w on the
part of every one who desires to get it under control?
_Chapter 4_
1. Name the cause mentioned for unanswered prayer.
2. Give the author's recipe for causing the devil to flee.
3. Give the author's recipe for securing the presence of God.
4. What phrase must a believer use when speaking of a future act, and
why?
5. Give James' definition of sin and state how it differs from John's.
(See I John 3:4, Authorized Version.)
_Chapter 5_
1. What two illustrations are taken from Old Testament history?
2. What is meant by the phrase, "the end of the Lord," in verse 11?
3. What command resembles one in the Sermon on the Mount?
4. What are the sick exhorted to do?
5. What two results occur when one turns a sinner to Christ?
STUDIES IN I AND II PETER
The two letters of Peter afford splendid opportunity for noting the
impress of the writer's character and experience upon his writings. Let
the teacher judge as to the extent of this study. The following are
suggested:
1. Name ten chief events in Peter's life, recorded in the Gospels.
2. Name ten chief events in Peter's life, recorded in the Acts.
3. Name six leading qualities of Peter's character.
4. Note now in I Peter 1 and II Peter 1 any words or truths suggested by
the writer's character and experience. The following are given as
examples:
I PETER 1.
Verse 3: "Inheritance." See Matt. 19:27. "What shall we have?"
Verse 5: "Guarded through faith." See Luke 22:31, 32.
Verse 6: "Manifold trials." Name Peter's tests.
I JOHN
1. In the introduction, 1:1-4, record under the three following topics
the words of the writer:
1. John's Personal Experience with Christ.
2. John's Sharing this Experience.
3. The Purpose of Sharing this Experience.
2. Name the books written by John.
3. Name the purpose of this letter. Chapter 5:13.
4. Select five tests in Chapters 2 and 3 by which we may know that we
are the Lord's disciples.
5. In the following diagram of steps supply a verb after the pronoun "I"
that sets forth the thought of each respective book:
I
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|John's
|Revelation
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I |
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|John's
|First Letter
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I
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