Main QuestionWhat is legalism, how does it corrupt salvation and church life, and how is it different from obeying Jesus? Primary PassagesMark 7, Acts 15, Romans 3 and 14, Galatians 2 and 5, Colossians 2, 1 Corinthians 8-10, and Titus 2. Unforsaken ConclusionGrace...
Main QuestionWhat does ecclesia mean, and how does Christ order the life, leadership, worship, and mission of His church? Primary PassagesMatthew 16; Matthew 18; Acts 2; Acts 19-20; 1 Corinthians 12; Ephesians 1 and 4; Hebrews 10. Unforsaken ConclusionThe church is...
Main Question Are pastor, bishop, and elder different offices, who qualifies to serve, and how must church authority be exercised under Christ? Primary Passages Acts 20:17-31, Ephesians 4:11-16, 1 Timothy 2:11-15 and 3:1-7, 1 Timothy 5:17-22, Titus 1:5-9, Hebrews...
Main Question What does it mean to forsake the assembly, which absences are legitimate, and why does Scripture call believers into embodied church life? Primary Passages Hebrews 10:19-39, Hebrews 3:12-14, Acts 2:42, 1 Corinthians 12, Ephesians 4, Galatians 6, and 1...
Main Question What is apostasy, and how is it different from a believer's stumble, doubt, or need for restoration? Primary Passages 2 Thessalonians 2:3, 1 John 2:19, Matthew 7:21-23, Luke 8:13, John 10:27-28, Galatians 1:6-9, Acts 20:29-30, 2 Peter 2:1-2....
Main Question What do oil and lamps teach about consecration, the Holy Spirit, light, readiness, and the parable of the ten virgins? Primary Passages Exodus 27, Exodus 30, 1 Samuel 16, Acts 10, 2 Corinthians 1, Ephesians 1, Matthew 5, and Matthew 25. Unforsaken...
Main Question What does Scripture teach through Andrew, the disciple who repeatedly brought people and needs to Jesus? Primary Passages John 1:35-42, Matthew 4:18-20, Luke 6:13-16, John 6:8-9, John 12:20-22, Mark 13:3-4, and Acts 1:13-14. Unforsaken Conclusion...
Main Question What did Jesus mean by the keys of the kingdom, and how do binding and loosing function under Christ's authority? Primary Passages Matthew 16:13-23, Matthew 18:15-20, Luke 11:52, John 10:9, John 14:6, John 20:21-23, Acts 2, Acts 10-11, Ephesians...
Main Question What does the Parable of the Weeds teach about Christ's kingdom, counterfeit influence, patient discernment, final judgment, and life in a mixed world? Primary Passages Matthew 13:24-30, Matthew 13:36-43, 1 John 4:1-3, Acts 20:28-31, Matthew 18:15-17,...
Main Question What is the message of Acts, and how does the risen Jesus continue His work through the Holy Spirit and His witnesses? Primary Passages Acts 1:1-11, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:1-42, Acts 4:18-31, Acts 8, Acts 9, Acts 10-11, Acts 15, and Acts 28. Unforsaken...
