R4859-223 Berean Questions In Scripture Studies

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BEREAN QUESTIONS IN SCRIPTURE STUDIES

Series VI., Study VI.—Order and Discipline in the New Creation

AUGUST 6

TEACHERS IN THE CHURCH

(104) What is the special Scriptural significance of “aptness to teach”? P. 255.

(105) How may we distinguish between teaching and preaching? P. 256, par. 1.

(106) What is the work of an evangelist? and how have present-day conditions changed the method of evangelization? P. 256, par. 2; P. 257.

MANY SHOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH

(107) What Scripture implies that in a general sense all the members of the New Creation should be able to teach, and that teaching is not limited to a clerical class? P. 257, par. 2.

AUGUST 13

“BE NOT MANY OF YOU TEACHERS, BRETHREN?”

(108) Does James 3:1 mean that none of the Church should become teachers? If not, what does it mean? P. 258, par. 1.

(109) Explain Matt. 5:19 in this connection. P. 258, par. 2.

“YE NEED NOT THAT ANY MAN TEACH YOU”

(110) In view of other Scriptures and the experiences of life, is the accepted translation of 1 John 2:27,20 correct? P. 259, par. 1.

(111) What thoughts are suggested by the context, beginning with verse 18? P. 259, par. 2.

(112) What is evidently the Apostle’s thought with respect to verse 27? P. 260, par. 1,2.

(113) What is the special significance of the word “unction” in verse 20? and how was this typified? P. 261, par. 1.

AUGUST 20

(114) Of what is this unction an evidence to ourselves and to others? P. 261, par. 2.

(115) What is therefore the conclusion with respect to the necessity for teachers? P. 262, par. 1,2.

“HIM THAT IS TAUGHT, AND HIM THAT TEACHETH”

(116) Do the Scriptures teach a machine-like faith and acceptance of every doctrine? P. 263, par. 1.

(117) On the other hand, does the Word of God encourage a combative, fault-finding or debating spirit? P. 263, par. 2.

(118) What does the word “communicate” signify in Gal. 6:6? P. 264, par. 1.

AUGUST 27

WOMAN’S PROVINCE IN THE CHURCH

(119) Is there any sex-discrimination with respect to eligibility for membership in the New Creation? Support your reply with Scripture quotations. P. 264, par. 3, first half.

(120) In view of explicit limitations placed upon woman’s service in the Church, how shall we harmonize this with the preceding statement? P. 265, top.

(121) Do the Scriptures indicate a lack of love on the part of our Lord, or of education or ability on their part, that such restrictions were placed upon women in the early Church? P. 265, par. 1.

(122) How does woman appear to have been used by the Adversary in misleading mankind? P. 265, par. 2.

(123) What natural endowment of woman may reasonably seem to unfit her for public service? P. 266, par. 1,2.

(124) How does this quality of approbativeness become a snare to woman when exercised toward the public? P. 267, par. 1, first part.

(125) How is ambition to appear wiser than others a danger that besets man as well as woman? and what are the Apostle’s warnings? P. 267, par. 1; Z.’08-24.

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