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Small group discussion guide
Discussion groups
might wish to prepare their own topics, request topics from the group, use the
following suggested topics, or mix and match all three.
Suggested topics:
1. What do you make
of Dr. Hunsinger’s statement, “We live in “the time between the times”?
2. How does viewing
time in sequence and simultaneously
affect our understanding of Scripture?
3. How do you see sheep
and goats verses in relation to “the world as the object of God’s love”?
4. Regarding hope: “Just
because it’s hidden doesn’t mean that it’s not already real.” Comments?
5. “Grace translates
everything out of the realm of necessity into the realm of freedom.” Why?
6. In
what ways does “God’s free grace
elicit our free response of total self giving back to him?”
7. “Grace
has a way of prevailing even when it doesn’t seem to make rational sense.”
Thoughts?
8. What
does God’s being “eternally bound to humanity through Jesus Christ” mean to
you?
A few simple
guidelines for leading a discussion: 1) Encourage open discussion. 2) Ask
questions relevant to the topic. 3) Listen attentively. 4) Encourage divergent
views. 5) Encourage everyone to participate. 6) Summarize and paraphrase. 7)
Minimize teaching and preaching.
Program Transcript (click to view):
Introduction:You’re Included is the unique interview
series devoted to practical implications of a Christ-centered Trinitarian theology.
Today’s guest is Dr. George Hunsinger, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Hazel
Thompson McCord Professor of Systematic Theology. Dr. Hunsinger is an ordained
Presbyterian minister and a major contributor to the latest Presbyterian
catechism.
George Hunsinger: What Christ Did Was Effective for All
The election that really counts: We are elected or chosen in Jesus Christ, the Chosen One. Mike Feazell interviews Dr. George Hunsinger, of Princeton Theological Seminary.
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Small group
discussion guide
Discussion groups
might wish to prepare their own topics, request topics from the group, use the
following suggested topics, or mix and match all three.
Suggested topics:
1. How would you
describe the “objective” and “subjective” sides of salvation?
2. What are your
thoughts on “bottom up” and “top down” views of the New Testament?
3. How are people “awakened”
to the reality of their salvation and acceptance in Christ?
4. What makes the
“all” scriptural passages more clear than say, the parables?
5. What makes Christ’s
vicarious humanity for all illogical to our way of thinking?
6. How has
the “penitential” tradition affected your spiritual journey?
7. How can we be
sinful and justified at the same time?
8. How have you
found “more grace in God than in humans” to be true in your own life?
A few simple
guidelines for leading a discussion: 1) Encourage open discussion. 2) Ask
questions relevant to the topic. 3) Listen attentively. 4) Encourage divergent
views. 5) Encourage everyone to participate. 6) Summarize and paraphrase. 7) Minimize
teaching and preaching.
Program Transcript (click to view):
Introduction: Welcome to this unique interview series devoted
to practical implications of Trinitarian Theology.
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In his first interview, Dr. Thimell noted that a Scottish pastor named John McLeod Campbell found
that members
of the church had no joy in their Christianity. Why? Because they had
not understood
how effective the work of Christ was.
Program Transcript (click to view):
J. Michael Feazell: Welcome to You’re Included, the unique interview series devoted to practical
implications of Trinitarian Theology. Our guest is Dr. Daniel Thimell,
Associate Professor of Theological and Historical Studies at Oral Roberts
University. Dr. Thimell earned his Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen in
1993. He has 30 years of pastoral experience and his taught at Trinity College
in Bristol, England, and the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. His new book, God, Grace, and the Gospel, is due to be
released in 2010 by Aventine Press.
"Don’t talk to me about theology. Just teach me the
Bible."
To the average Christian, theology might sound like
something
hopelessly complicated, frustratingly confusing and thoroughly
irrelevant.
Anybody can read the Bible. So why do we need head-in-the-clouds
theologians
with their long sentences and fancy terms?
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Program Transcript (click to view):
J. Michael Feazell: Welcome to You’re Included – the unique interview series devoted to practical implications of Trinitarian theology. Today we’re talking with Jeff McSwain, founder of Reality Ministries of Durham, North Carolina. Jeff earned his Masters of Theology degree studying with Allan and JB Torrance at St. Andrews University in Scotland. His passion is to combine sound theological teaching with the everyday practice of youth ministry.
Thanks for joining us, Jeff.
Jeff McSwain: My pleasure, Mike, thanks for having me.
"Don’t talk to me about theology. Just teach me the
Bible."
