Books Of The Bible
Week 8
John
The fourth gospel was written by John, the apostle of Jesus, who was a close friend of Jesus as we see in his reference of himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved” (John 19:26, 20:2, 21:7 and 21:20).  John does not begin with the birth of Jesus, but shows Jesus in the beginning, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  The same was in the beginning with God… And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us….”  (John 1:1, 2, and 14)  He told why he wrote the book in John 20:31, “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”  John gives the “I am” words of Christ, such as… “I am the bread of life…” (6:35), “I am the light of the world…” (8:12), “I am the door…” (10:9), “I am the good shepherd…” (10:14)  and “I am the way, the truth, and the life…” (14:6).  The most familiar of all scriptures is found in John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”


Acts
This book is called The Acts of the Apostles.  It was written by Luke to Theophilus and continues where the book of Luke left off.  After Jesus rose from the dead He told his followers to wait in Jerusalem for the power of the Holy Ghost.  On the day of Pentecost the Holy Ghost came down and filled the followers of Jesus with power and such boldness to preach that about 3,000 people were saved at once hearing Peter’s message. This was the beginning of the church and the book of Acts has many exciting stories of the early church.  Chapter 9 tells how Saul met the Lord on the road to Damascus where he was planning to kill Christians.  God changed his name to Paul and he became a great preacher.  There are many adventures in the book of Acts as Paul, Barnabas, Mark, and Silas made several missionary journeys starting new churches.  This book is important to us because God sent Peter to Cornelius (chapter 10) and offered salvation not only to the Jews, but to all that believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.


Romans
The New Testament begins with the four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John that follow the life of Christ on earth.  Next, the book of Acts gives us a history of the early church.  Now, we have come to the next section, which is made up of epistles, or letters, beginning with those written by Paul.  The letter to the Christians at Rome clearly gives the plan of salvation in verses that some have called “The Romans Road”.  Salvation is as easy as “A”, “B”, “C”.
Admit that you are a sinner.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior.
Confess your sin to God.
The Romans Road
Romans 3:23  “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;”
Romans 5:8  “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 6:23  “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 10:9 and 10  “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
Romans 10:13  “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”


I Corinthians
The book of First Corinthians is a letter to the church at Corinth.  This church had many problems.  Paul wrote this letter to help the Christians understand how they needed to live and worship.  Chapter 13 has often been called the “Love Chapter” and Paul tries to explain that nothing we do is important if we don’t show love.  We could be the greatest speaker, have all knowledge and faith, give everything we have to feed the poor, and even give our life for our faith, but it is nothing if we don’t have love.  “And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.”  (I Corinthians 13:13)  Our word for charity here is “love”.


II Corinthians
The Christians at Corinth still had problems and Paul wrote to them again.  This letter includes personal things about the physical condition of Paul and the sufferings he had endured.  “Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.”  (II Corinthians 11:24-28)


Galatians
Paul wrote this letter to the churches of Galatia to clear up wrong ideas that some men had preached to them about keeping the law.  He explained that salvation comes by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and we are “justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law”  (Galatians 2:16).  Galatians 5:22 and 23 is where we find the fruit of the Spirit.  “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” 


Week 8 -- Do You Know???

1.  What is the gift of God in John 3:16?  ____________________

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2.  Unscramble these words that Jesus said, “I am…”

edabr fo feli  ____________________________________
doog rhdepesh  __________________________________
ghtil fo het rowdl  ________________________________
yaw, huttr, dna het feli ____________________________
nive ___________________________________________
rood ___________________________________________

3.  What happened to Ananias and Sapphira when they lied to the Holy Ghost in Acts 5?  _________________________________

4.  What are the “A”, “B”, “C’s” of salvation?
A________________________________________________
B________________________________________________
C________________________________________________

5.  What is the greatest among faith, hope, and charity (or love)?  _____________________________________

6.  Unscramble these Fruits of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22 & 23

voel  _____________________________________________
yoj _______________________________________________
ceape _____________________________________________
fferngolsuing  ______________________________________
tlegenssen _________________________________________
ogenossd __________________________________________
thifa ______________________________________________
keemness __________________________________________
peratemnce _________________________________________

7.  Matching
____  John            A)  History of the early church
____  Acts            B)  Where to find the Romans Road of Salvation
____  Romans        C)  Where to find the Fruit of the Spirit
____  I Corinthians          D)  Paul tells of his perils
____  II Corinthians         E)  Fourth Gospel with the “I am’s” of Christ
____  Galatians      F)  Paul’s letter to help the church at Corinth with
      problems and includes the “love chapter”