SQ: Chapters 2-3

CULTS

STUDY QUESTIONS—CHAPTERS 2 & 3

 

1. What are the “sentinels of Scripture”?  (Give references)
2. Does the Bible contain truth?
3. What is the foremost mark of a cult?
4. What cardinal doctrine is expressed in John 1:1?
5. What follows upon the belief that the Bible is God’s final and only authority?
6. When does God’s Word become effective in our lives?
7. What are the two greatest reasons for the proliferation of the cults?
8. Is any revelation that does not come specifically/directly from the Bible necessarily “extra-Biblical”?
9. What must one do to be saved?
10. What is the basis of salvation?
11. What does Scripture say about salvation that is based on human effort?
12. Define the following terms: justification, imputed righteousness, and grace.
13. Does personal righteousness or works have anything to do with one’s salvation?  (Do not merely restate the question in your answer.  Thank you.)
14. What are the two most popular alternative doctrines of salvation?
15. What would be true if salvation did come by the law?

EXTRA CREDIT (possible 20 points):  Reproduce the diagram given in class depicting the basis of our salvation using your own selection from the Bible for each level.