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Lesson OneNew Testament Introduction4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoThe Gospels4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson ThreeWho Is Jesus Christ?4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FourJesus's Ministry4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson FiveActs' Story4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SixPaul's Life and Ministry4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson SevenPaul's Epistles - Part I4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson EightPaul's Epistles - Part II4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson NineHebrews and the General Epistles4 Activities1 Assessment
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Lesson TenThe Johannine Letters4 Activities1 Assessment
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity1 Assessment
Discussion Questions
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In this lecture we learned that Hebrews was written to people who were tempted to abandon their new faith in Christ. Have you ever been tempted to give up your faith in Christ? What helped sustain your faith at that time?
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Yes. I’ve been there. During the hard seasons when only bad things seem to be happening in my life. And my daughter’s. Constantly it seems. Without pause. Relentlessly even. I’ve had so many dark, sad, miserable days. With no end in sight. I keep hoping that things will get better. And sometimes I’m tempted to give up. I question His existence. But I’ve never not had Him in my life. I don’t know how to exist without Him. I don’t want to live without Him. I want a close relationship with Him. So I hang on to the faith that I do have.
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I have never been challenged enough to give up my faith, but I have been angry with God and had to really search for His presence.
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many times I have been tempted to go back to my old life and ways of living, it has only remembering the love God has for me, and the love of Jesus that I am still walking this journey
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I have never been tempted to abandon my faith though there are moments in my life where I was not mature enough to understand many things of the spirit. What has over the years sustanined me is the curiosity to learn more about the Lord and his calling for our salvation. Also personal expereinces and breakthroughs have alos emboldened my faith on our Lord Jesus Christ.
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Hebrews was written to people who were tempted to abandon their new faith in Christ. I was once tempted to give up my faith in Christ during my early stage of Christianity. I remember getting saved at a Christian music concert in Richmond, Virginia. While attending the concert, I knew Jesus was real and my spirit was connected to the spirit of God. The atmosphere was saturated with the Holy Spirit leading the way to salvation. I was worshiping God freely. My heart was increasing with joy, my burdens were lightened, and my mind was filled with a since of wanting more of Jesus.
When the concert ended that night, a few days later, I returned to my college campus in Petersburg, Va. While walking on campus and practicing my normal college routine, I did since the same spiritual atmosphere I experienced at the concert. I realized I was not strong enough on my own to resist the temptations that surrounded me. Therefore, I slipped into some of my old ways even though I new it was not the right decision. Eventually, God allowed me to be in the company of a few people who were speaking of a Bible study held on campus once a week. I joined the Bible study group and was on my way to a successful Christian walk with Christ again.
