The Grace Message

What is “binding and loosing” in Matthew 16? Did I blaspheme the Holy Spirit by using profanity related to God? Does God send natural disasters to punish people today or to get their attention?

How do we balance discipline and legalism? I went through a 12-step program but then seemed to only fail afterward. Why am I convicted about drinking but not overeating? I think I fell from grace and now I’m trying to get back with God. How do I put God first and not myself?

Why does Paul say that deacons should be the husband of only one wife? What was the purpose of fasting? Are Christians required to fast today? How does being under grace help our struggle against sin? What does it mean that we’re saved from the wrath of God? Is that about the final judgment or something else?

What is worldly sorrow and how is it different from godly sorrow? Is Calvinism a totally different gospel?

Who were the people who “sin apart from the law” in Romans 2? Why does Ephesians 6 say that we have an undying love for Jesus? How should we understand “perseverance of the saints” within Calvinism? I’m frustrated, because I want to stop sinning, but I can’t seem to stop. Can you help?

We humans are quick to put God on trial. We weigh His decisions and seek to determine if He is good and fair. Of course, this is a result of us eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. And in Romans 3, Paul was calling humanity out and responding to some of the crazy conclusions the Romans had come to about God’s grace. Furthermore, Paul goes on to clarify that the Law only speaks to one group- those under the Law (not Christians!). And the Law is designed to point out spiritual death and addiction to sin. Romans 3 has so much to offer us as we seek to understand the difference between Law and Grace. So check out this important message and be encouraged in the great news of the Gospel! Discussion Questions on Romans 3:1-20: 1. Read verse 4. Why do you think we humans are so quick to “put God on trial”? 2. Read verses 5-8. What three crazy conclusions does Paul have to refute? Can you imagine a person today drawing those same conclusions? Why or why not? 3. React to this statement: “Both Jews and Greeks are all under sin.” How does this speak to a worldwide problem and the one and only solution? 4. Read verses 11-18. Calvinists look to this passage to claim an unbeliever can’t call out to Jesus for salvation unless God chooses (causes) them to do so. Is that what the passage is saying? What are your thoughts? 5. Read verse 19. Who specifically is the Law speaking to? And what does it say? 6. Read verse 20. What is the purpose of the Law? In whose life? Does the Law define sin for a believer? Why or why not?

*Previously aired* How is the heart different from the soul? Does either one need improvement over time to be acceptable to God? How do I talk to people about law and grace? What do Catholics believe about the Eucharist? Will there be another opportunity to believe after death or after “the rapture”?

How would you answer someone who claims that if you continue to commit the same sin, you will not be forgiven? Can you help me understand Ephesians 4:7-11? I know we don’t have to ask for forgiveness, but I feel so distant from God when I don’t. Can you help?

What was the spiritual condition of Adam and Eve before they sinned? Should we admit our weaknesses? Does transparency help with temptation? If not, how can we do better in responding to the pull of sin?

Are we each born as sinners or do we become sinners? Why don’t saved couples have saved babies? What is dispensationalism? Are there flavors of it and is it true? I know you can’t lose your salvation, but can you give it up and walk away?