Ms CJ

Q1. (Psalm 8). What does this psalm teach about God? What does it teach about human beings? What does it teach us about Christ? What does it teach about our responsibilities? 1) What does this psalm teach about God? * How Majestic He is Creator of all heaven and earth Look at His glory by looking at creation 2) What does it teach about human beings? * That man is evidence of the true Creator Man holds the glory of God That God is infinite and that man can be also That God is mindful of mankind 3) What does it teach us about Christ? * That God sent His Son to redeem mankind for God so loved the world God made Him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor 4) What does it teach about our responsibilities? * His majesty is in the greatness of creation, on earth and extending to the farthest heavens. And yet he wants to know us and include us in his plan. The glory of his infinite creation is seen in his particular care for lowly man. "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:28)

Q5. (Hebrews 13:16, 20-21) What are the actual requests being made of God in this great benediction? What "pleases" God according to verses 16 and 20? Why should we "make it our aim to please him" (2 Corinthians 5:9, NRSV)? What are the actual requests being made of God in this great benediction? *"20May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." (13:20-21) What "pleases" God according to verses 16 and 20? * Equipping so that they might Do God's will, and Let God work in their hearts the fruit of the Spirit, "what is pleasing to him." Why should we "make it our aim to please him" * Because we love Him and want to obey Him

Q4. (Hebrews 13:15-16) Though the sacrifice for atonement have been completed in Christ, what kinds of sacrifices or offerings are Christians called upon to make? What effect do these offerings have on God? Though the sacrifice for atonement have been completed in Christ, what kinds of sacrifices or offerings are Christians called upon to make? * "Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (Matthew 5:16) * Praise actively with your mouth and live out his life in your world. What effect do these offerings have on God? * When we offer praise with our lips and with our lives we delight God.

Q3. (Hebrews 13:8) What is the significance of this verse for the original readers? For you? For understanding just who Jesus is? For believing in the power of God for today? What is the significance of this verse for the original readers? * Like God the Father, I AM THAT I AM, the eternally existent One (Exodus 3:14), so Jesus continues eternally -- past, present, future. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End (Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; John 8:56-58; Revelation 1:4, 8, 17-18; 21:6; 22:13). For you? * Like God the Father, I AM THAT I AM, the eternally existent One (Exodus 3:14), so Jesus continues eternally -- past, present, future. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End (Isaiah 41:4; 44:6; 48:12; John 8:56-58; Revelation 1:4, 8, 17-18; 21:6; 22:13). For understanding just who Jesus is? * "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Theologians may limit miracles to apostolic days For believing in the power of God for today? * Where people trust him today, he is still active with the same power that was seen in the first century. He is the same. He does not change. In terms that the writer of Hebrews has laid down: "Because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them." (7:24-25)

Q2. (Hebrews 13:5-6) How can we recognize greed in ourselves? What will be the signs? What is the antidote for greed in our lives? What would be the earmarks of a greed-free life? If not money, what should be the basis of our security for the future? What promises do you find in verses 5 and 6? How can we recognize greed in ourselves? * When we worry and care for our needs, insteed of know God is our source * When we don't care for others in real need * NOT TITHEING TO FURTHER THE KINGDOM OF GOD What will be the signs? * Fear, selfishness, unconcerned of others and not seeing God as our Heavenly Father who art in Heaven loving us and wanting to care for us all, like Jesus knowing Him as He did What is the antidote for greed in our lives? * Love - it is the antidote to greed - for when we love there is no self Understanding God's love for us, helps love the unloved and the needs of others What would be the earmarks of a greed-free life? * When you see joy in your life and joy in others, your church and seeing God smile upon you If not money, what should be the basis of our security for the future? * Trust IN God What promises do you find in verses 5 and 6? * So we say with confidence,16 'The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?'" (13:5-6)

Q1. (Hebrews 13:1-3) How do hospitality to strangers and visiting prisoners relate to brotherly love (philadelphia)? Where are you strong in brotherly love? Where are you weak? How do hospitality to strangers and visiting prisoners relate to brotherly love (philadelphia)? * "If one member suffers, all suffer together" (1 Corinthians 12:26). Where are you strong in brotherly love? * In ministry gifts for the people of God, saved, unsaved and fallen ones from grace Administration gifts to the church to help the church grow and minister to the churched and unchurched Intercession prayer (pray for one another so they may be saved) To allow God to help me enter into a place in the spirit and watch for the heart of God for the Church and things ahead for the Church ( meaning the Body of Christ as a whole) Praying for our leaders in our nations that run our country and for our military To keep a watch over our nation and the world we live in ( praying for one another) WE MUST LOVE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN ( SAVED OR UNSAVED AND MAKE A STAND FOR CHRIST IN IT) IF WE LOVE CHRIST, THEN WE MUST LOVE THE WORLD AROUND US AS HE HAS STILL DOES ( FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD, THE HE SENT HIS ONLY SON, SO NONE WOULD PERSIH, BUT HAVE EVER LASTING LOVE) Where are you weak? * Letting myself get tried or discouraged doing the work of the ministry * Watching the dead works of the religious * Finding myself judging the pride in church leadership and seeing them abuse the leadership and having clicks ( having to remember to love them) * Wanting to help and love the weak and beaten up and sometimes giving to much and suffering loss and disappointment To God be the glory who gives us the victory! Amen

Q5. (Hebrews 12:25-29) Is a fear of God healthy? If so, how? When does fear of God become unhealthy? How does the fear of God fit with 1 John 4:18? Is a fear of God healthy? * Yes If so, how? * It teaches us to respect and get Him holy, as we should strive to be holy When does fear of God become unhealthy? * When we continue to sin and refuse to turn from sin in our lives and He uses His uses His word that is instruction to discipline us. How does the fear of God fit with 1 John 4:18? * We aren't to live in terror of God, for that kind of fear is the opposite of faith and perfect love cast fear and keeps us in faith

Q4. (Hebrews 12:14-17) Is the writer of Hebrews teaching salvation by being holy? Why or why not? 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 and Galatians 5:19-21. Can habitual sin deprive us of heaven? If so, how? Is the writer of Hebrews teaching salvation by being holy? * The author talked about the fruit of holiness that comes through the Lord's discipline. Now he exhorts them to live holy lives Why or why not? 1) "Make every effort to live in peace with all men and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord." (12:14) 2) "Holiness" (hagiasmos) is a "personal dedication to the interests of the deity, holiness, consecration, sanctification."25 From earliest times, God had commanded, "Be holy, because I am holy" (Leviticus 11:45b). Holiness is not an option. Twice the Apostle Paul warns his readers against profligacy and unrestrained sin. Can habitual sin deprive us of heaven? * Yes If so, how? * Our writer is suggesting that the Hebrew Christians, if they don't value the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for their sins, are teetering on the brink of abandoning for the sake of comfort their "birthright" as sons of God. Twice in this letter, the author suggests that if they were to turn back, they won't be able to return again even if they wanted to32 (here and 6:6). If they apostatize, they face rejection by God, apodokimazō, "to regard as unworthy or unfit and therefore to be rejected, reject."33

Q3. (Hebrews 12:5-7) I've sometimes heard, "God never punishes anyone." Is that true according to these verses? If so, how does punishment fit into the larger overall concept of discipline and child-rearing? What is the purpose of God's discipline? Is that true according to these verses? * Yes- in the Bible that indicate that God does indeed punish us If so, how does punishment fit into the larger overall concept of discipline and child-rearing? * Sometimes by bringing the consequences of our actions, sometimes by bringing difficult circumstances. * Unless God reveals something to me specifically, I can't say with any certainty: This circumstance is God's punishment. It may well be caused by nothing Ive done, but something God is using to train and purify me. So I shouldn't try to second-guess all the circumstances of my life. If God is punishing me, he'll let me know, so that I can learn by it. God doesn't punish his children vindictively, What is the purpose of God's discipline? * So I will learn and grow up to maturity. He loves me. I must never forget that. His discipline and training are out of love, not anger.

Q2. (Hebrews 12:5-11) How does it help when you to look at your struggles and hardships as the Father's discipline and training? What are the benefits of such discipline to the Christian? How does it help when you to look at your struggles and hardships as the Father's discipline and training? * "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." (12:11) What are the benefits of such discipline to the Christian? 1) Eternal life (12:9b). "How much more should we submit16 to the Father of our spirits and live (zaō)!" The author is not proposing a works-salvation, here, only reminding us that at the end of hardship is eternal life. 2) The experience of sharing in his holiness (12:10b). This is an astounding statement. Holiness (hagiotēs) here is "positive holiness of life"17 rather than sanctification brought about by sacrifice (9:13; 10:10, 14, 29). This is the process of sanctification whereby we "are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another" (NRSV, 2 Corinthians 3:18). We don't develop personal holiness overnight; it is only completed when we enter Christ's presence at the end of our lives. Growing in this holiness is painful, however. As Paul said, "We must go through many hardships to enter the kingdom of God" (Acts 14:22). But in the process we become sharers orpartakers (metalambanō18) in the divine character 3) A peaceful harvest of righteousness (12:11b). "Peaceful" (NRSV, eirēnikos) means "pertaining to being conducive to a harmonious relationship, peaceable, peaceful."19

Q1. (Hebrews 12:3-4) Spiritual warfare can be lost by weariness. Why is spiritual warfare so wearying? Why must we continue to resist, on and on? Have you ever been overcome by Satan because of weariness? Spiritual warfare can be lost by weariness. Why is spiritual warfare so wearying? * That you will not grow weary and lose heart. Why must we continue to resist, on and on? * We too must resist the temptation to "grow weary" or "lose heart." If Satan can wear us down, then he can dominate us. Have you ever been overcome by Satan because of weariness? * Yes

Q5. (Hebrews 12:1-2) Who are the "great cloud of witnesses" mentioned in 12:1? What analogy to the life of faith is offered in 12:1? In what way is Jesus the "author" or "pioneer" of our faith? How did he live by faith? In what way is he the "finisher" or "perfecter" of our faith? Who are the "great cloud of witnesses" mentioned in 12:1? * the stands surrounding us are seated untold thousands of God's faithful people, now dead, who are looking on, a "great cloud of witnesses" (martus from which get our word "martyr"), "one who affirms or attests, testifier, witness."25 They "surround"26 us, and though unseen, urge us on by their own example of faithfulness. What analogy to the life of faith is offered in 12:1? * Lay asides our self and our sins and run the race and finish the course as these have In what way is Jesus the "author" or "pioneer" of our faith? * He has run this race before us and we can learn from his example. He is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end of faith. Here our author calls him: How did he live by faith? * He looked beyond his current struggle to the goal, the end, the joy36 of completion, when he would sit down at his Father's right hand -- mission accomplished. * It was that forward look that enabled him to "endure" (hupomenō) the cross. This word, which is the theme of Hebrews 12, means, "to maintain a belief or course of action in the face of opposition, stand one's ground, hold out, endure." In what way is he the "finisher" or "perfecter" of our faith? * Jesus possessed the kind of faith that could see the unseen beyond this life to the reward to come, and that sight, that faith enabled him to live with integrity now and fulfill his destiny. So much so that he scorned (kataphroneō) the shame38 of the cross. The verb means "to look down on something with contempt or aversion, with implication that one considers the object of little value." Then the meaning is extended to "care nothing for, disregard, be unafraid of."39 It is this very kind of faith that our author holds before us to emulate.

Q4. (Hebrews 11:8-31) What was the powerful motivating factor behind the actions taken by the people mentioned in these verses? What was this faith based on? At the Red Sea, how did the Israelites' faith differ from that of the Egyptian army? Did Rahab have real faith or was she a shrewd opportunist -- or is there a difference? What was the powerful motivating factor behind the actions taken by the people mentioned in these verses? * Her Faith What was this faith based on? * The God of Israel At the Red Sea, how did the Israelites' faith differ from that of the Egyptian army? * They had faith in their God, whom had delivered them out of slavery and had healed them all. They had seen the hand of their God come up against the gods of Egypt and conquer them. They were now a very wealthy people and had a promise of their own land and that their God loved them and wanted them to be a free people and what they would work for now was theirs. * They saw and felt the live of God in their hearts and life and could not deny truth, and that their God was alive and active in their lives, they saw real truth and acted on out of real faith, something they had never know before. The hand of God on our lives and seeing the hand of God in our lives, should make us all want to leave Egypt Did Rahab have real faith or was she a shrewd opportunist -- or is there a difference? * Her faith was real, she felt it in her heart and never knowing the feeling and never seeing this hope in her mind and hearing of these people and their God and knowing they too were slaves to someone or something , she saw hope, a way out and a promise for her family. Isn't this all our stories and don't we want the same for ourselves and our family. We all would have to have real faith to do as she did and yes we would all be an opportunist and take advance of the chance at freedom from death, sin and the hope of saving our loved ones.

Q3. (Hebrews 11:23-28) How did Moses' faith affect his willingness to suffer? What kind of vision did faith create for Moses? What kind of vision does faith create for us? How did Moses' faith affect his willingness to suffer? * 24By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be known as the son of Pharaoh's daughter. 25He chose to be mistreated along with the people of God rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a short time. 26He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward. What kind of vision did faith create for Moses? * That God had called him out to deliver his people from salvery and bondage. That there was a promise land awaiting in them. What kind of vision does faith create for us? * The same for Moses, that we too are to deliver people out of their bondages that they have been enslaved in and lead them to the promise that God has for them and help them envision a new place, a promiseland God has for them. Tell them they are a generation of people that led others to the land that God has given them.

Q2. (Hebrews 11:13b) In practical terms, what would be the characteristics of a believer who lived his life as an "alien" and "stranger" here on earth? What is the balance between "in" the world but not "of" it? (John 15:19; 17:13-16; 1 John 4:4-6). In practical terms, what would be the characteristics of a believer who lived his life as an "alien" and "stranger" here on earth? 1) Always living life as on a mission, knowing that once the mission is complete you'll be going home 2) Getting on with daily life, but yet looking to the future of moving to a new home 3) Waiting for the love of your life to come and take you away 4) Going about the family business and making sure you help it grow so one day you can go leave and hear " well done good and faithful servant 5) etc, etc, etc What is the balance between "in" the world but not "of" it? (John 15:19; 17:13-16; 1 John 4:4-6). * Living your life in the fullest in on earth and with the characteristics of Jesus and yet not be so heavenly minded that your no earthly good.

Q1. (Hebrews 11:8-19) Abraham was on a faith-quest, looking for a city (verse 10) and a country (verses 14-16). How does his faith-journey encourage yours? In Scriptural typology, what is the final "city" which we shall see? (12:22) What is the final country of which we are citizens? (12:28) How does his faith-journey encourage yours? * When times get hard or my faith is stretched I remember the faith of Abraham and what this one scripture say of him, the reward and the thought towards him from the God he serves. James 2:23 And [so] the Scripture was fulfilled that says, Abraham believed in (adhered to, trusted in, and relied on) God, and this was accounted to him as righteousness (as conformity to God's will in thought and deed), and he was called God's friend. I talk in present tense because Abraham believed God and is seated at the right hand of Christ as I type this and is living still in the faith that he believed in, the promises he heard and saw. One day so will I and my generations and theirs and so on, because it is accounted unto me as righteousness and I too believe because of it, I am called a friend of God. In Scriptural typology, what is the final "city" which we shall see? (12:22) * Heb 12: 22 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, What is the final country of which we are citizens? (12:28) * 28 Let us therefore, receiving a kingdom that is firm and stable and cannot be shaken, offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship, with modesty and pious care and godly fear and awe;

Q4. (Hebrews 11:11). Which part of faith is related to (1) the depth of Abraham's confidence in God? Which part of faith is related to (2) the real existence and power of such a God? How would you describe a faith that lacks either element? Based on verse 11 (not on verses 1-2), formulate in your own words a definition of faith. Which part of faith is related to (1) the depth of Abraham's confidence in God? * Faithful (pistos), "worthy of belief or trust, trustworthy, faithful, dependable, inspiring trust or faith. Which part of faith is related to (2) the real existence and power of such a God? * "By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible." (11:3) How would you describe a faith that lacks either element? * One that cannot hear, see or know that there really is a living caring God and that has no hope in eternity or redemption. Based on verse 11 (not on verses 1-2), formulate in your own words a definition of faith. * Faith is based on hope, and in that hope comes an answer. * Faith has an unspeakable joy and nothing or no one can take that joy * Faith brings a peace that surpasses all understanding * Faith is having confidences in knowing that our sins are forgiving * Faith is being healed from all things ( spirit, soul and body) * Faith is knowing that there really is a time of the coming of Christ and the saints will come along side Him * Faith is knowing that God does not lie and His word never returns void and His is judge that will judge all things just as Noah believed and saw * Faith is a strength, carries wisdom in it and teaches all truths * Faith is ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ ................................................................................................ is on and on and on....................................................................

Q3. Every religion has its own kind of faith. What is the content of the Judeo-Christian type of faith that sets it apart from any other? What is the basis of Noah's faith (11:7)? What is the basis of our faith? How does faith grow (see Romans 10:17)? What is the content of the Judeo-Christian type of faith that sets it apart from any other? * That we believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and that only through Him will we be saved. We must confess with our mouth and believe in our hearts and to do this it takes faith. * The differences in the Jewish faith is they are looking for a Savior, WE have found Him. What is the basis of Noah's faith (11:7)? * He heard from God (Gen 9: 12) and saw all that God was seeing (verse 13) and it created a holy fear in him and because of this God was able to see his faith and use it to keep mankind going while He cleaned up the sin in the world. It was Noah's faith that help bring Abraham along and once again God saw that I believe God kind of faith in a good man. What is the basis of our faith? * The cross, the death and the resurrection and that we to as Abraham did, we believed God and that He has sent His Son the Lord Jesus Christ and that soon He is returning to redeem the Jews and all creation, along with all who confess Him as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. How does faith grow (see Romans 10:17)? * 17 So faith comes by hearing [what is told], and what is heard comes by the preaching [of the message that came from the lips] of Christ (the Messiah Himself).

Q2. (Hebrews 11:6) The first element of faith is belief in God's existence. Why is the second element just as essential to true faith? What does it mean to "seek" God? What difference does it make whether or not you believe God will reward seekers? The first element of faith is belief in God's existence. Why is the second element just as essential to true faith? * It carries the idea of "approach to or entry into a deity's presence. What does it mean to "seek" God? * Searching after God is a characteristic of citizens of the Kingdom of God What difference does it make whether or not you believe God will reward seekers? * "And without faith it is impossible to please Godbecause anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." (11:6)

Q1. Using Hebrews 11:1-3 as your source, how would you put in your own words what faith is and does? Through faith we possess the "title deed," the document that assures our ownership of the promises of God, in the same way that the Holy Spirit is our "guarantee," "down payment," or "earnest money" (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:14) of the fullness of God which we'll experience in heaven. This is the view and understanding I agree with and this is how it made me see in light of revelation of the Holy Spirit. As a child I gave my heart to Jesus and I had a knowing and understanding that He was the Son of God and that there was a real Heaven and that if I did things right I would go. Salvation was there like sand runs along the border of the ocean, but there was no immersion into the water and not much wading either. So, all through childhood and adulthood I stayed on the beach never getting into the water. Then as time went and life got harder and everything around got darker and I couldn't see anything but the water and felt there was no place to go but to the water, I knew I had to take to the water to escape or die. As, you see I chose to dive for I am still here. This is when Jesus became a real person to me and this is when I knew that eternity was real and Heaven was real and that the cross was for me and this is when the Holy Spirit hovered over me and darkness left and my soul was no longer null and void. This where all creation became real to me and this were the kingdom of God became real and alive and this is where my faith, true faith in God began and His word was alive and speaking to me and this is where the beach was no longer just sand, but this is where I had be walking all my life....... on the promise of the New Covenant and it is where I understand that I have ownership in the kingdom of God, a guarantee, and this is where the fullness of God is in which I'll experience in heaven. Faith is like my deed to everything in Heaven all the yea's and amen's in God's word and that I can have what I say and I can receive what I believe and that I can be confident that He will never leave me nor forsake me. My deed gives me back everything satan sold from me and my generations for a thousand generations that was intend for us in the garden and more. For He is able to do exceedingly, abundantly more than I could ever ask or think for there is more God can do for me in the Blood of Jesus and in the name of Jesus. Do you see that this is what Abraham saw? And, I was in the number of the grains sand that he saw within his faith and promises of God.

Q4. (Hebrews 10:35-36) Why is perseverance in faith hard sometimes? Why is perseverance so important? How is Christian fellowship important in perseverance? (3:12-14) What can we do to encourage other Christians in this sometimes difficult journey? Why is perseverance in faith hard sometimes? * Because the problems or situation look or seem hopeless and we tend to allow fear in and when we do then the fear ( false evident appearing real) takes the place of faith. This is when we turn to prayer and the word of God and let the Holy Spirit led us, teach us and comfort us. Why is perseverance so important? * Perseverance will bring the answer, the victory and the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus as we know Paul understood and said so. "35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised." (10:35-36) How is Christian fellowship important in perseverance? * So that we can encourage one another What can we do to encourage other Christians in this sometimes difficult journey? * Pray with them * Take them to the word and teach them to apply it or lead them to remembrance of it * Bring light into a dark situation * Stand with them and love them with the God kind of love * Most importantly tell them God loves them and is with them and that He will never leave them nor forsake them

Q3. (Hebrews 10:26-31). What kind of sin is expressed by the phrase, "deliberately keep on sinning" (10:26)? Is this talking about sins related to the weakness of our flesh or apostasy? What elements in 10:29 contribute to your understanding that this is indeed flagrant apostasy, not garden-variety sin? What kind of sin is expressed by the phrase, "deliberately keep on sinning" (10:26)? * It is the continually rejecting of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ * To of known Him and yet deny Him * To of know the truth and meaning of the cross and turn, for scripture say's the truth will set you free and some refuse to stay free of the sins they are in. Is this talking about sins related to the weakness of our flesh or apostasy? * Apostasy What elements in 10:29 contribute to your understanding that this is indeed flagrant apostasy, not garden-variety sin? (1) One who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him (2) One who has insulted the Spirit of grace

Q3. (Hebrews 9:28) How did the purpose of Christ's First Coming differ from his Second Coming? Which did the Jews expect? How does the mission of the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 fit here? How did the purpose of Christ's First Coming differ from his Second Coming? * Christ's first coming was to deal with our sins. Our author quotes the phrase in Isaiah 53:12: "he bore the sin of many." "Take away" (NIV) or "bear" (KJV, NRSV) is anapherō, "take up as a burden, take up."22 He took on, assumed our sin in order to carry it away. * His second appearance 23 isn't as our Sacrifice but as our Savior, bringing us salvation in the sense that the Jews always expected their Messiah to come. Our Savior first saves from the guilt and slavery of sin, then from the oppression and confines of these earthly bodies unto the glorious liberty of the children of God in their resurrection bodies (Romans 8:21). Which did the Jews expect? * The Jews always expected their Messiah to come. How does the mission of the Suffering Servant of Isaiah 53 fit here? * He bore the sin of many * Saves from the guilt and slavery of sin, then from the oppression and confines of these earthly bodies unto the glorious liberty of the children of God in their resurrection bodies

Q2. According to Hebrews 3:13 and 10:24-25, what should be a prime motive for meeting together with other Christians? What is our usual motivation? Why do Christians so often get out of the habit of attending church or a small group? How can we help these individuals? 1) According to Hebrews 3:13 and 10:24-25, what should be a prime motive for meeting together with other Christians? * Our prime motive for one another is to encourage towards "love and good deeds". 2) What is our usual motivation? * That we go for ourself and keep to our self. 3) Why do Christians so often get out of the habit of attending church or a small group? * Because people often attend church or small groups based on whether it meets their own needs and so often they stop because if the church or the small groups don't focus on them and their needs they will leave offended and go from church to church or small group to small group and soon they will leave and most fall away from the truth. It is the responsibility of the church or small group to teach these principles often so growth can come and most often when a person gains this knowledge and they understand their gifts and callings they will step up and grow in love and learn to encourage others. Let us also add this verse of scripture to this study, Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; Some times all it takes is love, giving of time and wisdom with out condemtation. 4) How can we help these individuals? * First of all by living simple, truthful and un religious. Be watchful and when you see ones like this get to know them and understand them and then teach them. Help them see who they are in Christ first and that they are a value to the kingdom with their gifts and callings and once they can see themselves doing the work of the ministry and teaching others by example then they will welcome the Sundays and Wednesdays and give of their time to others. Most are lost because they are ignored because of what they look like or don't look like, they don't have the flare or money others have and etc, and etc. Look at John the Baptist and if he had not known who he was in Christ and his calling and had he not gotten out there filled his calling then that prophesy would not have been fore filled and look how many people would have been lost! This is important to me that we all stop and see that Religion can destroy or it can save a nation or generation. The word here is like a water fall, it can come down at a great force, but its how it spreads out into the pond and inhabits the body around it.

Q1. (Hebrews 10:19-21) How did the veil of the Tabernacle function in Old Testament worship? What is the significance of the veil being ripped in two at Jesus' crucifixion? Why is our access to God called a "new and living way"? In what sense is it new? In what sense is it living? 1) How did the veil of the Tabernacle function in Old Testament worship? * The veil of the tabernacle separated the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place or the Holy of Holies, where the ark of the covenant, representing God's throne or dwelling place, was located. 2) What is the significance of the veil being ripped in two at Jesus' crucifixion? * It was an obvious sign to Christians that Christ's death had removed the separation between God and man. 3) Why is our access to God called a "new and living way"? * Our Lord's human life presented to God when 'he suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God' 4) In what sense is it new? In what sense is it living? * It is a "new and living way," new because it didn't exist for humans before Jesus opened up the way through his sacrifice for our sins, and living because he is not a mere martyr but a resurrected and living Savior, who "always lives to make intercession"