their sins,knowing him personally,receiving the Father’s forgiveness& being at total peace. e)Worldwide Psalm 103:11-12 Jesus died for us all where ever, we are in the world,if we turn to Him, removing our sins from us,as far as the east is from the west,for as high are the heavens are above the earth."And he made known to us the mystery of his will according to his good pleasure, which he purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times will have reached their fulfillment --to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ."(Ephesians 1:9-10)Hebrews12:2 instead of focusing on difficulties in life,focus on Jesus,the author&perfecter of our faith.

5a)Jesse was an Ephrathite from Bethleham in Judah,a man of apparently of wealth and position. Jesse was the son of Obed the son of Boaz. Jesse was old and advanced in years in Saull’s time& had 8 sons, the youngest of who was David. b)"A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit." (11:1)In 4:2The Branch refers to a Messaniac figure. The phrase stem of Jesse is used for the family of David. and phrase root of Jesse for the Messiah. Revelation speaks of Jesus as-The Root "The Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has triumphed." (Revelation 5:5)"I am the Root and the Offspring of David,and the bright Morning Star." (Revelation 22:16) c)As the Spirit of God rests on Him,He will have all the gifts need to lead people- full of the Spirit of wisdom and understanding,of counsel&power,of knowledge&fear of the Lord, he will in righteousness bring, hope,compassion &justice for the poor&needy .d)The Messiah is from the seed of the Davidic line,He will bear much fruit,and bring true justice for the poor,weak,powerless,and needy judging the hearts of people, countercultural to the world view that favours wealth,spohistication and power. e)The victims here are the poor&needy. f)When Messiah comes all those that are involved in injustice by actions,or in their thoughts will be judged,&punished slayed for their sin,rebellion against God,”Strike the earth with the rod of His mouth; with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked”they will not know the joy of salvation&life eternal if they don’t repent&turn to Jesus for his mercy.

4a)Humans are fallible.Those that plan laws&reforms are often more wealthy themselves&don’t always have upper most a desire to protect the poor&needy, more a desire to balance budgets. Politicians are influenced by the stronger voices in the electorate,those with income,less likely to have registered home required to register to vote.Poorer in society may not have access to education to influence laws.know how to protect themselves. There focus efforts are on surviving each day.The marginalised poor&weak are often overlooked, as not the majority voice, unless their profile is raised by others more fortunate. b)Christians are Christ ambassadors, we can join campaigns to bring relief to the poor &in need. Speak up for the lost, homeless, slave trafficked etc c)A wide variety of things are possible- pray, sponsor a child via Compassion,write to MP, Senator,give food time to food banks, crisis centres,everybody can do something, and it will together make a difference in changing lives for the better.

1a)The text describes Child/Son as mighty God and everlasting father,seated on David’s throne,therefore he has to be divine son of God.Messiah King b)He is also Wonderful Counsellor (Spirit),Mighty God,Everlasting Father,Prince of peace (Son),Reigning on David’s throne over his kingdom, establishing &upholding justice righteousness for ever-no one else could fulfill this.. He Jesus Christ is everything we could ever need, he is all embracing, all surpassing, amazing, awesome yet personal Saviour God for each of us who call on His Name. c) I relax knowing that the arms of the Everlasting Father are constantly holding and helping me, and also knowing Prince of Peace will help me in the storms of life.

2a)God when we have him is a rock from which we gain strength,peace and hope,from which e can step onto victory.When we don’t use stobe properly or we ignore his ways&guidance for us, we can stumble, be broken up by getting caught up in vices&dangers not good for us .b)people get broken &tangled up e.g,by realising trusting in selves, material things or family alone doesn;t bring inner peace or strength,it only brings stress&misery. c)Ignorance &unbelief.People’s inner sinful strive for independence from God,means they resist humbling themselves to almighty God &followin his ways,and persist in going their own way in rebellion.

3a)A vineyard that has good soil,with lush,fruitful,good fruit,rich harvest crop. prepared the land,clearing it of all that hinders growth ;surrounded it with hedge &wall to protect the vines from animals,plant with choice vines;have winepress ready to press grapes c)the grapes were bad d) because of bad fruit Pharisees &Saducees in Jesus NT time where should have been good crop-the injustice &unrighteousness of Judah &house of Israel -they were exposed to destructive forces.He would stop pruning &cultivating.so land becoming desolate e)This parable speaks of God’s care for Israel. Because of His peoples constant rebellion&sinfulnessm,despite all he has done for them.He declares judgement on them. Message to us we must repent,seek the Lord&his ways, otherwise our future is dark,

2a)&b.Prophecy of future Jerusalem,describes a time of great spiritual revival,where all, both Jew&Gentiles in God’s plan, will come to know the one true God. There will be no more division&rebellion, between Jews&Gentiles,that they would each turn to the true God.The Lord Jesus Christ will sit on throne of David&have sovereignity over all nations. Galations 3:27-29 all baptised into Christ,have clothed yourself with Christ.There is neither Jew or gentile,slave or free,neither male nor female for you ate all one in Christ c)There will be a time of spiritual hunger, out of Jerusalem will flow the word,the gospel will be preached to all nations,where people will change from their ways of worshipping different gods,living hyprocritically, to a general acknowledgement of the true God and his word, seeking to learn from him and live as instructed. d)Disputes had been settled by wars,but now it will be a time of peace where God is looked to as higher than any other God, a king of justice,judging between nations and settling any disputes,so no place for wars & peace reigns, so there is no need for spears& swords.

4a)Diotrephes is self-centrered,likes to be having exclusive authrity,not to be in position where other challenge his leadership;he is domineering&controlling suppressing others opinions.He is a mean spirited slanderer,insecure in his own leadership,full of pride. b)Leaders need a degree of self-confidence to lead, but should seek the Lords help to resist prideful thoughts, and rather seek to lead with humble authority.c)we can confess to the Lord,where know have allowed pride to surface,and ask his help to actively lead with humility.

3a)Christians supportin missionaries is part of our discipleship.We are obliged to help as co-workers our fellow brothers&sisters in Christ,in prayer and practical resources of money,basic material needs,for housing,food,safety.They are then more equipped to focus on sharing the gospel with others,building up the body of Christ as bring others to know Christ for themselves .b)Our reward as co-worker is to know that we are being obedient to scripture to love our fellow brothers in Christs&strangers responding to their needs.Have same reward as missionaries.We know that whatever we do for the least of them,we are serving the Lord too.Matthew 25:40

2a)He says refuse hospitality to false teachers as a strategy of selfprotection. ,not encouraging them by including them in worship,not giving them space to speak &spread false messages, as this would mean could be as interpretated as being in agreement with false messages. c)No, d)christians amongst denominations do recognise JCas Lord&saviour in the main.Called to focus on what unites us, not division..

1a)If we add to or dilute what we accept as Christ’s teaching’s we are in danger of deceiving our selves&our minds,and the true message does not grow root in us. b)Running ahead of Christ’s guidance for our lives,means we could easily take the wrong path and get in troubles that were avoidable, and may also miss out on things God planned for us. c)abide means spend time with Jesus,read His word to us,absorb this into our minds daily, so his thoughts become more our thoughts. d)This is the only way to fend off the deceivers messages.

a)God wanted to strengthen Isaiah&give him knowledge through this message demonstrating His awesome overpowering wonder of himself This reveals God is mighty, the omnipresent,omniscient, omipotent God,a mighty fortress,heaven’s mighty armies are in his control&He alone controls fire &light.He is supremly all powerful,not to be opposed. c)That He is worthy to be praised.His Holiness revealed through his unique presence with his people,his love,his righteousness,his love,his compassion,his desire to communicate with his created people&his glory through brightness&fire seen anywhere &everywhere in the universe. We see Creation demonstrates God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power&divine nature.The whole earth is full of his glory,what he has made declares his glory, his character,his perfection, his power.At the sound of seraphim’s voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke." (6:3-4)

6a)Verses are hard to comprehend.The people maybe misperceiving the truth they hear, through pride hardening their hearts. b)Nothing is impossible with God.Isaiah is given mission to preach a message to stubborn people who though they hear him will not understand, c)The hearts&mind of the people are increasingly hardened,the words are lost,trampled&snatched away. d)The sower. e)frustration in the different levels/types of soil,but God asks us to sow the seeds,HS has task to draws& growing seed. There was always a remnant..f)with God,there is always hope,we should go&obey. God alone can soften hearts of the most resistant&bring understanding in his timing.He knows who accepts call of salvation.

7a)God’s message through Isaiah is one of hope, urging Ahaz to keep calm,obey him&trust him standing firm in faith&attack of Aram&Israel on Judah will not happen. b)He didn’t hold firm but allowed his guilt& fear of attack of mighty army to affect decision.Because he was an evil arrogant man¬ a holy pure man, he couldn’t exercise faith in God c)He chose to side with Assyrians &be indebted to them rather than the grace&mercy of God. d)His judgement for not trusting God,out of guilt&lack of faith was those forces he had allied with,turned on Ahaz &became a tool of God’s judgement on them all. e)We forget God knows all our needs,actions&the evil inside us tells we know what’s best. f)Our sinful pride &lack of faith gets in the way,&we receive pressure from others saying do this or that first, instead of seeking God first& trusting him to guide us with signs&prompts.

5a)Isaiah is overwhelmed by sense of his sinfulness his smallness and unworthiness and cry’s out to God in repentance. b)God doesn’t hold his sin against him,but instead atones for Isaiah’s sins,cleansing him of all guilt,removing his sin from him by touching his lips with the live coal,and prepares him for the task he has for him. c)God states his need for a representative to carryon his mission. d) Isaiah grateful for God’s cleansing,willingly volunteers himself. e)I hope to respond straightaway,and not delay too long testing it is God calling¬ me leading.

a)God wanted to send message& demonstrate in part the awesome overpowering wonder of himself. . This reveals God is mighty,a mighty fortress,heaven’s mighty armies are in his control&He alone controls fire &light. c)He is worthy to be praised.His Holiness revealed through his unique presence with his people,his love,his righteousness,his love,his compassion,his desire to communicate with his created people&his glory through brightness&fire . We see Creation demonstrates God’s invisible qualities, his eternal power&divine nature.The whole earth is full of his glory,what he has made declares his glory, his character,his perfection, his power,. .At the sound of seraphim’s voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple[42] was filled with smoke." (6:3-4) &in extreem brightness &burning light.

4a)He wants our focus to be focused totally on being obedient to His Word,learning more about God and His purpose for us,and worshipping God alone which brings us true Life, and not get pulled towards putting worldly objects,self or other peoplethings. b)wide variety of things,that can push aside our desire to worship God in our lives and absorb His Word in our hearts-.Power,position,wealth,TV,our work, the gym,particular friend,even stress and worrying. c)My son when younger,Tennis

Q1 a)A defeatist mentality allows society’s culture/views about our salvation&how we should live to have greater control of our actions and thoughts because this mindset alone is not strong enough to resist voices of the world saying your saved if good enough.However a believer has HolySpirit in them,assuring them they are saved,adopted into God’s family, enabling them in Christ’s power to overcome the world&offer counter cultural wayof living as Jesus promotes. b)With gift of faith,we have assurance of eternal life in Christ,and can enjoy this life now &trusting in his divine promises of everlasting love,hope,peace,mercy and forgiveness, our salvation is securebecause with Christ we will prevail in overcoming. c)Unbelief core of defeatist mentality,it opens the gate allowing enemy into mind convincing us only God knows,so we mistakingly may think “don’t need to overcome the world but move with the times!!”

a)This Life is our eternal existence with the Lord when we are redeemed by Christ,are united with Him and infused with HS. Life is the eternal essence of I am,his eternal nature,the Son of God at work in us. The Christian church describes the container composed of members of the body of Christ,each integrated with Him&His eternal life. His eternal life becomes our own. b)Religion is mans attempt at reaching God.God offers a relationship with Him through Jesus.We should focus on &deepen our relationship&knowledge of Jesus and how He wants us to live, than on different practices,differences of our denominations.God alone provides restoration&forgiveness. c)People have faith in many things that pass away in time. Faith in Jesus, is chosing to put our hope& trust in person of Son of God, who came to die on cross to set us free from hold of sin by grace. The only way to the Father who redeems,transforms,secures and equips our live. Faith in baptism,works,prayer alone is false

3a)2 conditions to answered prayer i/living lives that are obedient to his direction for us in the bible &ii/praying requests that are in line with his will for our lives. b)If we read&study His divine Word, in the Scriptures to find indications of what God is in favour of.e.gbringing relief to the poor and oppressed through a food bank.instead of what displeases God aiming to gain wealth .Weighing up each situation in prayer to discern his will, then when have peace about what is in God’s favour for us, seek to follow through prompting of HS of that which pleases God&glorifies Him. c)Never, if we pray confusing our motives,praying selfishly selfwill &self glory, instead of glorifying God.

4a)An unbeliever fears God’s judgement because does not have sure hope for their future& may put off thinking about their actions&existence of hell, unaware of their eternal fate.Those who profess faith in Jesus have no need to fear God as through Christ,he has taken our sins on himself we are redeemed and forgiven. b)Fear of eternal punishment in us is extinguished by believing in Christ and his sacrifice for us&us gradually maturing realising the depths of his love for us,Us experiencing God’s love in us.When we love others out of our respect,honour&obedience to God &His word,His power,Christ’s love is being made perfect,gradually maturing in us.Our fear of judgement is overcome with the power of his love for us,and His grace shown to us. c)In Christ we should look forward to Jesus return with the hope,in confidence on judgment day,that Jesus has provided the way through to our Father for eternity with Him.

3a)To understand God at all,we need understand &know that God is love, one of the most important points revealed to us of who God is and his character.We can reflecting His love by our actions. b)God’s nature is loving,in all his actions.This is essential to knowing &understanding God he acts with love.justice with love, holiness with love, predestination with love.That God is love,is unique among all the world religions. c)God’s sacrifical love for us, shown in Jesus,demonstrates he wants to forgive us&restore our broken relationship with him.He wants us to likewise seek to forgive and love others,God’s love in us,instead of being harsh with them, holding grudges or self-centred. d)Since the fall,humanity is depraved, sinful in thought&deed&fail.But God hears us if we repent&seek his help to start again.He wants to lovingly forgives& restores us. Forgiving&being forgiven is essential for inner healing. e)John wants us to not just know about God’s love but experience it for ourselves in being forgiven, and seek to practice it ourselves forgiving others to truely love them.

3a)To understand God at all,we need understand &know that God is love, one of the most important points revealed to us of who God is and his character.We can reflecting His love by our actions. b)God’s nature is loving,in all his actions.This is essential to knowing &understanding God he acts with love.justice with love, holiness with love, predestination with love.That God is love,is unique among all the world religions. c)God’s sacrifical love for us, shown in Jesus,demonstrates he wants to forgive us&restore our broken relationship with him.He wants us to likewise seek to forgive and love others,God’s love in us,instead of being harsh with them, holding grudges or self-centred. d)Since the fall,humanity is depraved, sinful in thought&deed&fail.But God hears us if we repent&seek his help to start again.He wants to lovingly forgives& restores us. Forgiving&being forgiven is essential for inner healing. e)John wants us to not just know about God’s love but experience it for ourselves in being forgiven, and seek to practice it ourselves forgiving others to truely love them.

2a)We receive the Spirit of God when we first believe in Jesus.The Holy Spirit dwells within us, Jesus overcame all heavenly and earthly powers even death,God’s power raising Christ from the tomb.. Jesus overcame Satan’s temptations,torture&even death.It is finished.He has overcome.Through the Spirit in us,this victory lives within us too.We are overcomers in Christ’s strength not our own c)His power in us,gives us God confidence to face our daily temptations and trials.He has given us eternal hope for the future too,as we stay true to Him. d)The Spirit of God is mightier than any other power in the world.In Christ,under the shelter of His wing,we can release our fears,doubts to Him,He will enable us to discern truth from false teachers& His power will help us face anything in our lives in the future.He goes before us&is with us,our teacher,helper,guide at all times.