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Chapter One
"You will not become perfect in the twinkling of an eye. You can become a Christian in a moment, but not a mature Christian. Christ can enter, and cleanse and forgive you, in a matter of seconds, but it may take a lifetime for your character to be transformed and moulded to His will."
—John R. W. Stott*
OUR NEW WALK
For what purposes has God called us?
Eph. 1:4
Rom. 8:29
I Pet. 2:9
I John 2:6 says that believers should (Select correct answers.)
What should this new walk be like?
Eph. 5:1, 2
Eph. 5:8
Eph. 4:1
Gal. 5:16
*Basic Christianity, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Where should our attention be fixed?
Col. 3:2
II Cor. 4:18
Also review your study on "The New Life" in Book 2 which introduces some of these subjects.
HOW WE'RE CHANGED
In Philippians 2:13
Who is at work in us?
What does He do?
Consider II Corinthians 3:18
Into Whose image are we changed?
Who brings about this change?
Are we completely changed all at once?
What is our part in this?
How do you think we behold His glory?
In Romans 12:2
What should we avoid?
What should be happening to our minds?
What are we then able to do?
In Ephesians 4:22-24 (note the tenses)
How is our new life's likeness to God described?
What should be our relationship to our old man and to our new man?
When we were brought to spiritual birth by the Holy Spirit He came to live in us and gave us new life in Christ. Our responsibility is to walk in the Spirit and not fulfil the lusts of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16-25)
Romans 13:13, 14 give some clear standards on not yielding to sin. Write out these verses in your own words. (Use the definitions page and a dictionary to look up words you don't know.)
In Romans 6:11-13
What should you count as true about yourself?
What should be our relationship to sin? (verse 12)
What must we not allow? (verse 13)
What are we to do with ourselves?
The context (Romans 6:6-18) of this passage is important and somewhat difficult. You will profit by reading it several times and meditating on it.
How can we live this new life? (II Cor. 5:7; Heb. 10:38) (Select correct answer.)
THE LIFE OF FAITH
What is a basic requirement for pleasing God? (Heb. 11:6)
How does one begin the Christian life? (Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 4:5)
What is essential as we continue in the Christian life? (Col. 2:6, 7)
What did Abraham's faith enable him to avoid? (Rom. 4:20)
How would you define faith from:
Rom. 4:21
Acts 27:25
Heb. 11:1
"Faith is not a matter of impressions, nor of probabilities, nor of appearances. Faith is the assurance that what God has said in His Word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said in His Word…"
—George Muller*
What does faith make possible?
Eph. 3:12
Rom. 15:13
Matt. 21:22
*George Muller, Man of Faith, Moody Press
What part does faith play in maintaining victory over the enemy?
Eph. 6:16
I Pet. 5:8, 9
What are some areas of life in which we should exercise faith? (Matt. 6:25-30)
What can shipwreck your faith? (I Tim. 1:19) (Select best answer.)
From James 1:2-4
How should we react to trials?
Why does God allow them?
"Difficulties, limitations, hindrances, bereavements and losses, though we shrink exceedingly from them, are the very agencies that God uses to cause us to grow. As an infant has its limbs developed by means of exercise and nourishment…so, in a spiritual sense is the Christian made strong by adversity."
—George Muller
What godly characteristics accompany mature faith? (I Tim. 6:11)
Write out Psalm 37:5 in your own words.
Read through Hebrews 11 and record the number of times the word "faith" is used and how many things were accomplished by faith.
Which of these do you consider the most remarkable?
Which are your one or two favorite verses in this chapter?
What is the Lord speaking to you about in these verses?