Bible Challenger: The Word Which Gives Confidence to Believers in Afflictions

From: Bible Challengers

By: Ralph Erisman

• 2 min. read • grade level: 7

The first letter of each of the following responses will form the word which gives confidence to every believer when afflictions come into their lives.

1. The conclusion of a wise man when contemplating the duty of everyone under the sun.

2. The Christian's proper attitude towards those things which are contrary to God's holy nature.

3. Something the Lord Jesus says of Himself referring to the Greek alphabet.

4. What everyone might well do in response to the Lord's deeds among His people.

5. What the Lord Jesus taught His disciples as to properly addressing the Father in prayer.

6. The first step in receiving an important, free gift.

7. A question asked in the chariot of someone visiting Jerusalem.

8. A disciples three-word prayer that was answered immediately.

9. A word describing the path that few seemingly desire to find.

10. An agricultural truth used to illustrate the blessing from the cross of Christ.

11. A lesson on seasoning.

12. A strange command by an army captain to gain extra time.

Answers to these questions will be found in next month's issue of Christian Treasury.

Answers to Lust Month's Bible Challenger

1. Prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. Amos 4:12¹²Therefore thus will I do unto thee, O Israel: and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. (Amos 4:12)

2. Remember now thy Creator. Eccl. 12:1¹Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; (Ecclesiastes 12:1)

3. Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord. Matt. 25:21²¹His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. (Matthew 25:21)

4. Shibboleth. Judg. 12:6⁶Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand. (Judges 12:6)

5. Underneath are the everlasting arms. Deut. 33:27²⁷The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. (Deuteronomy 33:27)

6. My grace is sufficient for thee. 2 Cor. 12:9⁹And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)

7. Put up again thy sword into his place. Matt. 26:52

8. Take up his cross, and follow Me. Matt. 16:24²⁴Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. (Matthew 16:24)

9. Up make us gods, which shall go before us. Ex. 32:1¹And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. (Exodus 32:1)

10. One thing have I desired of the Lord. Psa. 27:4⁴One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. (Psalm 27:4)

11. Until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Tim. 6:14¹⁴That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ: (1 Timothy 6:14)

12. Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die. 2 Kings 20:1¹In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live. (2 Kings 20:1)

“Keep back thy servant also from PRESUMPTUOUS sins: let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression." Psa. 19:13¹³Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression. (Psalm 19:13). R. Erisman

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