Oct 24
13
- What does the word catholic mean?
- Who belongs to the catholic or universal church?
- In what sense is the catholic church invisible? When will the catholic church be visible?
- Chapter 26 of our confession focuses on the local church in paragraphs 2-13. Paragraphs 14-15 address the interrelationships between local churches. Why does our confession begin with a statement on the catholic church?
- When we recite the Apostles’ Creed we say, “I believe in the… holy catholic church”. Why is this important to confess? Why do you think this statement is found after the words, “I believe in the Holy Spirit”? If the catholic church is the universal and invisible church, what do you think the phrase “I believe in the… communion of the saints” refers to?
- I hope you love the local, visible church. Do you love the catholic church? If so, how is this love expressed?
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Oct 24
13
- In Luke 14:7-11, Christ gives the Pharisees wise counsel concerning their behavior at the dinner party (compare with Proverbs 25:6–7). He concludes by saying, “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” This passage is about more than dinner party etiquette. It’s about the ethics of Christ’s kingdom. How so?
- In Luke 14:12-14, Christ turned his attention to the one who invited him and instructed him to not only invite family, friends, and the prestigious within society to his banquets. Does this teaching forbid us from ever having private parties? How does interpreting this teaching through the lens of kingdom ethics help us properly interpret this passage? How should this teaching affect our conduct within the church?
- In Luke 14:15-24 Christ presents a classic parable. In this parable, who does the man giving the banquet represent (v. 16)? Who does the servant who extends the invitation represent (v. 17)? Who does the first to be invited – those who made excuses – represent (vs. 18-20)? What does the command for the servant to go out to the streets and lanes to invite the poor and crippled represent (v. 21)? What does the command to go to the highways and hedges represent (vs. 22-23)? What is the primary meaning of this parable? What is a secondary meaning or application?
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Oct 24
6
- Who is our catechism talking about when it speaks of “the wicked”?
- What is meant by “the Day of Judgment”? When will this day be? What will happen on that day?
- Who will be raised bodily on the last day?
- What is hell?
- Must we say that hell is everlasting? What would you say to someone who claims that eternal punishment is unjust?
- What has Christ saved us to? What has Christ saved us from?
- How should this teaching affect how we think and the things we say and do?
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Oct 24
6
- Why did Christ heal?
- Why were the Apostles of Christ given this ability to heal?
- Why did some within the early church have the gift of healing?
- Does the gift of healing remain in the church today?
- Does God heal today?
- How does God heal?
- Should we expect that God will heal us?
- Why should we pursue healing when we are physically ill?
- How should we pursue healing?
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Sep 24
29
- Why did the Pharisees tell Jesus about Herod’s desire to do him harm? Were they genuinely concerned for Jesus?
- Was Jesus driven to Jerusalem by Herrod, the Pharisees, or by the fear of man? In other words, was his life taken from him?
- Why did Jesus mourn over Jerusalem?
- What did Jesus mean when he said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!”
- What did Jesus mean when he said, “Behold, your house is forsaken”?
- Why did Jesus cite Psalm 118, saying, “And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” (Luke 13:35)
- The earthly temple in Jerusalem is forsaken. Something greater than the temple is here. Discuss.
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Sep 24
29
- In what sense are Baptist Catechism questions 42 and 43 still about the benefits that come to those who place their faith in Christ?
- What will happen to the bodies of those who die in unbelief and in their sins?
- What will happen to the souls of those who die in unbelief and in their sins?
- This is an unpleasant thing to speak about. Why must we speak of it?
- What should this doctrine prompt us to do?
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Sep 24
29
- Why did the Pharisees tell Jesus about Herod’s desire to do him harm? Were they genuinely concerned for Jesus?
- Was Jesus driven to Jerusalem by Herrod, the Pharisees, or by the fear of man? In other words, was his life taken from him?
- Why did Jesus mourn over Jerusalem?
- What did Jesus mean when he said, “O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing!”
- What did Jesus mean when he said, “Behold, your house is forsaken”?
- Why did Jesus cite Psalm 118, saying, “And I tell you, you will not see me until you say, ‘Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!’” (Luke 13:35)
- The earthly temple in Jerusalem is forsaken. Something greater than the temple is here. Discuss.
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Sep 24
15
- To review, what are the three main fountainhead benefits that Christ gives to his people in this life?
- What does it mean to have the assurance of God’s love? (See Second London Confession Chapter 18)
- What does it mean to have peace of conscience?
- What does it mean to have joy in the Holy Spirit?
- What does it mean to increase in grace?
- What does it mean to persevere in these things to the end?
- Why will those justified, adopted, and sanctified also enjoy these above-mentioned blessings? What is the connection?
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