LESSON XXVIII.

NECESSITY OF REPENTANCE.

1. What duty was enjoined by John the Baptist? Matt. 3: 1, 2.

2. What was one of the first commands of the Saviour? Matt. 4: 17.

3. As repentance was the first duty which John and Christ both preached, what does that teach us respecting the importance of this duty?

4. What duty was preached by the apostles? Mark 6: 12. Acts 2: 38. 20: 21. 26: 20.

5. Is this the duty of all men, or only of the most wicked? Acts 17: 30.

6. If any persons had never sinned, would it be their duty to repent?

7. As God commands all men to repent, what does that teach us is the character of all?

8. By what motive does Peter enforce this duty? Acts 2: 38: 3: 19.

9. What is written Prov. 28: 13?

10. How do men try to cover their sins?

11. How did Adam endeavor to cover his sin? Job 31: 33.

12. What is meant by "hiding his iniquity in his bosom?"

13. Was he successful in the attempt?

14. Why is it

to try to conceal 15. What did ain? Ps. 32: 5.

better to confess our sins, than em from God?

David get by confessing his

16. What is said respecting the benefits of repentance? Jeremiah 18: 7, 8.

17. Relate how this was fulfilled towards Nineveh. Jonah 3.

18. How did Ezekiel enforce repentance? Ezek. 18: 21-23. 33: 11, 15, 16, 19.

19. Did the Israelites ever experience great benefits when they repented and sought the Lord? Neh. 9: 27, 28. 2 Chron. 15: 4. Judges 3: 9, 15. 1 Sam. 12: 10, 11.

20. How does the Saviour urge this duty? Luke 13: 3, 5.

21. What does he mean by "ye shall likewise perish?"

22. Are there any other severe threats against those who do not repent and turn to God? Jer. 15: 7. Ps. 7: 11-13. Ezek. 18: 30.

23. Is it your duty to repent?

24. What will be the consequence if you perform this duty?

25. What will be the consequence if you neglect it?

26. Are you willing to endure these consequences of neglect?

LESSON XXIX.

FAITH IN GOD.

1. What duty is enjoined in 2 Chron. 20: 20, and Mark 11: 22?

2. What must we believe respecting God? Isa. 43: 10. Heb. 11: 6.

3. Should we, or should we not believe all the declarations of God?

4. Where are his declarations to be found? 5. Why should we believe them?

6. What did David believe? Ps. 119: 66. 7. That Psalm contains many expressions of love and reverence for the word of God;-can you repeat some of them?

8. Have you such feelings toward the Bible? 9. Whom did Abraham believe? Rom. 4: 3. Gen. 15: 6.

10. What had God said which Abraham believed? Gen. 15: 5.

11. In whom did the Philippian jailer believe? Acts 16: 34.

12. In whom did the apostles tell the jailer to believe? v. 31.

13. Can a person believe in Christ, and at the same time not believe in God?

14. What is taught on this subject John 12: 44, and 13: 20?

15. What is said about not believing God in 1 John 5: 10?

16. What is meant by "making God a liar?" 17. How do men show whether they believe God or not?

18. How did Abraham prove that he believed God? Heb. 11: 17-19.

19. God commanded Abraham to offer up his son Isaac as a sacrifice. That was a severe trial of Abraham's faith;-can you tell why it tried his faith?

20. How did Noah prove that he had faith in God, when warned of the deluge?

21. When the Lord informed Lot that Sodom would be destroyed, how did Lot show that he believed it?

22. If Noah and Lot had not believed God, how would their conduct have been different from what it was?

23. What does the apostle James say on this subject? James 2: 14, 17, 18, 20.

24. What does he mean by "showing faith by works?"

25. Do your works show that you have faith in God?

26. Will a profession of faith be of any service, if you are destitute of the works of faith? 27. From this lesson what may you learn is your immediate duty to God?

LESSON XXX.

FAITH IN CHRIST.

1. What question did Jesus ask the man that was born blind? John 9: 35.

2. Who is "the Son of God?"

3. Is it our duty to believe in him? John 6: 29. 14: 1. Acts 20: 21.

4. What ought we to believe concerning him?

John 11. 27. Acts 8: 37. John 16: 30. 17: 8, 21. Rom. 10: 9. 1 Thess. 4: 14.

5. Why is Christ worthy of our confidence? 6. What did the apostles believe concerning him?

7. How did their views of him differ from the Jews', who rejected him?

8. If we believe that all the declarations of the Bible concerning Christ are true, but go no farther, will that save us?

9. Suppose that you were suffering from hunger, and I should promise you plenty of bread, provided you would come to my house and make known your condition;-now if you be lieved my promise, and yet did not come to my house, would you be benefited?

10. Sinners are in a perishing conditionChrist offers to save them;-now what ought they to do, besides believing that his promises are true? Matt. 11: 28, 29.

11. What is implied in "coming to him," and taking upon us his yoke?

12. Is it the same as believing in him?

13. By what means are men induced to believe? John 20: 31. Acts 17: 1-4. Rom. 10: 17.

14. Besides the Scriptures, what other means were used by the apostles? Acts 8: 12. 15: 7. 14: 1. 1 Cor. 1: 21.

15. Who are the more likely to become believers in Christ, those who absent themselves from the preaching of the gospel, or those who constantly listen to it?

16. What treatment of the Bible is favorable to faith?