Discussion Questions: Luke 23:1-5

  1. What did the Jews accuse Jesus of when standing before the Roman Governor, Pilate? Why did they focus on these accusations? Were these accusations true?
  2. Why did Pilate send Jesus to Herod? Who was Herod? Why was he very glad to see Jesus?
  3. What did Pilate and Herod think of Jesus? Did they find any fault in him? Why is this important?
  4. Why did Pilate consent to Jesus’ crucifixion?
  5. Though Jesus was innocent, he suffered and died as a guilty sinner. Why?
  6. It was the will of the Lord to give Jesus over to death in this way (see Isaiah 53:10–12). Does that excuse the sin of those who mistreated Jesus, falsely accused him, condemned him unjustly, and crucified him (see Acts 2:22-24)?
  7. How do you intend to apply this text of Scripture to your life in thought, word, and deed?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 108

  1. Why is the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer first?
  2. What does it mean for God’s name to be hallowed?
  3. How do we and others glorify God?
  4. What are some other ways that God is glorified in the world?
  5. When will God be glorified most fully?
  6. What are some specific things that you can pray for under the first petition?
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Discussion Questions: Luke 22:63-71

  1. If Jesus were nothing more than a good and holy man, his mistreatment at the hands of sinful men would be considered shameful. How does knowing that he is the eternal Son of God incarnate change your perspective on his mistreatment?
  2. What was the Sanhedrin?
  3. The Sanhedrin asked Jesus if he was the Christ. What does “Christ” mean?
  4. How did Jesus know that the men sitting on this council would not believe?
  5. Discuss Jesus’ reply: “But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God” (Luke 22:69, ESV). There is a lot packed in this single sentence!
  6. Why was the Sanhedrin determined to put Jesus to death?
  7. How do you plan to apply this text to your own life?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 107

  1. Why is God called our Father? Is there a sense in which all men and women have God as Father? Is there another sense in which sinful men and women do not have God as Father? How do we come to have God as Father in this second sense?
  2. What truths should this name (title) of God remind us of?
  3. What should the preface, “Our Father in heaven”, prompt us to do in prayer
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Discussion Questions: Luke 22:54-62

  1. At first, the sins of Judas and Peter look similar. Both men turned their backs on Jesus. Compare and contrast Judas’s betrayal and Peter’s denial of Jesus. How are they similar? How do they differ?
  2. Are all sins equally heinous in God’s sight? What made Judas’s sin more heinous than Peter’s?
  3. If it was not unbelief and a lack of love for Christ that led Peter to sin, what was it? Where did he begin to go astray? What was the progression?
  4. The difference between Peter and Judas is seen most clearly in the moment when Jesus fixed his gaze on them. What did Judas do when Jesus looked at him in the garden? What did Peter do when Jesus looked at him in the courtyard? What do their reactions reveal?
  5. What does the eternal decree of God (election and reprobation) have to do with all of this? Does the doctrine of election/predestination contradict the doctrine of free will (properly understood, see Second London Confession, 9) and obliterate human responsibility (see Second London Confession, 32)?
  6. What was the end of the story for Judas? What was the end of the story for Peter? 
  7. How do you plan to apply this text to your own thoughts, words, and deeds?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 106

  1. Why do we need direction in prayer?
  2. In what sense does the whole Word of God direct us in prayer?
  3. Our catechism describes the Lord’s prayer as “the special rule of direction.” What is meant by “rule”? What does the word “direction” tell us about the Lord’s Prayer? Is the Lord’s prayer to be recited word for word?
  4. Why do we call this prayer “the Lord’s Prayer”?
  5. How do you plan to use the Lord’s Prayer in your private prayer time?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 105

  1. What are the four ordinary means of grace?
  2. How does God make these means of grace effective?
  3. What is prayer, most fundamentally? 
  4. Discuss each little statement in our catechism (between the commas). Why are these important components of prayer? 
  5. Does prayer change things?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 104

  1. Why must we be careful to partake of the Lord’s Supper worthily?
  2. Our catechism teaches that a person must examine themselves before coming to the Lord’s Table. What does it mean to spiritually examine yourself? How is this done?
  3. What, in particular, are we to examine ourselves about? Our catechism lists three things. Discuss each one. 
  4. Is perfection required to come to the table? In other words, should those who have sinned in the previous week come to the table? Discuss.
  5. What do the Scriptures warn will happen to those who come to the table in an unworthy manner?
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