Reading Assignment: Pages 205-277 MCP-SG 17.1
1. Love as a principle of action “modifies the _________________, governs the ____________, controls the __________________, subdues ____________________, and elevates and ennobles the _______________.” (205) MCP-SG 17.2
2. Contrast the power of love with that of wealth and force. (206, 207)
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3. What will true love lead us to do? (208, 209)
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4. Contrast love and passion. (213; see also 223)
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5. “Love can no more ____________ without revealing itself in ____________ acts than __________can be kept alive without _________.” (215) MCP-SG 17.6
6. What is the best way to educate children to respect their parents? (216)
MCP-SG 17.7
7. Why was marriage largely sinful in Noah’s day? (221)
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8. “Avoid ____________, _____________, or _____________ that which will suggest ___________ thoughts. The mind must not be left to _________ at ____________ upon every subject that the _________ of souls may suggest.” (228) MCP-SG 18.1
9. What is one of the most dangerous and fatal temptations for young men? (231)
MCP-SG 18.2
10. “It is difficult, and often well-nigh _________________, for one who is ____________________ in diet to exercise ___________ and ______________________.” (236) MCP-SG 18.3
11. Contrast the character of our minds when Satan is in control with when Christ is in control. (238)
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12. “The love that gives _______ words to only a few, while others are ____________ with ___________ and indifference, is not love but _________________.” (241, 242) MCP-SG 18.5
13. What is the “proof” of our love? (242)
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14. In what several ways is God’s love demonstrated in nature? (247, 248)
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15. If it had been possible to change God’s law, what would have been the result for Satan? (248)
MCP-SG 19.1
16. What will self-support do? (258)
MCP-SG 19.2
17. Why did Satan want us to become dependent on man, and why does God want us to depend on Him? (261-263)
MCP-SG 19.3
18. How does Satan use the “silken cords of affection” to tempt? (267)
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19. What concept of prayer is at the foundation of all false religions? (276)
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20. What ordinance of the church is God’s remedy for selfishness? Discuss. (277)
MCP-SG 19.6
Discussion Points: MCP-SG 20.1
1. Discuss how wrong motives may lead us to do good things. How can we correct this? (208)
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2. From the chapter “Love and Sexuality in the Human Experience,” consider the many ways we are reminded that the mind is to control the body. (218-239) MCP-SG 20.3
3. Why shouldn’t the husband or wife permit others to share their confidences? (223)
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4. Why do you think Satan wanted to lead men to conceive of God as one who is stern and harsh? (250)
MCP-SG 20.5
5. Discuss Christ’s love as a “vitalizing power.” (250, 251)
MCP-SG 20.6
6. What is “unsanctified independence”? (265)
MCP-SG 20.7