New
Testament Survey Class Five:
Fifth Class: Overview of Peter’s Epistles, of which 2 exist. First and Second Peter will be studied in this lesson.
1.) Peter is the author of
these two books, True or False? Key: Note 1 Peter 1:1; 2 Peter 1:1.
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2.) In 1 Peter, who does
Peter address in this first epistle? Key: Read these passages and list as
many adjectives and/or phrases describing the recipients of this epistle (1
Peter 1:1-2, 14; 2:2,4-5, 9-11;
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3.) Redemption is based upon
corruptible things, True or False? Key: Read 1 Peter 1:14-20
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4.) What kind of a Sacrifice was Christ? Key: Read 1 Peter 1:19
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5.) Tell me what is involved
with salvation based upon these passages given from 1 Peter. Key: Read these
passages to answer this question (
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6.) Was baptism a necessary part of this equation in question #5?
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7.) Who preached this message
and gave this same command in Acts 2:38?
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8.) Based upon 1 Peter 1:7; 2:19-25; 3:14-18; 4:1, 12-16, 19; 5:7-10, these passages alone, there is one reoccurring theme. What is it, and how shall we overcome it? Key: Only read the passages given to glean your answer/s.
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9.) Now that you have read all of the passages in question #8, what would the major theme of 1 Peter be? Key: One answer will suffice, and that answer should be deduced from the passages given in question #8.
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10.) Do we have a part in our
salvation? Key: Read these passages, and answer yes or no (1 Peter
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11.) Is there a differing role between the genders in 1 Peter 3:1-7?
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12.) What are born again, baptized believers referred to in 1 Peter 4:16? Key: The “name” I am looking for only appears three times in the New Testament, and it is used one time in 1 Peter 4:16.
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13.) Was Peter an elder in one local congregation, helping oversee that congregation, or was he the pope over all congregations, lording matters over all locally established churches? Key: Read 1 Peter 5:1-4. (This questions may seem a bit tricky, but it is not intended to be.)
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14.) Are elders required to
have a wife, therefore excluding a woman from serving as an elder in the
Lord’s church? Key: 1 Timothy 3:1ff; Titus 1:5-9
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15.) How is Satan described in 1 Peter 5:8?
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16.) 2 Peter has a major
theme too. Based upon these passages, what would that them be? Key: Read
these passages and give your answer (2 Peter 1:3-10;
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17.) Have all things been supplied or just some things relative to our ability to live the godly life? Key: 2 Peter 1:3 answers this question.
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18.) Where and how are these things supplied enabling us to live the godly life? Key: The answer, once again, is given in 2 Peter 1:3.
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19.) Explain 2 Peter 1:19-21
to the best of your ability.
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20.) Will you read 2 Peter?
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Bonus Question: Can
man twist/wrest the Scripture to their own destruction? What happens when man
does this?