Lesson 3: Further Study

Points to Ponder

These questions are intended as a study aid, to spur thought on the concepts discussed in the lesson and help you apply them on a personal level. We suggest you take the time to write out your answers to these questions and compare them to the scriptures given. Please feel free to write us with any comments or suggestions, including questions about this lesson or the rest of the course.

• What is the basic, fundamental difference between human beings and other creatures? (Genesis 1:26-27; 2:7; 9:6).
• Does man have an immortal soul? What happens to the soul that sins? (Ezekiel 18:4, 20; Ecclesiastes 12:7).
• Some people do not believe that Jesus came in the flesh. Did Jesus Christ become truly human? (1 John 4:3; 1 Timothy 2:5; 3:16; Isaiah 52:2).
• Have all human beings been created in the image of God? (James 3:9). Was the man Jesus also made in the image of God? (2 Corinthians 4:3-4; Colossians 1:13-15).
• What are we ultimately destined to become? (Romans 8:28). And whose glory will we have? (Colossians 3:4).
• Many believe that heaven is where the saved will live after death. Where will the resurrected saints of God rule? (Revelation 5:9-10).
• What family relationship exists between God and Jesus Christ? (Mark 1:1; Matthew 11:27; Colossians 1:3).
• Where did Jesus get the teachings He conveyed to the people of His day? (John 7:16).
• Is God the Father our Father also, or only the Father of Jesus Christ? (John 20:17; Matthew 6:9; 1 Thessalonians 3:11).
• As Christ was glorified, will each of us be glorified too after a process of being made perfect through our sufferings? (Hebrews 2:10).