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What is the primary purpose of the believer's life after salvation?

To achieve personal happiness and worldly success.To live without experiencing adversity or suffering.To glorify God by growing spiritually and living according to His Word.To earn God's approval through good works.

What is the greatest obstacle to fulfilling God's purpose for our lives?

Not having enough education.Living in a world filled with unbelievers.Allowing the old sin nature and sinful desires to control our thinking and actions.Not having enough financial resources.

How does a believer discover God's purpose for his or her life?

By following personal feelings and emotionsBy studying God's Word, growing spiritually, and walking by the Holy SpiritBy comparing personal accomplishments with others.By waiting for God to reveal every detail of the future.

According to Romans 8:1, what is true about those who are in Christ Jesus?

They will never commit another sin.They will never experience suffering.There is now no condemnation for them.They no longer need to study God's Word.

According to Romans 8:2, what has set the believer free from the law of sin and death?

The Mosaic Law.The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus.Human effort and self-discipline.Religious traditions and rituals.

A believer spends the day controlled by jealousy, bitterness, anger, and resentment. What is the believer demonstrating?

Walking according to the Spirit.Living according to the flesh.Spiritual maturity.Freedom from the influence of sin.

Why is the filling of the Holy Spirit important in fulfilling God's purpose for our lives?

Because human ability alone cannot produce the spiritual life God desires.Because the Holy Spirit removes our responsibility to make decisions.Because believers no longer need biblical instruction.Because the Holy Spirit guarantees earthly prosperity.

Which statement best summarizes Romans 8:1–4 and the purpose of the Christian life?

The believer must keep the Mosaic Law to maintain salvation.The believer is free to sin because condemnation has been removed.Christ provides freedom from condemnation, and the Holy Spirit enables believers to walk in a manner pleasing to God.The believer must achieve sinless perfection to fulfill God's plan.

Lesson #30: The Purpose in Your Life

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