Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 87

  1. Review the 10 Commandments. 
  2. God’s law is good if we use it lawfully (see 1 Timothy 1:8). What does this mean? How have men and women misused God’s law?
  3. Why is Baptist Catechism 87 such a crucial Q&A?
  4.  What is the very short, two-letter word, answer to the question, Is any man able perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
  5. Why is the answer to question 87 so long, then? Why does it say:
    1. No mere man…
    2. Since the fall
    3. Is able in this life
    4. Perfectly to keep the commandments of God?
  6. How does this Q&A prepare for the good news of salvation through faith in Christ alone?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 21:28-36

  1. Why is it important for Christians to know how things will go on earth in between Christ’s first and second comings? 
  2.  What are the six commands of Luke 21:34-36?
  3. Christ commands his followers to watch themselves. What does this mean? How is this done? According to this text, what, in particular, are we to beware of?
  4. What does it mean to have your heart weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness, and the cares of this life?
  5. Christ commands his followers to stay awake. What does this mean? How is this done?  
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 84-86

  1. What is the tenth commandment?
  2. Covetousness is a heart sin, but it produces many sinful words and deeds. In fact, it often leads people to violate commandments 1-9. Discuss. 
  3. What is the remedy to covetousness?
  4. Have you kept this law perfectly? 
  5. What doth God require of us, that we may escape His wrath and curse, due to us for sin? (Baptist Catechism 90)
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Discussion Questions: Luke 21:5-38

  1. Why did Pastor decide to preach one sermon on such a long text of Scripture? 
  2. Why is it important to keep the question of verse 7 in mind as we work our way through this passage?
  3. In what sense did Jesus return in judgment in the year 70 AD? How was the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple prototypical of the final judgment?
  4. What will the time between Christ’s first and second comings be characterized by? 
  5. How must disciples of Jesus live as we experience tribulations in this world and await Christ’s return? Pay special attention to the commands of verses 28-36.   
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism Questions 81-83

  1. What is the ninth commandment?
  2. It is obvious what the ninth commandment forbids. What does it require?
  3. Why is speaking the truth so important? What damage does speaking falsehoods do to individual relationships, families, and society?
  4. Why is it especially important to speak the truth in witness bearing?
  5. Why is a good name (reputation) so valuable?
  6. Have you kept this law perfectly? What then should you do?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 20:45-21:4

  1. What were the heart sins of the scribes that Jesus warned about?
  2. Why are those who are prideful, selfishly ambitious, and greedy dangerous?
  3. What does it mean that the scribes devoured widows’ houses?
  4. What does the story about the widow giving two small copper coins have to do with the previous passage?
  5. 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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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 78-80

  1. What is the eighth commandment?
  2. What does it mean to steal? 
  3. How is our daily provision and wealth to be obtained?
  4. 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?
  5. 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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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 75-77

  1. What is the seventh commandment?
  2. What is God’s design for sex?  
  3. What is adultery?
  4. Does the seventh commandment only forbid adultery? What else does it require and forbid as we work out its implications?
  5. Why is it important to keep the seventh commandment in the heart and mind?
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