Theocratic Ministry School Review

The following questions will be considered orally at the Theocratic Ministry School during the week beginning August 29, 2005. The school overseer will conduct a 30-minute review based on material covered in assignments for the weeks of July 4 through August 29, 2005. [Note: Where there are no references after the question, you will need to do your own research to find the answers.​—See Ministry School, pp. 36-7.]

SPEECH QUALITIES

1. When sharing our hope with others, how can we let our “reasonableness become known to all men,” and why is this important? (Phil. 4:5; Jas. 3:17) [be p. 251 pars. 1-3, box]

2. How will knowing when to yield help us deal successfully with others? [be p. 253 pars. 1-2]

3. Why is skillful use of questions important when we help others to reason on a matter? [be p. 253 pars. 3-4]

4. What factors should be considered in order to make a presentation persuasive? [be p. 255 pars. 1-4, box; p. 256 par. 1, box]

5. What should we keep in mind if we decide to use corroborative evidence to support the reasonableness of the Scriptures? [be p. 256 pars. 3-5, box]

ASSIGNMENT NO. 1

6. What clear evidence testifies to the historicity of Jesus? [w03 6/15 pp. 4-7]

7. How does ‘the mouth of the upright ones deliver them,’ and how does the very house of the righteous ones “keep standing”? (Prov. 12:6, 7) [w03 1/15 p. 30 pars. 1-3]

8. Since the Bible is not written in the form of a list of dos and don’ts, how can we ‘perceive what the will of Jehovah is’? (Eph. 5:17) [w03 12/1 p. 21 par. 3–p. 22 par. 3]

9. What Bible principles when applied can help one to cope with poverty or unfavorable economic circumstances? [w03 8/1 p. 5 pars. 2-5]

10. How should Jehovah’s example in freely giving affect us? (Matt. 10:8) [w03 8/1 pp. 20-2]

WEEKLY BIBLE READING

11. What was signified by the two pillars named Jachin and Boaz at the entrance to the temple built by Solomon? (1 Ki. 7:15-22)

12. Was Solomon’s gift of 20 cities in the land of Galilee to King Hiram of Tyre in harmony with the Mosaic Law? (1 Ki. 9:10-13)

13. What lesson can we learn from the disobedience of “a man of God”? (1 Ki. 13:1-25)

14. In what way did King Asa of Judah demonstrate his courage, and what can we learn from his example? (1 Ki. 15:11-13)

15. How does the incident involving King Ahab and Naboth illustrate the danger of self-pity? (1 Ki. 21:1-16)