Open the Eyes of My Heart | Name this Bible Verse! | Testament | Blind and Deaf |
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All of your heart.
How much of your heart should you use when seeking God?
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John 1:1
"In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God and the word was God."
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Promise. Covenant. Vow. Oath.
What is the meaning of the word "Testament"?
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Man's teachings and lies (Lies = adding and subtracting from God's word)
When the word is sealed, what comes out?
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The word
According to John 1:1, God=?
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John 5:39-40
"You diligently study the scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life."
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All three are needed and important in order to become a Righteous Believer.
Is it most important to have the correct knowledge, the correct faith or the correct actions?
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God's servants and messengers, the prophets and seers, the heads of His churches.
Who was blind and deaf at the first coming?
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By putting God's law in our minds and writing them on our hearts. (Hebrews 8:10-12)
How can we keep the New Covenant today?
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Hebrews 5:12-14
"In fact, though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God's word all over again. You need milk, not solid food! Anyone who lives on milk, being still an infant, is not acquainted with the teaching about righteousness. But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil."
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The Promise of a Messiah.
What is the promise made to the Israelites throughout the entire Old Testament?
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Biblical history was written down as a warning and happened to our forefathers as an example for us to learn from.
What is the purpose of Biblical History?
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They used their own thinking. They feared man (religious authority). Lack of Knowledge.
What was one reason the physical Jews did not recognize Jesus?
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Luke 24:44
He said to them, "This is what I told you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets and the Psalms."
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-Religious Authority
- Lack of Knowledge - Accepting Man's Teachings
What were some reasons why the Israelites did not recognize the Messiah at the 1st coming?
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A prophecy is a vision for the future. If one does not understand a prophecy, then God's will and his heart is not be understood by them.
What is a prophecy? What happens if one does not understand a prophecy?
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"So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" (1 Kings 3:5-12)
When God told King Solomon, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you", what did he reply?
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1 John 4:5-6
"They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of falsehood."
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Becoming God's Treasured Possession, Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation.
What are the three blessings promised to the one who keeps the covenant mentioned in Exodus 19:5-6?
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Once the prophecy has fulfilled. When the reality has occurred. When one can understand the signs.
When can one understand a prophecy? Bonus points --- give an example of a prophecy
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