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  Who among mortals can comprehend the Divine plan? “For who among men knows what is in a man, except for the spirit of man that lives in him? So no one knows God, except the Spirit of God” (1 Cor 2.11).   How omniscient is the Spirit of God? “But God revealed it to us by His Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God” (v.10).   For what purpose was the Holy Spirit sent to earth? “But the Comforter, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything and remind you of everything that I have said to you” (John 14.26).   Can a person deprived of the Spirit of God understand His work? “The natural man does not accept what is from the Spirit of God, because he considers it foolishness; and cannot understand, because this must be judged spiritually” (1 Cor 2.14).   What insight should everyone pray for? “Open my eyes, and I will see the wonders of your law” (Ps 119.18).   What spiritual gift did the apostle Pa...

  What does Christ call a seed when speaking of the Kingdom of God? “The seed is the word of God“ (Luke 8.11).   Where can the word of Christ be? “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, with all wisdom” (Col 3.16).   What did Christ say to the unbelieving Jews about the Word of God? “And you do not have His word abiding in you, because you do not believe Him whom He sent” (John 5.38).   What does the Word of God do in the life of a believer? “Therefore we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of God you heard, you received it not as the word of a man, but as the word of God, as it is in truth, which also works in you who believe” (1 Thess 2.13) .   What is the nature of a person who trusts in His promises? “By which great and precious promises have been given to us, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Pet 1.4).   How are...

  How did Christ come into our world? “For today a Savior has been born to you in the city of David, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2.11).   What sacrament was performed for this? “The angel answered her: The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore, the Holy One who is being born will be called the Son of God” (Luke 1.35).   Was it necessary that He be born in this way and assume human nature? “Therefore, He had to become like the brethren in everything, in order to be a merciful and faithful High Priest before God, to make atonement for the sins of the people” (Heb 2.17).   With such a wonderful Savior, what does the Holy Scripture call us to do? “Therefore, having a great High Priest Who has passed through heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have an High Priest who cannot sympathize with us in our infirmities, but Who, like us, is tempted in everythi...

  How are faith and hope related? “Faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen” (Heb 11.1).     Why was Scripture written? “And everything that was written before was written for our instruction, so that through patience and the comfort of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Rom 15.4).     Why do the children of God need to know about the miracles performed by Christ? “We will not hide from their children, proclaiming to the coming generation the glory of the Lord, and His power, and His wonders that He has done... Place your hope in God, and do not forget the works of God, and keep His commandments” (Ps 77.4,7).     In what state are people who do not know Christ? “Remember, then, that you who were once Gentiles according to the flesh... that you were at that time without Christ, alienated from the society of Israel, strangers from the covenants of promise, had no hope, and were godless in the world” (Eph 2.11-12). ...

  How can we determine the truth of any creed? “Test everything, hold fast to what is good” (1 Thess 5.21). Note. Any creed must be checked against the Holy Scriptures. Everything that does not agree and does not correspond to it, says that this teaching is false, and therefore it should not be accepted. “There is only one eternal criterion of what is right and what is not; that criterion is the Bible” (T. de Witt Talmadge).     What is the value of Holy Scripture for us? “All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching” (2 Tim 3.16).     What should be done by one who clings to the truth? “The one who holds on to the true word, according to the doctrine, so that he is strong and instructs in sound doctrine and reproaches those who resist” (Titus 1.9).     Who can be considered a disciple of Jesus Christ, and what blessing will those who accept and follow the truth receive? “If you continue in My word, then you are truly My disciples, and ...

  What makes a person holy? “Sanctify them through Thy truth; Thy word is truth“ (John 17.17).     What does God want to bring all people to know? “Who wants all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Tim 2.4).     What must we do in order for the truth we have accepted to sanctify us? “God from the beginning, through the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth, chose you as salvation” (2 Thess 2.13).     What else is needed besides trusting the truth of God? “According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, with sanctification from the Spirit (and faith), to obedience”(1 Pet 1.2).     What effect does obedience to the truth have on a person? “By obedience to the truth through the Spirit, having cleansed souls to unfeigned brotherly love” (v.22).     What should be our attitude towards truth? “Buy the truth, and do not sell wisdom and doctrine and understanding“ (Prov 23.23). Note. We need to acqu...

  What is the guarantee of our justification? “So that, having been justified by His grace, we may become heirs of eternal life according to the hope” (Titus 3.7).     How can each sinner receive this gift of grace to be justified from his sins? “More therefore, now, being justified by His (Christ's) blood, let us be saved by Him from wrath“ (Rom 5.9).     How is justification done? “For we acknowledge that a man is justified by faith apart from the deeds of the law” (Rom 3.28).     How can a person be justified? “But knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but only by faith in Jesus Christ, we also believed in Christ Jesus that we might be justified by faith in Christ, and not by the works of the law” (Gal 2.16).     What vivid example in the pages of Scripture clarifies the meaning and essence of justification? “And he brought him (Abraham) out, and said: look at the sky, and count the stars, if you can count them. And ...

  In whom has God blessed us? “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in heaven, for He has chosen us in Him… and the praise of the glory of His grace, which He has made us favored in the Beloved” (Eph 1.3-6).     What is the basis of our faith? “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Rom 10.17).     What is the first evidence that we live in harmony with God if we accept Jesus Christ by faith? “If we accept the testimony of man, the testimony of God is greater, for it is the testimony of God, by which God testified about His Son... This testimony consists in this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son” (1 John 5.9-11 ). Note. The Word of God is the basis of our faith and harmony with God, for it was spoken by God Himself. Accepting Christ in our hearts and believing in Him is the most important thing for our salvation and proves that G...

  What Old Testament prophecy was fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out in abundance on the apostles? “Peter, having stood with the eleven, lifted up his voice and proclaimed... they are not drunk, as you think... this is what was foretold by the prophet Joel: “And it will come to pass in the last days, says God, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and the sons will prophesy yours and your daughters and your youths will see visions, and your elders will be enlightened by dreams; and on My servants and on My handmaids in those days I will pour out My Spirit, and they will prophesy” (Acts 2:14-18, see Joel 2.28-29).     What words in Joel's prophecy indicate that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will happen twice? “And you, children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God; for He will give you rain in measure, and will send down on you rain, early and late rain, as before” (Joel 2.23, see Os 6.3). Note. In the land of Isr...

  What do we need to know about this issue? “I do not want to leave you, brethren, in ignorance about spiritual gifts” (1 Cor 12.1).     What did Christ give people when he ascended to heaven? “Therefore it is said: “He ascended on high, took captive captives (literally: he took captives captive) and gave gifts to people” ”( Eph 4.8).     What were these gifts? “And He appointed some as apostles, others as prophets, others as Evangelists, others as shepherds and teachers” (v.11).     What other gifts are mentioned in Scripture? “And God appointed others in the Church, firstly as apostles, secondly as prophets, thirdly as teachers; further, to others he gave miraculous powers, also gifts of healings, help, management, different languages​​” (1 Cor 12.28).     Why did God endow the church with spiritual gifts? “For the perfection of the saints, for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ… that we should no longer be babie...

  And against the Most High he will speak words and oppress the saints of the Most High; he even dreams of abolishing the holidays and the law from them, and they will be delivered into his hand until a time and times and half a time. Daniel 7.25     What behavior of the small horn symbolizes the relationship of papal authority to the Almighty? “And he will speak words against the Most High” (Dan 7.25).     How does Paul, speaking of the man of sin, describe this same authority? “The one who opposes and exalts himself above all things, called God or holy, so that he sits in the temple of God as God, posing as God” (2 Thess 2.4). Note. The following extracts from the writings of many authoritative theologians, most of whom are supporters of the Catholic Church, show us how far the papacy has come in its claims to the authority and authority of God. “All the names and titles by which Christ is called in Scripture as head of the church apply equally to the pope“ (R...

  What does chapter 14 of Revelation say about the cause of the fall of Babylon? “And another angel followed him, saying, Babylon, the great city, is fallen, is fallen, because she made all nations drink of the wine of her wrath of fornication” (Rev 14.8).     What does Jeremiah's prophecy say about the fall of ancient Babylon? “Flee from the midst of Babylon and save every one of his soul, so as not to perish from her iniquity, for this is the time of vengeance with the Lord: He repays him” (Jer 51.6).     How did Belshazzar and his retinue mock the true God on the night of the Medes and Persians taking over Babylon? “Then bring the golden vessels that were taken from the sanctuary of the House of God in Jerusalem; and the king and his nobles drank from them, his wives and his concubines, they drank wine and praised the gods of gold and silver, copper, iron, wood and stone” (Dan 5.3-4). Note. The Gospel of the Kingdom was preached in Babylon by Daniel, which le...