Sermon Based Questions â Ultimate Faith Challenge
Sermon Based Questions – Ultimate Faith Challenge – Nov. 19, 2017
Sermon Based Questions – Ultimate Faith Challenge – Nov. 19, 2017
1) How would you define the gospel? What is the “good news”?
1) How would you define the gospel? What is the “good news”?
2) What was the error of the Galatians, and why was it so critical an error in the Apostle Paul’s mind?
2) What was the error of the Galatians, and why was it so critical an error in the Apostle Paul’s mind?
3) Do you have a personal story of a time when someone bewitched you/led you astray? Why did you fall prey to it?
3) Do you have a personal story of a time when someone bewitched you/led you astray? Why did you fall prey to it?
4) Is the belief that “works are required after salvation” just as destructive as the belief that “works are required for salvation?” Please explain your answer.
4) Is the belief that “works are required after salvation” just as destructive as the belief that “works are required for salvation?” Please explain your answer.
5) Did Paul have a right to “oppose Peter to his face?” Why?
5) Did Paul have a right to “oppose Peter to his face?” Why?
6) How do you define faith? How did the H.C. # 21 define it (see below)? How was your definition different from the catechism?
6) How do you define faith? How did the H.C. # 21 define it? How was your definition different from the catechism?
7) Why is Abraham so significant to the Jews? Why would Paul highlight Abraham in this passage? What was his point?
7) Why is Abraham so significant to the Jews? Why would Paul highlight Abraham in this passage? What was his point?
8) The church in Galatia struggled to let go of striving to live under the Law of the Old Testament. Why was it hard to let that go? What old ways do we need to let go of that are difficult for us?
8) The church in Galatia struggled to let go of striving to live under the Law of the Old Testament. Why was it hard to let that go? What old ways do we need to let go of that are difficult for us?
9) Explain this statement, “The righteous shall live by faith!”
9) Explain this statement, “The righteous shall live by faith!”
Heidelberg Catechism Question 21. What is true faith?
Heidelberg Catechism Question 21. What is true faith?
Answer. True faith is not only a knowledge and conviction that everything God reveals in his Word is true; it is also a deep-rooted assurance, created in me by the Holy Spirit through the gospel, that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made forever right with God, and have been granted salvation.
Answer. True faith is not only a knowledge and conviction that everything God reveals in his Word is true; it is also a deep-rooted assurance, created in me by the Holy Spirit through the gospel, that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made forever right with God, and have been granted salvation.
Sermon Based Questions – Ultimate Faith Challenge – Nov. 19, 2017
1) How would you define the gospel? What is the “good news”?
1) How would you define the gospel? What is the “good news”?
2) What was the error of the Galatians, and why was it so critical an error in the Apostle Paul’s mind?
2) What was the error of the Galatians, and why was it so critical an error in the Apostle Paul’s mind?
3) Do you have a personal story of a time when someone bewitched you/led you astray? Why did you fall prey to it?
3) Do you have a personal story of a time when someone bewitched you/led you astray? Why did you fall prey to it?
4) Is the belief that “works are required after salvation” just as destructive as the belief that “works are required for salvation?” Please explain your answer.
4) Is the belief that “works are required after salvation” just as destructive as the belief that “works are required for salvation?” Please explain your answer.
5) Did Paul have a right to “oppose Peter to his face?” Why?
5) Did Paul have a right to “oppose Peter to his face?” Why?
6) How do you define faith? How did the H.C. # 21 define it (see below)? How was your definition different from the catechism?
6) How do you define faith? How did the H.C. # 21 define it? How was your definition different from the catechism?
7) Why is Abraham so significant to the Jews? Why would Paul highlight Abraham in this passage? What was his point?
7) Why is Abraham so significant to the Jews? Why would Paul highlight Abraham in this passage? What was his point?
8) The church in Galatia struggled to let go of striving to live under the Law of the Old Testament. Why was it hard to let that go? What old ways do we need to let go of that are difficult for us?
8) The church in Galatia struggled to let go of striving to live under the Law of the Old Testament. Why was it hard to let that go? What old ways do we need to let go of that are difficult for us?
9) Explain this statement, “The righteous shall live by faith!”
9) Explain this statement, “The righteous shall live by faith!”
Heidelberg Catechism Question 21. What is true faith?
Heidelberg Catechism Question 21. What is true faith?
Answer. True faith is not only a knowledge and conviction that everything God reveals in his Word is true; it is also a deep-rooted assurance, created in me by the Holy Spirit through the gospel, that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made forever right with God, and have been granted salvation.
Answer. True faith is not only a knowledge and conviction that everything God reveals in his Word is true; it is also a deep-rooted assurance, created in me by the Holy Spirit through the gospel, that, out of sheer grace earned for us by Christ, not only others, but I too, have had my sins forgiven, have been made forever right with God, and have been granted salvation.
