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Persecution And The Christian
Lesson Six
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For Lesson Six, read the following sections in your Textbook and do the questions below. The questions are in chronological order.
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Read pages 116 - 154 and answer the associated questions. If you are using the PDF version of the textbook, I suggest you make a 'copy' so you can highlight in it. You may write the answers to the questions below in a notebook or on a computer file. You may also print them off here and work from a 'hard' copy. God bless.
Lesson Six Questions
The Call Of Discipleship,
The Call Of The Cross
1. It should therefore come as no surprise when Jesus teaches His followers that ____________________ is a part of the new life they have received from God. pg. 116
Matthew
2. Matthew depicts them ____________________ as those who both succeed and fail in their relationship with Christ as they are trained to go and make other disciples. pg. 117
3. All ____________________ followers of Jesus possess them [characteristics of the Sermon On The Mount] to a certain degree, and the call is to embrace them even deeper. pg. 117
4. Whereas many in the West consider themselves blessed for not having to suffer persecution, Jesus considered it a ___________________ to be persecuted. pg. 118
5. Ultimately, God’s people do not suffer for their faith; they suffer for ____________________. pg. 118
6. As witnesses, their role was to bring the ____________________ to God and to salvation. pg. 118
7. Disciples are assured that that they will be ____________________ in heaven for their service for God. pg. 119
8. Persecution will be ____________________. pg. 119
9. When done in the spirit of Christ, mission has always taken place in the shadow of a ____________________. pg. 119
10. They are to be committed to accomplishing the _________________ of God, even if it means their death. pg. 120
11. ____________________ is needed to know what to do, where to stand, and what not to do, so that when suffering comes, it is truly for the sake of Christ and not because of one’s own foolishness. pg. 120
Guidelines For Christian-Muslim Dialogue
12. Make sure that the Christians entering into dialogue with Muslims have a firm grasp of an orthodox faith in the ____________________ of the Christian tradition. pg. 122
13. ____________________ judgments about Islamic beliefs and practices—although these are sometimes necessary and are often implicit in the affirmations—should not be the principal theme of the Christian participants in the dialogue. pg. 122
14. Allow the ____________________ expression of concerns, fears, and grievances regarding the other party in the dialogue. pg. 123
Matt. 10:19, 20
15. In their ____________________ of need, God promises to provide the help that the disciples of Jesus require to remain faithful witnesses. pg. 125
Tempted To Become A Bishop
16. It was easy to say the Church could go “underground,” but an underground Church needs ____________________ for its work. pg. 128
Matt. 10:21, 22
17. The ____________________ is not the most significant social agency that makes and shapes and forms the character of Christians. pg. 129
18. The ____________________ is to be God’s most important gathering on earth. pg. 130
19. Like possessions, reputation, and religion itself, the family is clearly subordinated to the ____________________ of the kingdom. pg. 130
20. ____________________ is evidence of a continuing trust in God. pg. 131
21. The threat in this passage is that Jesus’ disciples will see the danger that they face as too much to ____________________ and that the only hope of preservation is to give in. pg. 131
Matthew 10:23-25
22. The promise of verse 23 is that the Church will never be __________. pg. 131
Biblical Responses To Persecution
23. What are the three Biblical responses to persecution? ________________________________ ____________________ pg. 132/133
24. Throughout the New Testament, the ____________________ is always on the mission of the kingdom of God above all else. pg. 132
25. Flight is ____________________ where obedience to God’s commandments and Christ’s commission and love for others would be jeopardized. pg. 133
26. Fortitude is, by far, the most ____________________ response to persecution given, but should not be seen in isolation from the others. pg. 133
27. There are times when it is appropriate to fight for one’s ___________ rights. pg. 133
28. ____________________ disobedience, within appropriate guidelines, is also an option to the believer. pg. 133
Matthew 10:26, 27
29. In the midst of persecution, however, only two options are open to the follower of Christ: either ____________________ Him or ______________ Him (either actively or passively). pg. 134
Matthew 10:28-32
30. The real threat of persecution is not that we might suffer and die, but that we might ____________________ to be what the Almighty God expects us to be. pg. 134
Matthew 10:33-42
31. The danger of refusing to ____________________ those who, because of their witness, are wanted by authorities or mobs. pg. 135
Matthew 16:21-28
32. Jesus does not call us to carry ____________________ cross. pg. 135
The Meaning Of The Cross
33. Cross-bearing is presented as being indicative of the level of ____________________ ____________________ that will be necessary to be a follower of Jesus. pg. 136
34. They throw themselves into the purposes of God to such an extent that ____________________ at any level becomes the accepted norm. pg. 136
35. The demand of Jesus is to tread the path of __________________. pg. 137
36. But just as Christ’s cross was needed to establish His Church, our crosses are needed to ____________________ His Church. pg. 137
37. It is obvious that the disciples held their own lives very ___________. pg. 138
Rewards In Heaven
38. We are promised an inheritance that, by our sacrifice and faithfulness to God, has demonstrated that we are ____________________, able to fulfill the responsibilities God plans to give us in heaven. pg. 138
39. To renounce this world simply for the reward’s sake would be to ____________________ the reward itself. pg. 139
The Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard
40. He will give to those who have sacrificially served Him much more than they ____________________. pg. 140
Not Tasting Death Until Seeing The Son Of Man
41. At the moment of his martyrdom, Stephen sees the Son of Man in His royal ____________________. pg. 141
Mark
42. Tradition has it that Mark’s Gospel was written for the people in Rome under the influence of ____________________. pg. 141
43. Mark’s Gospel emphasizes ____________________ and its cost. pg. 141
44. Jesus teaches the disciples how they are to ____________________ radically from others in their society and culture. pg. 141
45. The fear that marked the women is matched by the ______________ exhibited by the disciples. pg. 142
46. Mark is by far the one who best reveals the ____________________ of the disciples. pg. 143
47. The three boat scenes depict the disciples as fearful, distrustful of Jesus, and ____________________. pg. 143
48. In chapter 13, Jesus ____________________ a restored relationship with those He recognizes will fail Him. pg. 143
Luke
49. A disciple must recognize that to enter into a life of discipleship with Jesus, all other allegiances must be ____________________, giving total allegiance to Jesus as Master. pg. 145
50. The entire ministry of Jesus is put into the context of _____________ by these prophecies and is pictured by Luke as a persecution. pg. 146
51. Those who reject Jesus and His disciples were following the identical ____________________ established by those who rejected the prophets. pg. 146
52. Persecution is part of the ____________________ of God. pg. 147
53. Persecution is the ____________________ of God’s agents. pg. 147
54. The persecuted stand in continuity with God’s __________________. pg. 147
55. Persecution is an ____________________ consequence of following Jesus. pg. 148
56. ____________________, one must be ready to die for the sake of one’s allegiance to Christ. pg. 148
57. Persecution is the occasion of divine ____________________. pg. 149
58. Persecution is the occasion for the Christian’s __________________. pg.149
John
59. However, John also introduces a third group: those who begin to follow Jesus, but whose faith is ____________________. pg. 150
60. The disciple cannot just add Jesus to his life; Jesus must be the ____________________. pg. 151
61. Persecution cannot and will not be ____________________ by persuasion, education, or legislation. pg. 152
62. The world’s hatred is not ultimately rooted in hatred of Christians; it is rooted in hatred toward ____________________. pg. 152
63. The role of the apostles in John is twofold. First, they are ____________________ of Jesus. Second, the apostles serve as
____________________, taking Jesus’ side and pleading His cause in a hostile world. pg. 153
64. If we remove the cross from the gospel, we have no _____________. pg. 154
Assignment
1. Memorize Matt. 10:39.
2. Analyze Matt. 10:23-33
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