WORKBOOK: WHY I AM A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST


Lesson 11
Assignment:   Read section XX, pages 143-153. Answer the following questions.


    CHRISTIAN FAITHFULNESS--THE DANGER OF FALLING


    A CHRISTIAN CAN FALL AND BE LOST

  1. Who was the first to teach that a child of God cannot sin and be lost?




  2. Give the warning to Christians in I Corinthians 10:12




  3. Why did Paul discipline himself and keep his body under control? Read I Corinthians 9:27.




  4. Can a child of God quit believing?     YES     NO     Give Scripture to prove your answer.




  5. Speaking to Christians under certain conditions, what Scripture says, "ye are fallen away from grace?"




  6. When a Christian falls, is he in a worse condition than he was before he became a Christian?     YES     NO     Give Scripture to prove your answer.




  7. In the parable of the sower:
    1. What is the seed?



    2. What is the soil?



    3. Who does the thorny ground represent?




  8. In the parable of the vine and the branches, what happens to the branch that bears no fruit?




  9. In the parable of the talents, why was one of the master's servants condemned?




  10. What was wrong with the Laodiceans that disgusted and sickened the Lord?




  11. What happened to many of Jesus' disciples?   Read John 6:66.




  12. Is it possible today for a child of God to lie, get drunk, or commit many acts of sin?     YES     NO     Will these sins condemn one?   Give Scripture for your answer.




  13. How can we abide in Christ's love?   Read John 15:9-10.




  14. Can a man live such a perfect life that he has no sin?     YES     NO    




  15. When a Christian does sin, what can he do?   Read I John 1.9; I John 2.1.




  16. What is man's best protection against sin?   Explain in your own words after reading I John 3.9 (remember what the "seed" is) and Psalm 119.11.




  17. What promise has God made for the time of temptation?   I Corinthians 10:13.



TO KEEP FROM FALLING


  1. Develop Christian character. Read I Peter 1:5-11. Write a list of Christian graces one should develop. Note especially verse 10 and the conditions under which one will "never fall."












  2. Food for the soul. Read I Peter 2:2. What is the spiritual nourishment we should hunger for in order to grow?




  3. Frequent prayer. Read I Thessalonians 5:17.




  4. Assembling with Christians. Read Hebrews 10:23-25. How often do you think we should attend the asseblies of the church, according to this passage?




  5. How many books in the New Testament are written to tell us how to be faithful Christians?








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