THE PRESENT TRUTH

When You Hear His Voice

1. The Spirit of God is also called what? John 14:17
2. As such, what does the Spirit do? John 16:13
3. Regarding that, what is specifically promised? John 14:26
4. To whom does God give the Holy Ghost? Acts 5:32
5. What does the Holy Ghost put in our hearts? Romans 5:5
6. What is the fruit of the Spirit in our lives? Galatians 5:22, 23
7. What two things must we do in order to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost? Acts 2:38
8. Who will be saved? Mark 16:16
“Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” John 3:5.

THE PRESENT TRUTH

When You Hear His Voice

1. The Spirit of God is also called what? John 14:17
2. As such, what does the Spirit do? John 16:13
3. Regarding that, what is specifically promised? John 14:26
4. To whom does God give the Holy Ghost? Acts 5:32
5. What does the Holy Ghost put in our hearts? Romans 5:5
6. What is the fruit of the Spirit in our lives? Galatians 5:22, 23
7. What two things must we do in order to receive the gift of the Holy Ghost? Acts 2:38
8. Who will be saved? Mark 16:16
“Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.” John 3:5.

THE PRESENT TRUTH

When All Religions Unite
1. Unclean spirits came out of the mouths of what three apocalyptic figures? Revelation 16:13
2. The false prophet is identified as being the one that did what? Revelation 19:20
Those activities are done by the second beast of Revelation 13, the United States of America (Compare with Revelation 13:14). When referred to as a “beast,” as in Chapter 13, the focus is on the political government of the nation. But when referred to as a “false prophet,” the focus is unmistakably on the religious element of the country. The primary religion in the United States is Protestantism. Revelation 16:13 therefore describes the ecumenical uniting of three classes of religion: Paganism, Catholicism, and Protestantism.

THE PRESENT TRUTH

Testing the Gifts

1. Why do we need to test all spiritual manifestations? 1 John 4:1
2. What will the Lord say to many who have prophesied? Matthew 7:22, 23
3. What did He say would arise in the last days? Matthew 24:24
4. What four specific injunctions does Paul give? 1 Thessalonians 5:19-21
5. According to what word must we test all things? Isaiah 8:20
The first and most important test of a prophet is that his message is in harmony with the law of God and the testimony of earlier prophets.
6. How does a false prophet’s appearance deceive people? Matthew 7:15
7. How then can we distinguish the genuine from the false? Matthew 7:16-20
8. False prophets strengthen the hands of the wicked, so that what? Ezekiel 13:22

THE PRESENT TRUTH
The Spirit of Prophecy
1. When Christ ascended, He gave what unto men? Ephesians 4:8
2. What are some of the gifts that He gave? Ephesians 4:11
The word apostle is a transliteration of a Greek word meaning “one sent forth,” or in other words, a missionary.
3. Why did Jesus give these spiritual gifts to members of His church? Ephesians 4:12
Unlike natural talents which anyone might possess, spiritual gifts are given to God’s people so that each believer will have some specific ministry he may perform in the service of God.
4. How long will each of these gifts be needed? Ephesians 4:13

THE PRESENT TRUTH
God’s Special People
1. Is God responsible for religious confusion? 1 Corinthians 14:33
2. Does more than one true faith exist? Ephesians 4:4, 5
3. Christ’s body of believers on earth is called what? Colossians 1:18
4. When souls were baptized, they were added to what? Acts 2:41, 47
5. The house of God, which is the church of the living God, is what? 1 Timothy 3:15
As we begin this lesson, notice should be given to three specific characteristics of God’s church in its early days.
1. A respect for God’s law (Acts 24:14; 1 John 3:22).
2. The presence of the gift of prophecy (Acts 11:27, 28).
3. Recognition of a world-wide mission (Matthew 28:19; Colossians 1:23).
6. How long would Christ be with His people? Matthew 28:20

THE PRESENT TRUTH

Recognizing God’s Ownership

1. Who owns the world? Psalm 24:1
2. What does God claim as His? Psalm 50:10
3. What about the world’s wealth? Haggai 2:8
4. The kingdom of heaven is as a man traveling into a far country, who did what?
Matthew 25:14
We are “stewards of the mysteries of God.” 1 Corinthians 4:1.
5. What happens to treasures laid up on earth? Matthew 6:19
6. What are we to do with the treasures entrusted to us? Matthew 6:20
7. What do our investments show? Matthew 6:21
8. If our heart is with the Lord, what question will we ask? Psalm 116:12
9. What will we bring when we come into His courts? Psalm 96:8
10. How much offering shall we give? Deuteronomy 16:17
11. What happens when we give? Luke 6:38

THE PRESENT TRUTH

The Christian and the World

1.`How should the Christian relate to the things of the world? 1 John 2:15
2. What similar appeal does Paul give? Romans 12:2
3. Anyone who is allied with the world is what? James 4:4
4. How is our need of distinction from the world emphasized? 2 Corinthians 6:17
“If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17.
5. We are to be transformed by renewing what? Romans 12:2
Our mind is made up of what we feed it. If we would develop the mind of Christ we must be very selective in what we allow to enter it through our eyes and ears.
6. When must we stop our ears and shut our eyes? Isaiah 33:15
7. How did Job control his eyes? Job 31:1