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Bible Study

for new Christians

Welcome into the Kingdom of God. You have just invited Jesus to be your Savior. You have a new beginning. You are now a new creation in Christ Jesus! The old has passed away and the new has come. You have become a child of God with God's spirit alive within you. As you seek God's direction for your life through prayer and as you study God's Word to learn of Him, you will grow in your relationship with Him and enter into the fullness of life He has prepared for you.

Answer the following questions using your Bible

1. Genesis 1 teaches that God created the universe and created man in His own image. How was man formed? Genesis 1:27 & Genesis 2:7

2. God gave man an abundant life, but by free will, man chose to disobey God and to go his own way. This sin separated man from a Holy God and because God is holy, He will need to punish the wicked to execute justice. How does God show His holiness?: Isaiah 5:16

3. How is the Lord known? Psalm 9:16

4. Who has sinned? Romans 3:23

5. What is the result of sin? Romans 5:12

6. God loved the world He created and planned a way by which the world could be saved, escaping judgement and eternal damnation. He sent His Son, born of the Holy Spirit, to bring everlasting life to those who would believe on Him. Whom does God call to repentance? Matthew 9:13

7. What is gained by believing in Jesus? John 3:16

8. For what reason did God send His Son? John 3: 17 & 18

9. What benefit comes from hearing and believing God's Word? John 5:24 & 25

10. For what reason does Jesus say He came? John 10:10

11. How do we stand before God by believing in Jesus? Acts 13:38 & 39

12. Jesus was crucified, dead, and buried, but God raised Him from the dead. He paid the penalty for our sin by taking our iniquities upon Himself and dying in our place. His death and resurrection bridged the gap from God to man. Who is Jesus considered as? 1 Timothy 2:5

13. Why did God give His Son to die for us? Romans 5:8

14. What is the only way to be reconciled (brought back) to God? John 14:6

We must receive Jesus' work on the cross and invite Him to be our Savior. We then become a new creation, a child of God, and we enter into the Kingdom of God. We exchange sin, separation, frustration, guilt, and lack of purpose for forgiveness, peace, abundant life and eternal life.

1. How do we invite Jesus to be our Savior? Revelation 3:20

2. Who do we become when we receive Him? John 1:12

3. How are we saved? Romans 10:9

4. How have we been redeemed from a life of futility? 1 Peter 1:18 & 19

5. How do we gain life? 1 John 5:11-13

6. What is necessary in order to see the Kingdom of God?

7. What did Jesus say He came to do? Luke 4:18-19

When Jesus left earth and went back to be with His Heavenly Father, He sent the Holy Spirit to seal the work done in us and to continue to change us into His likeness. As we surrender ourselves to the work of the Holy Spirit we will bear good fruit.

1. What guarantee does God's seal give us? Ephesians 1:13 & 14

2. How are we to live? Galatians 5: 16-17

3. What fruit do we produce by walking in the Spirit? Galatians 5: 22- 6

4. What benefit do we have by remaining in God? John 15:5-8

As we surrender our will in every area of our life, Jesus becomes Lord of our life. As we become obedient to God's Word, we enter the joy of the Lord and share in His glory and in the ministry of reaching others with God's love.

1. How can we be sure we are walking in obedience to God? Romans 12:1 - 2

2. What do we find as we surrender all to the Lord? Matthew 11:28-30

3. What is produced in us as we obey the Lord? Hebrews 12:10-11

4. What promise do we have if we are obedient to God's commands? John 14:21 - 24

5. What does God promise to us if we seek first the kingdom of God? Matthew 6: 25-34

The Bible talks about a time when Jesus will return to the earth again. This time He won't come as a lamb going to the slaughter, but He will come as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords to reign and rule over the earth. Those who have believed in Him will reign and rule with Him. He will gather together all those who believe in Him and reward each one with everlasting life in a new heaven and a new earth.

1. According to the Bible, what will men see at the end of the age? Mark 13:26 & 27

What will the Son of Man (Jesus) do?

2. What will happen at this time according to 1 Thessalonians 4:16 & 17?

3. According to Revelation 22:12-14, who will be blessed when Jesus returns to give rewards?

4. What will be made new at the end of the age? Revelation 21: 1-5

What will Jesus wipe away?

5. What will those who have believed in Jesus inherit? Matthew 25:34, Daniel 7:18

" But the saints of the Most High
shall take the kingdom, and possess
the kingdom for ever, even for
ever and ever..." Daniel 7:18

"Blessed are your eyes,
because they see: and your ears,
because they hear... To you it has been
granted to know the mysteries of the
Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 13:16

Spiritual eyes and ears give us the ability to understand spiritual things. Jesus, speaking to His disciples - those who loved Him and believed in Him - said, " But blessed are your eyes, because they see: and your ears, because they hear... To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven..." When we say that God is knocking on the door of your heart, it means that God is speaking to your heart with the still, small voice of His Spirit. You do not hear God speaking audibly, but with the "ears of your heart" you hear His voice calling you to follow Him.

1. Who is able to hear what God says? John 8: 47

2. What reward is for those who read God's Word and hear what God is saying ? Revelation 1:1 - 3

3. According to Revelation 2: 7, who is able to hear the voice of the Spirit of God?

4. What is the writer of Psalms asking the Lord to do? Psalm 119:18

5. How are the things that are unseen ( spiritual things) compare with the things that are seen (things seen with the natural eye)? 2 Corinthians 4: 18

6. What is the writer asking the Lord God for? Ephesians 1:17 - 19

7. On whom should we look with our spiritual eyes? Hebrews 12:2

8. How can we "fix our eyes on Jesus"? Colossians 3:2 - 4

"Set your mind on the things above,
not on the things that are on earth. For
you have died and your life is hidden with Christ
in God. When Christ, who is your life, is
revealed, then you also will be revealed
with him in glory." Colosians 3:2-4

The eagle glides in the heavens, high above the storm clouds. Mounting up on the wind. and rising to great heights., he is not concerned with earthbound life below. Likewise, those whose minds are stayed on things above are not concerned with earthly gain. They do not seek their own way, pursuing selfish ambition, but have their eyes fixed on heaven. Their pursuit is knowing God, understanding His will, and following in His footsteps.

1. What advice is given in Colossians 3:1 - 2?

2. What promise is given to those who put their hope in the Lord God? Isaiah 40:28 - 31?

3. What reward is there for those who "seek after the things of God? 2 Chronicles 7:14

4. According to Psalm 34: 8 - 10, what reward is in store for those who seek God?

5. According to the following verses, when are we to seek the Lord? Psalm 105: 1 - 4

6. How are we to seek the Lord and His ways according to Psalm 119:1 - 2?

7. What is the Lord saying about those who seek Him? Proverbs 8:17 & Jeremiah 29:13

8. What are we to seek first? What gain is ours if we do this? Matthew 6:25 - 34

9. What does Hebrew 11:6 say about seeking God?

10. What reward do we have when we seek God in prayer? Matthew 7:7 - 11

If your desire to seek God and have your spiritual eyes and ears opened, and to grow in understanding of God's Word and his will for your life, pray the following prayer:

Dear Jesus, I ask you to give me your Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that I might come to know you and understand your Word and your ways. Open the eyes of my heart so I may see the destiny to which you have called me. Open the ears of my heart so that I may hear what your Spirit wants to say to me. Thankyou for your love for me. Amen.

THE GOSPEL
OF THE KINGDOM WILL
BE PREACHED IN THE WHOLE WORLD AS A TESTIMONY TO ALL NATIONS, AND THEN
THE END WILL COME."
MATTHEW 24:14

"FLESH AND BLOOD CANNOT INHERIT THE KINGDOM OF GOD....WE WILL ALL BE CHANGED - IN A FLASH, IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, AT THE LAST TRUMPET." 1CORINTHIANS 15:50-52

God has many promises for those who love Him and trust in Him and have taken Him as the joy and hope of their life repeating the words of the writer of Psalms, "Whom have I in heaven but Thee? And besides Thee I desire nothing on earth." Psalm 73:25

1. According to Psalm 91:14 - 16, what are some of the promises for those who love God?

2. What does God become to us as we put our trust in him? Psalm 91:1 & 2

3. How will the Lord protect us as we go to Him for help in times of trouble? Psalm 915 - 9

In what form will this protection come? Psalm 91:10 - 11

4. What promise is in John 14:2 - 3?

5. According to John 14: 15 - 21, what are the promises for those who love the Lord ?

6. What promise is there for those who believe Jesus was sent by His Heavenly Father? John 5:24 - 29

CHECK OUT COLOSSIANS 1:12-14. WE ARE RESCUED FROM THE "DOMINION OF DARKNESS" AND HAVE BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE "KINGDOM OF LIGHT."

JESUS SAID,
"MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS WORLD...MY
KINGDOM IS FROM
ANOTHER PLACE."
JOHN 18:36

THE KINGDOM
OF GOD IS A "KINGDOM THAT CANNOT BE SHAKEN" HEBREWS 13:27

CHECK OUT
1 THESSALONIANS 1:12 FOR "LIVE YOUR LIVES WORTHY OF GOD, WHO CALLS YOU INTO HIS KINGDOM AND GLORY."

"JESUS
SAID,LET THE LITTLE
CHILDREN COME TO ME, FOR THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN BELONGS TO SUCH AS THESE."
MATTHEW 19:14

Answer Sheet

1. The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.

2. God is righteous in his judgement and will execute justice.

3. The Lord is known by his justice.

4. All people have sinned.

5. Death is the result of sin.

6. God calls sinners to repentance.

7. Eternal life is gained by believing in Jesus.

8. God sent his son to save the world from condemnation. Whoever believes in Jesus will be saved.

9. He will not be condemned.

10. To give us fullness of life.

11. We stand forgiven of our sins and in right standing before God by believing in Jesus.

12. Jesus is the mediator between God and man.

13. Because He loves us.

14. Through Jesus.

1. We open the door of our heart and ask Him to come in.

2. Children of God.

3. If we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised Him from the dead, we will be saved.

4. We have been redeemed (bought back) from a life of futility by Jesus' blood shed on the cross.

5. We gain life by believing in Jesus.

6. We need to be "born again."

1. He is asking us to give up everything we have.

2. He is asking us to give up the pleasures of this life and follow and serve Him.

3. Jesus is asking us to be willing to deny ourselves what we could gain of the world, and to be willing to suffer for His cause by following Him.

4. We are to live for Jesus.

5. We will share in His glory.

1. God's seal, the Holy Spirit, guarantees our being redeemed by God.

2. We produce the fruit(take on the characteristics) of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

3. If we remain in God and keep His word, we may ask of the Father and He will give to us what we wish so that we might bear fruit for His glory.

1. If our minds are renewed with God's word we will know what God's will is and will be able to test our actions to see if they are in line with His will.

2. We find rest for our soul.

3. As we obey the Lord, holiness, righteousness, and peace become evident in our lives.

4. If we are obedient to God's commands the Heavenly Father will show His love to us and will dwell with us.

5. If we seek first the kingdom of God, God promises to provide for all of our needs.

1. Men will see the Son of Man (Jesus) coming in clouds with great power and glory. He will gather the believers from all over the earth.

2. Jesus will come down from heaven and the dead in Christ will rise and those who believe in Him will rise up to meet Him in the air.

3. Those who have believed and lived for Jesus will be blessed when Jesus returns.

4. Everything will be made new. Jesus will wipe away every tear, for there will be no more death or suffering..

5. Those who have believed in Jesus will inherit the Kingdom of God.

1. Those who belong to God hear what God says.

2. They shall be blessed.

3. Those who have ears (spiritual ears) are able to hear the voice of the Spirit of God.

4. He is asking the Lord to open his spiritual eyes.

5. What is spiritual is eternal (will last forever), but what is seen with the natural eye is temporary.

6. He is asking that the Lord would give us the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that we would know God better, and that the eyes of our heart (our understanding) would be able to comprehend the power and richness of what God has in store for us who believe.

7. We should look on Jesus. We can "fix our eyes on Jesus" by setting our minds on things above, not on earthly things.

1. We are advised to set our hearts and minds on things above, to be learning of the things of God and putting our hope in these things.

2. Those who put their hope in the Lord will not grow tired and weary, but will be strengthened by the Lord.

3. Their sins will be forgiven and the Lord will heal their land (restore them and their children back into a right relationship with God).

4. Those who seek God will lack nothing . They will be rewarded with every good thing.

5. We are to seek the Lord at all times.

6. We are to seek the Lord with all our heart.

7. Those who seek Him with all their heart will find Him.

8. We are to seek first the kingdom of God (the things of God) and all that we need will be provided for us.

9. Those who earnestly seek God will be rewarded.

10. When we seek God through prayer, the Lord will give us what we are asking.

1. God promises to rescue and protect those who love Him. He promises to answer their prayers, to be with them in trouble, and to give them a long satisfying life.

2. God becomes our shelter, our place of rest, our fortress(place of strength and protection) as we put our trust in Him.

3. The Lord will protect us from destruction round about us. No harm will come to us. He will post His angels around us to guard us..

4. Jesus promises to prepare a place for us with Him and that He will come back to take us there .

5. Jesus promises to give the Holy Spirit to live in those who love Him, to love them, and to show Himself to them.

6. Those who believe Jesus was sent by His Heavenly Father will have everlasting life and will not be condemned on the day of judgement.