Day: 6 Forgiveness And Acquittal

1. Why does God forgive us?

• Psalm 51: 1-2
• Isaiah 55: 7
• Micah 7: 19

2. On which condition does God forgive us?

• Hebrews 9: 12-22

3. Why do Christian's have to forgive?

• Ephesians 4: 32
• Matthew 6: 14-15

4. Is there a limit to the amount of times a Christian has to forgive?

• Matthew 18: 21-35

5. May we set conditions before we forgive?

6. Which examples of unconditional forgiveness do we find in the Bible?

• Genesis 33: 4
• Act 7: 60
• 2 Timothy 4: 16
• Luke 23: 34

7. What is the condition for God's forgiveness and how can we get it?

• Romans 3: 28
• Galatians 2: 16
• Ephesians 2: 8-9
• Luke 18: 13-14
• Luke 23: 40-43
• Acts 13: 38-39
• John 1: 12

8. What are the results of God's forgiveness?

• Galatians 6: 6-7
• Romans 8: 1
• Romans 5: 17-18
• Romans 5: 9
• Romans 5: 1
• Romans 4: 6-8

9. Further Reading:

• John 19: 28-30.Jesus conquered sin
• Isaiah 59: 1-21.The charges of sin
• Psalm 51.Begging for forgiveness
• Romans 5: 1-12.The fruit of acquittal
• Luke 15: 17-24.A Parent's forgiveness for a child

Day: 5 Respect For God

1. How can we see the lack of respect for God in?

• Children
• Adults

2. What is the relation between respect for God and knowledge of God's character?

3. Discuss the character of God according to:

• Joel 2: 11-14.
• Numbers 14: 17-24
• Psalm 36: 5-9
• Exodus 20: 5-6

4. What is the reaction the knowledge of God will bring into your spiritual life?

• Hebrews 11: 27-31

5. Read Isaiah 40: 12-26 aloud, think about God's greatness, and pray about it. Write down what struck you about the greatness of God.

6. How is the respect for God lived out in the following?

• Your use of language
• Praise and worship
• At work
• During your sport and recreation
• With your attitude towards other people

7. What is meant by the "fear of the Lord?"

8. Further Reading:

• Psalm 139: 1-10.The omnipresence of God
• Exodus 34: 6-8.The mercy and righteousness of God
• Malachi 1: 6-8.Do not undervalue God!
• Hebrews 12: 25-28.Worship God with respect
• Job 9: 4-19.The wisdom and power of God

Today's Bible study is about a very touchy point and we may not all enjoy looking at it, but it is vital.

Day: 3 Wealth

1. Discuss the following: "Touch my money and possession and you are touching me"

2. Do people still react if their money or possessions are touched?

3. What does the Bible teach us about money and possessions?

• Haggai 2.8
• 1 Corinthians 4: 7-8
• Ecclesiastes 2: 24-25
• Deuteronomy 8: 17-19

4. Is a Christian allowed to be rich?

5. What does the Bible teach us about a Christian's wealth?

• James 5: 1-6
• Hebrews 13: 5
• 1 Timothy 6: 8-10
• 1 Timothy 6: 17-19

6. What is it that moves people to give big amounts of money to the Kingdom of God?

7. Which guidelines in the Bible has relevance to gambling?

• 1 Timothy 6: 10
• Philippians 4: 11
• Proverbs 19: 15
• 2 Thessalonians 3: 10
• Galatians 5: 19-20
• 2 Timothy 3: 6
• Ephesians 4: 28
• Proverbs 13: 4
• Isaiah 65: 11

8. Further Reading:

• Luke 20: 20-26.Payment of tax
• Isaiah 55: 1-3.Free blessings
• Amos 5: 20-24.God hates such offerings
• Luke 16: 1-13.Use the dishonest Mammon
• 2 Corinthians 8: 12-15.Even in poverty, give

In today's Bible Study we have a look at our offerings that goes beyond our normal tithes. How we give to the Lord and what our attitude towards money and our contributions to the church should be.

1. What do you consider to be the purpose of the Harvest Festival?

2. What do the following tell us about the way we have to give to the Lord?

• Deuteronomy12: 2-7
• Luke 21: 1-4
• Luke 6: 38

3. What is the relation between someone's offer of thanks and that person's spiritual growth?

• Luke 16: 9-14
• Galatians 6: 7-9

4. Is it permissible to deduct your Harvest Festival contribution from your tithe?

5. What is the role does our lifestyle play in the giving of our thank-offering?

• Acts 2: 44-47

6. What is the prerequisite given in Isaiah 1: 10-20 for the giving of a person's thank-offering as well as your tithe?

7. What are some of the motives, which are wrong, for people giving financial contributions to the church?

8. Further Reading:

• Ecclesiastes 5: 9- 6: 2.The blessing and curse of money
• Leviticus 19: 23-25.A gift of thanks
• Proverbs 30: 7-9.Enough income
• Matthew 6: 19-21.No one can steal this!
• Luke 18: 18-27.A treasure in heaven

1. How does one know whether you are filled with the Holy Spirit?

• Galatians 3: 14
• Luke 11: 15
• 1 John 5: 14-15
• Galatians 5: 22-23
• Ephesians 4: 13
• 2 Corinthians 2: 18

2. Is the laying up of hands essential to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

• Acts 19
• Acts 2: 2-4
• Acts 4: 31
• Acts 6: 6
• Acts 8: 17

3. Is it necessary to prove you are filled with the Holy Spirit by speaking in tongues?

• Acts 10: 44-46
• Acts 8: 17
• Acts 13: 52
• Acts 16: 34

4. What is the role of your emotions as far as being Spirit filled is concerned?

5. What are the blessings you will receive if your life is under the control of the Spirit of God?

• Romans 8: 14
• Galatians 6: 8
• John 10: 10

6. What is the effect that being filled with the Holy Spirit should have on your life?

• Quiet time
• Witnessing
• Your marriage
• Your family
• Your school/studies or work
• Your finances

7. What is the warning the Word gives to those that does not keep their life under control of the Holy Spirit?

• Matthew 3: 10
• Romans 8: 6
• Galatians 6: 8
• 1 Corinthians 3: 14-15
• 2 Timothy 3: 5

8. What can we do to ensure that we stay under the control of the Holy Spirit in our live?

• Galatians 5: 16-18

9. Further Reading:

• 2 Corinthians 6: 1-7.All through the Spirit
• Romans 8: 5-17.The Spirit versus the Holy Spirit
• Romans 8: 26-17.The Holy Spirit helps us pray
• John 16: 12-15.The work of the Holy Spirit
• 1 Corinthians 2: 10-16.Revelation through the Spirit

Day: 16 God Almighty

1. What does Psalm 146: 1-6 teach us about God?

2. What are the results of us believing that God is Almighty?

3. Focus on God with prayers of worship and praise.

4. For this whole week concentrate on prayer and intercession.

6. Further Reading:

• Psalm 31: 1-24.Flee to God in prayer
• Psalm 34: 1-22.Praise and worship
• Psalm 86: 1-17.Pray for guidance

7. Recommended Reading:

• The Sovereignty of God – A.W. Pink
• Autobiography of God – Lloyd John Ogilvy

Day: 15 God's Love

1. What does 1 John 3: 15-18 teach us about love?

2. Write down the instances where you experienced God's love (Ephesians 1: 3-7) and share it with others.

3. What can be considered love's enemies?

• Philippians 2: 3-7
• Ephesians 4: 31
• Ephesians 5: 2

4. Discuss the following: "Love is a verb."

5. What can we do to make love gets its rightful place and make it more apparent at:

• During the church service
• In our marriage/relationships
• In our family
• In our care group
• In our neighborhood
• Towards the less fortunate
• Towards our enemies
• Towards the unsaved

6. Make a decision of how you are going to let love comes to its right during the coming week.

7. Further Reading:

• John 21: 15-17.Do you really love?
• Ephesians 4: 16-21.A prayer for love
• 1 John 2: 7-11.Love versus hate
• John 13: 34-38.A command for use in practice
• 1 Corinthians 13: 4-7.Description of love

Day: 14 Idols

1. Give the definition of an idol.

2. Name all the modern idols that can be found amongst us today.

3. Discuss the following: "The biggest idol is the "me" in you.

• Galatians 5: 16-18

4. Read 2 Corinthians 10: 4-6

• Which strategy of Satan is being described here?
• Why does Satan attack our thoughts? Proverbs 4: 23 and 2 Corinthians 4: 4

5. How did Satan use a pattern of thought or a lie perception (John 8: 44) use as a tool for getting a stronghold on?

• The Corinthians: 2 Corinthians 10: 2
• Paul: Acts 9: 2
• Peter: Acts 10: 28 and 34-35
• The congregation of Laodicea: Acts 3: 17-18

6. Describe how Satan binds people by the following thought patterns or set ways of thinking:

• Religious acts can save a person (Matthew 7: 21 and Acts 6: 7)
• Not everyone has to witness (Matthew 10: 33)
• We (our denomination) have the only true church. (John 10: 16)
• The gifts of the Spirit do not appear any more. (1 Corinthians 12: 1)
• Everyone has to worship in a quiet and subdued way. (Psalm 134: 2 and Psalm 149: 3)
• Certain sins are forgivable and sanctification is optional. (1 Peter1: 15
• I'm inferior and cannot. (Philippians 4: 13)

7. Further Reading:

• Romans 12: 1-2.Renewing thoughts
• Isaiah 44: 8-11.No other God
• Acts 7: 38-43.Judgment of idols
• Romans 1: 20-27.The lie of idolatry
• Matthew 19: 21-24. The idol Mammon!

Day: 14 A Pure Bride

1. Why does God ask us over and over again to speak about purity?

• Luke 9: 23
• John 13: 10

2. Are we, as a congregation and a care group pure bride who loves the bridegroom above all and is ready for His arrival above all?

• Ephesians 5: 25-27
• 2 Corinthians 11: 2

3. Are we outspoken enough about things that are wrong? Motivate with examples.

• Amos 5: 15

4. What is the result of sin?

• Isaiah 59: 1-2
• Ephesians 4: 30
• Hebrews 3: 15
• Romans 6: 23

5. What does Psalm 51: 9-19 say about it?

6. Does a merciful God still punish sin in our day?

• 1 John 1: 8-10
• Luke 15: 13-20

7. What can one do to see sin in your life if you have become blind to it?

8. Pray a prayer for bigger growth and more holiness and allow the Holy Spirit to show you your sins.

• Galatians 5: 16-21
• Mark 7: 20-23

9. Further Reading:

• Isaiah 59: 1-9.The darkness of sin
• Hebrews 10: 22-25.A clear conscience
• Hebrews 12: 1-3.Persevere in the fight against sin
• 1 John 2: 15-17.The desires of the world
• Revelations 2: 4-5.Do you really love God?

Day: 13 Humbleness

1. What is the opposite of humbleness?

2. What is the definition Joel 2: 13 gives for humbleness?

3. Why is humbleness such an issue on the heart of God at the moment?

4. What are the sins that are working like yeast in us and should be purified out of our lives?

• 1 Corinthians 5: 6-8

5. How can we help each other to get rid of sin?

• Micah 3: 8

6. What are the steps we have to take from humbleness to blessing?

• 2 Chronicles 7: 13-14

7. Further Reading:

• 2 Corinthians 7: 8-11.Blessings coming from pain
• Jeremiah 13: 15-17.A warning
• Galatians 6: 7-10.Fruit of the flesh
• James 4: 4-10.The world, the flesh and Satan
• Isaiah 55: 3-7.Listen and you will live