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BEREAN QUESTIONS IN SCRIPTURE STUDIES

Series VI. Study II: The New Creation

SEPTEMBER 4

(1) What terms are Scripturally applied to the Church of the Gospel Age and its ultimate members? P. 59.

(2) Why have these terms not been appreciated by the majority of Christians? P. 59.

(3) May we suppose the popular misconstructions of the Divine Word to be intentional? If not, how may we account for them? P. 60, par. 1, first half.

(4) What were the “Dark Ages,” and why so called? P. 60, par. 1.

(5) What has been the difficulty amongst the followers of the Reformers during the past three centuries? P. 60, par. 2, first part.

(6) What divinely appointed guides should the Church recognize and follow? P. 61.

(7) What assistance should the Church now expect and accept from human instrumentalities? P. 61.

(8) Give a resume of previous studies, leading up to our present topic, the New Creation. P. 61, par. 1.

SEPTEMBER 11

(9) Does the creation of various orders of beings signify a dissatisfaction on the part of the Creator? P. 62, 7th line to end of par.

(10) Will there exist jealousies or covetousness among the creations on the several planes of being? P. 62, par. 1.

(11) When Jehovah purposed the New Creation, what did he determine respecting those who should constitute its members? P. 63, par. 1, first part.

(12) Why are these “New Creatures” not created on the Divine plane, and subsequently tried and tested? Why so separate and distinct from all others? P. 63.

(13) Trace the philosophy of the Divine arrangement for the selection of the New Creation. P. 64.

(14) What was the Divine pre-arranged privilege and test imposed upon the “Only Begotten”? P. 65, par. 1.

(15) What was the exceeding great reward, “the joy that was set before” our Redeemer? P. 65, par. 2.

(16) Why are the “brethren” of Christ selected from among the human creation, rather than from others? P. 66, par. 1.

SEPTEMBER 18

(17) What fact in the New Testament writings has caused many to infer, contrary to the Scriptures in general, that God’s purposes are the same with respect to all mankind? P. 67, par. 1.

(18) What are the “two salvations,” and what confusion of thought results from failure to recognize the difference between these? P. 67, par. 2.

(19) Aside from making their own calling and election sure, what two-fold work have the prospective New Creation to do in connection with the human family? P. 68, par. 1.

(20) Explain why no other class of beings could be found so well adapted to ruling and blessing the world. P. 69, par. 1.

(21) Is the work of uplifting, ruling, blessing and judging mankind the entire mission of the New Creation? P. 69, par. 2.

(22) Although the Scriptures do not explicitly declare the future activities of the New Creation, what may we reasonably infer or anticipate regarding them? P. 70, par. 1,2.

SEPTEMBER 25

(23) What constitutes these New Creatures “priests”? P. 71, par. 1, first part.

(24) What represents the new nature of these priests, and how is the victory of the New Creature attained? P. 71, par. 1.

(25) Explain in detail how the Aaronic priesthood of Israel typified the present condition of the New Creation, and Melchizedek, their future priesthood. P. 72, top of page, par. 1.

(26) Mention the apparent reason why the intimate relationship between the Only Begotten and the elect Church is so frequently referred to under various figures, and explain the significance of the “top-stone,” as a figure. P. 72, par. 2.

(27) Explain the “temple” figure. P. 73, par. 1.

(28) Explain the beautiful illustration of the “human body with its various members.” P. 73, par. 2.

(29) Give numerous other figures showing this relationship of Christ and the Church.

(30) What is perhaps the most perfect and complete figure of our Master’s interest in and love for his brethren? Explain in detail. P. 74, par. 1.

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