NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTION SERIES UNIT VI – GENERAL EPISTLES – PART 1 of 3 THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS THE EPISTLE OF JAMES COMPLETE AND RETURN TO CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY www.cistonline.org ATTACH TO E-MAIL: e-mail: emgregorio@yahoo.com COMPILED BY EDWIN M. GREGORIO Reference from: Hearing of Faith Bible Institute P.O. Box 372 Axtell, Texas 76624 www.cistonline.org - 04252005 1 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio NAME __________________________________________ REVIEW QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS In-order to get the feel of the book, the book which you are studying needs to be read in its entirety in one sitting. Then, after having read the entire book in one sitting: Using the material in the New Testament Survey Notes, answer the General Questions in the Answer Booklet concerning the book you are studying; and Then read/study each chapter and do the chapter summary in the Answer Booklet for each chapter of the book. I. GENERAL QUESTIONS Study Notes: Hebrews 1. Why is the Epistle to the Hebrews such an important book? 2. Why was the book of Hebrews not accepted by the Western Church for a long time? 3. What evidence leads to Paul as the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews? 4. What evidence is there the this Epistle was written before A.D. 70? Of what importance is this? 5. To whom was this Epistle written? 6. What is the primary theme of this Epistle? 7. What two verses convey the "better way"? 8. What are the seven danger signals in this Epistle? 9. In what way is Christ better/superior than the prophets? 10. In what way is Christ better/superior than the angels? 11. In what way is Christ better/superior than Moses? 12. In what way is Christ better/superior than Joshua? 13. In what way is Christ better/superior than the Levitical Priesthood? 14. Why is the new covenant better that the old covenant? 15. Why is the new sanctuary a better sanctuary? 16. What makes Christ sacrifice a superior sacrifice? 17. What are the better benefits Christ beings to the believer? Study Notes: James 18. What makes the authorship of James a major problem? 19. Who is most likely the author of James and why? 20. Why is the seemingly contradiction between James and Paul not a contradiction at all? 21. What are the key verses of the Epistle of James? 22. State the theme of the Epistle of James. 23. In what way is James similar to the Book of Proverbs? www.cistonline.org - 04252005 2 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio 24. According to the Epistle of James how does God test a believer's faith? 25. How does God NOT test a believer's faith? 26. In Chapter 5 how is the relationship between sin and sickness shown? 27. What two things are the sick to do? 28. Why do we confess our weakness to each other and our sins to God? II. SUMMARY QUESTIONS ON EACH CHAPTER OF HEBREWS AND JAMES WHAT IS THE: Theme of Chapter? Most important Verse? Most Prominent Word? Teaching About Christ? Command to Obey? Promise to Claim? New Truth learned? YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE SUMMARY QUESTIONS www.cistonline.org - 04252005 3 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTION SERIES UNIT VI – GENERAL EPISTLES – PART 2 of 3 THE FIRST EPISTLE OF PETER THE SECOND EPISTLE OF PETER THE FIRST EPISTLE OF JOHN THE SECOND EPISTLE OF JOHN THE THIRD EPISTLE OF JOHN THE EPISTLE OF JUDE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY www.cistonline.org ATTACH TO E-MAIL: e-mail: emgregorio@yahoo.com COMPILED BY EDWIN M. GREGORIO Reference from: Hearing of Faith Bible Institute P.O. Box 372 Axtell, Texas 76624 www.cistonline.org - 04252005 4 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio NAME __________________________________________ REVIEW QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS In-order to get the feel of the book, the book which you are studying needs to be read in its entirety in one sitting. Then, after having read the entire book in one sitting: Using the material in the New Testament Survey Notes, answer the General Questions in the Answer Booklet concerning the book you are studying; and Then read/study each chapter and do the chapter summary in the Answer Booklet for each chapter of the book. I. GENERAL QUESTIONS Study Notes: 1 Peter 1. Why could Peter not be "the ignorant fisherman"? 2. What changes were made in Peter through the power of the Gospel? 3. What are the aruments that this Epistle was written from Babylon and not from Rome? 4. What is the theme of this Epistle? 5. The word that conveys this theme is _________________. 6. Peter has been called the Apostle of ________________. 7. What is the three main divisions of this Epistle? 8. In part one how is the security of the believe revealed? 9. Suffering and the security of the believer produces _______________. 10. Suffering and the Scriptures produces _______________. 11. Suffering and the sufferings of Christ produces _______________ , ________________ , and _____________. 12. Suffering and the second coming of Christ produces ____________ & ____________; _____________& ___________. Study Notes: 2 Peter 13. What has caused Bible Scholars to give adequate attention to this Epistle? With what results? 14. Where do you find internal evidence for the Petrine authorship and what is that evidence? 15. Where do you find the "swan song" of this Epistle? 16. What is the striking similarity between this Epistle of Peter and 2 Timothy? 17. The characteristic word in the Episle is __________________. 18. What is true gnosticism? 19. The foundation on which Christian character is built is ____________________________________________. 20. This is the all-important program for the child of God now. Paul said, www.cistonline.org - 04252005 5 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio _____________Peter said, ____________ Both refer believers to the _______________ and the _______________ of it. Study Notes: 1 John 21. What is the5-fold purpose of this Epistle as stated by the Apostle John? 22. This epistle has been called the sanctum sanctonim of the New Testament. Why? 23. What are the key words of this Epistle? 24. Three characteristics/descriptions of God given in this Epistle are ____________ , ___________, and ____________. 25. What three ways are given for believers to have fellowship with God? 26. What must a believer do to have fellowship with other believers? 27. What is the three-fold witness of salvation? 28. What is the relationship of this 3-fold witness to the 3-fold-baptism? Explain. 29. What is the final proof of praying "according to His will"? 30. Anything that stands between Christ and the believer is an _______________. Study Notes: 2 & 3 John 31. In what way is 2 John like the Epistle to Philemon? 32. Of what is John warning the church? 33. The theme of this Epistle is _____________________________. 34. Why is it worth contending for truth? 35. What is the 2-fold meaning of "elder"? 36. Truth in this Epistle is defined as ___________________________. 37. In v.9 John has in mind those who are ___________________. To reject the doctrine of Christ means that they were _____________________. _________________is also a proof of life. 38. In what way is 3 John similar to 2 John? How is it different? 39. What is the theme of 3 John? 40. Why didn't John write a longer letter? Study Notes: Jude 41. Identify the writer of this Epistle. 42. What is the theme of Jude? 43. Why did Jude write on this theme? 44. What two things did Jude record here that are found no where else in Scripture? 45. What is the occasion for the writing of this Episle? 46. What are seven things believers are to be doing in the day of apostasy? 47. In v.8 Jude identifies apostate teachers in what four ways? 48. Who does John use as examples of apostates? Define the error of each. 49. In verse 16 John gives five identifying marks of apoatates, what are they? 50. What does it mean to have compassion on some? www.cistonline.org - 04252005 6 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio II. SUMMARY QUESTIONS ON EACH CHAPTER OF 1&2 PETER; 1,2&3 JOHN; JUDE WHAT IS THE: Theme of Chapter? Most important Verse? Most Prominent Word? Teaching About Christ? Command to Obey? Promise to Claim? New Truth learned? YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE SUMMARY QUESTIONS www.cistonline.org - 04252005 7 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTION SERIES UNIT VI – GENERAL EPISTLES – PART 3 of 3 THE BOOK OF REVELATION COMPLETE AND RETURN TO CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE CHRISTIAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY www.cistonline.org ATTACH TO E-MAIL: e-mail: emgregorio@yahoo.com COMPILED BY EDWIN M. GREGORIO Reference from: Hearing of Faith Bible Institute P.O. Box 372 Axtell, Texas 76624 www.cistonline.org - 04252005 8 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio NAME __________________________________________ REVIEW QUESTIONS INSTRUCTIONS In-order to get the feel of the book, the book which you are studying needs to be read in its entirety in one sitting. Then, after having read the entire book in one sitting: Using the material in the New Testament Survey Notes, answer the General Questions in the Answer Booklet concerning the book you are studying; and Then read/study each chapter and do the chapter summary in the Answer Booklet for each chapter of the book. I. GENERAL QUESTIONS Study Notes: Revelation 1. What are the four major systems into which all the many approaches to the book of Revelation may be divided? 2. Which view does premillennialists hold? 3. Which theory is for the most part held by the Amillennialists? 4. Define the Futurist Theory. 5. What is imperative to a correct understanding of the Book of Revelation? 6. What are the five thinks promised Israel that find their consummation in Revelation? 7. Why would Revelation 1:18,19 be considered key verses? 8. Why would Jesus send His church a message that it could not understand? 9. How does Revelation describe itself? 10. What is the relationship of Revelation to the Book of Acts? 11. Revelation is the continuation and the completion of the story of the _____________. 12. Why is it an error to say that "Revelation is for the church but about the Jews? 13. What is one factor that has caused a lot of confusion in the interpretation of Revelation? 14. Revelation is not only for the church, it is about the church. True or False? 15. What four things does redemption involve? 16. The history of the the church is the history of what? 17. What is the reason that all efforts for world peace will fail? 18. In what stage of redemption are we now living in? 19. To what stage of redemption does Luke 21:28 refer to? 20. According to 1 Corinthians 15:52 the redemption of the body is the ___________________. 21. What is the third stage of redemption? 22. Why is Revelation 21:5 an important verse is the understanding of God's eternal plan? 23. What is the structure of the Revelation? www.cistonline.org - 04252005 9 NEW TESTAMENT STUDY QUESTIONS Compiled by E.M. Gregorio II. SUMMARY QUESTIONS ON EACH CHAPTER OF THE BOOK OF REVELATION WHAT IS THE: Theme of Chapter? Most important Verse? Most Prominent Word? Teaching About Christ? Command to Obey? Promise to Claim? New Truth learned? YOUR ANSWERS TO THE ABOVE SUMMARY QUESTIONS END of Questions Reference from: Hearing of Faith Bible Institute P.O. Box 372 Axtell, Texas 76624 www.cistonline.org - 04252005 10