Yesterday, we had our monthly afternoon service. We purposefully try to make it a different format to the morning service. Instead of systematically preaching through a book of the Bible, we take a theological topic, watch a relevant video and then break into small groups to discuss some questions. We come back together for a plenary feedback session and then we do the whole thing a second time to push our thinking a bit further.
This Sunday, we looked at the question of faith & sin. Here is what we did:
Questions
- What does the way OT believers were saved tell us:
a) About God’s plan of salvation?
b)About the storyline of the Bible? - Given how OT believers are saved, what is the point of the OT law?
§Rom 3:20; Gal 2:16; Eph 2:8f
§Rom 5:18-21; Gal 3:15-22
Questions
- If all sin is, on some level, ‘willful’, how can we be sure that our sin won’t stop us being saved?
- How can I be sure of my salvation, given that I still sin?
- How can we hold together the two truths:
a) Everyone who believes by faith will be saved
b) Those who do not persevere will not be saved