KEEPING THE COMMANDMENTS OF GOD

1.     Why did Noah find “favor in the eyes of the Lord” (Gen. 6:8)?

(See Gen. 6:22, 7:5, and 7:8-9)

2.     Why was Abraham considered “righteous” by God?

(See Ro. 4:18-22, and Gen. 26:1-5)

3.     In the following verses, what specifically, does Almighty God say that we are  absolutely not to do to His Commands? And secondly, list the blessings for honoring His Commands as stated, in references A-E.

            A. Deut. 4:1&2:

-DO NOT

-Blessings?

            B. Deut. 5:32&33:

                        -DO NOT

                        -Blessings?

            C. Deut. 12:28-32:

                        -DO NOT

                        -Blessings?

            D. Deut. 28:13-20:

                        -DO NOT

                        -Blessings?

            E. Joshua 1:7-9:

                        -DO NOT

                        -Blessings?

            F. 2^nd Peter 2:20-22:

                        -DO NOT

            G. Rev. 22:18-19:

                        -DO NOT

4.     Please read Deut. 6 and Deut. 11, and list 10 things that were to be done with God’s Commands, and list 10 blessings from Him for so doing (with verse references):

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Blessings:

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5.     Please read Leviticus 26 and Deut. 28, and list 10 blessings God would bestow for

obedience, and 10 curses God would bestow for disobedience (with verse references):

First; blessings for obedience:

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Second; curses for disobedience:

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6.     Please read the following  texts and then answer these 4 questions on each one:

#1. What did God command?

#2. What did they (give names of those involved) do?

#3. What was the outcome (if listed)?

#4. So, did they “add to”, “take away”, or just simply, “disobey”?

1. Gen. 2:15-17, 3:1-6, 3:11-14:

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2. Leviticus 10:1-2:

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3. Deuteronomy 1:9-45:

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4. Deuteronomy 5:7-10, with chapter 9:11-12, 19, 25-28:

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5. Joshua 6:17-18, and chapter 7:

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6. 1^st Samuel 10:8, and chapter 13:5-14:

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7. 1^st Samuel 15:1-3, 7-9, 13-23:

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8. 1^st Kings 9:1-9, and chapter 11:1-11:

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9. 2^nd Kings 17:28-18:12

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7. Critical Thinking: Read Matt. 15:1-9, and also Mark 7:6-13, and answer the following:

 A.  What 2 things do man-made traditions do to the commandments of God (Matt.

15: 3&6)? _________________________________________________________

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2. List 10 traditions of “uninspired” men that either “add to”, “take away”, or just

Simply “disobey”, the Commands of God (and furnish references where you can.)

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3. What kind of worship do these things cause (Matt. 15:9)? ___________________

8.   By contrast, what are God’s commands meant to produce (Romans 16:25-27)? _____

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9. Who delivered the commandments of our Lord and Savior to us (Acts 1:1-8, 1 Thess.

    4:1-8, 2^nd Peter 3:2)? ____________________________________________________

10. What did God command in the following references, and what would one example of

       “adding to”, “taking away”, or just simply “to disobey” be?

     A. John 13:34-35: ______________________________________________________

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     B. 1^st Corinthians 14:33-37: ______________________________________________

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     C. Ephesians 5:18-19, and Colossians 3:16: __________________________________

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     D. 1^st Timothy 4:1-16: ___________________________________________________

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     E. 2^nd Thessalonians 3:1-15: ______________________________________________

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11. What do the following references indicate that keeping His commands, obviously

      without additions and/or deletions, prove?

     A. John 12:48-50: ______________________________________________________

     B. John 14:15-21: ______________________________________________________

     C. John 15:10-22: ______________________________________________________

     D. 1^st John 2:3-6: _______________________________________________________

     E. 1^st John 3:18-24: _____________________________________________________

     F. 1^st John 4:21-5:3: ____________________________________________________

     G. 2^nd John 1:1-6: ______________________________________________________

     H. Revelation 12:17: ____________________________________________________

12. Additional study on the Commands of God: See Psalm 119, and 1^st Timothy 6