(BEGINNINGS) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES 1. ) Why is the study of the Old Testament basic to understanding the New Testament? a) The Old Testament is basic to understanding the New because the Old Testament shows what most people have gone threw before they had Christ in their life. Also a lot of the New Testament refers you back to the Old Testament to get a better understanding on how to follow threw with the New. 2. ) What was the crucial issue in Adam and Eve’s relationship with God? a) The doubt in the mind of Adam and Eve lead to disobedience which was the crucial issue in their relationship with God. 3.
) How was God’s mercy manifested in the account of the fall? a) God gave a promise of a way out of judgment before the effects of the judgment even occurred. 4. ) What were the moral causes of the Flood? a) People used God’s given talents to promote themselves in positions to gain power which led to evil and violence. 5. ) What was the sign of significance of the covenant with Noah? a) A rainbow was the sign of the covenant with Noah, promising that God would never destroy the earth by flood again. 6.
) What motivated the people to build the Tower of Babel? a) The people were proud of what they had accomplished on their present land, so they didn’t want to obey God’s command to spread abroad the earth. The disobedience of the people motivated them to build the Tower of Babel. 7. ) Trace the steps of disobedience in the story of the Fall of the human race. Compare and contrast this with human behavior today. a) The first step was the coming of the “tempter” which people live with every day, the temptation to disobey God and do as they please.
The Essay on Moral Society God Religion People
Belief in a God is necessary for a moral society Religion in the world has always been considered a rather important aspect of society. Although this is true, there are still people that question the existence of God. A survey done among 1000 people showed that 65 percent of Americans believe that religion is losing its influence on American life (Sheler, 8). Even so, Belief in a God is necessary ...
The second step was the changing of God’s specific instructions and consequences which led to the follow threw of disobeying God. I see so many times these days’ people try to take the word of God (The Bible) and twist it and make there own beliefs and adjustments to it to make it fit them instead of making themselves fit the word of God. 8. ) Write a paragraph to explain the emphasis the New Testament puts upon the following events: Creation (John 1: 1, 2; Acts 14: 15; Heb. 1: 10; 11: 3; Rev. 4: 11; 10: 6) People created in the image of God (1 Cor.
11: 7; Col. 3: 10; James 3: 9) The Flood (Matt. 24: 37-39; Luke 17: 26, 27; 1 Pet. 3: 20 a) Throughout the New Testament it clearly states how God created heaven and earth and everything upon it for his pleasure.
The New Testament on a number of occasions states that man and women are created in God’s image. Until we understand the God that created us we are constantly developed until we get knowledge. The more we understand about God, the more we will be like him in character and conduct. If we do not search, learn about and love God, then we will never know and understand how, when and why people die. God talks to us in numerous of ways to save us from destruction, so let’s not reject God’s word and instruction.
9. ) Compare and contrast the line of Seth with the line of Cain. Relate this to the spiritual man and the natural man. a) The lines of Seth and Cain differs in the fact that Cain did what he thought was right in the natural, where as Seth followed his spiritual righteousness. The natural driven man pleases the flesh, which is his self. And the spiritual driven man pleases his spirit, which God is spirit himself.
10. ) Trace the evidence of God’s interest in men and women in Genesis 1-11. Give at least five evidence of His interest in mankind today. a) Some of the interest of mankind to God is as follows: 1) God gives us help threw fellowship 2) God gives his followers dominion over this earth 3) God supplies our daily bread 4) God sent his only begotten son so that we may have eternal life with him 5) God left us his Holy Spirit to help guide us in our walk to getting closer to him..
The Term Paper on John Updike Ritual God Man
Here's a report on John Updike and some of the things that he has written. If someone wants to use it, be advised that they should change all of the "its" referring to morality and etc... to something else. My extremely anal english teacher marked me off a point for every "it" that I used. Janice Tsai Senior-Munster High School Existence is like a creature that hides and then reveals itself. ...
