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Q3. (Matthew 7:21-23) How is it possible to deceive yourself, so that you presume that you are "doing" when you are only "hearing"? (see James 1:22-25). How might it be possible to prophesy, drive out demons, and perform miracles in Jesus' name and not enter the Kingdom of heaven? It is important to listen to what God

Q2. (Matthew 7:15-20) Jesus says that one's inner self will eventually become apparent (Matthew 12:34). What kinds of "fruit" might be clues to a false prophet? The kinds of

Q1. (Matthew 7:13-14) If Jesus' teaching about the narrow gate and the narrow road to life is to be believed, what change would this make in how you conduct your life? What difference would it make to how you witness to your neighbors? How might it affect your acceptance of Universalism? Knowing that Jesus is the only Narrow gate and narrow road to lead me to eternal life, I should believe in Him, because He is the only one who died for me and made me right before God. Living His way may not be popular, but, it is true and right. We should thank God there is one way. We are to encourage our neighbors not to look behind, not matter what may come on their way to heaven. When we think of what Jesus did on the cross, should encourage us even more and more to witness for Him.

Q4. (Matthew 7:12) In what way does the "Golden Rule" capsulize the message of the law and the prophets? This seems like a different "summary" of the law and the prophets than Jesus indicated in Matthew 22:37-39. How are they the same? How are they different? This is the foundation of active goodness and mercy, the kind of love God shows to us every day. They are same because they talk on the law of God, and different because, the Pharisees were only looking on the law negatively, they were not looking at it positively. If we truly love God and our neighbor , we will naturally keep the commandment.

Q3. (Matthew 7:9-11). What do these verses teach us about God's relationship to us? What do they teach about God's characteristic response toward us? How does this differ from a cynical view of God? Why is a positive understanding of God important to be able to pray with faith? These verses teach us that Our Heavenly Father is a loving Father. We should have a close relationship to know Our Father better, then we will know what to ask for. Our heavenly Father, is not selfish, begrudging, or stingy, and we don

Q2. (Matthew 7:7-8) Which lesson is taught in both the Parables of the Friend at Midnight (Luke 11:5-10) and the Widow and the Unjust Judge (Luke 18:1-6)? How do these relate to the commands in Matthew 7:7-8? The lesson taught here is persistence in prayer. We are to keep on request before God as we live day by day, believing that He will answer. When we live by faith, we are not to give up. God may delay answering, but His delay always have good reasons. As we persist in prayer, we grow in character, faith, and hope.

Q1. (Matthew 7:7-8) What do the words "ask," "seek," and "knock" have in common? What distinguishes them from each other? Does one word convey more intensity than another? What is the significance of the present, continuous, imperative tense of these verbs? These words tell us to persist in pursuing God. People often give up after a few halfhearted efforts and conclude that God cannot be found. But knowing God takes faith, focus, and follow through, and Jesus assures us that we will be rewarded. We should not give up our efforts to seek God. We should continue to ask Him for more knowledge, patience, wisdom, love, and understanding. He will give them to us. Persistence, or boldness in prayer overcomes our insensitivity

Q1. (Matthew 7:7-8) What do the words "ask," "seek," and "knock" have in common? What distinguishes them from each other? Does one word convey more intensity than another? What is the significance of the present, continuous, imperative tense of these verbs? These words tell us to persist in pursuing God. People often give up after a few halfhearted efforts and conclude that God cannot be found. But knowing God takes faith, focus, and follow through, and Jesus assures us that we will be rewarded. We should not give up our efforts to seek God. We should continue to ask Him for more knowledge, patience, wisdom, love, and understanding. He will give them to us. Persistence, or boldness in prayer overcomes our insensitivity

Q4. (Matthew 7:6) In Jesus' day, what did dogs and pigs have in common? What would holy food and pearls have in common? Read Matthew 10:14; Acts 13:44-51; 18:5-6; and 28:17-28. In what kinds of circumstances did believers turn away from a continued sharing of the gospel? To what kinds of people did they continue their witness? Dogs and Pigs were unclean animals. Anyone who touched an unclean animal become

Q3. (Matthew 7:3-5) What about this parable is humorous? Why do you think Jesus compares a speck of sawdust with a plank or beam? What does the speck represent? What does the plank represent? According to this parable, when is it okay to remove a speck? When is it not okay? As much as we are to condemn sin we should be very careful on how to do it. We should God who is the final judge to judge people not us. Whenever we find ourselves feeling justifiable angry about someone

Q2. (Matthew 7:1-2) Read a similar passage in Luke 6:37-38. According to Matthew's account, what is our fate if we measure out big heaps of judgment with a critical spirit? According to Luke's account, how can measuring be both positive and negative? What should we measure out instead of judgmentalism? We are to judge ourselves first, and then lovingly forgive and help our neighbor. We should also not judge others if the kind of judgment is to tear them down and build ourselves up. We are to love others, not judge them. A forgiving spirit demonstrates that a person has received God

Q1. (Matthew 7:1) Have you ever caught yourself severely criticizing others Christians behind their backs -- or to their faces? What is the attitude that underlies censoriousness? How can the psychological concept of "projection" motivate harsh judgment? Why must Christians show love in the face of a brother's or sister's failing? Yes there are a number of times that I have, and when I come back to my senses, I see that the same things they have done are the same that I normal do. Our bad habits and behavior patterns are the very ones that we most want to change in others. It is easy to magnify others

Q5. (Matthew 6:34) Is there humor intended in verse 34? What is the point of Jesus' joke here? What is the command in this verse? We all plan for our future in this live. It is bad thing to plan for our future. Planning for tomorrow is time well spent, worrying about tomorrow is time wasted. What Jesus is meaning here is that we should not let worries about tomorrow affect our relationship with God.

Q4. (Matthew 6:33) What is the command in this verse? How must our seeking God differ from our seeking of food and clothing, according to this verse? What is the promise found in this verse? The command is to

Q3. (Matthew 6:31-32) Why does Jesus mention the "pagans" or "Gentiles" in verse 32? What point is he making? How should a Christian differ from a Gentile, according to Jesus' teaching in this passage? What emotional and faith effect does the phrase, "your heavenly Father knows that you need them," have in your life? Why do so many saints persist in "feeding on the husks," the worthless shell of a fruit or seed, that the depraved world about us has to offer, the same husks we fed upon before salvation? Why do God

Q2. (Matthew 6:25-34) How many times in this passage does the phrase "do not worry," "do not be anxious," or "take no thought" occur? In what way does excessive worry on sin? Are worry and trust exact opposites? In my Bible Version the phrase worry or worrying is occurring six times, while little faith is only one time. Carrying our worries, stresses, and daily struggle by ourselves shows that we have not trusted God fully with our life. It takes humility, however, to recognize that God cares, to admit our need, and to let others in God

Q1. (Matthew 6:26-30) What point does Jesus make with his twin Parables of the Birds of the Air and of the Flowers of the Field? Is the point trivial or is it valid? The point Jesus is making is that we should have faith in God. We should not worry, Our Creator of the universe Loves us and knows what we need. He promises to meet all our real need but not necessary all our desires. We should have a simple trust in God

Q5. (Matthew 6:21, 24) The love of money can be a pretty subtle thing. Both the rich and the poor can love money. Can you describe a time in your life when you were deceived about this, and when the light in you was really darkness? According to Jesus, could desire for money **** a person (Luke 12:15-21)? We all need money for our daily living. Jesus was not saying that money is bad, is only when you love money more than God. Money can easily take God

Q4. (Matthew 6:24) Jesus seems to make it sound like you can't seek wealth and God simultaneously. Does he really mean this? Is this hyperbole? Figurative? Literal? Can wealthy people serve God in actual fact? We find true wealth by developing our spiritual life, not by developing our financial assets. God is interested in what is lasting (our souls), not in what is temporary (Our money and possessions) When you have a lot of money, you will keep on worrying and in that overcrowded, then you will little time or no time to study God

Q3. (Matthew 6:19-21) According to the Bible, how does one "store up treasures in heaven"? What advantage does this have over accumulating earthly possessions? Why are we uncomfortable with the concept of rewards in heaven? According to the Bible one store up treasures in heaven, in that; if you have been blessed with wealth, then thank the Lord. Don

Q2. (Matthew 6:19) Jesus says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth...." Is he speaking figuratively? Hyperbolically? Generally? Specifically? Is this a new teaching, or an old one? Treasures of this world will be worthless when Christ returns, so we should spend our time accumulating the kind of treasures that will be worthwhile in God

Q1. (Luke 12:15-21) Read the Parable of the Rich Fool. What did Jesus condemn him for? Storing his harvest? What is the key verse in this passage? What is the context of this parable? How does this relate to the Sermon on the Mount? Jesus did not condemn this man because of his richness, but because of greed. Good life has nothing to do with being wealthy. Planning for retirement, or preparing for life before death is wise, but neglecting life after dead is disastrous. If one accumulates wealth only to enrich oneself, with no concern for helping others, you will enter eternity empty-handed.

Q4. (Matthew 6:12, 14-15) Why should we continually ask forgiveness? How can unforgiveness on our part block God's blessing? How can unforgiveness block God's forgiveness? We are to continually ask for forgiveness because we are sinners and live in sinful world, it is only God who is righteous . Unforgiveness on our part blocks God

Q3. (Matthew 6:11) Why do we seek to be independent of asking anyone for help? Why do we seek to be independent of God? Why should we ask God to "give" us daily bread so long as we can earn a living for ourselves? We seek to be independent of asking anyone for help, because of self-centered heart. Mostly this happens when someone has a lot of wealthy, and thinks that, he/she does not need help from anyone else. Most the time people will only think of others when they are in problems, but when things are going on well with them, they have no business with other people. We seek to be independent of God, because of we do not understand that God is Our Creator. He is the one who carries our lives, if only we could know this simple truth, we will not putting God aside in our daily activities. God is the one who gives us strength to do anything. Whether we are earning a living for ourselves, we can not get that graded.

Q2. (Matthew 6:10) In what sense are we asking that the Father's kingdom should come? Why are we asking for the Father's will to be done here on earth? How should this prayer affect our living? When asking for the Father