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The Bible Teaching Commentary on Genesis: The Book of Foundations
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Redemption Through The Scriptures
Study Questions
for The Purpose of Redemption
Paul J. Bucknell
Purpose | Curtain | Closer | Two Covenants | Mosaic Covenant |
Belonging | Change of Covenants | New Covenant | Fellowship | Questions
God’s Purpose for His People
God was not content to merely create a army of
workers but restored us as intimate friends with Him forever so that we could
engage in all sorts of projects together. There is, perhaps, no better place to
see this than in the various covenants, including the Old and New Covenants,
that God put in place to restore that special partnership between Him and His
people.
New Testament Fellowship with God
1)
What positive pictures do we have of the
relationship between God and man in the first three chapters of Genesis?
2)
What is so surprising of God’s
willingness to work with people?
3)
Once the question of God’s willingness
to help mankind is accepted, what is the next question that pops up?
4)
What is so special about the Old
Covenant (Mosaic)? Use the chart on Numbers 2 to explain.
5)
Where was the Old Covenant given? How
does it begin and how does this give us an idea about the relationship God
wants with those under the covenant?
6)
Where did the term ‘new covenant’
originate from?
7)
Provide three ways the New Covenant is
superior to the Old Covenant. Which one means the most to you?
8)
What is so significant about the two
pictures of God’s purpose for redemption?
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9)
Concisely state the purpose of
redemption.
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Advanced Study Questions
& Projects
10) If someone suggests that the God of the Old Testament is mean and unpleasant, how will you answer that person?
11) On a scale of 1 to 10, would you say your relationship with God is close, 1 being not so and 10 being very close. Briefly explain.
12) What kind of fruit might appear from being close to God? Give at least three possible fruits?
13) Why do you think God gives us commands? Is it merely because He wants His ways or is there some greater purpose? Read 1 John 5:3 and compare with how this verse compares to your attitude.
14) The modern church is weak due to her focus on her gained freedom rather than what she has been freed from and what she has been freed for. How is this statement true or false?
15) Study John 15:1-16 and describe at least three pictures of intimacy that God purposes to have with His people through Jesus Christ.
16)
Why do many people despise marriage as God
designed? Why does God use marriage as a picture of His relationship with His
people? Identify at least four points.
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