Jwalane Mofokeng

Q2. (Galatians 2:14) Why do you think Paul confronted Peter publicly rather than privately? Because they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel Do you expect Paul had talked with Peter about this previously? Yes How did a public discussion of this benefit the Jewish Christians? To know the truth and where they stand How did it benefit the Gentile Christians? Now they know in Christ they are one. What kind of pressure do you think this put on Paul? Loose what he has worked for

Q1. (Galatians 2:11-14) Why do you think Peter first embraced the Gentile believers in Antioch and later withdrew from them to eat only with Jews? He was afraid of the circumcision party who criticized him What does this tell us about his character? He is a hyprocrite. Why should he have known better? He was alway with the Lord. What does this tell us about Barnabas? He does not know where he stand. What does it tell us about the political clout of the visitors from Jerusalem? They were the law keeper Have you ever acted like a hypocrite to impress others? Yes. What should you do when you recover your senses? Ask for the forgiveness

Q3. (Galatians 2:1-3) Paul is arguing that the Jerusalem leaders support his position on circumcision, rather than that of the Judaizers. What is the significance of Paul’s mention that Titus was not required to be circumcised? Because in Christ you were also circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, in the removal of the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ;

Q2. (Galatians 1:13-16) What factors in Paul's background made him an ideal apostle to the Gentiles? His testimony : He persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. How did God use his being different from others? To speak for both side in the knowldge of God To ponder: How has your unique background fitted you for ministry? What uniqueness has God given you? What will it take to see that uniqueness as a God-given strength rather than as an embarrassment?

Q1. (Galatians 1:11-12) What is the source of Paul’s gospel? Revelation of Jesus Christ How do we know that it is a true revelation? V12 Paul says: I didn’t receive it from any person. I wasn’t taught it, but Jesus Christ revealed it to me. How does it conform to our other foundational sources of Christian teaching? What is the danger of taking the teaching of contemporary leaders as our doctrinal basis without checking it with the Scripture? Spiritual death. 1john 4 My dear friends, many false prophets are in the world now. So don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God. 2 This is how you can recognize God’s Spirit.

Q2. Paul called the Judaizers’ message as a “different gospel,” a perversion of the true gospel. How is this dangerous to the Galatian believers? 1 John 4 Warns us about the antichrist. They speak the thoughts of the world, and the world listens to them. As the children of God they don´t belong to this world they belong to God How do twisted gospels (or an unbalanced interpretation of the gospel) affect Christians in our day? They lead us astray. It does´nt build us to the Kingdom

Q1. (Galatians 1:4) According to verse 4, for what purpose did Jesus give himself? To free us from this evil world we live in. How does Jesus rescue people today? By revealing Himself to us, through his word How does he keep people from falling back into their old ways? By renewing their minds through the word.

Q3. (2 Corinthians 9:10-11) According to these verses, what is the purpose of God increasing your “store of seed”? For you to give generously How do greed and generosity differ from each other? Greed you want more and more you cant get enough. Generosity willing to give What is God’s promise here to generous givers? God will make you rich enough so that you can always be generous.

Q2. (2 Corinthians 9:7) Why do you think pastors or other church leaders use guilt to try to compel people to give more? They use guilt to try to compel people to give more because of greed. and it so wrong Can greed be behind their pressure? Yes Why is pressure incompatible with worship? What does cheerfulness while giving say about the condition of a person’s heart? If you give from the heart with love that's the will of God.

Q1. (2 Corinthians 9:6) Does the Scripture teach that material blessing results from giving generously to God’s work? No, i dont think so, Phil 4:19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. Search your heart before givin Why are we so careful to reinterpret this as referring mainly to spiritual blessing? If you compared your own actual giving to God’s work to a tithe (10%) of your income, would it look generous? I used to give, and i stoped because it was all for the wrong reasons, the material thing i felt like i am buying God 's blessings. Now i am waiting for the guidence.

Q4. (2 Corinthians 8:21-22) What is the balance between living our lives wholly before God without being men-pleasers, and doing what is right in the sight of men We are called to walk with God , we are called to draw men to God we can not live our lives to please men. DO NOT BE AFRAID TO LOOSE YOUR LIFE INTO HIM. John 12 v 24-26 He is faithful

Q3. (2 Corinthians 8:9) What riches did Christ have according to this verse? Jesus Christ He was Spiritually rich How did he become poor? Philippian 2 v 6-7 Who, being in very nature God,did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothi by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness In what way were we poor? We were spiritually dead In what way have we become rich? By coming to Christ accepting Him, letting Him to live His live in our lives.

(2 Corinthians 8:4, 7-9, 19) What does grace have to do with giving? We would'nt give anything if it is not because of grace, our nature is opposed to God, it would not allows us to give with love What does giving look like when it isn’t accompanied by grace? Show off, other people have to see that you give What does it look like when grace prompts your giving? We know that God will reward us

Q1. (2 Corinthians 8:1-5) Why is it so difficult to give when we are stressed by circumstances and bills and pressures? I think it is because of the lack of trust in God. May God help us to trust Him in everything. What can we learn from the example of the Macedonians and the poor widow? 1Chronicles 29 v 14.Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. Everything comes from God we have to give back. He is faithful How will this lesson affect your own giving? May God help to learn to give to share i am still struggling with this issue

Q3. (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1) What kind of separation is Paul calling the Corinthians to? Separation from darkness. they are to come to light and not be unequally yoked . How can they strike a balance between separating themselves from sinful practices that mess up their spiritual lives while at the same time maintaining friendships with pagan neighbors and co-workers? They are called to serve the Lord in every situation, they were called to walk with God not to depend on their own understading but to God.

Q2. (2 Corinthians 6:14-18) What are the reasons Paul gives us – both in his letter and by quoting Old Testament scriptures – that we should live holy lives? We are called to be God's people,showing by our lives His grace,one in heart and one in spirit,sign of hope for all the race.Let us show how He has changed us, and remade us as His own,let us share our life together What kinds of temptations did the Corinthians face in their notorious city. sexual immorality , worship of idols

Q1. (2 Corinthians 6:3-13) Why do you think Paul shares so much about his various struggles with the Corinthians? Paul shares so much about his various struggles with the Corinthians, because he set an example, how to serve the Lord.and so everyone may learn from him. How does this help them accept his apostleship as authentic? Despite his suffering the Lord was in Him and he could not stop preaching Have you ever complained about what you’ve had to put up with in your ministry? Yes How does it compare to what Paul faced? Paul was a servant of God indeed. my prayer is if God can do to me what he has done to Paul. to use me the way He uses Paul. help me to die daily to my sinful nature.

Q4. (2 Corinthians 5:18-6:2) If you, then, are called to be an urgent agent of reconcilia-tion, how is this likely to affect your daily life? By committing my life unto the Lord, living according to the the call we are called. How will it affect how people perceive you? That's were we will be fullfiling the will of God where we are to draw people to God. How will it affect how God perceives you? I will be favoured

Q3. (2 Corinthians 5:21) In what sense did Jesus “become sin” on our behalf? When Jesus drink that cup he become sin on our behalf, In what sense do we “become righteousness”? By faith. Rom 1 v 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith,as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.”

Q2. (2 Corinthians 5:18-20) How have we humans been reconciled to God? We are reconciled to God through Jesus Christ. What did God do so that reconciliation could take place? By sending His son Jesus to die on the cross In what sense are you an Ambassador of the Kingdom of God? By being a representative of Christ here on earth. Living the life of Christ In what sense are you a Minister of Reconciliation for Jesus Christ? Spreading the gospel

Q1. (2 Corinthians 5:16-17) What does verse 17 teach us about the nature of a new believer? You are completely dead to sin. You become a new person inside (spiritually) the things that we used to do we do them no more What changes in a person when he puts his faith in Christ? His or her whole life is change. All become new (spiritually) Why don’t old habits disappear immediately if everything has become new? We were born to sin. we grew up in sin, we are married to sin. that is why we keep sinning.

Q5. (2 Corinthians 4:15-18) In what way do problems and physical deterioration help us toward “an eternal weight of glory”? We will be prepared for the kingdom Why is it so easy to focus on temporal matters to the exclusion of eternal things? Because we are unequally yoked, every where we are, at work , home we are with unbelievers, we dont spend time with God. we speak their language Why is a focus on eternal things so important to our spiritual growth? That's the will of God and for us to be prepared for the kingdom of His Son What can we do to help shift our focus? My prayer wright now is to see my sinful nature died on that cross of calvary. Paul he was dead to sin as long as we still struggling with sin there is no way we can focus May the Lord use us the way he use Paul.

Q4. (2 Corinthians 4:8-12) How does it encourage you to know that Paul went through tremendous stress and pressure? After this 5 lessons i have learn that what happen to Paul is what God want us to be like, to live like is the life that God want from us as Christians we are to learn from Paul What effect did these sufferings have on the way people could see Christ in Paul? People they were won to Christ. Why is pain necessary to spiritual growth? Test our faith How does our pain allow others to assess our authenticity as Christians?

Q3. (2 Corinthians 4:7) What truth is Paul seeking to communicate by this analogy of a treasure in a pottery jar? The gospel of Jesus Christ. What does the clay jar represent? Our bodies. What does the treasure represent? The treasure represent the greatness of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and the glory of God made evident through that gospel. It is the very light of God, and the light of the knowledge of the glory of God, reflected in the face of Jesus Christ. What’s the paradox here? That the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us.

Q2. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4) Since Satan has blinded people’s eyes to the truth, is there any hope for them? I believe so What strategies must we use to overcome spiritual blindness? Tell the truth about the Gospel of Christ. as it is How many people are likely to find Christ without intercessory prayer? Not many, people need to be told about Christ