The John Studies Lesson Two

PERSONAL DISCOVERY

In Lesson 1, we saw that:

The Word of God brings satisfaction to the soul.
Men loved darkness rather than light.
God judges every man because of his sin.
The penalty for sin is death.
God sent Jesus Christ, His Son, to save us.

1. What was God's purpose in giving us the Gospel of John? (20:31)
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2. In what way are the words of Jesus Christ different from other words? (6:63)
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3. If a man rejects Christ and His words now, what will those same words do in the last day? (12:48) _______________________________________________________________________

4. What is the penalty for the sin of unbelief? (8:24) _______________________________________________________________________

5. At the time of Jesus' trial, what fault was found in Him? (19:4) _______________________________________________________________________

6. What sort of death did He die? (19:17-18) _______________________________________________________________________

7. Could Christ have avoided this terrible death? (10:17-18) _______________________________________________________________________

8. What was the motive which led Jesus to die in our place? (15:13)
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The Apostle Paul said: "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8)

9. According to the verse just quoted, for what kind of person did Christ die?
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10. What did John the Baptist call Jesus? (1:29)
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In Old Testament times, a lamb without spot or blemish was killed and sacrificed as an Innocent substitute, making atonement for the sins of the people. This was a symbol of Jesus Christ, the true Lamb of God who was later to come into the World. John the Baptist recognized Jesus as this sinless substitute who was to die for our sins.

11. By His death on the Cross, what did Christ do with our sins? (1:29)
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Peter expressed it this way: "Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree… For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the spirit." (1 Peter 2:24 & 3:18)

12. Besides His death, what else did the Scriptures predict about Jesus? (20:9)
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13. Did His disciples expect this to happen? (20:9)
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14. What proof did the disciples have that Jesus rose from the dead? (21:14)
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15. How did Thomas, a particularly skeptical man, prove to himself that Jesus rose bodily from the dead? (20:27)
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The Gospel (good news) of Jesus Christ is: That He is the Son of God; that He "died for our sins according to the Scriptures; and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures." (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)

16. In describing His complete and perfect payment for all sin on the Cross, what words did Christ use? (19:30)
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17. However, the fact that Christ died for all DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY SAVE ANYONE. Why not? (8:24)
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18. What is the one thing God asks me to do in order that I may have everlasting life? (6:47) _______________________________________________________________________

19. What is the question usually asked by those who seek to merit salvation, rather than to depend completely on the value of Christ's death? (6:28)
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20. How does Jesus answer these people? (6:29)
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If I have heard His Word and believed (5:24)

21. What do I possess now? (5:24)
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22. Will I be condemned by God to Hell? (5:24)
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23. Out of what condition, and into what other, have I passed? (5:24)
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24. What other verb used in John 1:12 means the same thing as "believe"?
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25. If I receive Jesus Christ into my heart as my personal Saviour, will I really become a son of God? (1:12)
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