Standing on the promises is a Theo-centric approach to the problems of life taking advantage of the power of God's Spirit, His wisdom, and His excellent counsel. No worldly psychology can compete with or be as effective as God's word is to give peace and direct the life!

1. If we are " willing and obedient," what shall we eat of? Isaiah 1:19.

Answer: The of the .

Note: The big "if" here is if we are obedient!

2. What will happen if we refuse to obey God and rebel against Him? Isaiah 1:20.

Answer: We shall be with the .

Note: The loving Lord cannot bless us if we fail to listen to His counsel and advice! He knows what’s best for us, and He loves us more than we love ourselves! But we must not rebel against Him and fight against Him!

3. Now that we know better, what should we not fashion ourselves after? 1 Peter 1:14.

Answer: The former of our .

Note: We know better than to continue in the former lusts that enslaved us in our ignorance! We can deliverance through Jesus and rise to a higher sphere of living through His indwelling Spirits!

4. What helped even our Lord Jesus learn obedience? Hebrews 5:8.

Answer: The things that He .

Note: In our pain and suffering we can learn to obey God rather than become bitter and angry. This is what the Lord of Glory did! We can be like Him!

5. What is rebellion against God like? 1 Samuel 15:23.

Answer: It is like the sin of ___________!

6. And what is stubbornness like? Same verse.

Answer: The sins of and .

Note: There are more people in the world than we realize that are practicing witchcraft! All those who rebel against God and are stubborn in their willingness to listen to Him are worshipping the idol called self, and they are for all practical purposes practicing witchcraft, which is really another form of self-worship!

7. To whom should we "submit" ourselves to? James 4:7.

Answer: .

8. What will happen to the devil’s power in our life if we "resist" him through the power of the Holy Spirit and our own will? Same verse as above.

Answer: He will from us!

Note: We are not to court the devil by agreeing to his temptations and loving the base and perverted things of this world! We can only drive away this type of life by resisting the devil and all that he stands for! We must realize the power of the human will!

9. Who should wives also submit themselves to? Ephesians 5:22-24.

Answer: Their own .

Note: This must be clarified. Wives need not to submit to their husbands wish them to sin against God or violate their consciences! This verse also says that the husband is to LOVE his wife as Christ loved the church and gave Himself for it! Husbands who demand submission must be willing to love their wives to such an extent that they would die for their spouse. Brutish, abusive and domineering husbands resemble the devil more than they resemble Christ the loving husband of the church- His bride! Men are to be the head of the house, but not the BLOCKHEAD!

Wives should lovingly recognize the husband the husband as the head of the house and not fight God’s divine order. The husband should love and cherish his wife. Such a relationship between husband and wife fulfills the divine purposes of God and makes life more enjoyable for both husband and wife.

10. What should we willingly give to those who have rule over us? Hebrews 13:17.

Answer: .

Note: How much sorrow and heartache would be avoided in this world if children obeyed their parents, if people obeyed the law of God, if people obeyed the righteous laws of the land and the laws of human dignity! This verse says that to fight against those who have authority over us, and make their rulership hard is UNPROFITABLE for US!

11. How does God react to the PROUD? 1 Peter 5:5-6.

Answer: He them.

12. Who does the Lord exalt in "due time"? Same verse.

Answer: The .

Note: Humbleness and humility are key graces for success in this life and in the world to come. The proud and selfish spirit cannot exist in the presence of a loving and giving God! Think of how Jesus humbled Himself for you and I and pride and selfishness will vanish away!

13. When Paul was fighting against the Lord’s church, before he was converted on the road to Damascus, what did Jesus say to him when He spoke to him from heaven in vision? Acts 9:5.

Answer: It is for thee to against the pricks.

Note: Paul was fighting the pricks his conscience was giving him ever since Stephen was stoned and he held the coats of those who killed him! It is always foolish to fight against our own conscience! If we are impressed to make things right between others and yourself or between the Lord and yourself, then by all means DO IT! It is indeed hard to kick against the prick of our God given conscience!

14. How long has the Lord known us? Jeremiah 1:5.

Answer: even before we were in our mother’s womb!

Note: Surely the Lord who formed us I the womb and knew us from then knows what is best for us! Should we not fully trust Him with our lives and hearts? Of course we should!

15. If we have something that we need to do, should we be afraid to do it, afraid of the faces of the ones we need to deal with? Jeremiah 1:7-8.

Answer: .

Note: Fear rather the frown of God rather than the face of any man, woman, or child in this world!

16. As the time for the Lord’s return quickly approaches, what should not forsake to do? Hebrews 10:25.

Answer: We should not forsake together with other believers!

Note: Church attendance increases our faith! See you at church!