7.3
Why did the author of Hebrews need to exhort his readers to endure?
They needed to rediscover their former endurance
How did Peter identify his original audience?
Elect Exiles
7.4 What does godly living look like for Christian sojourners in their relationships to the government, workplace, and home?
Believers are to submit to human authority, even if unjust, Christ will soon reverse the situation for His people.
7.5 What two practical outcomes of suffering do sojourners experience on earth?
Greater appreciation for Christ’s suffering and comfort.
Liberation from the polluting effects of sin.
How did the false teachers mangle the doctrines of God’s grace and authority?
They turned the grace of God into a license for sin (lawlessness).
They rejected authority,
How would you defend the idea that Christians are sojourners in the present age?
We also await the reign of Christ just like the heroes of faith.
What does this identification reveal about the purpose of his letter?
He wanted the readers to see the privileges and be encouraged in the face of temporary exile.
7.5 Define desiring justice.
Justice we commit matters to proper authorities.
7.5 What kind of character defines a faithful elder?
Christlike character: godly, loving, and humble
What are the characteristics of the ungodly people described in Jude?
They base their ideas on their own authority, reject rightful authority, are controlled by fleshly instincts, have empty lives and worthless teaching, and use ungodly language that reveals their ungodly hearts.
According to the example set by the heroes of faith, what is the key to endurance?
Longing to be with God in their new home.
How might unbelievers mischaracterize the Christian’s hope in a future paradise?
As wishful thinking.
7.5 Define seeking revenge.
Revenge is taking matters into our own hands.
7.5 What are the responsibilities of elders to Christ’s church?
Minister out of love, preach for the good of souls, exercise authority to promote godliness.
According to Jude, what will be the consequences for ungodliness?
God's judgment.
How did the author of Hebrews argue for endurance under affliction in Hebrews 10:32-12:28.
Christ is the perfect example of endurance. When we have our eyes on Him we are strengthened for endurance.
How does the theme of suffering relate to the Christian’s life as a sojourner?
Suffering is the path we must travel since Christ did before entering in glory.
7.5 What two incentives did Peter offer for returning good for evil?
The suffering of Christ and the enthronement of Christ.
7.5 What is Peter’s argument for those who don’t want to suffer and be humiliated?
God cares for you.
To be sober-minded and watchful and resist the devil.
What might have been Jude’s reason for writing about the characteristics and consequences of the ungodly?
Jude wanted his readers to discern false teachers.
He encouraged them to persevere in the faith and evidence right conduct.
What ethical application follow from Hebrews’ teaching about the lifestyle of enduring faith?
Showing brotherly love.
Life of purity and contentment
Receiving God’s Word and walking in faith.
What does Scripture mean when it calls believers royal priest?
Our full access to God will be restored in the end when He reigns forever.
7.5 What did Peter teach about the connection between suffering and triumphing over sin?
We suffer for the obedience of God we triumph over sin and prefer the pleasures of God.
7.7 Why did Jude write his letter?
God's truth was under serious threat from false teachers, so Jude exhorted his readers to contend for the faith once for all delivered to the saints.
Who is Jude's half brother?
Jesus