Chapter 8: "What If Salvation is Not Standardized"
Greetings All,
I have been asked by several people about the possibility of using What If God Is Like This? as material for a small group study. To assist with that, I have decided to come up with a series of discussion questions for each chapter. That way, if you decide to use the book in a small group setting you can either come up with your own questions or use some of these that I provide. Remember one of the purposes of this book is not just to provide possible answers for questions but to generate new ones as well. This is the journey not the destination :)
Chapter 8 Questions:
1. What do you think about the idea that most churches say to be "saved" you must accept Jesus into your heart, yet that is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible?
2. What do you think about the idea that Jesus gave different answers to different people in regards to salvation?
3. Is it manipulative to try to get people to believe the way you believe about Jesus?
4. Is it terribly wrong not to try to get people to believe the way you believe about Jesus?
5. What are your thoughts on "altar calls" where churches encourage people to come down to the front of the service and "accept Christ?"
6. Are your relationships different with non-christian friends than they are with Christian friends?
7. Do you feel pressure to "convert" your friends? If so, how does that pressure affect your friendships?
8. As a Christian, is it hard to have non-Christian friends due to the pressure to "convert" them?
9. Is it okay not to try to convert your friends?
10. Are there different ways to come to Christ?
As always, these questions are here to spark small group discussion. Feel free to add your own or email me with more.
Have fun!
I have been asked by several people about the possibility of using What If God Is Like This? as material for a small group study. To assist with that, I have decided to come up with a series of discussion questions for each chapter. That way, if you decide to use the book in a small group setting you can either come up with your own questions or use some of these that I provide. Remember one of the purposes of this book is not just to provide possible answers for questions but to generate new ones as well. This is the journey not the destination :)
Chapter 8 Questions:
1. What do you think about the idea that most churches say to be "saved" you must accept Jesus into your heart, yet that is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible?
2. What do you think about the idea that Jesus gave different answers to different people in regards to salvation?
3. Is it manipulative to try to get people to believe the way you believe about Jesus?
4. Is it terribly wrong not to try to get people to believe the way you believe about Jesus?
5. What are your thoughts on "altar calls" where churches encourage people to come down to the front of the service and "accept Christ?"
6. Are your relationships different with non-christian friends than they are with Christian friends?
7. Do you feel pressure to "convert" your friends? If so, how does that pressure affect your friendships?
8. As a Christian, is it hard to have non-Christian friends due to the pressure to "convert" them?
9. Is it okay not to try to convert your friends?
10. Are there different ways to come to Christ?
As always, these questions are here to spark small group discussion. Feel free to add your own or email me with more.
Have fun!
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