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Q1. What is the word used in the Bible instead of "rapture"? When will the resurrection take place in relation to Christ's return? In relation to judgment? In relation to glory? (This is NOT the place to debate various theories of the rapture and the millennium.) The word resurrection is used in the bible in place of the word rapture. There is a very clear order in which things are to happen, first Christ will be seen in His return, then all will be judged and we then will receive our glory from the Lord

Q5. (1 Corinthians 15:58) What does being steadfast and immovable have to do with the hope of the resurrection? Why is our labor not in vain in the Lord? I shall not be moved We may and most likely will face hard times...physically, mentally and physically but we know that in the end we will have eternity to live life to it's fullest without pain, disease, heartache and death and we need to strive with the outmost hope and strength to that very end. Life here is but a whisper compared to what is ahead for us. Nothing we do for the Lord is in vain..we may never see the outcome or even know why we had to do the things that the Lord was asking us to do but anything done for the Lord will bring forth fruit...it is not for us that we do things but for the Lord and by the Lord...

Q4. What assurance do you have that you will be physically resurrected rather than experience disembodied immortality? What does it mean that Jesus is the "firstfruits" (1 Corinthians 15:20) and "firstborn" (Revelation 1:5) from the dead? We have the assurance from Christ Himself that He would bodily return to them from death. Since our resurrection will be like that of Christ's all the gospels tell of a physical resurrection with a body that eats, talks, walks and is seem by hundreds. Jesus' bodily resurrection is the guarantee of our own future resurrection. He rose literally, physically, historically, and in a body that was no less visible and tangible than those of his very earthy disciples, though remarkably transformed nonetheless. All of this gives us reason to hope that "when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is" 1Jn 3:2 Dear friends, we are now God's children, but what we will be like has not been revealed yet. We know that when Christ is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him as he is. 1Co 15:20 But now hath Christ been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of them that are asleep. Rev 1:5 and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loveth us, and loosed us from our sins by his blood; Jesus is referred to as the firstfruits or firstborn from the dead as He was the one that conquered death so that we also could live an eternal life where we were forgiven of our sins. (1) That which is

Q3. How does Christ's death and resurrection provide an analogy for baptism according to Romans 6:3-5 and Colossians 2:12? According to Ephesians 2:4-6, while being "raised with Christ" is still spiritual, not physical, in what way does this union impart real spiritual power? Rom 6:3 Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into union with Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Rom 6:4 Therefore, through baptism we were buried with him into his death so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father's glory, we too may live an entirely new life. Rom 6:5 For if we have become united with him in a death like his, we will certainly also be united with him in a resurrection like his. Col 2:12 When you were buried with him in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead. With the death of sin in our life to the life of holiness we can see how baptism is compared to the raising of Jesus. This power or grace can only come from God. So that Christ himself, being released of his infirmity and weakness, might live in glory with God forever, we who are his members rise for this purpose, that being made partakers of the very same power, we should begin to lead a new life, as though we were already in heaven. We had become dead to sin, as Christ was dead to the living world around him when he was buried; and that as he was raised up to life, so we should also rise to a new life. Eph 2:4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us Eph 2:5 even when we were dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), Eph 2:6 raised us up with him, and seated us with him in the heavenly realm in Christ Jesus, God himself is the author of this great and happy change, and his great love is the spring and fontal cause of it; hence he resolved to show mercy. We are in a saved state from the moment of our faith in Christ and acceptance of Him not merely waiting to be saved. It has already been realized. Our union with him presently spiritually and in the future bodily is what we live for. Believers are not yet possessed of their seats in heaven; but each of them has a place prepared for him. There was such a connection between Christ and those whom the Father hath given to him, that his resurrection from the grave involved their resurrection to spiritual life. It was like raising up the head and the members - the whole body together. Everywhere in the New Testament, the close connection of the believer with Christ is affirmed. We are crucified with him. We die with him. We rise with him. We live with him. We reign with him. We are joint heirs with him. We share his sufferings on earth 1Pe_4:13, and we share his glory with him on his throne; Rev_3:21. We reign with the Lord now...we have the same power as Christ has to raise from the dead...we do not have to wait until we stand bodily with the Lord...we now have Christ living within us...that should in itself tell us how spiritually powerful we are.

Q2. In what way does Christ's resurrection somehow validate that we are saved and forgiven by God? If we didn't believe Christ had been actually raised from the dead, how might we have doubts about our salvation? "13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. 15 More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. 19 If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men." (1 Corinthians 15:13-19) If we do not believe that Christ was raised from the dead then all that we base our hopes on is just a pipe dream. Not only is it a dream for us but we are also spreading our futile dreams to others which to me would be a sin. God Himself says that the Lord Christ was raised from the dead and because of Him we all can be saved and forgiven. If we did not have faith in this then we should not have faith that we can be forgiven of sins.

Q1. What kind of credibility would Jesus' ministry have had if he were not raised from the dead, especially when he predicted it ahead of time? In what way is the resurrection God's seal of approval on him? Jesus would have had no credibility if he had not been raised from the dead. He would just have been a poor deluded man whom thought he was special or he would have been a complete liar knowing that what he was claiming was false. If He lied about this then we would have to discard all else that He preached as lies since we cant just pick and choose what to believe. God was pleased with the sinless life of Christ and accepted His life as the final perfect sacrifice and Jesus therefore was able to defeat death...and guarantee us eternal life with Him and His Father...thank You Jesus

Q3. Why do we equate blessing with a lack of crisis in our lives? What are the effects of crises on our faith? How do they help us grow in our faith? Why do they sometimes destroy our faith? We have got stuck in the rut of believing that if all is going good...that is the blessing. We have lost the insight of seeing the blessings in the times of crisis. Sadly that is where we can see the workings of our Lord. We have closed our eyes to seeing the small blessings also of daily life and seeing the blessings in times of struggles. Crisis can work two ways. It can strengthen our faith or it can cripple our faith. We grow in the Lord as we depend on Him to see us through our bad times. If we listen to the lies of the enemy and begin to believe that God has left us our faith weakens and weakens until there is none there.

Q2. (Genesis 48) Why does Jacob cross his hands when blessing Ephraim and Manasseh? Why does Joseph try to stop him? In what sense are Jacob

Q1. (Genesis 47:9) In what sense is life on earth like a

Q4. (Genesis 46:2-4) Faith is what quiets our fears. What in God

Q3. (Genesis 45:4-8) Contrast Jacob and Joseph. Jacob has suffered great loss. Joseph has suffered great injustice. Why is Jacob's vision so bleak but Joseph's, so broad? What have been their differing responses to fear? What insight has kept Joseph from being bitter towards his brothers? Gen 45:4 And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Gen 45:5 And now be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life. Gen 45:6 For these two years hath the famine been in the land: and there are yet five years, in which there shall be neither plowing nor harvest. Gen 45:7 And God sent me before you to preserve you a remnant in the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance. Gen 45:8 So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land of Egypt. Jacob for the most part thought of only himself, he was very self focused while Joseph has learnt to think of others. Jacob never learnt to completely trust the Lord in times of trouble...he would then he would once again turn to doubt while Joseph facing so many fearful moments depended completely on God and trusted that God would accomplish exactly what He set out to do. Joseph realized early on that God had a job for him and that his brothers though sold him into slavery did it according to the plan of the Lord.

Q2. (Genesis 42:35-43:14) What is Jacob

Q1. (Genesis 37:31-35) What does bringing the blood-stained robe to Jacob say about these sons

Q4. Which of the various proofs for the resurrection seems the most compelling to you? Why? If you had a friend who wasn't sure about the resurrection, could you explain why you're sure that Jesus was raised from the dead? "For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance : that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, and that he appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born." (1 Corinthians 15:3-8) What a glorious verse in scripture, what a promise we have. To me it would be hard to believe that Christ did not raise from the dead, but I have to admit that I did not always feel this way. I guess I always thought that in some ways he rose from the dead, His Spirit, but maybe not bodily but with all the eyewitness accounts of those who saw Him, talked with Him, ate with Him and just was with Him I finally realized that He was there in body not just spirit and that all of Him conquered death. Then there is the wide spread reaction, the rise of Christianity. If Christ did not raise from the dead those against would have such a simple way of proving it as a false religion but that was not done. Why not? Easy and simply because they could not ... there was no body for them to produce to prove the lies they said were being spread. Jesus was no longer in the grave...He was with His Father waiting for the time for Him to return...Amen...and thank You Lord

Q3. How does the disciples' psychological state after the crucifixion provide excellent support for belief in the resurrection? At this point the disciples had lost faith. The man they had been following had been killed in the most horrendous way. They were hiding in fear for their own lives right now. Even the one that loved Jesus had lied about his knowing and following Him out of fear. They had lost all hope. From here they had no idea where life was taking them. At this point they did not even believe what Jesus had been saying about being raised from the dead. They did not understand what He had been telling them. They were in no position to make up a story about Jesus returning to life. They were wondering more about how they were to return to the life of the living.

Q2. On the theft theory, what motive might the disciples have to take Jesus' body? What motive might the Romans have? The Jews? Joseph of Arimathea? None of these people had any motive for stealing the body. People may argue that the disciples had a motive as to prove the resurrection as being true but at this time we see them as devasted wandering lost without their leader. They did not at this point understand what Jesus had been telling them of His death and resurrection. The Romans would want the body to be just where it was as so would the Jews and Joseph would have no reason either

Q1. What do you think motivates liberal Christian scholars to explain away the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ? Why would they claim that it is unhistorical more than some other event in the first century? I believe that one of the main motives to explain away the bodily resurrection of Jesus is that if you accept this which is beyond anything that has ever happened then you have to accept the Bible and everything that it contains. This would mean the loss of power of religion. Sound familiar. The very reason that the Jews would not accept Christ as being the Son of God in the beginning. I believe that they use the idea that it was all a high schemed action by the followers of Christ.

Q5. What is the difference between Jesus' resurrection and his ascension? How do the two fit together? In what sense is the ascension the completion of the resurrection? the resurrection is the beating of death and the ascension is the accending to the heavens to be at the Father's side...Without the resurrection there could be no ascension...Jesus could not rule from above if He has not returned to life...we serve a Living God not a dead god. Jesus lead a pure sinless life so that at the end of it...death could not win...without sin there is no death therefore Jesus being the sacrifice died for us...beat death returned alive and then rose to the heavens where He works with His Father for our benefit...praise God

Q4. What do we know from the Gospels about the properties of Jesus' resurrection body? What was he capable of in this new body? Jesus's body was made up of flesh and bones and still showed the wounds of which he died. He could walk and talk and eat and laugh and touch and be touched. He was recognized when he wanted people to recognize Him and His voice still remained the same. He was still very much the same person but also had abilities not seen before...could walk through walls, disappear and appear at will...

Q3. (Luke 24:12; John 20:6-8) What about the grave clothes brought Peter and John to faith? What was so peculiar about them? Luk 24:12 But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass. Joh 20:6 Simon Peter therefore also cometh, following him, and entered into the tomb; and he beholdeth the linen cloths lying, Joh 20:7 and the napkin, that was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but rolled up in a place by itself. Joh 20:8 Then entered in therefore the other disciple also, who came first to the tomb, and he saw, and believed. There could be many answers to how the grave cloths were lying there...strewn around if ripped off by robbers, or better yet gone with the body...torn off the body which would probably be the answer if someone found themselves wrapped in such things...but these were neatly folded as if taken off with calm cool confidence.

Q2. What similarities do you find in the resurrection accounts? Based on the agreements between the accounts, what seems to have happened? Jesus has died and been buried. Everyone is confusion and cant believe what has just happened. They are scared. The body was missing Easter morning but it was still believed that someone might have stolen it. Many people then experienced seeing and talking with the Lord and began proclaiming Him alive.

Q1. What differences do you find between the various resurrection accounts? How do you account for differences in eyewitness testimony? How might these differences add to the credibility of the witnesses? There are a few differences between the accounts. In Matt. Mark and Luke the visit to the tomb is made early in the morning while according to John it was made at night...the number of women vary from account to account with John having just Mary Magdalene going. The reason for going to the tomb also changes in the accounts. The number of angels seen at the tomb vary with one being seen in Matt and Mark and two being seen in Luke and John. Who and when they tell of this encounter varies from gospel to gospel. What type of grave clothing Jesus was wearing and where he is seen after his resurrection differ or fail to be included. Every eyewitness report will differ to some degree. We do not all see things just with our eyes. Also our emotions are reflected in how we see things. No one has 100% recall memory so depending on the length of time from the actual happening to the time written there may be some minor changes or alterations but the main thing is that the basics is the same throughout. If the stories were all completely identical then it would seem as if they all got together to collaborate on the story

Q5. (Genesis 35:22) What is the significance of Reuben's sin? In what way does it go beyond a sexual sin? We're not told, but how do you think this affected the family dynamics? Extra credit: Reuben has acted dishonorably here. In what ways does Reuben act honorably in the future? (37:21-29; 42:22, 37) Gen 35:22 And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: It is noted that this probably took place while Israel was away and that he heard about it. Meaning if he heard about it, it was probably common knowledge that his own son was sleeping with his concubine. The first-born is not always the best, nor the most promising. This was Reuben's sin, but it was Jacob's affliction. We also notice that Reuben, of all the brothers, had most reason to be jealous of Joseph, for he was the first-born, and so entitled to those distinguishing favours which Jacob was conferring on Joseph; yet he proves his best friend. So it may be noted that his hatred seemed to aimed at his father. He may also have been hoping to regain his father's favour here. It seems to me that Reuben spends the rest of his life trying to undo the terrible mistake he made.

Q4. (Genesis 35:9-15) Why do you think God appears to Jacob yet another time? What are the primary promises that God renews to Jacob? Gen 35:9 And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came from Paddan-aram, and blessed him. Gen 35:10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel. Gen 35:11 And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins; Gen 35:12 and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. Gen 35:13 And God went up from him in the place where he spake with him. Gen 35:14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he spake with him, a pillar of stone: and he poured out a drink-offering thereon, and poured oil thereon. Gen 35:15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. God appears to Jacob one more time to once again assure Jacob of who the Lord is and to reconfirm the blessings that are to be his. These blessing are 1) God is El Shaddai, God Almighty 2) Jacob is to be fruitful and increase 3) a nation and a community of nations will be because of him 4)the land given to Abramham and Isaac is his and his descendants

Q3. (Genesis 35:1-5) Why does Jacob