Mind, Character, and Personality -- Study Guide

Lesson Two - Basic Relationships—Development of The Mind

Reading Assignment: Pages 59-128 MCP-SG 9.1

1. a. What proportion of diseases have their foundation in the mind?

b. What three specific problem areas are suggested? (59)

MCP-SG 9.2

2. How can we keep our minds “free and happy”? (60)

MCP-SG 9.3

3. a. What things can have a “ruinous effect” on health?

b. What can be “life-giving”? (60, 61)

MCP-SG 9.4

4. The “love which Christ diffuses” brings what results? (65)

MCP-SG 9.5

5. A “powerful stimulus” promised in fighting the battles of the Lord is ____________________________________________ ______________________________________________. (68) MCP-SG 9.6

6. “As a safeguard against ________, the ________ of the mind with _________ is worth more than unnumbered _____________ of law and _______________.” (69) MCP-SG 9.7

7. The “only medium” through which Heaven can communicate to man is the _______ __________. (73) MCP-SG 9.8

8. What happens to the character of youth who become addicted to alcohol and drugs? (76)

MCP-SG 10.1

9. Why are some people “not fitted to correct the erring”? (80)

MCP-SG 10.2

10. What actions determine “life’s happiness” and “life’s bitterness”? (85, 86)

MCP-SG 10.3

11. The most important reason for prizing the Bible is ____________ ________________________________________. (90, 91) MCP-SG 10.4

12. What is the meaning of “a new heart” that God gives us? (95).

MCP-SG 10.5

13. When we study the Bible, we are “not given new mental powers,” but the ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________. (98) MCP-SG 10.6

14. “True success in any line of work is not the result of __________ or _____________ or _____________.” What is it the result of? (100) MCP-SG 10.7

15. “In the __________ walks of life there is many a __________ patiently treading the round of his daily ________, unconscious of latent _________ that, ___________ to action, would place him among the world’s ________ ___________.” (101) MCP-SG 11.1

16. What does the devil laugh about? (104)

MCP-SG 11.2

17. “The nature of one’s _______________ ___________________ is revealed by the character of the ____________ one chooses to _________ in one’s leisure ____________.” (108) MCP-SG 11.3

18. Why are love stories and exciting tales “a curse”? (110, 111)

MCP-SG 11.4

19. “Excessive indulgence in _______________, ______________, _____________, or ___________ is sin.” (112) MCP-SG 11.5

20. List some bad “mental foods.” (112, 113)

MCP-SG 11.6

21. How is the mind benefited by
fresh air? (116)

MCP-SG 11.7

22. How will the “religion of Christ” affect every Christian? (124)

MCP-SG 12.1

23. Why are emotions not always to be trusted? (126)

MCP-SG 12.2

24. How can feelings be for our good at times? (127)

MCP-SG 12.3

Discussion Points: MCP-SG 12.4

1. How is it possible to “educate” ourselves to love sin? (74, 75)

MCP-SG 12.5

2. Consider the contrasting effects on youth of “arbitrary restraint” and petting. (81)

MCP-SG 12.6

3. What are several positive results of Bible study? (Ch. 11, pp. 89-98)

MCP-SG 12.7

4. What is meant by the term “sanctified ambition”? (102, 103)

MCP-SG 12.8

5. Study carefully the counsels regarding reading and seeing, and make application to TV and/or movies. (Ch. 13, pp. 107-114) MCP-SG 12.9