Why does Paul uses the analogy of a guardian slave and a master’s son to describe the relationship between the law and the believer? Why does Paul also use the analogy of a son and his inheritance as a minor? What happens when the faith of Christ enters the picture? What were the days, months, seasons, and years mentioned in Galatians 4:10? Why did Paul warn the Galatians about going back to slavery?
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What is the relationship between the law and the promises of God? If the law is not a means of salvation, what purpose does it serve? How does the law point us to Christ? What does the law reveal to us? What are its limitations? How does faith in Jesus accomplish what the limitations of the law could not?
What is the relationship between the law and the promises of God? If the law doesn’t save us, why did God give the law? What does Paul mean by law in Galatians 3? Why does Paul use the analogy of a will and testament to describe God’s promises? What is the purpose of the law and is that purpose still needed today?
What does the Old Testament tell us about justification by faith? Were believers ever saved by works in the old system? Why does Paul refer to Abraham to demonstrate why justification is always by faith? What evidence of faith based salvation does Paul appeal to? Are we truly saved by faith alone?
What does Paul mean by Justification by faith alone? What is faith? How should we understand justification? Why does Paul emphasize that no one is justified by the works of the law? What are the works of the law? What does this mean for Christians today? If we live by faith does it mean we don’t have to be obedient? Did Paul teach that we are saved to live immorally? What does it mean to live by the faith of the Son of God?
How important was unity to the early church? How did Paul endeavor to keep unity? On what matters did he stick to principle? Why was the early church split over issues like circumcision and the customs of Moses? What can we learn from them about unity and dealing with conflict? Can the church always be united? Were the apostles always in agreement?
Amidst the accusations that Paul was a people pleaser, how did Paul establish the validity of his gospel message? How many gospels are there? What was Paul’s emphasis in the gospel? How could changing this emphasis lead to another gospel? What is the relationship between law and grace? What was the gospel for Paul? What do these things mean for Christians today? Should western culture push tradition on other cultures as we share the gospel?
This quarter we focus on the book of Galatians. What can the life of Paul, starting out as Saul of Tarsus, tell us about the context of Galatians? What were the historical circumstances under which the book was written? What happened in the early church between the Jewish and Gentile converts to Christianity? How can this help us to understand the themes of the book of Galatians?
As we conclude our study on the books of 1st and 2nd Peter, what are the major themes brought out in these epistles? What does Peter have to say about persecution, the suffering of Christ, the Second Coming, and the Judgment? What do these things mean for Christian faith and practice? Are Christians saved by grace to continue in sin? How did Peter view the importance of Scripture?
Peter continues to warn about scoffers, false prophets, and teachers. He talks about the misinterpretation of Paul’s writings to promote lawlessness. What are the dangers in losing faith in the second coming of Jesus? Should Christians continue to hope in the advent of Jesus even though it hasn’t happened in 2000 years? Is there a reason behind the apparent delay? Will the prophecies about the Day of the Lord really come to pass?
Peter warns of false teachers that would invade the early church. Does the church still struggle with false teachers today? What were they teaching in Peter’s time? What hints do we have about these individuals in the writings of Peter, Paul, and Jude? What does freedom in Christ really mean? Are we free to live in sin? What effect do false teachers have on the church?
What is true greatness? How did Jesus define what it means to be great? How did Jesus believe those who are great should treat people? How can we compare this with our society today and the way it treats people? What are the ways in which we still break the first and second commandments today? Do we still have images or other gods in our lives? What are the things we still idolize? The book of Matthew illustrates instances in which people, like the rich young ruler, put possessions before God. Many were not willing to surrender everything and entrust it to God.