Lindap
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Q6. (John 19:30) What had Jesus
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Q5. (John 19:28) What do you learn from Jesus
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Q4. (Mark 15:34) What does Jesus
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Q3. (John 19:26-27) Why does Jesus make St. John responsible for his mother Mary? What does this tell us about Jesus? How should we apply this in our own lives?
Because she will be a widow and will need someone to care for her. To protect from the ones who scorned Jesus. Jesus loved his mother and wanted to see that she was cared for. She was part of his family. We need to love our families. Even though we do not approve of some of the things our family members do we still need to love and respect them.
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Q2. (Luke 23:39-43) Why is the thief -
Q1. (Luke 23:34) Who was most responsible for killing Jesus? What responsibility do you and I bear in this? In what sense was Jesus praying for us?
We the people are most responsible for killing Jesus. He died for our sins so that we could have a place in Heaven with God the Father. We bear the same responsibility as the people of long ago who cruified Jesus. He was asking the Father to forgive our sins because we are not worthy of being forgiven. He was praying to wipe away our debt which we ourselves can not do. Thank you Jesus for interceding on my behalf so that I may have eternal life as well as my brothers and sisters in Christ. Amen
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Q2. (Matthew 7:15-20) Jesus says that one's inner self will eventually become apparent (Matthew 12:34). What kinds of "fruit" might be clues to a false prophet?
Bad fruit is preaching the gospel and then living our way not the way Jesus would like us to live.
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Q4. (Matthew 7:24-27) Does Jesus require obedience of his disciples? (John 15:14). Is there a kind of true Christian who believes, but does not obey? How do you justify Jesus' requirement of obedience with Paul's teaching that salvation is a gift, not because of works, lest anyone should boast (Ephesians 2:8-10)?
Yes. Yes. Even the Devil believes in God, he fell from Gods graces and he does not obey. Salvation is a gift from God when we truely follow him and live with God in our hearts. We must do good works, bear good fruit. But we must also be careful not to deceive ourselves iinto believing that we did these things on our own with no help from Jesus. Jesus must live in our hearts and we must shine our light on the people around us.
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Q3. (Matthew 7:21-23) How is it possible to deceive yourself, so that you presume that you are "doing" when you are only "hearing"? (see James 1:22-25). How might it be possible to prophesy, drive out demons, and perform miracles in Jesus' name and not enter the Kingdom of heaven?
We can pray, quote bible verse and do good works, but if we do not follow Jesus to God the father we will parish. We must follow God, live with God in our hearts. Show other people that God lives within us, and lead others to salvation.
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Q1. (Matthew 7:13-14) If Jesus' teaching about the narrow gate and the narrow road to life is to be believed, what change would this make in how you conduct your life? What difference would it make to how you witness to your neighbors? How might it affect your acceptance of Universalism?
All throughout this Bible study I have been making small changes in how I live my life. Seeing that being kind and more loving toward others is what Jesus wants. Sharing with others the word of God and the peace only he can deliver to our lives. The narrow road is the one Jesus followed and although it may be lonely a great reward awaits us at the end of this road. If the way is easy that is the way of universalism. The Devil awaits us at the end of this road. Praise God that we may reach many people on this road and turn their path to Jesus. Jesus is the way, the truth and the light. Amen
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Q4. (Matthew 7:12) In what way does the "Golden Rule" capsulize the message of the law and the prophets? This seems like a different "summary" of the law and the prophets than Jesus indicated in Matthew 22:37-39. How are they the same? How are they different?
It tells us to do only good. Love your neighbor as yourself is the same as do on to others as you would have them do onto you. This indicates do only good things. They are different because one is loving God with all our heart, soul and mind. The other deals with people. Jesus call us to act in love. Faith, hope and love. And the greastest is love.
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Q3. (Matthew 7:9-11). What do these verses teach us about God's relationship to us? What do they teach about God's characteristic response toward us? How does this differ from a cynical view of God? Why is a positive understanding of God important to be able to pray with faith?
God is our Father and as such he will give us what we need. God will respond when he knows it is time, because Gods time is perfect. It differs from a cynical view because we have faith in God. We trust God to give us what we need. We trust that as a father God will be loving in his responses to our prayers. We may not always get what we ask for but God will give what is best for us.
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Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8?
Keep knocking, be persistent. Knock and the door will be open to you. We must always pray and never give up. Prayer connects us to God. It allows to have a relattionship with our Lord. And this is what he wants for us.
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Q1. (Matthew 7:1-2) What do the words "ask," "seek," and "knock" have in common? What distinguishes them from each other? Does one word convey more intensity than another? What is the significance of the present, continuous, imperative tense of these verbs?
They are action words. They all require us to take action. They all require different actions. I believe seek has more intensity, because it requires us to seek God until we find him. We must always be asking, seeking and knocking in search or our Lord. Ask and you will receive, seek and you will find and knock and the door will be open. We must realize that these things will happen in Gods time not ours. For God has perfect timing. And he may answer in a way that is unexpected. But he always hears our petition. We must be persistent and ask, seek, knock daily,for this is what God wants us to do, to continually be connected to him in prayer.
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Q4. (Matthew 7:6) In Jesus' day, what did dogs and pigs have in common? What would holy food and pearls have in common? Read Matthew 10:14; Acts 13:44-51; 18:5-6; and 28:17-28. In what kinds of circumstances did believers turn away from a continued sharing of the gospel? To what kinds of people did they continue their witness?
Dogs and pigs were unclean, scavengers. They were both precious. Believers turned away from sharing the gospel when they were scorned by the people they were sharing with. "When the Jews opposed Paul and became abusive, [Paul] shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, 'Your blood be on your own heads! I am clear of my responsibility. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'" (Acts 18:5-6)
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Q3. (Matthew 7:3-5) What about this parable is humorous? Why do you think Jesus compares a speck of sawdust with a plank or beam? What does the speck represent? What does the plank represent? According to this parable, when is it okay to remove a speck? When is it not okay?
Nothing is humorous about a large sin sticking out of our eye. He is letting us see that if we have sinned and not asked for mercy we should not be judging our brother who has also sinned. They both represent sins. It is only okay to remove a speck when we ourselves have come to God and asked for mercy and to be forgiven for the sins we have committed. It is not okay when we have not come to God for he sees us as hypocrites.
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Q2. (Matthew 7:1-2) Read a similar passage in Luke 6:37-38. According to Matthew's account, what is our fate if we measure out big heaps of judgment with a critical spirit? According to Luke's account, how can measuring be both positive and negative? What should we measure out instead of judgmentalism?
We will be judged by God in the same way as we have ourselves judged. We can measure large amounts of critical judgement or we can measure large amounts of praise and good works by being helpful to our brothers and sisters who may be in need. A good measure running over.
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Q5. (Matthew 6:34) Is there humor intended in verse 34? What is the point of Jesus' joke here? What is the command in this verse?
Jesus' point is that worry does nothing . Seek God when you are troubled and ask his help. God will give us strength. Let tomorrow worry about itself.
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Q4. (Matthew 6:33) What is the command in this verse? How must our seeking God differ from our seeking of food and clothing, according to this verse? What is the promise found in this verse?
We are to seek Gods kingdom and his rightousness. We must seek God first. When we do that food and clothing will follow.
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Q3. (Matthew 6:31-32) Why does Jesus mention the "pagans" or "Gentiles" in verse 32? What point is he making? How should a Christian differ from a Gentile, according to Jesus' teaching in this passage? What emotional and faith effect does the phrase, "your heavenly Father knows that you need them," have in your life?
Jesus mentions the pagans and the Gentiles because they are trusting only in themselves to provide what is needed to live. God wants us to see that he is there for us. He will provide the staff of life all we have to do is believe and trust in God. The pharse "your heavenly Father knows that you need them" has a huge impact on my life. It frees me from worry knowing that God will provide for me. In the 1980's when times were lean for us I used to take a bushel of tomatoes out to the road to get a couple of dollars for milk and God always sent someone to buy those tomatoes. Phrase God, for he takes away the worry. Just ask him. Thats all you have to do.
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Q2. (Matthew 6:25-34) How many times in this passage does the phrase "do not worry," "do not be anxious," or "take no thought" occur? In what way does excessive worry border on sin? Are worry and trust exact opposites?
The phrases appear many times. It borders on sin because it consumes our thoughts and separates us from God. I believe they are opposites. When we worry we are not trusting God to work in our lives as he should when we make a prayer request of him to remove our fears. And remove our fears he will if we only come to him in prayer.
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Q1. (Matthew 6:26-30) What point does Jesus make with his twin Parables of the Birds of the Air and of the Flowers of the Field? Is the point trivial or is it valid?
It is valid. The Lord our God looks after all things great or small. Put your trust in God, he will never fail us.
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Q4. (Matthew 6:24) Jesus seems to make it sound like you can't seek wealth and God simultaneously. Does he really mean this? Is this hyperbole? Figurative? Literal? Can wealthy people serve God in actual fact?
You can be wealthy and serve God. You have to see who made wealthy. If you are relying on self for your wealth then you do not seek God. But if you realize God allowed you to be wealthy and use your wealth as he intended then you are seeking God.
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Q3. (Matthew 6:19-21) According to the Bible, how does one "store up treasures in heaven"? What advantage does this have over accumulating earthly possessions? Why are we uncomfortable with the concept of rewards in heaven?
By doing good things for others, mostly in secret for Gods eyes only. By trying to live using Jesus as an example, modeling our lives after his. As humans we will fall at times, but we must get back up and ask for forgiveness . When we accumulate earthly treasures thats it, when we die they don't come with us. Heavenly treasures will be there in Heaven waiting for us. God will accept us into his Kingdom and we will live there with him for eternity. Because we can see earthly treasures and heavenly treasures are not seen until we die and live in glory with our Lord.
Q7. Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit (Luke 23:46)
in Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross
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