QUESTION NIGHT, September 25, 2005

QUESTION NIGHT 1.“Are the soul and spirit the same thing or different?” a. Soul as it appears in scripture: a. Soul as it appears in scripture: soul – animating force within man, Gen. 2:7; Eccl. 3:19; Isa. 42:5 soul – animating force within man, Gen. 2:7; Eccl. 3:19; Isa. 42:5 soul – the spiritual part of man, Matt. 10:28; Rev. 6:9-10 soul – the spiritual part of man, Matt. 10:28; Rev. 6:9-10 b. “Soul” is sometime synonymous with “spirit,” Rev. 6:9-10, cp. Eccl. 12:9; Gen. 35:18, cp. Jas. 2:26 b. “Soul” is sometime synonymous with “spirit,” Rev. 6:9-10, cp. Eccl. 12:9; Gen. 35:18, cp. Jas. 2:26 c. Heb. 4:12; 1 Thes. 5:23 c. Heb. 4:12; 1 Thes. 5:23

QUESTION NIGHT 2. “In Lk. 16:24, why is the rich man in torment when judgment has not come?” Lk. 16:19-26; Hades = “the nether world, the realm of the dead” (Thayer, p. 11).

QUESTION NIGHT 3. “In Lk. 16:24, it shows the rich man cannot return to his family, but it shows he can watch them. In 1 Cor. 15:52, it says the dead shall be raised, which implies the souls are put to rest in the ground. Can you explain why some souls would be in the ground and some watch their loved ones?” Lk. 16:26-31; 1 Cor. 15:35-44, 50-53

QUESTION NIGHT 4. “Why do so many people believe Paul wrote Hebrews? Who else could have written Hebrews? Provide the evidence for why people believe Paul wrote it.” Evidence that is given by those who believe that Paul wrote Hebrews: 13:23; Acts 16:1-3; 2 Tim. 4:9-2113:23; Acts 16:1-3; 2 Tim. 4:9-21 “They of Italy salute you” (13:24)“They of Italy salute you” (13:24) Thiessen points to agreements in language between Hebrews and other letters acknowledged to have been written by Paul Thiessen points to agreements in language between Hebrews and other letters acknowledged to have been written by Paul 

1:4, “Having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.” Phil. 2:9, “Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name.” 2:2, “For if the word spoken through angels proved stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward.” Gal. 3:19, “What then is the law? It was added because of transgres- sions, till the seed should come to whom the pro- mise hath been made; and it was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.”

2:10, “For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” 7:18, “For there is a disannulling of a foregoing commandment because of its weakness and unprofitableness” Rom. 11:36, “For of him, and through him, and unto him, are all things. To him be the glory for ever. Amen.” Rom. 8:3, “For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:”

7:27, “Who needeth not daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.” 7:27, “Who needeth not daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for his own sins, and then for the sins of the people: for this he did once for all, when he offered up himself.” 8:13, “In that he saith, A new covenant he hath made the first old. But that which is becoming old and waxeth aged is nigh unto vanishing away.” Eph. 5:2, “And walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet smell.” 2 Cor. 3:11, “For if that which passeth away was with glory, much more that which remaineth is in glory.”

QUESTION NIGHT 4. “Why do so many people believe Paul wrote Hebrews? Who else could have written Hebrews? Provide the evidence for why people believe Paul wrote it.” Evidence that is given by those who believe that Paul wrote Hebrews: Milligan: Digressions similar to those of Paul, 5:10-7:1 Milligan: Digressions similar to those of Paul, 5:10-7:1 Lightfoot: Requests for prayers like Paul, 13:18; Rom. 15:30; 2 Cor. 1:11. Lightfoot: Requests for prayers like Paul, 13:18; Rom. 15:30; 2 Cor. 1:11. a) 13:19 is like things Paul wrote to Philemon and the Philippians, Phm. 22; Phil. 1:24-25 a) 13:19 is like things Paul wrote to Philemon and the Philippians, Phm. 22; Phil. 1:24-25 b) Two covenants, 10:1, “shadow” and Col. 2:16-17, “shadow” b) Two covenants, 10:1, “shadow” and Col. 2:16-17, “shadow” Some “church fathers” attributed Hebrews to Paul Some “church fathers” attributed Hebrews to Paul

QUESTION NIGHT 5. “What is the gift of the Holy Spirit in Acts 2:38?” Acts 2:36-39 a. “of the” is the genitive article in Greek. - der Bruder des mannes - the brother of the man b. Examples of usage of the genitive article: b. Examples of usage of the genitive article: - “the peace of God” (Phil. 4:7) – God’s peace - “the gospel of his Son” (Rom. 1:9) – His Son’s gospel - “the love of God” (1 Jno. 3:16) – God’s love c. What is the gift of the Holy Spirit? Gal. 3:6-9; Gen. 12:3; Gal. 3:14, 26-29; Acts 2:38-39