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Flashcards by Julie Gholston, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Julie Gholston
about 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| When quoting the Great Commission, most believers emphasize the | mission component of going into the world and preaching the gospel |
| Believers are empowered to fulfill the Great Commission | in the same manner Jesus Christ was empowered to fulfill His mission |
| Which three truths outline the spiritual state of humanity? | All humanity is lost, facing eternal consequences, with Jesus Christ as the only hope |
| Spiritual tolerance, as called for by secular society, is | a denial of the exclusive nature of Christ's salvation |
| When Jesus spoke of going away, the disciples were most concerned about | how they could fulfill the Great Commission and His other commands |
| When describing the Holy Spirit, Jesus emphasized the | permanence and intimate nature of the Spirit's presence in the believer's life |
| Jesus' instructions to the disciples concerning the Holy Spirit were to | wait in Jerusalem to be filled with the Spirit before embarking on the Great Commission |
| The power the believer experiences through the Spirit is intended | to empower the believer to live consistently for God and fulfill His purposes |
| The call to be filled with the Spirit is expressed in such a way as to imply that | continually being filled with the Holy Spirit is essential to spiritual effectiveness |
| What conjunction points to the fuller context of the Great Commision | "Therefore" implies the previous info, that all authority and heaven and earth has been given to Jesus |
| What three truths outline the spiritual state of humanity? | All humanity is lost eternal consequences Jesus is the only way to salvation |
| How does society's view of sin contrast with the Bible's view of sin | Society removes God and sees sin as a response to external stimuli & genetics - Bible sees sin is a personal violation of divinely established universal code of conduct |
| What is the nature of the eternal consequences of being lost? | The lost will perish (or, suffer the torments of divine judgment forever.) Perish does not mean an end to existence. |
| How does the contemporary call for tolerance contradict the gospel? | Contemporary tolerance is not a call to treat others with respect as much as it is a call to treat all claims to truth as valid. The Bible says Jesus is the only way of salvation - this is truth. |
| What fears preoccupied the disciples' minds during Jesus' final days before his crucifixion? | How would they carry out the great commission. They didn't understand that the Holy Spirit would could in Jesus place and impart power enabling them. |
| What two things did Jesus emphasize about the Holy Spirit's relationship to believers? | The permanence and the intimate nature |
| If Jesus' final statement to the disciples are correctly understood, why is the Spirit's empowerment not merely an option for believers? | Jesus commanded the disciples to wait for the Spirit's empowerment. It is stated as clearly as every other imperative of the Great commission. |
| What is the nature of the power the Holy Spirit brings to a believers life? | Empowerment to perform miracles, but also to live consistently in all areas of Christian life |
| Why are all believers called to be continually filled with the Spirit? | The Spirit's empowerment is limitless, but it is steadily invested in the believer's life in response to a continual seeking on the believer's part. |
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