See

1. “How to Make Explanations” as a helpful guide on how to make explanations.
2. “Helpful Hints” below to help you in answering any question you may find difficult or to confirm your answer.

Questions

1. What does it mean to “Love in the Spirit”?
2. (a.) What does “born again” mean as used by the Lord Jesus?
   (b.) Peter also speaks about being born again. How does his application compare to that of Jesus?
3. What is the Garden of Eden a type of?
4. Why was the Old Covenant unable to give life?
5. According to Jeremiah and Hebrews, what is the promise of the New Covenant?
6. Who are the two anointed ones?
7. Why is it wrong for Man to take his fellow Man’s life?
8. Who or what is the living water?
9. What is the High Priest’s garment for?
10. Why is it important for God to have disciples from every nation, tribe, language and people?

How to Make Explanations

You can explain a thing either by

1. Defining it in relatively absolute terms,
   1. A boy is a young or relatively young male member of the human race.
2. Or/and, by comparing it with some other related idea known to your audience,
   1. A boy is a human being that is not a girl.
   2. (The above assumes the listener or reader knows what a girl is and what or who is not a girl)
3. Or/and, by giving one or more examples of that thing.
   1. Heritage is a boy, but Christabel his sister is not a boy. Malak is a boy, but Temitope and Obaloluwa are girls. Nathan is a boy, but Isabella is not. She is a girl.
   2. The above will only work if the listener or reader knows the people mentioned above.
4. Or/and, by listing known or observable attributes
   1. Boys are usually more rough in their play, usually eat more than girls, usually less socially aware and sensitive than girls. Boys, compared to girls, don’t mature as fast because they are usually less socially and emotionally aware and intelligent than girls.
   2. Such definitions as above, may be subjective and tainted by opinion.

Helpful Hints

1. It is more or less self-explanatory
   1. References [Col 1:4,8; Gal 5:16-17; Gal 5:22-23,25;]
   2. There are two components that must be present.
2. (a.)[Joh 3:3-8ff]
   1. The common understandings and explanations are wrong
   2. Jesus explains what he means by rephrasing it.
   3. Jesus’ explanation of his rephrase here and what he is referring to in Scriptures—more literal than figurative [Psa 104:4.].
   
   (b.) [1Pe 1:3; 1Pe 1:23; 1Pe 2:2]
   1. State if they are the same, different or share things in common.
   2. Comment or elaborate on the above.
3. If you know it, or have enough knowledge to deduce it, the following should remind or help you.
   1. The direction in which Adam and Eve were driven out of the Garden [Gen 3:22-24],
   2. The sacrifice of Cain and Abel and where it took place [Gen 4:3-5], and
   3. The direction in which Cain was driven [Gen 4:16].
4. Rom 7:1-25; 8:1-5ff
5. Is there just one promise?
6. Zechariah’s vision of the Golden Lampstand and the Olive Trees and the Two Witnesses in John's Revelation [Zec 4:1-14; Rev 11:1-12]
   1. Who are anointed ones?
   2. The qualities that define and distinguish the two anointed ones from all other anointed ones.
7. Gen 9:1-17
8. John’s comment on Jesus’ word on the last and greatest day of the feat [Joh 7:37-38ff].
9. The crown of saints at the resurrection [cf., Psa 8:1-9]
10. Consider the following,
    1. God’s hope for the creation [Rom 8:20-21].
    2. What the relationship of those who govern should be to the nations or peoples they govern [Deut 17:15].
    3. The only way anyone or group can have full authority over all the earth [Gen 1:28; Deut 32:8; Rev 5:9-10].
       1. The key in the Old Testament references given in the hint above is “Adam”.
       2. For Deut 32:8, use a translation that has “…sons of Adam…”.