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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Discussion Questions: Luke 22:39-46

  1. When is religion bad? When is it good? What does it mean to be religious in a good sense?
  2. What customs or habits should Christians develop in the various spheres of life—home, work, church, and private life? 
  3. How, practically speaking, should a Christian be religious (devoted and faithful) in prayer?
  4. What does it mean to go through the motions in prayer? What does it mean to pray thoughtfully, sincerely, and earnestly?  
  5. What does prayer change? What good does it do?
  6. The Lord’s Prayer is well-rounded and spiritual. Its petitions should be used as a guide for our private prayers. How so? Why? 
  7. How do you intend to apply this sermon to your life?
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Discussion Questions: Baptist Catechism 103

  1. What are the four ordinary means of grace?
  2. How does God make these means of grace effective?
  3. Who should partake of the Lord’s Supper?
  4. Why must baptism be given first and then the Lord’s Supper second?
  5. Why is baptism given only once, and the Lord’s Supper over and over again?
  6. Where is the Lord’s Supper to be served? 
  7. The Lord’s Supper for church members (see BC 101). Discuss.
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Discussion Questions: Formative Church Discipline: Love One Another Earnestly From A Pure Heart

  1. What is formative church discipline? 
  2. What is love? Is it an emotion, an action, or both?
  3. When a person has love in their heart, how will they behave?  (see 1 Corinthians 13)
  4. Should there be an order or hierarchy to our love? If so, what is it?
  5. Are love and discipline in conflict with each other? In the home? In the church? Discuss.  
  6. Why is it vital that all we do in discipline be motivated by love?
  7. How will this be for the glory of God, the good of Christ’s church, and the edification of church members?
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