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Who Is God
This is the introductory study for students. The lessons and answers are provided here for you to use when reviewing lessons.
Who is God
Follow-Up Questions:
1. What does the goodness of God give us the opportunity to do? 2:28
2. When Joey was incarcerated, what was his greatest opportunity given? 3:16
3. Is it true that God’s presence is available, and His desire is to be known by you? 3:34
4. What is Joey’s prayer for us? 4:12
5. In whose image have we been created? 5:21
6. What does Genesis 1:31 teach us about creation and God? 6:24
7. Where does Psalm 139:7-14 say God is? 6:49
8. What does Joey say about your life as seen in the Bible? 8:25
9. Did God create you for a purpose? 9:56
10. Does saying that God is good deny that evil exists? 10:00
Follow-Up Questions:
1. What was the state of everything God originally created, including humanity? 0:25
2. What was the one rule God gave to Adam and Eve, and what were the consequences of disobedience? 1:17
3. Did God give humans free will to make relationships authentic and based on love rather than forcing obedience? 3:00
4. How did the serpent (Satan) tempt Eve, and what choice did Adam and Eve Make? 4:00
5. How did sin and evil enter the world, and who is ultimately responsible for our sin? 5:00
6. According to the Bible, where does temptation come from, and does God ever tempt us to sin? 5:20
7. Who was Satan originally, and what led to his rebellion against God? 6:30
8. Why is it difficult for humans to fully understand or question God’s plan regarding evil? 9:00
9. What two choices does God give humanity concerning sin and reconciliation? 9:20
10. What hope does God provide humanity despite the presence of evil in the world? 9:35
Follow-Up Questions
1. What sustained Joseph during his time in prison?
2. What should individuals reflect on to ensure they are walking with God?
3. What is salvation described as in the text?
4. Jesus provides a perfect, problem-free life to all who follow him.
5. What does the text say about challenges in life after following Jesus?
6. Why can Jesus sympathize with our weaknesses?
7. What does Romans 8:28-29 teach about life’s challenges?
8. What does the text encourage believers to do daily?
9. The goodness of God is meant to lead people to repentance.
10. Is the goodness of God is meant to lead people to repentance?
Follow-Up Questions:
1. What is one reason Joey gives for why life can be filled with suffering? 0:17
2. What does Joey say about unanswered prayers? 0:59
3. According to Proverbs:3:5, What is the first step in understanding why God allows evil and suffering? 1:27
4. What does Joey say about questioning God? 2:38
5. What does Isaiah 1:18 say is God’s goal when he allows us to reason with him? 3:03
6. Which Biblical figure is mentioned as having questioned God about the suffering of his people? 3:11
7. How did Job react to his suffering, according to Joey? 3:47
8. What does Joey suggest about the purpose of suffering in God’s plan? 4:23
9. Is it true that even though we may not get answers to all our questions, we should trust God and stand in awe of His wisdom? 5:16
10. Is suffering a sign that God is punishing us for our sins? 6:55
Reflection Questions:
1. In this Lesson of “Who is God?”, what did we learn about God’s nature?
2. What is one of the most impactful truths studied in this lesson?
3. Which biblical figure is highlighted as encountering God’s mercy while in prison in Genesis 39?
4. How does Joey describe his personal experience with God’s mercy? 1:39
5. True or False: The goodness of God and His mercy are unrelated to one another in Scripture.
6. What verse from Psalm highlights God’s goodness and mercy toward all 2:23 people?
7. What does the story of the mother pleading for mercy before the king illustrate about mercy? 3:26
8. In the parable of the prodigal son, how does the father react when his son returns home? 6:14
9. True or False: According to the parable of the prodigal son, the father represents God, who waits for us to return to Him with mercy and compassion. 6:36
10. What does Malachi 3:6 reveal about God’s mercy? 7:40
Reflection Questions:
1. What was the consequence of Adam and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden?
2. In Genesis 3:15, what is foretold about the woman’s offspring?
3. How does God balance His justice and mercy?
4. What book in the Bible focuses on sorrow and grief, expressing the depth of human pain?
5. What does Lamentations 3:22-24 teach about God’s mercy?
6. What does the phrase “new mercy every morning” suggest?
7. What was the purpose of animal sacrifices in the Old Testament?
8. What did Hebrews 10:1-10 reveal about the limitations of animal sacrifices?
9. True or False: The Old Testament sacrificial system could permanently remove sin.
10. True or False: Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross was sufficient to forgive all sin, once and for all.
Reflection Questions:
1. True/False: God’s mercy is only available to individuals, not nations.
2. How does the story of Nineveh show God’s mercy?
3. What caused Jonah to repent and obey God’s command?
4. How does God often use challenges in our lives?
5. Why did Jonah flee to Tarshish instead of obeying God?
6. Why did Jonah wang God to destroy the Ninevites?
7. What is required from those of us who have received God’s mercy?
8. Being in prison gives you a reason not to show mercy.
9. What does Romans 5:5 and Galatians 5:22 say about love?
10. What must we do to receive God’s mercy?
Reflection Questions:
1. What is the greatest expression of God’s mercy?
2. What does Jesus’ perfect sacrifice achieve?
3. According to Ephesians 2:1-7, what was humanity’s condition before salvation?
4. Why can humans have a new relationship with God?
5. What leads to showing mercy to others?
6. How does self-awareness affect the way we judge others?
7. Romans 12:19 declares that vengeance belongs to individuals, not God.
8. What personal decision did Joey make in prison regarding an enemy?
9. What foundation did mercy help Joey establish in his life?
10. What impact can mercy have on communities and relationships?
Reflection Questions:
1. What has the truths presented in this lesson done for lives and nations?
2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way God shows mercy?
3. What ultimate act of mercy did Jesus demonstrate?
4. Luke 6:27-29, what are we commanded to do when someone insults or harms us?
5. What surprising consequence came from Joey obeying Christ’s commands of mercy while in prison?
6. What does God promise when we show mercy to our enemies?
7. Christians must never fail in our duty to ___________ others.
8. True/False: Jesus’ command to forgive is limited and only applies when it is easy to forgive.
9. What important lesson does the parable of the Good Samaritan teach?
10. The parable of the Good Samaritan shows that showing mercy can sometimes require financial sacrifice and personal effort.
Refection Questions:
1. True or False: Your life is a love story defined by God’s relentless and perfect love, despite your failures and shortcomings.
2. What motivates everything that God does?
3. True or False: Love originates from God, and without Him, love would not exist.
4. Which of the following is NOT a reason why God loves us?
5. True or False: 4:37 God as a Father is unlike earthly fathers because He is perfect and without flaws.
6. What should you rely on during moments of loneliness or doubt?
7. What verse does Joey recommend memorizing to remind you of God’s love?
8. What does Jeremiah 31:3 reveal about God’s love? 6:37
9. According to Ephesians 3:17-19, what surpasses human understanding?
10. What does faith in God’s love provide to believers?
Reflection Questions:
1. True or False: The prison environment is devoid of emotions and feelings.
2. Which of the following emotions are commonly experienced in prison life, according to the speaker?
3. True or False: Heartbreak is an unusual experience for those in prison.
4. What is a dual aspect of emotional pain discussed in the lesson?
5. True or False: God experiences real emotions.
6. How does God feel when people turn away from Him?
7. According to the lesson, what is one primary way to express love for God?
8. Which scripture supports loving others as a way to love God?
9. True or False: Loving one’s enemies is an optional teaching in Christianity.
10. What does Hosea 11:1-4 teach about how God leads His people?
Reflection Questions:
1. What is the defining characteristic of true love?
2. What act demonstrates God’s ultimate love for humanity?
3. What’s the difference between God’s love from human love?
4. True or False: Jesus’ death on the cross is an example of self-giving love.
5. What does Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross offer to humanity?
6. Where is true life found?
7. What does true love seek to reflect?
8. What attributes of God must be considered alongside His love?
9. True or False: God’s wrath is an uncontrolled expression of anger similar to human emotions.
10. Why is God’s wrath necessary? 8:00
Reflection Questions:
1. What does the crucifixion of Jesus Christ demonstrate?
2. According to Romans 1:18-20, what is revealed from heaven?
3. What does the gospel of Jesus Christ reveal?
4. Why can no one claim to be innocent before God?
5. How does God reconcile His wrath and love?
6. What is the central distinction between Christianity and other world religions regarding sin?
7. In Genesis 3:15, the first prophecy points to which future event?
8. What did God provide to cover Adam and Eve’s shame after their sin?
9. True or False: The death of Jesus Christ was necessary for the forgiveness of sin because no other payment could absolve the debt of humanity’s sin.
10. True or False: According to Romans 5:9, believers are saved from God’s wrath through Jesus Christ.
Reflection Questions:
1. What is one of the greatest joys of salvation?.
2. What does union with God mean?
3. What is the primary role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer?
4. What happens when a believer is joined to the Lord?
5. What is necessary to stay close to God according to the lesson?
6. What does John 15:4-5 teach about living in union with Christ?
7. What is the key to living in love and following Christ’s example?
8. What should believers do when they fail and experience guilt?
9. Union with God is only available to certain Christians with special spiritual gifts. (0:29)
10. The Holy Spirit helps believers by producing godly fruit like love, joy, peace, and self-control, and by convicting them of sin. (2:12)
Reflection Questions:
1. What does it mean when we say God is sovereign?
2. How does God govern the universe?
3. Which verse assures us that God works everything for the good of those who love Him?
4. What does God’s omnipotence mean?
5. Why does God not lie or act against His holiness?
6. What does Jeremiah 32:17 teach about God?
7. True/False: In the story of Joseph, God’s absence during his suffering shows that God sometimes abandons His people.
8. Why did God allow Joseph to be sold into slavery and imprisoned?
9. What is God’s promise in Psalm 27:10?
10. True/False: God’s love and sovereignty mean He deeply cares for every person He created.
Reflection Questions:
1. What did Joseph use the favor God gave him for while in prison?
2. How long had it been since Joseph was sold into slavery and imprisoned when God’s sovereign plan began to unfold?
3. What does the lesson suggest about God’s timing in relation to human expectations?
4. What was Joseph’s main goal when he entered Pharaoh’s presence?
5. What did Joseph say to Pharaoh about the meaning of his dream?
6. God revealed to Joseph that Egypt would have ______ years of abundance and _____ years of famine.
7. According to the lesson, what role does suffering often play in God’s plan?
8. True/False: Jesus Suffered so that we may have everlasting life.
9. What was Joseph’s attitude toward the wrongs done to him by his brothers when they later bowed before him?
10. What did King Nebuchadnezzar acknowledge about God after his sanity was restored?
Reflection Questions:
1. What is a key part of the Christian journey according to the lesson? :36
2. What did Job do when confronted by God?
3. What does Job declare about God’s purpose in Job 42:2?
4. True/False: Suffering always comes as a result of personal sin.
5. According to the lesson, why might suffering not always be a result of sin?
6. How is God’s nature revealed?
7. What does the lesson warn against regarding “jailhouse religion”?
8. Why did God redeem the Israelites from Egypt, according to Ezekiel 20:9?
9. What does prayer help us recognize?
10. True/False: The ministry of reconciliation involves calling others to return to God through repentance and faith in Jesus.
Multiple Choice Questions:
1. What is one key characteristic of the joy that comes from the Holy Spirit?
2. Where is the source of lasting joy for believers found?
3. What does the joy of a believer remind them of regarding their eternal future?
4. What can help believers experience unshakable joy, according to the lesson?
5. What is the role of God’s Word in relation to joy?
6. What kind of peace did Jesus leave with His followers, according to John 14:27?
7. What does sorrow do in the life of a believer?
8. Which of the following is a key way to increase joy in your life?
True/False Questions:
1. True or False: Joy in a believer’s life is purely based on human effort and circumstances.
2. True or False: Obedience to God’s commands leads to deeper experiences of His joy in the life of a believer.
Reflection Questions:
1. What is the main theme of Romans 9?
2. In the passage from Romans 9:19-21, who is the Creator compared to?
3. What lesson can be learned from God allowing Satan to continue influencing the world?
4. What is emphasized as essential to trust in, even when we can’t comprehend God’s full purpose?
5. In the story of Pharaoh, what did God do to ensure that Pharaoh would not release the Hebrews?
6. True or False: Pharaoh’s heart was hardened by God so that he would eventually believe and be saved.
7. What does Hebrews 3:12-13 warn against?
8. According to Deuteronomy 30:19 and Joshua 24:15, what choice is presented to believers?
9. Joshua 24:15, Choose for yourselves this day whom you will ________, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the river or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve _________.
10. True or False: The sovereignty of God should discourage believers because it emphasizes God’s control over all things.
Reflection Questions:
1. What does the term “Holy” mean in the context of God’s character?
2. According to the lesson, what does holiness primarily refer to in relation to God?
3. What does Jesus teach about whom to fear in Luke 12:5?
4. What is the eternal consequence for those who reject God and His holiness?
5. True or False: Hell was created for humans because they chose to live in rebellion against God.
6. Which verse speaks about the importance of making one’s salvation “certain” by living according to God’s commands?
7. According to the lesson, how does the early church exemplify the fear of God?
8. What was the significance of God making the Sabbath holy in Genesis 2:2-3?
9.What was the purpose of the Sabbath according to Deuteronomy 5:15?
10. What is the ultimate rest that remains for the people of God, as mentioned in Hebrews 4:9-11?
Reflection Questions:
1. Complaining is not compatible with faith because we trust that God is:
2. God cares for our afflictions and shows this through His actions with which group of people?
3. What did Moses encounter at Mount Horeb that demonstrated God’s holy presence?
4. God assured Moses of His presence and power by promising to perform ________, ________, and ________ to free the Israelites:
5. True or False: God is okay with us not obeying him if we have an excuse or personal insecurity.
6. When God freed the Israelites, what responsibility did He give them in Exodus 19:5-6?
7. Disobedience to God reflects a lack of what?
8. Jesus said, “You are my friends if you do what I ________.”
9. True or False: At Mount Sinai, God required the Israelites to wash their clothes and prepare to meet Him as an outward sign of holiness.
10. What did the sanctuary and the Most Holy Place symbolize?
Reflection Questions:
1. What is the purpose of the Old Testament events, as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 10:11?
2. True/False: Nadab and Abihu’s actions showed respect for God’s holiness.
3. What happened to Nadab and Abihu as a result of their disobedience?
4. What was the Most Holy Place in the sanctuary meant to stress?
5. What was the main purpose of the Day of Atonement?
6. According to Leviticus 17:11, what was required for the forgiveness of sins?
7. In Leviticus 16:6-10, how many male goats was Aaron to present before the Lord at the Tabernacle?
8. What was the role of the high priest on the Day of Atonement?
9. What did the scapegoat on the Day of Atonement ultimately point to, according to the New Testament?
10. What does Jesus’ sacrifice provide for believers?
Reflection Questions:
1. What was the tabernacle meant to show the people?
2. True/False: Sin separates people from God.
3. Why did the high priest enter the Holy of Holies?
4. What happened when Jesus died?
5. Why is the shedding of blood important in the Bible?
6. What lesson do we learn from Ananias and Sapphira?
7. True/False: The Bible teaches that believers should only honor God outside of prison.
8. How should Christians live according to Ephesians 5:3-5? )
9. What does “be holy because I am holy” mean?)
10. Who helps Christians live a holy life?
Reflection Questions:
1. According to Luke 6:45, what produces holy actions?
2. What did Isaiah 29:13 say about the worship of God?
3. True or False: Matthew 6:5 tells us that the religious leaders were more concerned about being respected by people than to care about God.
4. What does Ephesians 4:22-24 instruct believers to do?
5. True or False: The old sinful nature is eradicated completely when someone is saved.
6. What should we do to win against sin in our lives?
7. What is the new creation’s mission, according to Acts 20:24?
8. What does God promise about His love for us?
9. What does it mean to “expect great things from God and attempt great things for God”?
10. What does 2 Corinthians 7:1 tell believers to do?
Christian Leadership
After students graduate from the Who is God Bible study, they progress to our second study, Christian Leadership. The lessons and answers are provided here for you to use when reviewing lessons.
Disciple of Christ
After completing the Who Is God and Christian Leadership Bible studies, students graduate to the Disciple of Christ Bible study. The lessons and answers are provided for you to use when reviewing lessons.
