In the beginning was the _____, and the ____ was with God, and the _____ was God. (John 1:1)
Word
What is the seed?
Word
Inner-person born again of the seed of the word (person)
What is God's food?
The word of truth
Your word is a ____ to my feet and a ____ for my path (Psalms 119:103)
lamp, light
What is a field?
A person's heart
What is fruit?
God's food gives ____ while Satan's food harms _____
life, the spirit
The Spirit gives ____; the flesh counts for _____. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are ____. (John 6:63)
life, nothing, life
What are the four fields?
Good soil, thorny, rocky, and path-like
What are the two types of trees?
God's tree and Satan's tree
What is Satan's food?
falsehood (lies) that harm the spirit
All scripture is ___-___ and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in _____. (1 Tim 3:16)
God-breathed, righteousness
What are the 3 characteristics of good soil?
pure/noble heart, perseverance, retains the word
How can you tell the difference between God's tree and Satan's tree?
Jesus says a tree can be recognized by its fruits
What is discernment?
The ability to tell the difference between God's truth and human opinion (test teachings -- is this God's word or human words)
Blessed is the one who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to _____ _____ ___ ____ ____ __, because the time is near. (Rev 1:3)
heart what is written in it
Path-like field --> distracted, does not remember the word or understand it, does not care about God's word (the bird snatches the deep)
Jesus said he was the ____ ____ (John 15:1)
True vine
How can we discern?
Examine teaching carefully, compare teachings with God's word, and seek God's true meaning rather than blindly following opinions