scope of salvation - 101 discussion questions

Let’s Start with the Bad News…

I was a Condemned Sinner

• Do you believe you were a condemned sinner?

• Does that seem harsh to you?

I was Separated from God

• What do you think caused the separation between you and God?

I was Headed for Hell

• Do you believe there is such a place as hell?

• What would cause someone to go there?

• How do you reconcile that God is love but still can send someone to hell?

• Do you believe you were headed there?

I was Unable to Please God

• What does Isaiah 64:6 say our “righteous acts” where like before becoming a Christian?

Now for the Good News…“The word Gospel actually means

“Good News”

I was Declared Righteous

• What is the difference between being “declared” righteous and actually having to be righteous?

• Where did you get your righteousness from?

• Are you considered as righteous as Jesus in God’s sight?

My Sins were Forgiven and Forgotten

• How many of your sins were forgiven?

• How often do you allow shame, blame and guilt to isolate you from God?

• Do you still feel unworthy?

• What causes you to doubt the depth of this forgiveness?

The Holy Spirit Entered my Life

• Have you experienced the presence of God’s Spirit inside you?

• Has he born witness with your Spirit that you are a child of God?

• Why do you think it’s important to have God’s Spirit living inside us?

I Was Born Again

• What thoughts come to your mind when you hear “Born Again”?

• What does it mean to be born again?

• Is anyone born a Christian?

I Was Given Eternal Life

• How do we get eternal life?

• Can you have life apart from Jesus?

• Do you struggle with these truths seeming narrow?

• If this life is eternal in nature can you ever lose it?

I Was Made a New Creation

• Does being a new creation mean you will not longer struggle with sin?

• What part of you is new and what part of you is old?

I Was Reconciled to God

• What does reconciliation mean?

• What does it mean to be given the ministry of reconciliation?

• How have you been reconciled?

I Am No Longer At War With God

• How were you at war with God before becoming a Christian?

• What was the key to the peace agreement?

• Do you experience this peace?

I Was Redeemed From the Hand of the Enemy

• What does the word redemption mean?

• Who is the enemy?

• How were you in his hand?

• What is different now?

I Was Brought Into the Kingdom of God

• What is a Kingdom?

• What does it mean to be brought into God’s Kingdom?

• What are the privileges bestowed an a citizen of God’s Kingdom?

I Became An Adopted Child of God

• What does it mean to be adopted?

• How does being an important person’s child impact access and privilege?

• Are you confidently resting in this reality?

A Wall Of Supernatural Protection

• Do you believe God’s promise to protect you?

• What impact will this believe have on worry and anxiety?

• How do you stugglewith this?