Ephesians 2

P’s and Q’s : Ephesians 2   “And you were dead in your trespasses and sins…” (verse 1)   Describe what it was (or is) like for you to be “dead in your sins.” Before we become Christians, we are all “dead in [our] transgressions and...

Ephesians 3

P’s and Q’s : Ephesians 3   “For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles.” (verse 1) Paul calls himself a prisoner (Doulos) of Jesus. Describe his level of commitment if he would make himself of Jesus. Why do you...

Ephesians 4

P’s and Q’s : Chapter 4    “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called.” (verse 1)   What does it mean to “walk in a manner worthy of your calling?”     How are you...

Ephesians 5

P’s and Q’s : Ephesians 5    “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.” (verse 1)      What does it mean to “imitate God?”      How do we achieve that daunting exhortation?     “…and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and...

James 1

P’s and Q’s : James 1 “James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.” (verse 1)   “Bondservant” is the Greek word doulos which means “devoted to another to the disregard of one’s...

James 1

P’s and Q’s : James 1 “James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings.” (verse 1)   “Bondservant” is the Greek word doulos which means “devoted to another to the disregard of one’s...

James 2

P’s and Q’s : James 2   “My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor...

James 2

   “Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.” (verse 1)   As a believer, what does it mean to be a teacher? Why is it that God will have consequences for Christian teachers who are not glorifying...

James 3

P’s and Q’s : James 3   “Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.” (verse1)   As a believer, what does it mean to be a teacher? Why is it that God will have consequences for...

James 3

P’s and Q’s : James 3 “Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.” (verse1)   As a believer, what does it mean to be a teacher? Why is it that God will have consequences for Christian...