CHAPTER 4 THE LIFE-GIVING WORD

1. WHAT is the nature of the word of God?
"For the word of God is ___________, and ___________, and ______________ __________, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a ____________________________________." Heb. 4:12.

2. How are the oracles of God described?
"This is he, that was in the church in the wilderness with the angel which spake to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers: who received ______________________ to give unto us." Acts 7:38.

3. What did Christ declare His words to be?
"It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are ____________, and they __________." John 6:63.

4. What was Peter's testimony concerning Christ's words?
"Then Simon Peter answered Him, Lord, to whom shall we go? _________________ ________________." Verse 68.

5. What did Christ declare His Father's commandment to be?
"And I know that His commandment is ________________________." John 12:50.

6. What lesson was intended by feeding the children of Israel with the manna?
"And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; _____________________________ __________________________________________________________." Deut. 8:3.

7. What interpretation did Jesus give to this lesson?
"Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but My Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. _________ ________________________________________________________." John 6:32,33.

8. In further explanation of the meaning of this lesson, what did Jesus declare Himself to be?
"And Jesus said unto them, _______________________: he that cometh to Me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on Me shall never thirst." Verse 35.

9. What benefit is derived from eating this bread of life?
"As the living Father hath sent Me, and I live by the Father: ___________________ ____________________. This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: ________________________________." Verses 57,58.

10. What instance is recorded of one who fed upon the true manna?
"_____________________________________-; and Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by Thy name, O Lord God of hosts." Jer.15:16.

11. What name is applied to Jesus as the revelation of the thought of God in the flesh?
"In the beginning was _____________, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1. "And He was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and His name is called _____________." Rev. 19:13.

12. What was in the Word?
"In Him was ____________; and the ___________ was the light of men." John 1:4.

13. What is Jesus therefore also called?
"That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of ____________ ___________." 1 John 1:1.

14. Why did the Jews fail to find life in the Scriptures?
"Search the Scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of Me. And ____________________________________________." John 5:39,40.

15. What constitutes a part of Christian experience?
"And have ___________________, and the powers of the world to come." Heb. 6:5. See answer to question 10.

16. In assigning him his life-work, what instruction did Jesus give to Peter?
"Jesus saith unto him, ___________________________." John 21:17.

17. What apostolic injunction indicates the way in which this instruction is to be obeyed?
"I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at His appearing and His kingdom; __________________; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine." 2 Tim. 4:1,2.

18. How are we instructed to pray for both physical and spiritual nourishment?
"Give us this day our daily bread." Matt. 6:11.

NOTE.-When "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us," the thought of God was revealed in human flesh. When holy men of God "spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost," the thought of God was revealed in human language. The union of the divine and the human in the manifestation of God's thought in the flesh is declared to be "the mystery of godliness;" and there is the same mystery in the union of the divine thought and human language. The two revelations of God, in human flesh and in human speech, are both called the Word of God, and both are the Word of life. He who fails to find Christ thus in the Scriptures will not be able to feed upon the Word as the life-giving Word.
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Like wandering sheep o'er mountains cold,
Since all have gone astray;
To life and peace within the fold,
How may I find the way?
To Christ the Way, the Truth, the Life,
I come, no more to roam;
He'll guide me to my Father's house,
To my eternal home.

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CHAPTER 3--- THE POWER IN THE WORD

1. THROUGH what agency did God create the heavens?
"____________________ were the heavens made; and all the host of them _________ ________________." "For _______________, and it was done; ______________, and it stood fast." Ps. 33:6,9.

2. By what does Christ uphold all things?
"Upholding all things _________________________." Heb. 1:3.

3. Of what are some willingly ignorant?
"For this they willingly are ignorant of, that ____________________________, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: _________________________." 2 Peter 3:5,6.

4. By what are the present heavens and earth reserved for a similar fate?
"But the heavens and the earth, which are now, ______________________ are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." Verse 7.

5. In what other scripture is it shown that creative power is exercised through the word of God?
"Let them praise the name of the Lord: __________________________________." Ps. 148:5.

6. What change is wrought in one who is in Christ?
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, _______________________________ [there is a new creation, R. V., margin]: old things are passed away; behold, ______________." 2 Cor. 5:17.

7. What is this new creation also called?
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be _____________________, he cannot see the kingdom of God." John 3:3.

8. Through what agency is this new creation, or new birth, accomplished?
"Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, _________________, which liveth and abideth forever." 1 Peter 1:23.

9. What is the first creative commandment recorded in the Bible? and what was the result of it?
"And God said, ____________________: and _________________." Gen. 1:3.

10. What connection is there between the creation of light in the beginning, and the light of the gospel?
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give _______________________________________________________." 2 Cor. 4:6.

11. Why were the people astonished at Christ's teaching?
"And they were astonished at His doctrine: _____________________________." Luke 4:32.

12. What testified to the power of the word of Christ?
"And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for _________________________________________________." Verse 36.

13. What did Christ say is the seed of the kingdom of God?
"The seed is _____________________________." Luke 8:11.

14. Where should the word of Christ dwell?
"Let the word of Christ ____________________ richly in all wisdom." Col. 3:16.

15. What did Christ say of the unbelieving Jews respecting the word of God?
"_____________________________: for whom He hath sent, Him ye believe not." John 5:38.

16. How does the word of God work in the believer?
"For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, ________________________________________________." 1 Thess. 2:13.

17. What nature is imparted through the promises of God?
"Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: ______________ __________________________________, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust." 2 Peter 1:4.

18. By what are believers made clean?
"Now ye are clean __________________________________________." John 15:3.

19. How may a young man cleanse his way?
"Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? __________________________ ________________." Ps. 119:9.

20. How did God heal His people anciently?
"________________________________, and delivered them from their destructions." Ps. 107:20.

21. How did the centurion show his faith in the power of Christ's word to heal?
"The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that Thou shouldest come under my roof: but ________________________________________________." Matt. 8:8.

22. What power has the word when hidden in the heart?
"Thy word have I hid in mine heart, __________________________." Ps. 119:11. See also Ps. 17:4.

23. What did God humble Israel, and suffer them to hunger?
"And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, . . . ____________________________________________________________________." Deut. 8:3.

24. What is required beyond a mere hearing of the word?
"But be ye _______________________, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." James 1:22.

25. What is the result of doing God's will?
"And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but ______________________ ___________________." 1 John 2:17.

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