II Peter 1:2-4

Open your Bible to this passage and answer these questions:

Verse 2: 
1. How do you get grace and peace? (Grace has been defined as 
   a God given ability to do something you normally can't do, 
   as "love your enemies")

2. If you lack grace (can't love your enemies, or rejoice evermore, or give 
    thanks in all things, or other things God commands us to do that take grace) 
    then why do you lack grace according to this verse'?

3. If you worry (lack peace) what is the problem?

4. THINK! How do you get the knowledge of God?

Verse 3:

1. What is DIVINE power?

2. What has this power already (past tense) given to us?

3. Then why would I have any problems? (Last 2 clauses)

Verse 4:

1. What does "partaker of the Divine nature" mean?

2. By what are we made partakers of the Divine nature?

3. In this verse, what else do the promises do for us'?

4. Where can I find out what the promises of God are'?

Sometimes we TRY to change our own lives and the result is dead works. 
This study is to help you see how God changes us.

DEAD WORKS

The purpose of this study is to learn not to keep laying the foundation 
of repentance from dead works, but rather to get the foundation down and 
go on. Hebrews 6:1-2

1. The term "dead works" is only used twice in the Bible, Hebrews 6:1 and
Hebrews 9:14.  Since Hebrews 6:1 says "REPENTANCE from dead works" and
Hebrews 9:14 says that the blood of Christ cleanses us from dead works,
would you conclude that dead works are sins?


   What cleanses us from dead works?


2. What should be our attitude toward past dead works (sins)?
   Philippians 3:13-14.


3. If we sin, what can we do about it? 1 John 1:9, Psalm 32:5


4. If we confess our sins, what does God promise to do?

	Every time?

	Does He lie?

5. Often after we confess a sin, it still bothers us. 
   Is God reminding us of it? Hebrews 8:12, Micah 7:18,19

THINK! 	If I confess a sin, then ask God again to forgive me for 
	the same sin, what am I accusing God of?

6. Then what can we do when it bothers us? 
   Nehemiah 8:10, Philippians 4:6


   Note the words "with thanksgiving" in Philippians 4:6.  When an
   old confessed sin comes back to bother you, just thank God He has
   already forgiven it.


7. Read Romans 8:1.  THINK! If God has forgiven someone, is it wrong
   for us to condemn them?


   Even if that person is yourself?

ETERNAL JUDGMENT

1. Who judges us? John 5:22

   Why is He the One Who judges us? v. 27, Hebrews 2:17,18; 4:15

2. When do men go to judgment? Hebrews 9:27

3. Read Luke 16:19-31  
   What happens to these people in Hades (translated "hell" in  
   King James) when the White Throne Judgment comes?  
   Revelation 20:11-15

   Who is thrown into the lake of fire'?

4. How long does the punishment last? Matthew 25:41 & 46 
   Revelation 14:10-11

RIGHTEOUSNESS

1.  To what does God compare our own righteousness?  Isaiah 64:6



2.  Who is righteous?  I John 2:1




3.  How can we NOT get righteousness?  Gal. 2:21, Titus 3:5




4.  What kind of righteousness did the author of Philippians want?
    Phil. 3:9



5.  How does this kind of righteousness come?  Romans 10:9-10, Romans 9:30-32




6.  Do we earn righteousness or is it a gift?  Romans 5:17



7.  What did Christ do that we might be made righteous?
    II Cor. 5:21, Romans 5:8-9, Romans 5:18-19



8.  What does it take to please God?  Hebrews 11:6



I John 5:11-12

SIN

1. At this present time how many sinless people are on earth?
   Ecclesiastes 7:20  1John 1:8,10



2. How many have sinned?  Romans 3:23




3. How many people do good?  Romans 3:10-12




4. When God looked at us from heaven, how many did He
   find who understood and looked for Him?  Psalms 14:2,3
   Are some good?  Just a little good and clean?



5. How does God see man?  Job 15:15-16  Look up "iniquity" in
   the dictionary.



6. How does God see our "good deeds" (righteousnesses)?  Isaiah 64:6



7. Are we saved by good works?  Ephesians 2:8-9
   "Grace" is an undeserved gift (an ability to do something
   unnatural -- like love your enemies)



8. Who has eternal life?  1 John 5:11-12