"Therefore leaving the elementary teaching about the Christ, let us press on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of instruction about washings, and laying on of hands, and the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment" (Heb. 6:1-2 NASB).God tells us to grow beyond the basics of the Christian faith and to press on to maturity. Sadly, most Christians are not very well acquainted with the basics of Christianity and so linger in the milk of the word instead of going on to the meat. My interviews of Christians over the years has led me to believe that about 80% of them have a faulty understanding of justification by faith and about 90% as many couldn't defend the deity of Christ from the Bible. In fact, most Christians I've encountered do not understand who Jesus is biblically, let alone defend the proper understanding of what Jesus did on the cross.
Now, I am not saying that all Christians need to be masters of theology, philosophy, and the Bible. I am saying that Christians need to grow passed the basics and onto maturity just like it says in Heb. 6:1-2.
Following is a list of questions that are basics. The average Christian who has been a believer for, say, two years or more, should know the majority of the answers below. If you don't know them, then click on the answers link at the end of the questions to see what the right answers are and learn.
I suggest that you get a notebook together and fill it with things about doctrines, who Jesus is, what He did, what salvation is, etc. Print papers from this site. You don't have to have them memorized, but know them. Understand them. Use them as foundations in your Bible studies. They will help.
How do you fair with the questions?
After I went through this list, I realized that I need to do a better job with my scripture references. I've grown to rely heavily on computer programs to find references for me, when I know the jist of the verse.
I'll post the answers to these questions later on.
3 comments:
good, though provking questions luke. looks like i need to go grab a notebook, i'll be back....
yeah...i really need to learn references when i learn verses...
wow, that's a great list of questions for every Christian! In our society we're so accustomed to being "lazy" (me includeded!). We know we can look at a Bible almost anytime, so we don't hid His Word in our heart.
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