Week 5 - Good Works (Questions)

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Please read the passage: Matt 5 vv 13 – 16 (p5) Salt & Light

1) v 14 Who is the ‘Light of the World’ – Jesus, the Church or the Individual Believer - what is the picture of ‘light’ supposed to convey? 

2) v 16 How do you find people react to good works done to / for them?

3) v 16 Do you know examples of people beginning to ‘praise God’ because of a Christian’s good work(s)?

4) v 13 What can we learn from the illustration of SALT?

Please read the passage: I Tim 6 vv 17 - 19 (p250) Do Good

5) v 18 What is your reaction to the command ‘To Do Good’?

6) v 18 How was the Lord Jesus ‘rich in good deeds’?  How can you and I be?

Please read the passage: II Tim 3 vv 14 – 17 (p253)

Thoroughly equipped

7) v 17 In what sense does God’s word ‘thoroughly equip us for EVERY good work’?

Please read the passage: James 2 vv 14 - 24 (p271)

Faith & Works in Conflict?

8) v 14 Do you know people who try to demonstrate faith without works? – What do you make of them? – How do others react to them?

9) v 18 How are you showing your faith by your deeds? – What do you find easy to do to show your faith?  What do you find hard to do to show your faith?

10) v 15 Is it only the welfare of ‘brothers & sisters’ that is my concern?

11) v 16 Give some practical ways of showing real concern for ALL those in need?

12) v 16 How possible is it to show practical concern as we hear of needs around us or in other countries?

Please read the passage: James 4 v 17 (p273)

Good Works & Sinning

13) v 17 What do you make of this verse?

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