May 25
25
- What were the heart sins of the scribes that Jesus warned about?
- Why are those who are prideful, selfishly ambitious, and greedy dangerous?
- What does it mean that the scribes devoured widows’ houses?
- What does the story about the widow giving two small copper coins have to do with the previous passage?
- Based on our text, describe the ethos or culture that the church is to have as it pertains to power, prestige, and wealth.
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May 25
25
- What is the eighth commandment?
- What does it mean to steal?
- How is our daily provision and wealth to be obtained?
- Ephesians 4:28 says, “Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need” (Ephesians 4:28, ESV). Can you think of certain kinds of “work” that would not qualify as “honest work”? Why must the Christian avoid this kind of work?
- Why does our catechism say that the command, “Thou shalt not steal”, requires “the lawful procuring and furthering the wealth and outward estate of ourselves and others”? How do we jump from the one idea to the others?
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May 25
18
- What is the seventh commandment?
- What is God’s design for sex?
- What is adultery?
- Does the seventh commandment only forbid adultery? What else does it require and forbid as we work out its implications?
- Why is it important to keep the seventh commandment in the heart and mind?
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May 25
15
- What does the title “Christ” mean?
- Why were people in Jesus’ day expecting a Messiah?
- Why is Psalm 110 such an important text as it pertains to the identity of the Messiah? Nearly everyone knew that he would be David’s son. What else does Psalm 110 reveal?
- How does Psalm 110 also answer the questions that were put to Jesus beginning at Luke 20:1?
- Authority, authority, authority. Why is it important to think of Jesus and his work in terms of authority? What does he have authority over? Who gave Jesus this authority? How does his authority relate to the governing authorities of this world presently? How will his authority relate to the governing authorities of this world in the end? How does Jesus relate to the authority of Holy Scripture? What authority does Jesus have over you today? Is he your Lord, or is he not (Romans 10:9)?
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May 25
11
- What were some of the distinguishing beliefs of the Sadducees?
- How did the Sadducees argue against the resurrection?
- How did Jesus counter their argument? Where does the Old Testament teach that there is life after death and a resurrection?
- How should belief in life after death, the bodily resurrection, and the judgment change the way a person lives in the here and now?
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May 25
11
- What is the sixth commandment?
- Some English translations say “kill” while others say “murder”. How can each of these words be misunderstood?
- What is it about human nature that makes the unjust taking of human life so wrong?
- What does the sixth commandment require and forbid?
- What does it mean to seek to preserve your own life?
- What does it mean to seek to preserve the life of others?
- How can both of these principles be misused and abused by individuals and even governments?
- How does the sixth commandment apply to the issue of abortion?
- What do we need if we are to apply this law in a way that truly honors God and man? I’m thinking of a word that starts with a “W”.
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May 25
4
- How does the power struggle between Christ and the principal men of Israel illustrate the power struggle that all experience when confronted with the gospel of Jesus Christ? Who will respond in repentance and faith?
- Just as the crowd that followed Jesus was infiltrated by spies and insincere men, so too the church will be threatened by false teachers and false converts. What must the church do?
- Why was Christ’s answer to the question about paying tribute to Rome wise? What does his answer teach about the relationship between Christ’s kingdom and the kingdoms of this world under the New Covenant?
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May 25
4
- What is the fifth commandment?
- What is the most obvious and direct thing this commandment requires and forbids?
- Does the fifth commandment only require children to honor their parents? What else does it imply?
- Does the fifth commandment only require those with an inferior position to honor those who are over them? What else does it imply?
- Give examples of how a superior is to show honor to an inferior (from the Bible and from real-life experience).
- Why is it important to note that the fifth commandment is the first of the second table of God’s moral law?
- What is another word we could use instead of honor? Hint: Matthew 19:18-19; 22:39.
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