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Evangelism, Chapter 3 - the Great Omissons
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- 1When quoting the Great Commission, most believers emphasize themission component of going into the world and preaching the gospel
- 2Believers are empowered to fulfill the Great Commissionin the same manner Jesus Christ
was empowered to fulfill His mission - 3Which three truths outline the spiritual state of humanity?All humanity is lost,
facing eternal consequences,
with Jesus Christ as the only hope - 4Spiritual tolerance, as called for by secular society, isa denial of the exclusive nature
of Christ's salvation - 5When Jesus spoke of going away, the disciples were most concerned abouthow they could fulfill the
Great Commission and His other commands - 6When describing the Holy Spirit, Jesus emphasized thepermanence and intimate nature
of the Spirit's presence
in the believer's life - 7Jesus' instructions to the disciples concerning the Holy Spirit were towait in Jerusalem to be filled with the Spirit before embarking on the Great Commission
- 8The power the believer experiences through the Spirit is intendedto empower the believer to live consistently for God and fulfill His purposes
- 9The call to be filled with the Spirit is expressed in such a way as to imply thatcontinually being filled with the Holy Spirit is essential to spiritual effectiveness
- 10What conjunction points to the fuller context of the Great Commision"Therefore" implies the previous info, that all authority and heaven and earth has been given to Jesus
- 11What three truths outline the spiritual state of humanity?All humanity is lost
eternal consequences
Jesus is the only way to salvation - 12How does society's view of sin contrast with the Bible's view of sinSociety removes God and sees sin as a response to external stimuli & genetics -
Bible sees sin is a personal violation of divinely established universal code of conduct - 13What is the nature of the eternal consequences of being lost?The lost will perish (or, suffer the torments of divine judgment forever.) Perish does not mean an end to existence.
- 14How does the contemporary call for tolerance contradict the gospel?Contemporary tolerance is not a call to treat others with respect as much as it is a call to treat all claims to truth as valid. The Bible says Jesus is the only way of salvation - this is truth.
- 15What fears preoccupied the disciples' minds during Jesus' final days before his crucifixion?How would they carry out the great commission. They didn't understand that the Holy Spirit would could in Jesus place and impart power enabling them.
- 16What two things did Jesus emphasize about the Holy Spirit's relationship to believers?The permanence and the intimate nature
- 17If Jesus' final statement to the disciples are correctly understood, why is the Spirit's empowerment not merely an option for believers?Jesus commanded the disciples to wait for the Spirit's empowerment. It is stated as clearly as every other imperative of the Great commission.
- 18What is the nature of the power the Holy Spirit brings to a believers life?Empowerment to perform miracles, but also to live consistently in all areas of Christian life
- 19Why are all believers called to be continually filled with the Spirit?The Spirit's empowerment is limitless, but it is steadily invested in the believer's life in response to a continual seeking on the believer's part.
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