Guide to Bible Understanding                                  Lesson 2
   
                          OUR LORD AND SAVIOR
 
 These lessons were written to aid you in your spiritual growth. They
are only guides to help you use your Bible. For maximum use of these
studies and greater understanding of the scripture, we recommend that
you look up the suggested Bible passages in more than one translation.
 
For those who may be new to studying the Bible, remember the following
when you want to find a reference such as John 3:16 in the Bible: The
number 3 before the colon (:) is chapter 3 in the book of John and the
number 16 after the colon (:) is the verse number 16 in that chapter.

 1) Read Genesis 1:1. Who is responsible for the creation? ___________

 2) How long has God Himself existed? (see Psalm 90:1-2) _____________  
 
 3) What type of being is God? (Read John 4:24 and check one)

           ( )  (a) a physical being.
           ( )  (b) a spiritual being.
           ( )  (c) a metaphysical being.

 4) List four other words used in 1 Timothy 1:17 that describers God.
     
           (a) _________________    (b) ____________________ 
           
           (c) _________________    (d) ____________________

 5) What special emotion does God express toward His creation? (Read
John 3:16)
           _____________________
 
 6) In 1 John 3:1 what type of relationship does God want with people?
(check one)      
             (  ) (a) Master and slave     (  ) (b) Brother and sister
             (  ) (c) Parent and child     (  ) (d) Teacher and pupil
 
 7) Read Ephesians 4:6 and fill in the blank spaces:

      There is one ______________ and __________________ who is
      
      _________ all and _______________ all and ___________ all.
      
 8) Read Psalm 103:8 and list four characteristics of God:
           
           (a) _________________    (b) ____________________ 
           
           (c) _________________    (d) ____________________

 9) Did Jesus claim that He was one with the Father? (see John 10:30)
                                               
                                               ( ) Yes    ( ) No

 10) Was Jesus fully and truly God? (Read Colossians 2:9)
                                               
                                               ( ) Yes    ( ) No

 11) By Whose strength are all things in the universe held together?
(Read Colossians 1:15-19)
                           _____________________________________

 12) Should Jesus rightly be called "Lord"? (see John 13:13)
 
                                               ( ) Yes    ( ) No

 13) What are some of the areas over which Jesus is Lord? (Match the
references with the correct answers)

      (a) 1 Timothy 6:15       (  ) Jesus is Lord of Lords
      (b) Matthew 12:8         (  ) He is Head (Lord) of the church
      (c) 1 Corinthians 2:8    (  ) Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath
      (d) Colossians 1:18      (  ) Jesus is Lord of All
      (e) Acts 10:36           (  ) He is the Lord of Glory

 14) Was Jesus also a true human being? (Read John 1:14)
                                               
                                               ( ) Yes    ( ) No

 15) Name five of the characteristics of Jesus:

     Matthew 4:2   (a) __________________ 
     
     John 19:28    (b) __________________
     
     John 11:35    (c) __________________
     
     Mark 3:5      (d) _________________ and (e) _________________
     
 16) List three reasons why Jesus came into the world: 
     
     John 12:32    (a) When He is ___________ up He will ___________ 
     
                       _________________________ to Himself.
     
     Matthew 18:11 (b) He came to ____________ the ____________.
     
     John 10:10    (c) He came to give _________ in its _____________.
     
 17) What are three of the ways Jesus fulfilled His purpose for coming
 into the world? (Match references with answers) 
 
     (a) Romans 5:8    (  ) by paying for our sins

     (b) Isaiah 53:4-5 (  ) by taking the punishment of our sins for us
     
     (c) 1 John 2:2    (  ) by dying in our place

 18) After Jesus humbled Himself completely in death, what did God the
Father do for Him? (see Philippians 2:8-10)

      God ________ Him up and gave Him a _________ above every ________
      
      that at the _______ of ___________ every ________  should ______.
 
 19) List two reasons why it was necessary for Jesus to die on the cross
     for our sins.
      
      (a) Hebrews 9:22 Without the ________________ of ____________there
      
      is no _________________________ of sins.

      (b) Hebrews 9:12 By His own ____________ Jesus entered the _______
      
      ________________________ and obtained our ________________ for us.

 20) What did the resurrection of Jesus prove? (see Romans 1:4)

      _________________________________________________________________
      
 21) Where is Jesus at the present time? (Read Ephesians 1:20)
     
      He is ______________ at the ____________  ___________ of _______.
 
 22) Write in your words what Jesus is doing now: (see Hebrews 7:24-25)
      
      _________________________________________________________________

      _________________________________________________________________

 23) Because of Jesus' present position with the Heavenly Father, what
 type of relationship is made available to us? (Read Hebrews 4:16)

    We can come with _______________ to the _____________ of _________
    
    and receive His _________________ and find ____________________ to
    
    ________________ in times of _____________________.
 
 24) What has Jesus promised to do that has yet to be fulfilled? (see
John 14:2-3)
           
    There are many __________________ where my _________ lives and I am
    
    going to ______________ a place for you. When they are ready I will
    
    _________ again so that __________ I am ________ can be there also.
 
 25) Do you believe the following statements?
     
    (Read 1 Timothy 1:17; Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Kings 8:27; 1 John 1:5;
    Genesis 1:1-2; Acts 17:24-25, 28; Psalm 90:1-2; Matthew 28:19;
    John 3:16; Isaiah 57:15; 2 Peter 3:9.)

    There is one God, infinite and perfect, the Creator and Sustainer
    of the universe who exists eternally and desires to share His love
    in a personal relationship with everyone.
    
     (Read 1 Corinthians 8:6; Ephesians 4:6; Ezekiel 33:11; 2
     Thessalonians 1:6-8; John 5:24; John 3:16-18.
     
     God exists as our heavenly Father, who is sovereign over all, and
     is loving and just as He forgives the repentant and condemns the
     unrepentant.
     
     (Read John 1:34; Hebrews 1:3; John 1:14-18; Romans 1:3-4; 1 John
     3:16; 1 Peter 2:24; Hebrews 10:10-14; 1 Corinthians 15:20-21; 1
     Timothy 2:5; John 14:6; 1 John 2:1-2.
     
     God also exists as the Son, who became incarnate in Jesus Christ,
     our Lord and Savior.  He gave Himself on the cross as the complete
     and final sacrifice for sin. As our Risen Lord, He is the mediator
     between God the Father and mankind.
    
     ( ) Yes, I do believe these things.              ( ) No 
 
     Signed: ___________________________________________________