1. To what extent did the wise man test the pleasures of the world? “Whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy,” Ecclesiastes 2:10. “I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure,” verse 1. 2. How much [...]
1. When Christ comes to reign, where will His throne be located? “The Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David: and He shall reign over the house of Jacob forever,” Luke 1:32, 33. 2. Since David's throne was on Mount Zion in Jerusalem, then will not this be the exact [...]
1. What is said of the glorious city? “Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah,” Psalm 87:3. 2. By whom was this city built? “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God,” Hebrews 11:10. 3. To what city will the righteous come? “But ye [...]
1. With what planet or physical body is all our present life connected? With this earth. 2. What position was man given when created? “Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living [...]
1. To whom were the promises made? “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made,” Galatians 3:16. 2. What was the promise referred to here that was given to Abraham and his seed? “And the Lord said unto Abram after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look [...]
1. What is man's present relation to death, and why was it pronounced on him? “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned,” Romans 5:12. 2. As death has come upon man, what do the scriptures tell [...]
1. What shows the importance of this study? “What is man, that Thou are mindful of him? and the son of man, that Thou visitest him?” Psalm 8:4. 2. What is the origin of man? “And the Lord God formed man,” Genesis 2:7. 3. Of what was man composed? “Of the dust of the ground,” [...]
1. At death what leaves man and returns to God? “Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it,” Ecclesiastes 12:7. NOTE: The statement is made, “To God who gave it,” and it is now our duty to find what God gave man [...]
1. From what was man made in the beginning? “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground,” Genesis 2:7. 2. And by what act was he made alive? “And breathed into his nostrils the breath of life,” Genesis 2:7. 3. What did man become after the breath of life had been [...]
1. Upon one occasion, what question was asked Christ? “Then said one unto Him, Lord, are there few that be saved?” Luke 13:23. 2. What answer did Christ give to this question? “And He said unto them, Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter [...]