'''1.Read Luke 4:1-4.'''<br>
And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the <br>
Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.<br>
And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.<br>
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke 4:1-4).<br>
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'''2.What is the first area in which each son of God is tested? Physical survival, and security and comfort on the earth.'''<br>
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'''3.What is the second issue?'''<br>
Enjoying the sinful pleasures of the kingdoms of the world, as opposed to denying the flesh and spending time in prayer and the study of the Word of God.<br><br>
'''4.What is the third issue?'''<br>
Steadfast obedience to the Father.<br><br>
'''5.What is the meaning of the term Israel ?'''<br>
He struggles with God.<br><br>
'''6.When does Satan speak to us?'''<br>
When we are weak.<br><br>
'''7.What is the first problem many people face when the call of God comes to them?'''<br>
The "bread" question.<br><br>
'''8.What does God know better than we do?'''<br>That everyone must eat, everyone must be clothed, everyone must provide for his family.<br><br>
'''9.What is mankind attempting to prove today?'''<br>
That man is an animal whose business in life is that of working, eating, playing, sleeping, and reproducing.<br><br>
'''10.Is the destiny of man fulfilled when he is eating, sleeping, working, playing, and reproducing?'''<br>
No.<br><br>
'''11.Are human beings different in kind from animals?'''<br>
Yes.<br><br>
'''12.Read Luke 4:4.'''<br>
And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke 4:4).<br><br>
'''13.Who or what is the Tree of Life?'''<br>
The Lord Jesus Christ.<br><br>
'''14.What are the members of the Body of Christ becoming? "Life-giving spirits."'''<br><br>
'''15.What is true of us if we do not partake of the Life of God?'''<br>
We are as an animal that is born on the earth, exists on the earth, and returns to the dust of the ground.<br><br>
'''16.Read John 6:27, 35.'''<br>
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed (John 6:27).<br>
And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst (John 6:35).<br><br>
'''17.When did many of the Jews follow the Lord Jesus?'''<br>
When they realised He possessed the power to multiply loaves and fish.<br><br>
'''18.Read John 6:53,54.'''<br>
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.<br>
Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:53,54).<br><br>
'''19.What is the Lord Jesus Christ?'''<br>
The Word of God made flesh.<br><br>
'''20.Of whom is Christ the Substance?'''<br>
He is the Substance of God Almighty.<br><br>
'''21.Of what are we partaking when we eat the flesh of Christ and drink His blood?'''<br>
The Life of God.<br><br>
'''22.What does the Life of God impart to our spirit, our soul, and-at the coming of the Lord-our body?'''<br>
Eternal life.<br><br>
'''23.When will that eternal life be revealed for the world to see?'''<br>
At the appearing of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.<br><br>
'''24.What is true of the individual who has not received the body and blood of the Lord Jesus?'''<br>
He or she is spiritually dead.<br><br>
'''25.What is the concept of the first temptation?'''<br>
Survival.
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