Post by RayW on Dec 8, 2013 14:14:40 GMT -8
Post your answers to the following questions:
1. It was said in class that salvation is “an event and a process in which people are brought into a right relationship with God.” What is the danger in saying that salvation is a process? Explain.
2. How does thinking that salvation is past, present, and future give you a broader perspective of what it means to be saved? Discuss.
3. There are not many issues that separate Christianity from other world religions more than the doctrine of salvation. Christianity is the only religion that says that salvation is an event in which a person is objectively saved at a point in time. All other world religions see salvation only as a process. Discuss the validity of this statement.
4. Within in the ordo salutis of Romans 8:29-30 (read), the doctrine of predestination (election) is taught. It is a doctrine that has confused and divided theologians throughout history. Although we have not yet discussed this doctrine in detail, discuss why do you think that this doctrine has been so divisive?
5. Review “Ordo Salutis”. The early Church condemned the teaching of Pelagius; it has never been an accepted doctrine of any orthodox (accepted) Christian tradition. It has been said that all people are born Pelagians with regards to their views of salvation until they are told otherwise. Discuss how this might be true.
6. We live in a give-and-take society where you get what you pay for. How might this contribute to the popularity of Pelagianism today?
7. The Reformed position is the only view that rejects any ordo salutis where one can lose their salvation. Why do you think that most people’s theology includes the possibility for one to lose their salvation? (This will be discussed more in the coming lessons.)
8. At this point in our study of salvation, which tradition to you identify with most? Explain.
9. How was your thinking challenged the most by the lesson? Explain.
1. It was said in class that salvation is “an event and a process in which people are brought into a right relationship with God.” What is the danger in saying that salvation is a process? Explain.
2. How does thinking that salvation is past, present, and future give you a broader perspective of what it means to be saved? Discuss.
3. There are not many issues that separate Christianity from other world religions more than the doctrine of salvation. Christianity is the only religion that says that salvation is an event in which a person is objectively saved at a point in time. All other world religions see salvation only as a process. Discuss the validity of this statement.
4. Within in the ordo salutis of Romans 8:29-30 (read), the doctrine of predestination (election) is taught. It is a doctrine that has confused and divided theologians throughout history. Although we have not yet discussed this doctrine in detail, discuss why do you think that this doctrine has been so divisive?
5. Review “Ordo Salutis”. The early Church condemned the teaching of Pelagius; it has never been an accepted doctrine of any orthodox (accepted) Christian tradition. It has been said that all people are born Pelagians with regards to their views of salvation until they are told otherwise. Discuss how this might be true.
6. We live in a give-and-take society where you get what you pay for. How might this contribute to the popularity of Pelagianism today?
7. The Reformed position is the only view that rejects any ordo salutis where one can lose their salvation. Why do you think that most people’s theology includes the possibility for one to lose their salvation? (This will be discussed more in the coming lessons.)
8. At this point in our study of salvation, which tradition to you identify with most? Explain.
9. How was your thinking challenged the most by the lesson? Explain.