Mind, Character, and Personality -- Study Guide

Lesson Nine - Personality

Reading Assignment: Pages 587-651 MCP-SG 37.1

1. Why did Christ use nature to illustrate truth? (587)

MCP-SG 37.2

2. For what several reasons are theatrical amusements dangerous? (590)

MCP-SG 37.3

3. “There is no ________________ in our land more powerful to ___________ the imagination, to destroy _________________ ________________, and to blunt the relish for the __________ ________________ and sober _________________ of life than ________________ amusements.” (590) MCP-SG 37.4

4. What are several dangers of wrong habits of reading? (591)

MCP-SG 37.5

5. Trace the history of Judas as he allowed covetousness to rule his life. (598)

MCP-SG 37.6

6. The greatest curse that afflicts our world is ________________. (603)

MCP-SG 37.7

7. What are some of the dangers in seeking higher wages? (612)

MCP-SG 37.8

8. “The only __________ for any soul is __________ __________.” (613) MCP-SG 37.9

9. “A kind, ______________ Christian is the most ____________ _____________ that can be produced in favor of _________.” (617) MCP-SG 37.10

10. How are we to prepare to be saints in heaven? (620)

MCP-SG 37.11

11. What example in speech did Christ demonstrate at social occasions? (623)

MCP-SG 37.12

12. In what ways are we to cooperate with the preacher in giving the gospel to those around us? (623, 624)

MCP-SG 37.13

13. Why does God not propose to remove poverty from the world? (626)

MCP-SG 37.14

14. How are we to relate to those in higher positions? (633)

MCP-SG 37.15

15. What will make it impossible to love others as Christ loved us? (635)

MCP-SG 37.16

16. What suggestion is made for a “more healthy” condition in the church? (638)

MCP-SG 37.17

17. “Among the studies selected for childhood, ______________ should occupy the first place.” (641) MCP-SG 37.18

18. How will what we do for others reflect on our own lives? (642)

MCP-SG 38.1

19. “From a ___________ point of view, _________ is power; but from the ______________ standpoint, _______ is power.” (644) MCP-SG 38.2

20. What would heaven be like to those who have rebelled, and why is destruction of the wicked merciful? (650)

MCP-SG 38.3

Discussion Points: MCP-SG 38.4

1. Consider imagination from the following standpoints:
a) some things that will pervert imagination;
(b) some things that will help positively;
(c) some results of wrong use of imagination. (See pp. 588-595.) MCP-SG 38.5

2. Why are bad habits more easily formed and given up with more difficulty than good ones? (599)

MCP-SG 38.6

3. Search for some of the emotional needs that human beings have. (Ch. 66, pp. 606-614) MCP-SG 38.7

4. What does “disinterested benevolence” mean as illustrated in Christ’s life? (622, 623)

MCP-SG 38.8

5. Compare the two statements that follow, and discuss: “Man’s strongest impulse urges him to seek his own happiness.” “You cannot be happy in having your own way and following the impulses of your own heart.” (643, 644) MCP-SG 38.9