Gabriela

What is the significance to them of Paul saying that Christ is seated at God's right hand in the heavenly realms? In what sense are these spirit beings and powers "under his feet"? Everyone who is in Christ is seated with Him and will be with Him when Raised up. Christ has defeated all the evil spirits with His resurrection.

According to the prophet in 6:7-10, what is the reason for Israel's oppressed state? What commandment did they break? In what way hadn't they "listened"? How does this affect Christians today? Israel is oppressed because they broke the second commandment which says that you should have no other gods before Me. They didn't listen because they started serving the gods of the Amorites. It affects us today because we should put God first before anything else in our lives.

Have you ever begun something in response to God's urging and then stopped? Did God want you to stop? Is it time now to renew your obedience and begin again? In April, I started attending a church in NYC, where I am from. For the month of July , I suddenly got tired of attending, so I stopped going for a while. I feel that God did not want me to stop, so He called me back to my church, and I have not missed a single Sunday since then.

What does "recieved a faith as precious as ours" mean in this verse? How does our faith compare to the faith of Peter? Is our faith equal to his? Why or why not? How do you explain this discrepancy? When we accept Jesus as our savior, he gives everyone who accepts him the same amount of faith, no matter who you are. If we use our faith to win others to Christ and bear witness to him, then we have the same amount of faith that Peter had.

Revelation is written to encourage and strengthen a church facing intense persecution. Why is the theme of testimony and witness so important to that purpose? The theme of testimony and witness is so important to that purpose because the testimony of other believers and their witness encourages the church and helps strengthen it.

Why does Paul pray that God would open the Ephesians' eyes to discern "his incomparably great power"? What is wrong with their eyes? Where does this power operate according to 1:19? Which miraculous event does Paul use as an example of this level and type of power? Paul is praying to God that He would open the Ephesians' heart so that they could be receptive to His power. An example that Paul uses is Jesus being raised from the dead.

In what way does Gideon blame God for his actions in 6:13? Is Gideon's assessment accurate? Why or why not? Why do we blame God? What's the danger and how can we stop short of it in the future? Gideon blames God for his actions because he has trouble facing the reality that it was his fault the Midianites were attacking Israel. We blame God, because like Gideon, we have difficulty accepting that our own actions were the cause of all our problems. It is dangerous because we are becoming too proud to admit that we messed up.

What do you think God intended animal sacrifice teach us about sin? About holiness? About God's nature? Animal sacrifice teaches us that sin has consequences. God will forgive us when we sin, but forgiveness comes with a price. Luckily, Jesus paid that price for us.

In what sense is God's provision of animal sacrifice for forgiveness of sins an expansion of his mercy? Were animal sacrifices actually adequate to atone for human sin? The animal sacrifice provided the people with a means to receive forgiveness. They were not adequate to atone for human sin, because people needed something greater than them to be sacrificed for complete forgiveness. Jesus paid that price when He was crucified.

What are the basic elements involved in a sacrifice for sin? (Leviticus 4:32-35; 5:5-6) Which of these are still necessary for forgiveness of sins today? Which are no longer necessary? Why? The basic elements involved in a sacrifice for sin are: Confession of the sin, animal without defect to be sacrificed; laying on of hands of the sinner; slaying of the animal by cutting its throat; blood collected, put on the horns and poured out at the altar; removal of fat portions. The elements that are still necessary for forgiveness of sins today are confession and forgiveness of the sin, because the blood of Christ has been shed for our sins.

Why is animal sacrifice repulsive to modern people? How much of it has to do with a city vs. farming way of life? Animal sacrifice is repulsive to most modern people because they are not used to the concept of actively killing their food. In the city, most people keep animals as pets, so they would feel uncomfortable killing something that they had raised.

Why is anger an appropiate response to sin? What is the difference between capricious uncontrolled anger and anger that brings about justice? Anger is an appropriate response to sin because sin offends not only other people, but God as well. Capricious uncontrolled anger done out of revenge is not good, because it leads to more sin. Anger that brings about justice lessens sin.

1. How do you know that John the Baptist's statement about the Lamb of God refers to sacrifice? (John 1:29). How was the comprehensiveness of "sins of the world" so radical a concept? John's statement about the Lamb of God refers to sacrifice because in the Old Testament, lambs were commonly used for sacrifice. The lamb had to be perfect and without blemish, which Jesus was. The comprehensiveness of "sins of the world" was a radical concept, because at the time, Jews believed that the Gentiles were unclean. Having one person take away the sins of both the Jews and the Gentiles was considered repulsive to the Jews.