Counsels for the Church -- Study Guide
Lesson 2
Reading Assignment, pages 33-71
1 A Vision of the Reward of the Faithful.
1. Describe the pathway upon which the saints traveled. (CCh 33.1)
CCh-SG 10.1
2. What was said to be the destination of the Advent people?(Cch 33.1)
CCh-SG 10.2
3. Did they succeed in reaching the golden city? (CCh 34, 35.1)
CCh-SG 10.3
4. Fill in the missing words: CCh-SG 10.4
“You have washed your __________ in My _________, stood stiffly for My _______, enter _____.” (CCh 34.1) CCh-SG 10.5
5. What part of Ellen White’s description of the new earth appealed to you the most? (CCh 33-36.1)
CCh-SG 10.6
6. What did Mrs. White exclaim as her thoughts turned to “the better land” that she had seen? (CCh 36.1)
CCh-SG 10.7
2. The Time of the End
Fill in the missing words: CCh-SG 10.8
1. “The agencies of_____are_____their_____and consolidating. They are _____for the _____ great crisis. Great _____ are _____ to take _____in our world, and the final _____ will be _____ones.” (CCh 37.1) CCh-SG 10.9
2. What lessons does God teach us through the vision of the burning buildings? (CCh 37, 38.1)
CCh-SG 10.10
3. In the closing struggle of the great controversy, what will distinguish God’s people from those who oppose God? (CCh 39.1)
CCh-SG 11.1
3. Prepare to Meet the Lord
1. How many times is the expression “I saw” or its equivalent used in this chapter? What do you make of this phenomenon?
CCh-SG 11.2
4. Union With Christ, and Brotherly Love
1. Why is unity among believers so important? (CCh 43-46.1)
CCh-SG 11.3
2. What endangers God’s people the most? (CCh 44.1)
CCh-SG 11.4
3. Which sin is most nearly hopeless and why? (CCh 46.1)
CCh-SG 11.5
5. Christ Our Righteousness
Fill in the missing words: CCh-SG 11.6
1. “We must not_____that our own_____and_____will save us; the_____of Christ is our only _____ of _____.” (CCh 47.1) CCh-SG 11.7
2. What are the lessons to be learned in the school of Christ?(CCh 47-49.1)
CCh-SG 11.8
6. The Sanctified Life
1. Describe false sanctification. (CCh 50.1)
CCh-SG 11.9
2. Describe true sanctification. (CCh 50-57.1)
CCh-SG 11.10
7. God Has a Work for You to Do
1. When will the work of God in this earth be finished? (CCh 58.1)
CCh-SG 12.1
2. Supply the missing words: CCh-SG 12.2
“God has a work for __________ to do. ... __________ can search the Scriptures for __________ . . . _________can pray for the work . . . __________ are to work according to _____ ability.” (CCh 59.1) CCh-SG 12.3
3. Mention two practical ways to win souls. (CCh 62.1)
1.
2.
CCh-SG 12.4
8. “Here Am I, Lord, Send Me”
1. How does Satan divert the minds of men and women away from their eternal interests? (CCh 64.1)
CCh-SG 12.5
2. Describe what can happen if God’s people are filled with His Spirit. (CCh 65, 66.1)
CCh-SG 12.6
3. What lesson can God’s people learn from the vision of the ball of fire falling on houses? (CCh 66-68.1)
CCh-SG 12.7
4. What is the responsibility of each minister? List some ways this responsibility can be carried out. (CCh 68-71.1)
CCh-SG 12.8
Thought Question: Will the time ever come when Christians will “move the world”? (CCh 69.1) What can we do to hasten the finishing of the Lord’s work in the earth? .
CCh-SG 12.9