Andrew Farley

After we come to know God’s grace, then what? For example, how would we deal with addiction? How did God rescue us from being dead in our sins? How can my daughter get closer to God? Should we get her water baptized? My son has been abused by his father, and no one will listen to our case. Please help me get these terms, straight: old self, flesh, sinful nature, sin, carnal mind. *Previously aired

Discussion Questions for James 2: What have you heard that “faith without works is dead” means? How many times did Abraham offer Isaac? Why is this significant in understanding the meaning of “works” here? How many times did Rahab open the door? Why is this significant in understanding the meaning of “works” here? Are the works that Abraham and Rahab did works of the Law? Or are they simply responses of faith to the message of God? Why is this important to understand? Read verse 23. Do you think that James understood salvation by faith? Why or why not? If James understood salvation by faith, then what is he trying to say about living faith that saves versus the dead faith of demons? Have you offered yourself to God? Have you opened the door to Him? In this way, have you met the requirement of James 2? If so, what does this mean for your assurance of salvation? Why is it a slippery slope to say that James did not understand grace yet wrote an epistle in the New Testament? What position does that put us in as

Do we need to confess each sin to be forgiven? What about James 5:16 and confessing to one another? How do we "work out our salvation" and why does Paul say "with fear and trembling"? Does God pre-select some people for salvation leaving others with no chance to believe?

I had some dreams and wonder if it was God telling me something. I know we don’t have to tithe, but is there still a blessing when we give? I think I voted for the wrong person, but I had asked God for peace. Now, what should I do? Do we go straight to Heaven when we die? What about getting our new bodies?

I told my brother to “deny himself” and “take up his cross” and be part of the family more. Was I in the wrong? Are we with God immediately when we die or do we need to wait? Why does Paul talk about the “foolishness” and “weakness” of God in 1 Corinthians 1?

Are you fondue? Is God melting you like cheese? Breaking you? Humbling you? Do you need to “surrender” to God? Do Christians have a “sinful nature”? Where do the sinful thoughts really come from?

Discussion Questions Hebrews 9 and Hebrews 10: Read Hebrews 9:16-18. How did the old and the new covenants begin? Why is it so important to understand they began this way? Read Hebrews 9:25-26. Why is it crucial to remember that Jesus only died once? How does this impact you and your relationship with God? Read Hebrews 9:27-28. What does this say about the purpose of Christ’s return? How does “without reference to sin” (or “not to bear sin”) affect your view of the final judgment? Read Hebrews 10:1-2. What three things would have happened if O.T. Jews had ever found the perfect sacrifice? Be specific. Have these things happened for you? Why or why not? Read Hebrews 10:10. How does this verse impact your view of sanctification? Read Hebrews 10:11-13. What do the two positions – standing and seated – represent? Which position are you in about your sins? What does this mean to you? Read Hebrews 10:14. What does this verse mean to you regarding your forgiveness? What about your future sins? How does this verse r

What does the Parable of the Talents really mean? Did Jesus go to Hell and preach for three days? How are women “saved through childbearing”? What does that even mean? How many times will Christ return? Do Christians really have to struggle to “know God”?

What can we take away from Jacob wrestling with God? How can I share my faith in Jesus when some have been abused by those who use His name? My brother argues with me about my beliefs. How can I better communicate with him? Are we already sanctified, or is it a process, or both? Jesus said some are experts in Scripture yet don’t know Him. Can you talk about this?

Why do Christians get so angry about politics? Should we just avoid politics altogether? What’s a healthy perspective? “Many are called, but few are chosen”? What does that mean? How can we “be anxious for nothing”? Why would God create people who reject Him?

Does the Bible forbid tattoos for a Christian? What does it look like to contend for our faith in today’s world? I’m feeling lonely and overwhelmed. I don’t know what to do! How is the Psalm 16 passage about focusing on the Lord relevant to us under grace?

Should we strive to be like Jesus? How do identity and behavior play out together? Does God harden people’s hearts today? What does it mean to enter God’s “Sabbath rest”?

Why does Paul say “all things are permissible, but not all things are profitable”? What does it mean to be unequally yoked? Why is that such a big deal? How exactly are we saved? Can we lose it? How do I break strongholds when it comes to addiction? Are we allowed to sell things in churches? My family life is filled with verbal abuse. What can I do? *previously aired

Discussion Questions for Hebrews 6 and Hebrews 8: Read Hebrews 6:13-15. What does it mean to you that God swore by Himself to fulfill His promise to Abraham? How does this show God’s commitment to us under the new covenant? Read Hebrews 6:16-19. How is God’s unchanging promise an “anchor for the soul” in your life? In what ways can this truth give you security and peace in your relationship with Him? Read Hebrews 6:19-20. How does Jesus, as our “forerunner,” entering the inner sanctuary on our behalf, change your understanding of access to God? What does this mean for your closeness to Jesus? Read Hebrews 8:7-9. What were the limitations of the old covenant, and how have you experienced these limitations in your own attempts to please God through effort? How does the new covenant free you from this? Read Hebrews 8:10-12. God promises to “write His laws on our hearts” under the new covenant. What are these “laws”? How does this internal transformation differ from external rules? Read Hebrews 8:12. God declare

I have a lot of stress in my life. I’m learning to trust God. What does it mean to be “anxious for nothing”? How do we store up treasures in Heaven? What did Jesus mean? To what degree did Jesus really experience human temptation and struggle? How do we balance needing “no one to teach” us because of the Holy Spirit, but then appreciate the body of Christ and its diversity of gifts?

Did James not understand grace? What is the human spirit? Why do Christians fight online so much? The Parable of the Minas in Luke 19 seems so violent. How can we understand it as an essential part of Jesus’s teaching?

Are humans so depraved that they can’t respond to the Gospel? Is Acts 19 evidence of getting the Spirit after salvation? How are Catholics and Protestants different? How exactly are we saved?