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BEREAN QUESTIONS IN SCRIPTURE STUDIES

Series VI., Study V.—The Organization of the New Creation

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THE ORGANIZATION OF THE NEW CREATION

(1) When will the organization of the New Creation be complete, and how is it illustrated in the Scriptures? P. 195.

(2) In view of the foregoing, what shall we say about a temporary organization of the New Creation? P. 196, par. 1, first part.

(3) What is the character of the Divine arrangement with respect to this preparatory work, and why is the granting of liberty the best plan? P. 196, par. 1, last part, and par. 2, first part.

(4) Why has the simplicity of the organization of the Church by the Lord and the Apostles been regarded by many good persons as unsatisfactory and inadequate? P. 197, top.

(5) Taking Natural Israel as a type, should we expect to find a nominal as well as a real New Creation? P. 197, par. 1, first sentence.

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(6) What judgment is permitted the New Creation as to the “wheat” and “tares,” and has any “branch” in “the True Vine” the right to criticise, rebuke or otherwise prune any other “branch”? P. 197, par. 1; P. 198.

(7) How differently are such matters dealt with in human organizations? P. 198, par. 1.

(8) Explain what is signified by the “Mystery of God.” P. 199, par. 1, first part.

(9) Describe its counterfeit, the “Mystery of Iniquity.” P. 199, par. 1, last part; P. 200, par. 1.

(10) What course toward these “tares,” or imitation New Creatures, has the Lord pursued and instructed his people to follow? P. 200, par. 2.

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(11) When did the Mystery of Iniquity begin to work, and why did it not make much headway in the Early Church? P. 201, par. 1.

(12) What spirit led gradually to the organization of the great Anti-Christ? P. 201, par. 2.

(13) How has our great Adversary thwarted every fresh effort to reach the Truth since the Reformation period? P. 202, par. 1.

(14) Cite certain facts which prove conclusively that the Scriptures have been preserved in comparative purity, and that the systems claiming to have been organized by the Lord and his Apostles are totally different from the Church which they did organize. P. 202, par. 2, to P. 204, par. 2.

(15) Why has God permitted the world of mankind in general to exercise their mental and moral qualities according to their own inclinations? P. 204, par. 3.

(16) How has the Lord been dealing with “Christendom?” and how and when will he bring order out of confusion? P. 205, par. 1.

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(17) What special feature of the Divine Plan characterizes “the ends of the Ages?” (1 Cor. 10:11.) P. 205, par. 2.

(18) As originally instituted, who was the Head of the true Church? P. 206, par. 1, first part.

(19) What is meant by the “True Vine” and the “Vine of the Earth,” and what are their respective fruits? P. 207, top.

(20) Did the Lord and the Apostles recognize any division in the Church, or were the various names applied to the Church as a whole, and even the smallest gatherings, intended as proper names? P. 207, par. 1.

(21) What spirit led to the use of various unscriptural names during the Dark Ages? P. 207, par. 2.

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(22) How many Apostles were chosen, and what were their names? P. 208, par. 1.

(23) Who was chosen by the Lord to succeed Judas, and what are the Scriptural proofs? P. 208, par. 2.

(24) What Scriptural evidence have we against “Apostolic Succession?” P. 209, par. 1.

(25) Why has the Church no reasonable need for more Apostles? P. 209, par. 2.

(26) How were the twelve Apostles selected by our Lord? P. 210, par. 1.

(27) What were doubtless some characteristics of the Apostles, and why were they chosen so early in our Lord’s ministry? P. 210, par. 2.

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— March 1, 1911 —