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1.  What is the Kingdom of God? Question: In Matthew 6: 10, Jesus teaches His disciples to pray for God’s Kingdom to come. What is the Kingdom of God?
2.  The Church of Christ Question: Will only Christ’s Church be saved?
3.  Justification by Faith Question: What does it mean to be “justified by faith”?
4.  God's Character Question: What does the Bible tell us about God’s attributes of character?
5.  The Resurrection of the Dead Question: What is the resurrection of the dead?
6.  Consecration Question: What is Christian consecration?
7.  Times of Restitution Question: What is meant by “the times of restitution”?
8.  The Bible: A Divine Revelation Question: How do we know that the Bible is a revelation from God, and not just the writings of fallible men?
9.  Satan Question: Does the Bible teach that Satan is a personal being, or only the evil principle?
10. Jesus: Adam's Substitute Question: Why did Jesus have to die?
11. The Second Advent-Object, Manner, Signs Question: The objectives, manner, and signs of the Second Advent are often misunderstood. We’ll look at these briefly
12. Capital Punishment  Question: Does any government have the right to practise capital punishment? Is this state-sponsored murder?
13. Hell   Question: What is hell?
14. Cain's Wife Question: Genesis 4: 17 states that ‘Cain lay with his wife, and she became pregnant’. Where did Cain get his wife?
15. Is Faith Relevant Today? Question: In light of the theory of Evolution and modern science, isn’t religious faith pointless?
16. Born of God Question: Explain John 1: 12, 13:
17. With Jesus or Against Him? Question: How may one reconcile Matthew 12: 30 with Mark 9: 40?
18. Babbling in Prayer Question: Explain Matthew 6: 7.
19.  God the Father, Jesus His Son Question: Explain the words of Jesus in John 17: 5 (NIV-UK):
20. Don't Answer...Answer Question:  Is there a contradiction between Proverbs 26 verse 4 and verse 5.
21. The Gospel Proclaimed to Everyone Question: According to Colossians 1: 23, the gospel had by the Apostle Paul’s day been ‘proclaimed’ to everyone. How was this possible?
22. Christ the Mediator Question: Explain 1 Timothy 2: 5, 6:
23.  Christ Subject to God Question: Explain 1 Corinthians 15: 24:
24. The Pre-Human Existence of Jesus Question: (a) Did Jesus exist before He became human? (b) Was pre-existence necessary to His paying the Ransom for Adam and his race?
25.  Description of God Applied to Christ Question: If Jesus is not God, why are the words of Hebrews 1: 10-12 applied to Him?
26.  'My Lord and My God' Question: Explain the words of Thomas in John 20: 28:
27.  'Children of the Resurrection' Question: Explain Luke 20: 34-36:
28.  Question on Leviticus 20:14 Question: Does this verse condone burning people alive?
29.  Child Training in Proverbs 22:6

Question: Does Proverbs 22: 6 express an absolute truth? Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

 
30.  Jesus Forsaken by God

Question: When Jesus was on the cross, why was He forsaken by His Father? (Matthew 27: 46) My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

 
31.Where are you Going? Question: Why does Jesus say in John 16: 5, ‛none of you asks me, “Where are you going?” when both Peter and Thomas had previously asked Him?
32. The Day of Preparation Question: The day on which Jesus was crucified is identified in the Gospels as the ‛day of preparation’. What is it?
33. God 'Gave' His Only Begotten Son. Question: ‛God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son . . . ’ (John 3: 16). Jesus said this of Himself, so why does the text use the word ‛gave’, as though the action is in the past?
34. The Green and  Dry Tree Question: ‛If they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?’ (Luke 23: 31). What do these words of Jesus mean?
35. 'All the Cattle of Egypt' Question: According to verse 6, all of the cattle in Egypt died under the fifth plague. Why then are Egyptian cattle mentioned in verse 19, in connection with the seventh plague, if there were none left?
36. Forgiveness Question: Is it necessary to see evidence of repentance before one can forgive another?
37. Measuring Heaven and Earth Question: Jeremiah 31: 37: What is meant by measuring heaven and earth?
38. Depth of Noah's Flood Question: Genesis 7: 19, 20:  How deep was Noah’s Flood?
39. Israel Gets A King Question: Does 1 Samuel 8: 4-7 show that monarchy as a form of governance is disapproved by God?
40. 'Free Among the Dead' Question: The King James Version of Psalm 88: 5 reads: Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more: and they are cut off from thy hand.
41. The Common Descent of Man Question: Is Man related to animals?
42. Was Adam Real? Question: Is it necessary to the Christian faith to believe that there was a literal Adam?
43. Who Are God's People? Question: Who are ‘God’s people’ today?
44. Spirit-Soul-Body Question: 1 Thessalonians 5: 23:  What is meant by ‘spirit and soul and body’?

 

45. Water Into Wine           (New) Question: At the wedding feast at Cana in Galilee, Jesus turned water into wine (John 2: 5). His mother told the servants to “do whatever he tells you.” Did Mary know in advance that Jesus could or would perform this miracle?
46. God Regrets                  (New)

Question: Genesis 6: 5, 6 in the King James Version (KJV) reads: 5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. 6 And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

47. The Last Adam              (New) Question: 1 Corinthians 15: 45-47: In what way is Jesus the ‘last Adam’?
48.  Did Abram Lie?             (New)  Question: Genesis 12: 11-13: Did Abram lie when he passed off his wife as his sister?
49. Moses And The Three-Day Journey     (New)  Question: In Exodus 3: 7-10 the Lord declares to Moses that He intends to free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt (‘I have come down to rescue them . . .’). However, in Exodus 5: 1, 3 Moses asks Pharaoh for only a three-day journey into the desert so that they may ‘offer sacrifices’ to the Lord. Why the discrepancy?
50. Jesus And War                            (New)  Question: Did Jesus teach pacifism?
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