SERMON QUESTIONS
It is our deep conviction that the Bible is not just to be listened to (Deut. 6:4), but studied (2 Tim. 2:15), meditated upon (Ps 1:2), memorized (Ps. 119:11), and, ultimately, applied to our lives (James 1:22). Because of this, our Bible studies will revolve around the study, meditation, memorization, and application of God’s inspired Word to our lives. Below are sermon questions that correspond to our Sunday morning teaching, so that we slow down and really take in what God is trying to tell us as a church Ohana. These questions will be discussed at our Tuesday Night Bible Study, and any future studies the Lord sees fit to begin.
For all answers, use Scripture to support your answer as best as possible.
Read Exodus 21:12–32
In what ways do we see the Old Testament (OT) Law as a grace in this passage?
What laws here promote and protect human life from death and dehumanization? In what ways do we degrade or dehumanize others?
How are we to understand that striking and cursing father and mother was supposed to receive capital punishment (Exod 21:15, 17)?
What is the purpose of the law “an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth…”? Does Jesus contradict this verse in Matt 5:38–39? What is Jesus getting at and what is our heart posture to those who wrong us?
Are we still supposed to follow these laws? How or how not?
How is the law still useful for Christians?
Practice
Consider how to love one another
and so fulfill the law (Rom 13:8–10)
Meditation/Memory Verse(s)
“Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.”
—Romans 10:4