Bible Study

Bible study is the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of each month instead of a regular service.

This is when we delve deeper in the scriptures, like the Bereans, to better understand what we are reading. Some people think we should not question God, but there are times when those hard questions nag at you like “why did God let the satan attack Job” or when a hard saying of Jesus like “if you call someone a fool you are liable to the fire of gehenna” just gets in the way of your faith. All over the Bible the Psalmists and prophets were constantly asking God some tough questions when they don’t understand what’s happening to them. And so, we, like them should not shy away from asking too. We might not get all the answers we are looking for, but we come away with a better understanding of the passages we are studying and knowing that our God is a big and does not feel threatened by our questioning.

Week 17 – Be Sober, Be Vigilant
January 10, 2016
Study

The First Letter of Peter: Holy Living in the Midst of Fiery Trials.

We are called to be spiritually sober and vigilant. In other words, be on guard because our enemy is relentless in attacking, distracting, opposing and condemning the Believer. We are called to resist the devil by being steadfast in our faith knowing that our Advocate –Jesus Christ, the Righteous One, continually defends, pleads on our behalf and vindicates us before Abba Father.


Questions
  1. Against whom are we warned to be on guard?
  2. What is the devil’s objective?
  3. How is the Believer to guard themselves?
  4. What happens to a Believer after they have suffered for a while?
  5. What assurance do we have?

Answers

  1. Our adversary the devil.
  2. To destroy us.
  3. Resist him by standing firm in the faith.
  4. They will be perfected, established, strengthened
  5. Yahweh God of all grace has the glory and dominion over all for ever and ever.
Selected Scripture Verses
I Peter 5: 8-14

(8) Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. (9) Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

(10) And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. (11) To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Final Greetings
(12) With the help of Silas, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

(13) She who is in Babylon, chosen together with you, sends you her greetings, and so does my son Mark. (14) Greet one another with a kiss of love.

Peace to all of you who are in Christ.

Open Hands Church