Tag: Dave Thomas

Salvation

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 19 to July 26

Relevant Verse: John 3:16 Leading Question: What do Jesus and Gospels tell us about salvation before Jesus died on the cross? Given the strong emphasis on substitutionary theology in evangelical circles, a position which sees the...

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The Holy Spirit

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 12 to July 19

Relevant Verses: John 14-17 Leading Question: What do we learn about the Holy Spirit from Jesus and the Gospels? 1. How should we understand John 7:37-38: 37 On the last day of the festival, the great...

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The Son

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 5 to July 12

Relevant Verses: Isaiah 53; John 14-17 Leading Questions: Why is it so hard today for some to see Jesus as God incarnate and why was it so hard for the Jews in Jesus’ day? Why it...

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Our Loving Heavenly Father

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 28 to July 5

Relavent Verses: Matt. 6:9; Luke 11:2 Leading Question: What qualifies Jesus to tell us about the love of a heavenly Father? For this first lesson in the new quarter, the author of the official study guide...

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Christ’s Kingdom and the Law

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 21 to June 28

Leading Question: “In God’s new kingdom, how will the law of God be different than that law of God that we now know?” Introduction to the Issue: In this sinful world, attitudes toward God’s law...

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Christ’s Church and the Law

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 14 to June 21

Leading Question: “Given the differing reactions to law within the human family, how can a single church unite them all in Christ?” Introduction to the Issue. If we are serious about uniting all God’s children...

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Apostles and the Law

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 7 to June 14

Leading Question: “How can we avoid the tendency to focus only on the passages of Scripture that meet our needs?” Introduction to the Issue: It is worth noting that when a person swings away from...

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Christ, the Law, and the Covenants

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 31 to June 7

Leading Question: “On what basis have some Christians concluded that the Old Testament represents the “old” covenant and the New Testament the “new” covenant? Introduction to the Issue: Some Christians who resolve the old covenant/new...

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Christ, the Law, and the Gospel

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 24 to May 31

Leading Question: “In the Old Testament, law is Gospel – good news – why is that hard for some people to believe? Introduction to the Issue: The contrast between the view of law in the...

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The Law of God and the Law of Christ

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 17 to May 24

Leading Question: “If Jesus is God in the flesh, God incarnate, why should we have a lesson that distinguishes between the law of God and the law of Christ?” Introduction to the Issue: Christianity required...

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Christ the End of the Law

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 10 to May 17

Leading Question: “What does Paul mean when he says in Romans 10:4 that Christ is the end of the law? Introduction to the Issue: It is possible that the question raised by the title/topic of...

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Christ’s Death and the Law

• Lesson 6 for the week of May 3 to May 10

Leading Question: “Does the death of Christ nullify the law?” Introduction to the Issue: When one links Christ’s death with the law, the clear implication is that the law is an instrument of condemnation, not...

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Christ and the Sabbath

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 26 to May 3

Leading Question: “What did Jesus do to transform the human understanding of the Sabbath?” Introduction to the Issue. In our modern world the idea of sacred time has nearly vanished. “Remember the Sabbath to keep...

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Christ and the Law in the Sermon on the Mount

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 19 to April 26

Leading question: Does the Sermon on the Mount make keeping the law harder or easier? Introduction to the Issue: Jesus’ treatment of the law in Matthew 5 (Sermon on the Mount) raises acute questions, not...

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