These verses are about how Jesus saves the lost based on a chain of verses that are referenced in a specific order to help give clarity and context.* It has very minimal commentary so that you can do your own self-reflection and discovery of the verses. Many times the Bible explains itself if you just know where to look.
With each group of verses, there are probing questions to help you consider what is being said. Each verse in the study is linked to an online Bible, should you want to check the context of the verses around it. Also, allowing verification of what scripture says, as well as purity of a study based only on the Bible.
1. What is the natural state of every one?
- Romans 3:23 (KJV) — “”
2. How much of our nature is sold to sin?
- Romans 7:14, 18 (KJV) — “”
3. How many parts make up the nature?
- Body, soul, spirit — physical, mental, and moral.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:23 (KJV) — “”
4. Does any part of this threefold nature perfectly meet the mind of the Creator?
- All are sold to sin.
- Romans 3:10-19 (KJV) — “”
- Romans 8:7 (KJV) — “”
5. Will hatred of sin save us from it?
- No.
- Romans 7:15 (KJV) — “”
- Acts 3:19 (KJV) — “”
“There can be no repentance without reformation. Repentance is a change of mind; reformation is a corresponding change of life.”
— Dr. Raleigh, in “Bible Readings, for the Home Circle,” page 90.
“There is no evidence of genuine repentance, unless it works reformation. If he restores the pledge, give again that he had robbed, confess his sins, and love God and his fellow men, the sinner may be sure that he has passed from death
— “Steps to Christ,” page 63.
unto life.”
6. Who is the only Deliverer?
- Matthew 1:21 (KJV) — “”
- Acts 4:12 (KJV) — “”
7. What new power does the Savior bring to sin-marred souls?
- Matthew 1:23 (KJV) — “”
- Ephesians 3:17 (KJV) — “”
8. Does “with us” mean the same as one by us or among us?
- 1 Timothy 3:16 (KJV) — “”
9. By God’s dwelling in flesh, what was seen instead of sin?
- John 1:14 (KJV) — “”
10. When we truly believe and receive Jesus, what comes into our flesh?
- Power, John 1:12-13 (KJV) — “”
- Father and Son, John 14:23 (KJV) — “”
- Holy Spirit, John 14:17 (KJV) — “”
11. When does the transformation begin?
- Understanding enlightened, Ephesians 1:17-18 (KJV) — “”
- Spiritual part of the mind, Ephesians 4:23 (KJV) — “”
- Renewing of the mind, Romans 12:2 (KJV) — “”
- The gift of understanding, 1 John 5:20 (KJV) — “”
12. What is then demonstrated in the flesh?
- Colossians 1:27 (KJV) — “”
13. What divine relationship is thus restored?
- Romans 8:14 (KJV) — “”
- 2 Corinthians 6:17-18 (KJV) — “”
“A beautiful statue once stood in the marketplace of an Italian city. It was the statue of a Greek slave girl. It represented the slave as tidy and well dressed. A ragged, uncombed little street child, coming across the statue
— “Bible Readings for the Home Circle,” page 98.
in her play one day, stopped and gazed at it in admiration. She was captivated by it. She gazed long and lovingly. Moved by a sudden impulse, she went home and washed her face and combed her hair. Another day she stopped again before the statue and admired it, and got a new idea. Next day her tattered clothes were washed and mended. Each time she looked at the. statue she found something in its beauties to admire and copy, until she was a transformed child. By beholding we become changed.”
“Said Luther: ‘Learn to know Christ and Him crucified. Learn to sing a new song — to despair of your own
— D’Aubigne’s “History of the Reformation,” book 2, chapter 8.
works, and to cry unto Him, Lord Jesus, Thou art my righteousness, and I am Thy sin. Thou hast taken upon Thee what was mine, and given to me what was Thine; what Thou wast not Thou becamest, that I might become what I was not.’”
This study guide was based on Reading No. 22, pages 124-125 from Brief Bible Readings for Busy People,
prepared by the Home Missionary Department
of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Review and Herald Publishing. Published originally in 1930.
View the original study guide, which this guide is based on, as a scanned PDF. Full credit to them.
*A Bible chain reference is a system of cross-referencing between different passages or verses of the Bible to connect and relate different concepts, themes, or topics mentioned in different parts of the Bible. It helps readers gain a deeper understanding of the overall message and meaning of the text. To use it, readers start with a particular topic or theme and then look up the corresponding list of verses, paying attention to the connections and relationships between them. Studying them in a particular order, helps one understand the topic from beginning to end. Just like peeling the layers off of an onion. It’s a useful tool for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the Bible and its teachings.
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