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PFHL Course 171-- Basics For Christian Living-- Short Answer Version
(by Bill Stevenson)
Directions: First look up and read the referred to Scripture in the 2nd paragraph of the
Introduction. Then, in the main part of the course, use the indicated Bible
passages to carefully answer all of the questions and requests for personal
responses. This assignment is worth 4 units, so write at least 7 quality pages
(single spaced lines).
Introduction
The Bible should be the textbook for every Christian. It should be the most read book by
every Christian. No book has lasted so long. Several attempts were made to destroy it. It will
never be out-sold by any other book. The Word of God will not return void. Properly studying
and living it will always produce good. If you haven’t memorized the order of the books in the
Bible, make a copy of the Table of Contents in your Bible. Then you can easily see which page
each book starts for faster look-up of Bible verses. The best guide for living properly is the
Bible. God’s commandments in it are the best advice we can have. Someone wrote: “My life is
to trust the promises and will of God. My talk and walk is to obey His commandments. I would
rather be poor by the divine will, than rich by my own.”
First read and briefly tell me how you appreciate the following Bible verses--
Matthew 11:28-29; 1 Peter 5:6-7; Ephesians 2:8-10; John 3:16-17; Luke 19:10;
Romans 3:23-25b; John 14:6; 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 3:8; Romans 12:2; John 7:38; John 15:5;
John 8:31b-32; James 3:17-18; 2 Timothy 1:7; Joshua 1:9; Isaiah 41:10; 2 Thessalonians 3:3;
1 Corinthians 10:13; John 14:1-3; 2 Corinthians 4:17-18; Isaiah 26:3; Galatians 5:16-7 & 24-25;
1 John 5:1-5; Philippians 2:14-15; 1 John 1:7; Hebrews 13:5; Luke 6:38; 1 John 5:14-15;
1 Peter 1:3-9; Matthew 5:3-12; Romans 8:28; Galatians 6:9-10; 2 Corinthians 3:4-5.
The following Bible study was made from Jack Taylor’s “Who We Are In Christ” list of
Scripture references. I learned from it that I was not just “a sinner saved by grace”. The Holy
Spirit gave me three categories for the non-controversial Bible verses: “Divine Assurance”,
“Divine Importance”, and “Divine Help”. Try to determine why I put each Scripture reference in
its category. Multi-letters in bold within parenthesis indicate number of answers expected.
Before beginning any part of this course, ask God for understanding. Expect a lot of
encouragement from God’s Word as you read the specially selected Scripture and answer the
questions. Then ask God to help you share with others.
1. a.) What does John 3:16 say our world received and why? (Don’t answer from other
knowledge and Bible verses.)
b.) Read Samuel 1, Exodus 1:8-2:10, and 1 John 4:9 & 10. If you had only one child and
could not have any more, how much love would you have to have for someone in order to
give him or her that special child to for even just 34-40 years (the approximate amount of
time Jesus Christ was in human form on Earth and away from God the Father’s Side)?
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c.) What characteristics or qualifications would that foster parent have to have?
d.) Read Mark 15:6-20. What kinds of people were in the world when Jesus Christ was born
in a manger in Bethlehem, having to leave God the Father’s side in Heaven?
e.) What kind of a person was Barabbas?
f.) Would you let your only child die so such a person could remain living?
g.) What about for Pilate, the Jewish chief priests, and the crowd who yelled for Barabbas to
be freed?
h.) Would you want to die for such people?
i.) Read Matthew 26:24-28 & 36-54. What kind of love does Jesus have?
j.) Read Isaiah 53. What kind of love does this Scripture passage say that God the Father
has?
Reread the five different characteristics of divine love. This same love is given to all who
believe in Jesus Christ as the Savior from eternal condemnation for disobeying God’s
laws. Read Romans 5 & 6 and 2 Corinthians 5:17-6:1 before going on.
2. Reread John 3:16.
a.) What else does God give to true Christians?
b.) What is a main horror of headline news besides politics and crime?
c.) Do you fear about the just indicated happening to you?
d.) How many different ways could it happen to you tomorrow?
e.) How many different ways could it happen to you within the next hour?
f.) What would you rather think about? Read Romans 6:23, John 10:22-29, 2 Corinthians
1:22 & Ephesians 1:3-14, and 1 John 2:22-26.
g.) What does 1 John 5:11-15 mean to you? What kind of confidence or assurance can you
have?
The divine gifts in the last two answers can eliminate worry and stress about death and
bring wonderful peace to a true Christian’s mind. Reread Romans 5:1-11.
h.) Read Philippians 4:4-8, which the Apostle Paul wrote just before he was beheaded for his
Christian beliefs and lifestyle. Can you do such in all, most, or few situations?
i.) List as many specific things you can think, say, and do which would satisfy Philippians
4:4-8 commands contrary to human nature. Examples: from-the-“heart” compliments to a
“significant other” in your life and compliments to an “enemy” or someone who irritates
you a lot. Doing the latter will make you feel better even if you never are able to speak
them to the enemy or antagonist. Read Matthew 5:7-16 & 38-48 to find out why.
3. Are you encouraged and revived yet? Proper courage for living the best you can requires
being assured by what you know of the 100% promise keeping loving God and what He
desires you to think and do. Review the first two groups of questions, answers, and Bible
verses before going on. You might even make a list of what God’s advice is for the best ways
to think and to relate to others. For the first one, don’t just say “believe in Jesus Christ”.
Write all of the things the referred to Bible verses state or imply about believing in and on
Jesus Christ. You won’t regret this review time. You will be encouraged spiritually as much
as your review effort is. This really is one of the most important parts of this course.
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Why Did God Create You?
4. Read Ephesians 2:1-10, Matthew 22:36-39, Psalm 37, 1 John 4:7-5:3, and Romans 14:17-19.
a.) What does God want to show through true Christians?
b.) Read Galatians 5:13-6:10 and Romans 12. Who should we want to live for and not to live
for? Read Galatians 2:20 and Proverbs 3:5 & 6. When on Earth in human form, Jesus
Christ lived the last referred to Old Testament commandments. This can be said to be the
faith of Jesus Christ. See John 5:30-36.
c.) What goes into living Matthew 22:36-39?
d.) Read Romans 8. Write a list of specific compliments and actions for encouraging/helping
others that you would like the Holy Spirit to urge you to say or do. [Be warned, all
apparently good statements and actions are not Holy Spirit urged or God-pleasing.
Compliments said for selfish reasons can encourage recipients to become more prideful
(which can even lead to divorce by encouraging independence thinking by one spouse).
So think before you say or do anything. Ask yourself, why should you say or do it?
Afterwards, could you say “to God be the glory”? Will God be pleased and give you joy
and peace feelings?
Read Colossians 1:9-11 and Romans 15:1-7.]
5. Reread Romans 8. One successful, well-known, week-long Christian living seminar speaker
has recommended many times to his audiences to memorize all of Romans 8. It is full of
divine assurances. Romans 8:28 is my favorite and has maintained hope in my mind many,
many times. I usually think of the assurance-- all situations eventually working out for the
good for those who love God. Every promise that God has made to believers in the Bible
requires loving Him, humbleness (no pride), or/and righteousness (heeding to the
commandments we know).
a.) What do verses 1, 38 & 39 mean to you?
b.) Don’t we usually put more conditions on those individuals we make promises to?
c.) What are the most encouraging verses in Romans 8 for you? Please copy or paraphrase
them.
d.) Read 1 Corinthians 15:58. What guarantee is stated?
e.) What fantastic assurances do Philippians 1:6, 1 John 3, and 1 John 1:28 indicate?
The main thought problem that pauses or stops this divine work in a Christian is coveting
(wanting what others’ have) or thinking things aren’t fair.
f.) Read Psalm 37, James 4, Hebrews 13, Romans 8:28-29, and Philippians 4:11-19. What
verses gave or/and give you assurance that you don’t need to covet or be jealous of
wrong-doers? Please copy or paraphrase them.
6. Read all of 1 Corinthians 15 carefully.
a.) What is the most important promise in the Christian Gospel?
b.) Read Philippians 3 and Hebrews 3:6 & 14. What does the Apostle Paul indicate
Christians should have as a top priority and why?
c.) Should a true Christian have fear of physical death? Read Hebrews 12:1-3 and 1 John
4:15-18.
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Divine Help (Part 1)
Divine Importance
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qualities for important ministries. Match them with each of the verses in the following
Scripture passages. Each of the latter may indicate more than one character quality. (a)
converted (fully accepted the Gospel), (b) humble, (c) appreciative of God, (d) pure in mind,
(e) pure in body, (f) obedient to God, (g) committed to others------ Read Exodus 33:11-34:8,
Matthew 18:3-4, Romans 12, Hebrews 10:19-25, 1 John 1:9, and 1 Corinthians 3:16-17.
12. Reread Romans 12:1-3, 1 Corinthians 1:30-31, 2 Corinthians 4:7-10, 2 Timothy 1:7-9, and 1
Peter 2.
a.) A true Christian is to only glory in the Lord and not his or her own accomplishments,
because he or she is specially chosen by God for being a channel of Christ Jesus’
______________________ What does this mean to you?
b.) Read 1 John 3:1-3, Romans 8:28-30, 2 Thessalonians 2:13-14, and Colossians 3:1-17.
What very important thing do true Christians have to look forward to?
c.) Read 1 Corinthians 6:2-3. What important position will each true Christian then be given
by God?
[Read Titus 2 for some more of the important things God-honored, pre-ordained Christians
are supposed to do while waiting for the Second Coming of Christ Jesus.]
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17. a.) Read Romans 5:1, John 14:27, and Philippians 4:7. What does God want to give His
children so that they can endure living in this world full of unrest and turmoil? Read also
2 Timothy 1:7 and Hebrews 13:5-6.
b.) According to 2 Corinthians 1:3-6, what does God have a lot of for especially Christians in
tribulation and sufferings? Read also 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 and Hebrews 4:14-16.
c.) Read John 14:15-17, James 1:2-4, 1 Peter 1:7, Hebrews 1:14, and Mark 1:13. What do
these verses mean to you in relation to God helping?
d.) How do God’s commandments in 2 Corinthians 10:3-5, Philippians 4:8, and Ephesians
6:11-18 help Christians to say and do things properly in response to opposition?
e.) What does the last answer personally mean to you?
f.) Reread Philippians 4:13. What kind of success will God help Christians have? Read also
Romans 8:28, 1 Corinthians 15:55-58, 2 Corinthians 2:14-17 & 4:15-17.
g.) How do you think the Holy Spirit helps the indicated spiritual success in the last answer?
18. a.) What does Romans 14 tell you about God’s will for a Christian to understand others?
b.) How can you improve understanding others better?
c.) What different religious traditions and beliefs of relatives and friends should a Christian
not condemn? (Just mention general areas of possible concern.)
d.) What ideas and habits of others should a Christian tolerate?
e.) How do 1 Corinthians 13 and Philippians 4:8 relate to the last two questions/answers?