BC Lesson 9 Survey

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* 1. What is the Holy Spirit?

Part of a Trinity.

God’s divine power.

The third person of the Godhead.

Simply another name for God.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 7 of the Bible Course.

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* 2. In Old Testament times God’s Holy Spirit was:

Not available to humans.

Only available to the descendants of Abraham.

Available primarily to God’s prophets and patriarchs who had repented and accepted the truth of God.

Universally available.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 5 of the Bible Course.

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* 3. What is the necessary first step for receiving God’s Spirit?

Receive the laying on of hands.

Be baptized (immersed) in water.

Repent of our sins.

Keep the feast of Pentecost.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 3 of the Bible Course.

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* 4. The Holy Spirit is:

A gift from God.

Something we must earn by good works.

Only obtained by “praying it down”.

Always accompanied by “speaking in tongues”.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 2 of the Bible Course.

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* 5. What tool or tools are absolutely necessary to stir up the gift of the Holy Spirit?

Positive self-talk.

Sinning that grace may abound.

Prayer combined with fasting.

Penance.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 13 of the Bible Course.

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* 6. What specific Old Testament group did God give His Spirit to?

The 70 elders of ancient Israel.

Gideon’s 300.

The whole tribe of Reuben.

The kings of the House of Israel after the time of Solomon.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 5 of the Bible Course.

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* 7. When will God make His Spirit available to all peoples?

Only during the Great White Throne Judgment.

After the fifth trumpet sounds.

It is available to all now, regardless of beliefs.

From the beginning of Christ’s millennial reign.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 6 of the Bible Course.

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* 8. What does the Greek phrase Hagios Pneuma, literally mean?

Hot air.

Strong wind.

Pulsing electricity.

Holy wind.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 2 of the Bible Course.

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* 9. From whom does the Holy Spirit proceed?

Only the Father.

Only the Son.

The Father and the Son.

The angelic world.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 4 of the Bible Course.

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* 10. What chapter reveals the greatest insight into the Holy Spirit?

Romans 8.

Leviticus 19.

Luke 3.

I Corinthians 15.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 4 of the Bible Course.

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* 11. Which spiritual gift is the most useful and all encompassing?

Self-control.

Peace.

Joy.

Love.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 13 of the Bible Course.

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* 12. Being led by and possessing the Holy Spirit makes us:

Immortal.

Equal with God.

Free from keeping the law.

Sons of God.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 4 of the Bible Course.

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* 13. What did Jesus Christ come to do?

Fulfill and expand the law.

Destroy the law.

“Spiritualise” the law away.

Totally replace Moses.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 8 of the Bible Course.

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* 14. Of which body of biblical law did Jesus Christ express the spiritual intent?

The sacrificial law of Leviticus and Numbers.

The civil law.

The Ten Commandments.

Deborah’s decision in the book of Judges.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 8 of the Bible Course.

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* 15. Jesus Christ told the disciples the Holy Spirit could not come until:

The law was done away.

Jesus had first ascended to heaven and been glorified.

The apostles were commissioned.

The second physical temple was destroyed.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 5 of the Bible Course.

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* 16. The Holy Spirit is likened to:

A Helper.

Living waters.

A Comforter.

All of the above.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 2 of the Bible Course.

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* 17. How does God change the human heart?

Through the indwelling of God’s Holy Spirit.

Humanly acquired knowledge of good and evil.

Human experience.

All of the above.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 6 of the Bible Course.

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* 18. The Father begat Jesus as a human through the agency of:

Purely natural means.

The Holy Spirit.

An unidentified spiritual component.

A formula in the Apocrypha.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 4 of the Bible Course.

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* 19. How do we know the things of God?

By memorizing the Bible.

Being taught by ministers.

By the Holy Spirit.

It is not possible.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 2 of the Bible Course.

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* 20. What does receiving the Holy Spirit mean?

We can abandon our own efforts to overcome sin.

Christ in us will do all the overcoming for us.

God’s divine help is added to strengthen our own will and effort.

We cannot lose eternal life.

Hint: You can find the answer on page 2 of the Bible Course.

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BC Lesson 9

The Transforming Power of God's Spirit

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* 1. What is the Holy Spirit?

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* 2. In Old Testament times God’s Holy Spirit was:

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* 3. What is the necessary first step for receiving God’s Spirit?

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* 4. The Holy Spirit is:

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* 5. What tool or tools are absolutely necessary to stir up the gift of the Holy Spirit?

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* 6. What specific Old Testament group did God give His Spirit to?

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* 7. When will God make His Spirit available to all peoples?

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* 8. What does the Greek phrase Hagios Pneuma, literally mean?

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* 9. From whom does the Holy Spirit proceed?

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* 10. What chapter reveals the greatest insight into the Holy Spirit?

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* 11. Which spiritual gift is the most useful and all encompassing?

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* 12. Being led by and possessing the Holy Spirit makes us:

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* 13. What did Jesus Christ come to do?

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* 14. Of which body of biblical law did Jesus Christ express the spiritual intent?

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* 15. Jesus Christ told the disciples the Holy Spirit could not come until:

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* 16. The Holy Spirit is likened to:

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* 17. How does God change the human heart?

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* 18. The Father begat Jesus as a human through the agency of:

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* 19. How do we know the things of God?

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* 20. What does receiving the Holy Spirit mean?

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* 21. Please enter your Beyond Today magazine subscriber number here, if you know it. Your Beyond Today magazine subscriber number can be found on your Beyond Today magazine label and starts with a 'U' followed by at least 10 numbers. Example: U2008010323

* 21. Please enter your Beyond Today magazine subscriber number here, if you know it. Your Beyond Today magazine subscriber number can be found on your Beyond Today magazine label and starts with a 'U' followed by at least 10 numbers.
Example: U2008010323