Tuesday, 8 March 2016

Lesson 11 (Mar 5-11), Peter the Great

Darkness to Light

  1. Why is "darkness" a negative image? Is darkness bad? Is light always good?
  2. How is it that God's "peculiar people, " "holy nation" are in the darkness? What are they doing there?
  3. What are ways in which God is calling His people out of darkness?
Peer Pressure
  1. Why is it wrong to indulge in excesses of food and drink?
  2. Why is it wrong to engage in deviant sexual activity?
  3. Why is it wrong to accommodate one's lusts?
  4. Why do people put pressure on their friends to join them in their wrong activities?
The More Sure Word of Prophecy
  1. Did everyone hear the voice of God at the time of Jesus' baptism or only some? Are there any prerequisites to hearing God's voice?
  2. What prevented Peter from being a good listener?  Why do you think Jesus selected Peter to be a disciple? What were his good qualities?
  3. Can we know for sure whether an inspired person is writing down faithfully what he or she was shown?
Scoffers
  1. Is an agnostic any better than an atheist?
  2. Does 2 Peter 3:6 about the flood destroying the "world that then was" suggest that the flood of Noah may not have been global?
  3. What is the connection between the flood  of Noah's day and hell fire at the end of the world?
  4. Is Jesus intentionally delaying His return? Can a delay do harm or can it accomplish good?
Hastening the Day
  1. Can activities of humans good or bad affect the date when Jesus will return, either to advance it or to push it back?
  2. How is a coming accompanied by great noise and melting of the elements like a "thief in the night?" What did Jesus mean?
  3. How is it possible for us to be found without spot or blameless?