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BEREAN STUDIES ON THE ATONEMENT

THE TEXT-BOOK USED FOR THIS COURSE IS SCRIPTURE STUDIES, SERIES (V)

Man for Whom Atonement Was Made

JUNE 5

(1) State the philosophical relationship between Ransom and Substitution. P. 480.

(2) Give illustration of such Substitution and Ransom. P. 481, par. 2.

(3) What thought of Substitution has led to confusion? Explain the matter, showing the right and the wrong views of the question. P. 482, par. 1.

(4) Could the Divine Plan for human salvation have been different from what it is? P. 483.

(5) What two lines of reasoning prove the wisdom of the Plan which God has adopted? Pp. 484, 485.

(6) How would any other Plan than the one adopted, Ransom and Restitution, have effected the Gospel Church? P. 485, last par.

(7) May we not expect that time will show that every feature of the Divine Plan has been most wise and helpful? P. 486.

JUNE 12

(8) What is signified by the Ministry of Reconciliation? P. 487.

(9) Who participate in this ministry? P. 487.

(10) Is this Reconciliation a feature of the Millennial Age or is there a feature of it now in operation? Cite the Scripture which declares that the Church was reconciled to God. P. 487, par. 2.

(11) When we read that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, should we here differentiate between the Church which accepts the reconciliation through faith and the world which is to be reconciled or brought into harmony with God by the great Mediator during the Millennium? P. 487.

(12) What constitutes authority to act as a minister or servant of the Atonement between God and the world? P. 487, last par.

(13) To whom may these ministers or servants tell of the grace of God operating through Christ for the forgiveness of sins? What is there in connection which operates disadvantageously, hindering the servants from bearing record to all mankind, to all the world? Pp. 488, 489.

(14) Will the opening of the blind eyes and unstopping of the deaf ears during the Millennium permit these servants of reconciliation to do a more effective work—to a larger number—to all the families of the earth? P. 490.

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— May 1, 1910 —