“The things which are seen are temporal.” 2 Cor. 4:18.
3. What is said of all flesh?
“For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away.” 1 Peter 1:24.
4. What is the nature of the word of the Lord?
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” “But the word of the Lord endureth forever. And this is the word which by the Gospel is preached unto you.” Verses 23, 25.
5. What similarities can we note between the human and brute creations? See note .
6. What position does man occupy in the animal creation? See note .
THE DIVINE LIFE IN MAN.
7. What does God’s divine power give us through knowledge of God?
“All things that pertain unto life and godliness.” 2 Peter 1:3.
8. Of what may we be partakers through the promises of God’s word?
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” 2 Peter 1:4.
9. What effect does the word of God have upon the one who receives it from God?
“Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth forever.” 1 Peter 1:23.
10. Into what is he changed?
“But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” 2 Cor. 3:18.
13. Whose presence accompanies the word of Christ?
“If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.” John 14:23.
14. How does Christ dwell with those that receive his word?
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith.” Eph. 3:17.
15. What does every believer possess?
“He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.” “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” John 3:36; 5:24. See note .
16. How does he have eternal life?
“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” 1 John 5:11, 12.
17. What is the nature of the change from mortality to immortality? See note .
18. What promises are made to those that continue in well-doing?
“To them who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, [God will render] eternal life.” Rom. 2:7.
