Week 8 – June 2nd Reading Assignment & Questions

Please read Chapter 8 – “God’s Answer: Propitiation” If you have extra time, complete Step 8 in the Workbook. Key points in this Chapter include:

• Propitiation means that the wrath of someone who has been unjustly wronged has been satisfied.
• But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
• Because we are His children and because of His sacrifice, performance is no longer the basis of our worth.
• Potential obstacles to receiving the Truth of God’s Answer are: Poor Patterns of Motivation and Holding on to Unforgiveness.
• If we hold on to unforgiveness, we cannot accept our own forgiveness.

Questions that we will discuss this week at Tuesday at 7am and Friday at 6:30am include:

• In what way can the growth of our knowledge of propitiation change the way we view others? Ourselves?
• The author mentions poor patterns of motivation as an obstacle to receiving the truth. How have you been motivated/what patterns of motivations have you seen throughout your life? If you are honest with yourself, how do you motivate yourself now?
• The author provides several reasons why we hold on to unforgiveness – which can you most identify with? Do you agree that if we hold onto unforgiveness, we cannot accept our own forgiveness? How have you overcome the times in your life when this has been an issue?
• Are there any sins (or even personality differences) in others that you have difficulty forgiving?
• How do you respond to sin in your lives? How do we come to respond in the way God intends?
• List 10 things for which you are glad God in Christ has forgiven you. This will prime you to be willing to forgive all other offenders.