Post by RayW on Jan 25, 2013 16:03:46 GMT -8
Post the answers to this week's discussion questions here:
1. What confusion or misconceptions have you had in the past concerning division in the Christian Church?
2. Do you agree with the Roman Catholic argument that the Church could not have a canon of the Bible without the authoritative proclamation of the Church? Why or why not?
3. Did this lesson help you understand your own tradition? Explain.
4. Why do you think the Protestant Reformers believed that the Gospel was the main essential that determines the true Church? Do you agree? Explain.
5. Do you think the Gospel is preserved in the Protestant Church today? Why or why not?
6. Many are pushing for a “modern reformation.” Do you think that the Church is in need of another major reform? Why or why not?
7. Fundamentalism can be used both positively and negatively. Positively, Fundamentalism is the twentieth-century movement that sought to preserve the essentials of Christianity in its fight against liberalism. Negatively, Fundamentalism is thought of as a legalistic sect that, like the Pharisees of Christ’s day, places unnecessary burdens on the backs of people. In what ways have you been exposed to Fundamentalism in its negative sense? What can be done to correct this characterization of the Church?
8. Read Matt. 10:34–36. Should the Church continue to be Fundamentalist in the positive sense, even if it divides?
9. How was your thinking most challenged by the lesson? Explain.
1. What confusion or misconceptions have you had in the past concerning division in the Christian Church?
2. Do you agree with the Roman Catholic argument that the Church could not have a canon of the Bible without the authoritative proclamation of the Church? Why or why not?
3. Did this lesson help you understand your own tradition? Explain.
4. Why do you think the Protestant Reformers believed that the Gospel was the main essential that determines the true Church? Do you agree? Explain.
5. Do you think the Gospel is preserved in the Protestant Church today? Why or why not?
6. Many are pushing for a “modern reformation.” Do you think that the Church is in need of another major reform? Why or why not?
7. Fundamentalism can be used both positively and negatively. Positively, Fundamentalism is the twentieth-century movement that sought to preserve the essentials of Christianity in its fight against liberalism. Negatively, Fundamentalism is thought of as a legalistic sect that, like the Pharisees of Christ’s day, places unnecessary burdens on the backs of people. In what ways have you been exposed to Fundamentalism in its negative sense? What can be done to correct this characterization of the Church?
8. Read Matt. 10:34–36. Should the Church continue to be Fundamentalist in the positive sense, even if it divides?
9. How was your thinking most challenged by the lesson? Explain.