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LESSON SIX   EXAMINING THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE (TPOGP)

[There are (33 )  responses in this lesson]

Research question [you may use any good study Bible or Bible Dictionary that discusses the History of the Bible}:

1. The Bible was written over a period of about ______(1)________years.

2. How many inspired men were involved in writing the Bible?  _____(2)______.

3. What is the earliest event in time discussed in the Bible? _________(3)________.

4. What is the final event discussed in the bible? _________(4)_________.

Using the link given, fill in the blanks from this reading of the first paragraph in the Introductory Note of TPOGP:

The THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE is a selection of __(5)____ ____(6)_______ touching many ____(7))_______ ___(8)_____ of the __(9)___ and __(10)_____ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. These items were produced by the _____(11)_____ __(12)____ __(13)___ and were published in the Church periodicals of his day.

5. From this reading of the Introductory Note in TPOGP how authoritative is this work to the LDS people? ______________(14)______________________

6. What Biblical prophecies occurred during the 1500 years between the giving of the Law of Moses and the coming of Christ which resulted in great anticipation on the part of the Jews?

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7. According to 1 Timothy 3:16, how was God manifested?

    _____________________________(16)_______________

    To whom was He preached?

    _____________________________(17)_______________

    Who believed on Him?

    _____________________________(18)_______________

8.  According to Matthew 16:18, 19 what did the Lord promise to build?

    _____________________________(19)_______________ 

    What keys did He promise to give to Peter and ultimately to all the apostles?

    _____________________________(20)__________________

9.  Did He succeed in fulfilling both of those promises? (Explain your answer)

      _____________________________(21)____________________

10. At John 16:13 Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would guide the apostles into what?

        _____________________________(22)_____________________

11. Did the apostles in fact receive that guidance? _____________(23)____________

      If not, why not?______________________________________________________

      If so, where is that guidance to be found  _________________________________

12.  What conclusion must follow since the Mormons claim that 1800 years after Christ men are asked to believe that all had not been previously revealed?

     ________________________________(24)________________________________

6. What must be the conclusion if God, many years after the Bible was completed had to reveal, explain or expand on passages contained in the Bible?

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7. Using the link provided, write Moses 8:24, 25 as it is recorded in THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

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8. In chapter 8 of the Book of Moses it is stated that it repented ___(27)______ that the __(28)____had made man.

9. How does this statement compare with Genesis 6:6?

     _______________________________ (29)___________________________________

10. Why does the Pearl of Great Price teach the people of Noah's day perished in the flood?

      _______________________________ (30)__________________________________

11. Using the link provided, what is the claimed source for the Book of Abraham [scroll down past the ads. to read the answer]? 

 http://www.religioustolerance.org/lds_bkab.htm 

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12. In TPOGP vs. 1 of Joseph Smith's extract from Matthew chapter 24, what doctrine concerning the second coming of Christ is revealed?

       _______________________________ (32)________________________________

13. From TPOGP Recount (outline) the vision of Joseph Smith as it is recorded in Joseph Smith-History (JS-H) make specific mention of the statement made by Dr. Anthon concerning the characters that were taken from the plates. Click on the link in the summary for pp.55-65 to find the information.
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