CHAPTER 2: IN or OUT?
The danger of false assurance
Pre-Assignment
1.
Read chapter 2
2.
Complete the “A
Look in the Mirror” self-evaluation below or in the book
3.
Write down one
question you had as you read the chapter
A Look in the Mirror
Take a few
moments to read, consider, and answer each of these questions.
When You Are
By Yourself…
1.
Do
you pray? What do you pray about?
2.
Do
you read the Bible? Do you enjoy reading your Bible? Do you
experience God teaching you when you read your Bible?
3.
Do
you worship God? Why do you worship?
4.
Do
you think about God? What aspects of God do you think about?
5.
Do
you confess your sin to God?
Your Motives
1.
Why
do you pray?
2.
Why
do you read your Bible?
3.
Why
do you go to church?
4.
Why
do you attend youth meetings?
5.
What
do you think about in times of corporate worship?
6.
Why
do you do good works?
7.
Why
do you acknowledge sin in your life?
8.
Why
do you obey your parents?
Your
Relationships
1.
Do
you talk about God with your friends?
2.
Do
you tell non-Christians about your faith?
3.
Do
you have a good relationship with your parents?
4.
Do
you enjoy spending time with true Christians?
5.
Do
you desire to serve others?
One Question:
Write down at least one
question that came to your mind as you read this chapter:
Small Group Discussion
Questions
Here are the small group
discussion questions found at the end of the chapter, plus a few more:
1.
What
is false assurance of salvation? What is true assurance of salvation?
2.
Why
do church kids tend to assume they are Christians, even if they are not?
Why is this so dangerous?
3.
How
does a person become a Christian?
4.
How
can you know if a person is a Christian? What kind of words and actions
would you expect in the life of a true Christian?
5.
Who
is one person you know that you are confident is a Christian? How do you
know?
6.
Why
is it important to consider the thoughts and motives behind your actions?
7.
What
did you learn about yourself through the “Look in the Mirror” II Corinthians 13
self-test?
8.
Are you a
Christian? How do you know?
9.
Do
your parents believe you are a Christian? Why?
10.
If
you are a Christian, do you remember a specific time when you first believed?
11.
What
is the gospel? What does it mean to believe the gospel? Why did
Jesus have to die on the cross?
Take Away
1.
What is one point
that challenged you from the small group discussion or the reading?
2.
What is one
specific application for your life today?
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