Dec 24
15

Discussion Questions: Second London Confession 26.9

  1. Who fits and gifts a man for his office? What is meant by “fitted”? What is meant by “gifted”.
  2. How is the church to choose those Christ has gifted and fitted? How do they know what to look for?
  3. Who is to set the man apart (ordain) the elders and deacons the church has chosen?
  4. How are men to be ordained to their office? What is this process to involve?
  5. Why is the ordination of elders to involve fasting and prayer?
  6. Why is the appointment of officers to be regarded as a solemn (weighty) matter? 
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Dec 24
15

Discussion Questions: Luke 17:1-10

  1. Luke 17:1-10 concludes the discourse that began in Luke 15:1. Why is it important to recognize that Luke 15:1-17:10 is one unit? What was the setting when Christ delivered these teachings? What are the major themes found in this entire section? How will remembering the situation and the themes help us to properly interpret this concluding passage?
  2. How might a person cause or tempt another person to sin? Who are the “little ones” that Christ mentions at the end of verse 2? How did the rich man in the previous parable tempt Lazarus to sin? How diddid the scribes and Pharisees tempt the tax collectors and sinners to sin? Why must those with spiritual authority be especially careful to not tempt “little ones” to sin?
  3. The scribes and Pharisees were self-righteous, judgmental, and condemning of others. In contrast to this, how are disciples of Jesus to deal with sin and sinners? See verses 3-5. 
  4. In context, why did the apostles ask Jesus to increase their faith?
  5. How are disciples of Jesus to view themselves? After obeying and serving Christ faithfully, what are they to say? Christ will commend those who are faithful servants, but he will not thank them. Why?
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Dec 24
8

Discussion Questions: Luke 16:19-31

  1. Should we regard the story about the rich man and Lazarus to be a true story or a parable? If we say it is a parable, does this mean it is pure fantasy?
  2. In this parable, who do the rich man and Lazarus represent? 
  3. How does this parable connect to what Christ has been saying from Luke 15:1, and especially from 16:1, onward?  
  4. Is Christ opposed to people being wealthy?
  5. Lazarus means, “helped of God.” Why is that significant? The rich man isn’t named. Why is that significant?
  6. What is the main meaning of the parable? What is the key spiritual lesson being communicated?
  7. How might you apply this passage to your life today?
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Nov 24
24

Discussion Questions: Second London Confession 26.7

  1. How does Christ call his church into existence? (see 2LCF 26.5)
  2. How does Christ institute local churches? (see 2LCF 26.6)
  3. How does Christ order his churches? (see 2LCF 26.7)
  4. What is meant by church “order”?
  5. What are the two things mentioned in 2LCF 26.7 that Christ orders by revealing his mind (will) in his word?
  6. A form of independent or congregational church government is expressed in 2LCF 26.7. Where is this expressed in the paragraph?
  7. What are the implications of this teaching? Why does this matter?  
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Nov 24
24

Discussion Questions: Must Christians Tithe?

  1. What does the word “tithe” mean?
  2. Must New Covenant Christians tithe? 
  3. Must New Covenant Christians give?
  4. To whom?
  5. What is the money that Christians give to be used for?
  6. How should Christians give? In what manner or way?
  7. What should our motivation for giving be?
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Nov 24
9

Discussion Questions: The Power Of Christ: His Act Of Calling, Second London Confession 26.5

  1. Who is the head of the church? Who has all church power been given to? Who gave it to him? Why has it been given to him? Why does this matter?
  2. What is the first thing that Christ does in the execution of his church power?
  3. What does it mean that “the Lord Jesus calleth out of the world unto himself, through the ministry of his word, by his Spirit, those that are given unto him by his Father”? For help, see Second London Confession (2LCF) chapters 3 and 10.
  4. What do these words refer to: “that they may walk before him in all the ways of obedience, which he prescribeth to them in his word”?
  5. What does this phrase mean: “Those thus called, he commandeth to walk together in particular societies, or churches”?
  6. What are the two purposes of the church membership mentioned at the end of 2LCF 26.5?
  7. What would you say to a professing believer who says, I love Jesus but I don’t want anything to do with the church?
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Nov 24
9

Discussion Questions: Luke 15:11-32

  1. Why is it important to keep the situation described to us in Luke 15:1-3 in mind as we seek to properly interpret The Parable of the Prodigal Son?
  2. The Parable of the Prodigal Son is a good name for this parable. What does the word “prodigal” mean? If we aren’t careful, How might the name mislead us? 
  3. Who does the younger son represent? What can we learn about sin and repentance from what is said about the younger son?
  4. Who does the father represent? What can we learn about God the Father from this parable?
  5. Who does the older son represent? What can we learn about sin (of another kind) and repentance from what is said about the older son?
  6. Where is Jesus in this parable?
  7. How will you apply this text of scripture to your life today?
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Nov 24
3

Discussion Questions: Christ, The True Head Of The Church, Second London Confession 26.4

  1. Who is the head of the catholic church? If you asked 100 people from the community this question, what answers do you think you would receive?
  2. Jesus is called “Christ” in the first three paragraphs of Second London Confession 26. Why do you think he is called “the Lord Jesus Christ” here in paragraph 4?
  3. When we say that Jesus is the “head” of the church what does that mean? In what sense is he “head”?
  4. Who appointed Jesus Christ as head of the church? For what reason?
  5. Our confession says that “all [church] power… is invested [in Jesus] in a supreme and sovereign manner.” What does this mean? What is meant by supreme? What is meant by sovereign?
  6.  What does it mean that Jesus has all power for the, one, calling, two,  institution, three, order, and four, government of the church?
  7. How do these four principles relate to the next four paragraphs of 2LCF 26? Please read them to see. 
  8. Why is the principle that “the Lord Jesus Christ is the Head of the church” so important to grasp? 
  9. Keeping what is said in the first half of 2LCF 26.4 in mind, why does our confession state that the Pope of Rome is “that antichrist” in the second half of the paragraph?
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