DISCUSSION
Answer the following questions after you have finished the lecture. They will help
you identify and summarize the major points.
• Which person of the Godhead initiated the plan of salvation?
If you are in a group, have the members discuss how they tend to view the role that God the Father plays in the
work of redemption. Consider asking questions such as these: Why do you believe that we have a tendency to think
about the Son as the One who makes the Father willing to be gracious to us? How does a right understanding of
the Father’s role in initiating the plan of salvation magnify the grace of the gospel?
• Why is the insistence that one has to observe the Jewish law in order to be right with God destructive of the true
gospel?
If you are in a group, have the members discuss the various ways that we may subtly fall into the trap of adding
something to the finished work of Christ for a right standing with God. Consider questions such as this: Do you ever
think or act as though your standing with God were based on something other than or in addition to Christ?
• How can believers be zealous to maintain the truth of the gospel?
If you are in a group, have each member discuss the importance of preaching the gospel to himself or herself.
Consider asking questions such as these: How often do you purposefully preach the gospel to yourself? What
practical benefit is there to preaching the gospel to yourself?
Answer the following questions after you have finished the lecture. They will help
you identify and summarize the major points.
• Which person of the Godhead initiated the plan of salvation?
If you are in a group, have the members discuss how they tend to view the role that God the Father plays in the
work of redemption. Consider asking questions such as these: Why do you believe that we have a tendency to think
about the Son as the One who makes the Father willing to be gracious to us? How does a right understanding of
the Father’s role in initiating the plan of salvation magnify the grace of the gospel?
• Why is the insistence that one has to observe the Jewish law in order to be right with God destructive of the true
gospel?
If you are in a group, have the members discuss the various ways that we may subtly fall into the trap of adding
something to the finished work of Christ for a right standing with God. Consider questions such as this: Do you ever
think or act as though your standing with God were based on something other than or in addition to Christ?
• How can believers be zealous to maintain the truth of the gospel?
If you are in a group, have each member discuss the importance of preaching the gospel to himself or herself.
Consider asking questions such as these: How often do you purposefully preach the gospel to yourself? What
practical benefit is there to preaching the gospel to yourself?