APOLOGETICS SESSION 19
Faith Works
Discussion Question
- What does it mean to believe in Jesus?
- Consider the two verses below; how do these verses speak to the question of what it means to believe in Jesus?
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also faith apart from works is dead.
—James 2:26
—James 2:26
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
—1 Peter 2:24
—1 Peter 2:24
“Christ did not die to forgive sinners who go on treasuring anything above seeing and savoring God. And people who would be happy in heaven if Christ were not there, will not be there. The gospel is not a way to get people to heaven; it is a way to get people to God. It's a way of overcoming every obstacle to everlasting joy in God. If we don't want God above all things, we have not been converted by the gospel.”
― John Piper, God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself
― John Piper, God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself
“There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.”
—C. S. Lewis
—C. S. Lewis
Discussion Questions
- Considering the quote above from John Piper: What would you say is John Piper's main point? What is he trying to communicate? Do you agree? Explain.
- Consider the quote above from C.S. Lewis: In your own words, what is C.S.Lewis trying to communicate? Do you agree? Explain.
Closing Questions
- What stood out to you most from this session/discussion?
- Closing thoughts/comments?