arose recorded in verses 35-41? Do you think Christ brought the storm, or do you think Satan was its source in an effort to destroy both Christ and His disciples? 12. What do we learn about Christ from verse 39? Why was He grieved with the disciples? (v. 40.) Does our lack of faith grieve Him today? Study Questions on Chapter 5 1. The opening paragraph of this chapter is an important one in its ★ ★ ★ p r id e 'T 1 be deepest and most persuasive of all sin is pride . . . and the commonest pride of all is the pride that thinks we can get along without God! N ot material ism— or fear— or bitterness about personal loss . . . but trying to live without God! People who try to live without God make this world a hell . . . because they will not accept the forgiveness, and con trol of God in their lives. If man will not be moved and broken and convinced by the Cross of Christ— then he must be moved and broken and convinced by the cross of suffering. W e shall accept God’s love voluntarily . . . or we shall accept God’s judgment involuntarily . . . but GOD IS GOD, and H e will require acknowledgment from His creatures! P r o sp e c t iv e ★ ★ ★ revelation of the nature of demon possession. List the characteristics of demon possession as evidenced by this poor man (w . 1-13). 2. What three things are said of this man after Christ delivered him? (v. 15.) Who but the Saviour could do this? 3. What is indicated about the un regenerate heart in verse 17? 4. What command did Christ give to this man now delivered? (v. 19.) Does He want every believer to do the same? 5. What kind of prayer is effective with our Lord? (v. 23.)
6. What incident took place while Christ was enroute to help Jairus? (vv. 25-34.) What was this woman’s plight? (v. 25.) How is her hopeless condition indicated? (v. 26.) Is this true today, spiritually speaking^ of multitudes of people? 7. How was this woman healed? (vv.27-29.) What does this fact teach? 8. How did Christ know that this woman had touched His garment? (v. 30.) 9. Why had Christ healed this woman? (v. 34.) 10. What news blasted the hopes of Jairus of his daughter’s recovery? (v. 35.) Did this fact discourage the Saviour? (v. 36.) Is not His answer to Jairus applicable today? What was the happy outcome? (w . 41,42.) How is this miracle prophetic? (cf. 1 Thes. 4:13f.) Study Questions on Chapter 6 1. Why were some of the people offended because of Christ? (w . 1-3.) Did they suppose that He must be a fakir or a false prophet because of His humble background? 2. How do we know that our Lord had half-brothers and half-sisters? (v. 3.) How does this compare with the Roman Catholic d o c tr in e of Mary’s perpetual virginity? 3. Why could not our Lord do many mighty works in Nazareth? (vv. 4-6.) Is the same thing true to day? 4. How is the urgency of the situa tion indicated, as recorded in verses 7-13? 5. Why had our Lord’s ministry reached another climax or turning- point at this time? 6. Why did He pronounce such a stem judgment on the cities of Pales tine in which He and His disciples preached? (v. 11.) 7. Why was King Herod terrified when he received news of our Lord’s ministry? (w . 14-16.) Why was the king’s conscience so terribly trou bled? (w . 17-29.) Note how drinking and dancing and folly and tragedy go hand-in-hand. CONTINUED 17
He is greater than Satan? (v. 27.) 9. According to verses 28-30, what is the “ unpardonable sin” ? Is not any false view of Christ or refusal of Him a sin that cannot be pardoned if per sisted in? (John 3:36.) 10. How does our Lord indicate that the spiritual fellowship tran scends the p h y s ic a l? (vv. 31-35.) What is it that identifies believers as true believers and the children of God? (v. 35.) Study Questions on Chapter 4 1. List the four kinds of soil in the parable of verses 1-8. Note the inter pretation of these soils by our Lord in verses 13-20. 2. Why were some of the people to whom Christ ministered blinded and deliberately confused by Christ Him self? (w . 10-12.) Why was this spir itual blindness inflicted? (cf. Rom. 2: 17-29.) Is the same principle in oper ation today? 3. What is represented by the seed? (v, 14.) 4. Who is represented by the birds of the air? (v. 15.) 5. What is represented by the heat of the sun? (v. 17.) 6. What is rep r e sen ted by the thorns? (v. 19.) 7. How is the doctrine of God’s all-seeing eye, His omniscience, taught in verses 21-23? Compare with He brews 4:12,13. 8. What is the law of the spiritual harvest? (vv. 24, 25.) 9. What will be the manner, prog ress and culmination of the gospel age according to verses 26-29? 10. What does the parable of the mustard seed teach about the history of the Church in the world? (w . 30- 32.) Is there not something incongru ous about such growth of a tiny mus tard seed? Does this indicate the un natural development of the fellowship intended by Christ for His people into a huge, world-wide, oppressive and dictatorial organization? Do the fowls of the air indicate something evil and something contrary to the truth of God’s Word? (cf. vv. 4,15.) 11. Why do you think the storm
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