{"id":58423,"date":"2023-01-24T21:46:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T03:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=58423"},"modified":"2023-01-24T21:48:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T03:48:05","slug":"one-hour-one-time-at-your-convenience-bible-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/one-hour-one-time-at-your-convenience-bible-study\/","title":{"rendered":"One Hour, One Time, at Your Convenience, Bible Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<h1>One Hour,\u00a0One Time,\u00a0At Your Convenience,\u00a0<strong>Bible Study<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>Your Religious Life<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Have you ever made a commitment to Christ, and if so, how old were you?<\/li>\n<li>Did you make a confession at the time of your commitment, and if so, what did you confess?<\/li>\n<li>Have you been baptized? (Yes) (No)\n<ul>\n<li>How many times?<\/li>\n<li>How old were you?<\/li>\n<li>How were you baptized? (Sprinkled) (Water poured over) (Immersed) (Spirit) (Other:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0)<\/li>\n<li>How long after your commitment to Christ were you baptized?<\/li>\n<li>What was the purpose of your baptism?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What do you believe saves you? (More than one may apply) (God) (Jesus) (Holy Spirit) (Bible) (Faith) (Repentance) (Confession) (Baptism) (Grace) (Obedience)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Who must we follow?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Matthew 28:18-20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Did the Father give Jesus all authority on heaven and earth?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Can you observe part of Jesus&#8217; will and still please him?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 12:48<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Will you be judged by the words of Jesus in the last day?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Could the words of your parents, friends, or neighbors save you if they differ from Jesus&#8217;?<\/p>\n<p><strong>II Peter 1:3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Has God given us everything we need for life and godliness?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Do you need any additional information, other than the Bible for life and godliness?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ephesians 3:3-4;\u00a05:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is it possible for us to read the Bible and understand it?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Must we disagree about the Bible?<\/p>\n<h2>The problem of sin<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Romans 3:9-18,\u00a023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is every person a sinner?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you sinned?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Isaiah 59:1-2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does sin separate you from God?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romans 6:23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What does sin earn?<\/p>\n<p><strong>II Thessalonians 1:6-9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0If you do not obey the gospel, will you suffer eternal destruction?<\/p>\n<h2>God&#8217;s solution to sin<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Romans 10:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where does faith come from?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romans 1:5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does faith produce any action?<\/p>\n<p>What is this action called?<\/p>\n<p>Who must be obeyed?<\/p>\n<p><strong>James 2:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is faith dead if it does not obey?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 8:24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Will you die in your sins if you do not believe?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hebrews 9:13-14,\u00a022<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Can your conscience be cleansed without the blood of Christ?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Can your sins be forgiven without the blood of Christ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 3:16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whom does God love?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does God love you?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romans 5:8-10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How did God show His love?<\/p>\n<p><strong>I Peter 1:17-19<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Are you redeemed by Jesus&#8217; sacrifice?<\/p>\n<h3>Complete Step 1<\/h3>\n<p><strong>II Peter 3:9<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does God want anyone to perish?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does God want you to live?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ezekiel 18:21-23<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Does anyone need to perish?<\/p>\n<p><strong>II Corinthians 7:9-11<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is repentance being sorry for what you did?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is repentance changing how you behave?<\/p>\n<h3>Complete Step 2<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Matthew 10:32-33<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Must you confess your belief in Jesus?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romans 10:8-10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Can you believe in Jesus in your heart and not confess he rose from the dead?<\/p>\n<p><strong>John 12:42-43<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What was different here?<\/p>\n<p><strong>I Timothy 6:12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is the confession of faith made before many witnesses?<\/p>\n<h3>Complete Step 3<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Mark 16:15-16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is salvation promised to those who believe and are baptized?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colossians 2:11-13<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Are believers baptized through faith in the working of God?<\/p>\n<p>Circumcision was the evidence in the Old Testament that a person had entered into a covenant with God. What replaces circumcision in the New Testament?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Romans 6:3-7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What three things does baptism symbolize in regard to Jesus?<\/p>\n<ol>\n\n\n\n<\/ol>\n<p>What does being buried in water symbolize to the believer being baptized?<\/p>\n<p>What does coming up out of the water symbolize to the believer being baptized?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acts 22:16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Was Saul commanded to be baptized immediately?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Were Saul&#8217;s sins washed way when he was baptized?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Acts 9:18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Did Saul immediately obey the command to be baptized?<\/p>\n<h3>Complete Step 4<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Titus 2:11-14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is becoming a Christian all that is needed to reach heaven?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Revelation 2:10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>How long must a Christian be committed to obeying Christ?<\/p>\n<p><strong>James 4:17<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Will it do you any good to know God&#8217;s will and then not do it?<\/p>\n<p><strong>II Corinthians 6:2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When is the proper time to be saved?<\/p>\n<p>Yes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0No\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Is today the day of\u00a0<i>your<\/i>\u00a0salvation?<\/p>\n<h2>Steps to Salvation from Sins<\/h2>\n<ol>\n\n\n\n\n<\/ol>\n<p>Forgiven and the beginning of a new life!<\/p>\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/OneHourBibleStudy.pdf\">One Hour Bible Study (PDF Version)<\/a><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Hour,\u00a0One Time,\u00a0At Your Convenience,\u00a0Bible Study Your Religious Life Have you ever made a commitment to Christ, and if so, how old were you? Did you make a confession at the time of your commitment, and if so, what did you confess? Have you been baptized? (Yes) (No) How many times? How old were you?&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58423","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1085,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/when-was-cornelius-saved\/we-are-saved-like-cornelius\/","url_meta":{"origin":58423,"position":0},"title":"We are Saved Like Cornelius","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 18, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"We are Saved Like Cornelius We are saved in the same manner as Cornelius The method that saves every Christian saved Cornelius and his household. \"But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they\" (Acts 15:11). 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