Unit 3 Review

p. 171Lesson 3–1 1. To what does the writer of Hebrews compare the Christian life? 2. What does he mean by “the race set before us”? 3. Are believers who have died aware of what is happening on Earth? How do we know? 4. What are the encumbrances and the entanglements that believers are to watch out for? 5. Describe the three phases of an endurance race and compare them to the Christian life. 6. On what are we to focus as we run our race? What happens if we focus on anything else? 7. What is the “old sin nature”? Describe it. 8. What are the three aspects of the will of God for our lives? 9. Name at least five things that you know absolutely are the will of God for your life and give biblical references for your answers. 10. How would you describe to a friend the way the Christian life resembles a race? What Scriptures would you use to back your claims?

Memory verses Hebrews 12:1–3

Lesson 3–2 1. What is spiritual retreat/reversion? 2. What are the seven steps of reversion? 3. What are the seven steps from spiritual retreat to recovery? 4. Describe the sin of Ahithophel and its results. 5. Were the adultery and murder committed by David any less serious than the sins of Ahithophel? Why did God’s treatment of the two men differ? 6. How could Hushai remain loyal to David? Where did he learn this kind of loyalty? 7. What are the five strengths and kinks of the soul of man?

p. 1728. What is the purpose of God’s discipline? 9. What is the difference between discipline and punishment? 10. What are the three stages of God’s discipline? 11. How would you explain spiritual retreat/reversion to a friend? What Scriptures would you use to back your claims?

Memory verses Ephesians 4:17–19

Lesson 3–3 1. What is the only source of power for living the Christian life? 2. Based on the illustration of Jeremiah 17, describe the life of the person who relies on human power. Describe the life of the person who relies on God’s power. 3. What does the river in Jeremiah 17 illustrate? In what New

Testament passage does Jesus talk about this same river? 4. What is the fruit that the believer living by the river will produce? 5. What is the biblical definition of the “heart”? 6. What produces spiritual thirst in a believer? 7. How is water a picture of the Holy Spirit? 8. What four commands must we obey in order to harness the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives? 9. What is the difference between the indwelling of the Holy

Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit? 10. Describe a “spiritual” person. How does one become spiritual? 11. Name at least five biblical terms that are synonymous with spirituality. 12. How would you explain spirituality to a friend? What

Memory verses Jeremiah 17:5–10 John 7:38

p. 173Lesson 3–4 1. What are the seven stages of faith described in Psalm 27? 2. What does the local church have to do with the individual believer’s spiritual growth? 3. What does Paul mean in Ephesians 4:13 by “the unity of the faith”? 4. What does he mean by “the knowledge of the Son of God”? 5. What does he mean by “a mature man”? 6. What does he mean by “the fulness of Christ”? 7. What qualities will characterize the lives of people who choose to remain spiritual infants? 8. What is God’s goal for every believer? 9. According to 2 Peter 1, what is the first prerequisite for growth? 10. What are the seven steps of spiritual advance outlined in 2

Peter 1? 11. How would you explain spiritual growth to a friend? What

Memory verses Psalm 27:1 Ephesians 4:11–13 2 Peter 1:2–7

Lesson 3–5 1. In what sense is the achievement of spiritual maturity the beginning of the normal Christian life? 2. What is the only thing of ours that God can use? 3. What does it mean to be a “living and holy sacrifice”? 4. Where are Christians to worship? 5. What is the difference between being conformed and being transformed? 6. How are we to be transformed? 7. What is the purpose of the transformation process? 8. What does it mean to have the attitude, the mind, of Christ?

p. 1749. Based on Philippians 2:1–11, describe the attitude of Jesus

Christ toward people, toward Himself, and toward His mission in life. 10. Describe the five stages of spiritual growth. Relate each stage to one of the five Hebrew words for faith. 11. How would you explain spiritual maturity to a friend? What

Memory verses Romans 12:1–2 Philippians 2:5–11