Hebrews, James, Peter, John, Jude

Southern Christian University

Study Questions I Peter

James A. Turner

 

1.         Read (Jn.1:35-44; Mt. 4:18-22, 8:14-15, 10:2-4, 14:25-31, 16:13-23, 17:1-4, 26:47-

            54; Jn.18:10-11, 18:15-18, 18:25-27; Lu. 22:31-34; Mt. 26:75; Jn. 20: 1-10; Mk.

           16:6-7; 1Cor.15:5; Jn 21:1-7, 21:15-23; Acts 1: 10-15, 1: 21-23, 2:14) and then list

            eight things about Peter the author of I and II Peter.

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2.         How did Peter use “the keys of the kingdom (Mt. 16:18-19; Acts 2:37-38, 8:13-24,

          10:4-5,10:24-35,10:44-48)?     

            1.         Pentecost he preached the first ________ sermon and gave God’s law of

            _______and thus unlocked the ________ to the Jews.

          2. In Acts 8 he gave God’s law of pardon for __________________

          3. In Acts 10 we see that he was the first to preach the gospel to _______

          people and declared to them God’s law of pardon, and thus unlocked the ______ to

          them..

3.         The dates usually given for I & II Peter are        _____to______A.D.

 

4.                     Second Peter 3:15-16 shows that Peter, and the brethren in the areas addressed, had

             knowledge of several of the Epistles of__________

 

5.                  There are a number of passages in I Peter that are very much like passages in

           Ephesians such as (1 Pet 1:3 and Eph. 1:3; 1 Pet. 1:20 and Eph, 1:4-5; 1 Pet. 1:14 and Eph.2:3)

 

6.        Ephesians was written by Paul during his first Roman _________(Eph. 4:1,6:19-20) in about ______  A.D. Persecution of Christians by Nero began in about 65 A.D. First Peter is addressed to the sojourners of the ____________in _______ ___________________ ___________________, _________________,and _________________

 

7.         Acts 19:1, 19:8-10 and (I Pet. 1: 14, 1:18, 2: 9-10,4:2-4) indicate that most of the

            brethren in the areas addressed were ____________ brethren.

 

8.                  Which one of the apostles evangelized much of this territory (Acts 19:10,20;Rom.

         15:18-19)?

 

9.        Do you think that the seven churches of Asia (Rev. 1:10-11) were established during Paul’s long stay at Ephesus? Why

 

10.       Peter affirms that God by “his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the

            _______________________________ (1:3)

 

11.              List five things that the writer says about trials and sufferings in this epistle (I Pet.

          1:6-7, 2:18-23, 3:13-17, 4:1, 4: 12-19)

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12.       What then is one of the primary purposes of I Peter?

 

13.              What, and with what results, had the prophets that spoke of the sufferings of Christ

     sought to do?

 

 

14.       Would the Spirit in 1:11 be the same as the Holy Spirit in 1:12?

 

15.      Peter affirms that his brethren had not been redeemed from their vain manner of life not  with _________________ but with ____________ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot, even the ________________

 

16.       How had they purified their souls, and how are souls purified today? Are there any

           exceptions to this rule?

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17.       What does this show about the popular doctrine of salvation by faith or belief only?

 

 

18.       How had they been “begotten again” (1: 23; Lu. 8:11; Jas 1:18)?

 

19.              What is the meaning of “begotten again” (Jn. 3:1-6, Titus 3:5; 1 Cor. 15:1-4; Rom

     6:3-7,6:16-18; II Cor. 5:17; II Thess, 1:7-9)? Read the passages and give the  

     meaning with detail.

 

20.       How should all Christians receive the “spiritual milk”, and what is the purpose of the milk?

           

21.       1 Peter 2:5 reads, “Ye also as living stones are built up a           __, to be a holy

            _________to offer up  ,acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.”

 

22.       What prophecies does he quote about Christ being the stone (2:6-9)? Read also (Isa.

28:16,7:13-14; Ps. 118:22; Mt. 21:40-42; Acts 4:8-12; Rom. 9:30-33). Give the substance of three references.

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23.       Give the statement in chapter two that indicates that most of the persons addressed were Gentiles.

 

24.       List two admonitions that he gives them in respect to civil authority.

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25.              What admonition is given servants?
      

 

26.       List three of the admonitions given to the wives.
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27.       How does he admonish husbands?

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28.     Give three admonitions that be gives about Christian conduct (3:8- 12).

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29.       List two things that he says about suffering for righteousness sake (3:13-18).

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30.       Many people, including some that have written commentaries, want to get out of

3: 18-20 the doctrine of a second chance. Does the Bible teach such a doctrine (Lu

16:23-31; Mt. 25:31-33,25:41-46; Rom. 2:3-10; II Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:11-15)? Give some of the details based on these passages.

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31.       How does the New King James Version read in 3:18 instead of “but made alive in the spirit.”

 

32.       The reading of the NKJV would mean that Christ was raised from the dead by

            the power of the           ______and this would be in harmony with Rom.1:4 which
            reads,

 

33.       When and how did Christ preach unto the spirits in prison (1:20; Gen. 6:1-3, 6:5-8,

6: 13-14; II Pet. 2:5; Eph. 2:17)? Discuss.

 

 

34.       What contrast does he make about the flood and baptism?

 

 

35.       How are they admonished to arm themselves (4:1)?

 

 

36.       What are they admonished to be fervent in, and why?

 

 

37.       List three admonitions given to the elders (5:14).

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38.       1 Pet. 5:5-6 reads, ‘Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the______. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with_________ to _______ : for God resisteth the _________ but giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore______________

 

39.     How does Peter describe the devil in chapter five?