Companion Meetings

Companion Meeting Week 7 #2

Consider the following questions in your group:

• Of the two aspects of our salvation, which aspect can be considered as the procedure of God’s salvation?
• Which aspect of our salvation can be considered as the goal of God’s salvation?
• Take some time to consider Romans 5:10b. What does the expression, “…much more we will be saved in His life,” mean?
• What does it mean to be regenerated? What verses in the New Testament refer to or explain regeneration?
• How do we experience what the New Testament refers to as transformation? Which verses refer to this matter?
• List out the eight items of God’s organic salvation (include supporting verses). Discuss what each item means.

Companion Meeting Week 7 #1

Consider the following questions in your group:

• Due to the fall what is our objective problem? What is our subjective problem?
• What are the two aspects of our complete salvation?
• What is the result of these two aspects of our complete salvation?
• When the God-man, Jesus Christ died on the cross for sinners, what requirements were satisfied?
• What five items qualify and position man to enter into the grace of God? Use supporting verses to confirm your answer.

Companion Meeting Week 6 #2

Consider the following questions in your group:

• Sing or read through hymn 1003. Take turns explaining stanzas 1 through 4 to each other.
• In this week’s outline under Roman numeral II point D what does the expression, “His twofold righteousness” mean?
• What are some verses in the Bible we can use to help someone to see that Jesus Christ is God?
• What verses could you use to show someone that Jesus Christ is a genuine man?
• What is the meaning of the name Jesus? Which verses support this? [Hint: see Friday’s Daily Portion]
• Using Acts 4:12 practice sharing with one another as if you were sharing with a friend or classmate how precious the Lord’s name is.

Companion Meeting Week 6 #1

Consider the following questions in your group:

• Why is man helpless or unable to save himself from God’s coming judgement? What verses confirm this?
• What verse or verses show that God loved man in eternity past?
• What verse or verses show that God loved man after He created him and that even after the fall God still loves man?
• How did God manifest His love to man?
• What is the basis of God’s salvation?
• What does it mean for God to be righteous?

Companion Meeting Week 5 #2

Consider the following questions in your group:

• In the eyes of God how many men are there in the universe? What verse or verses confirm your answer?
• What is our objective problem before God?
• What is the objective result of being in Adam?
• What happened to each of the three parts of man as a result of the fall? Which verses confirm your answer?
• What is the subjective result of being in Adam?
• Practice explaining the objective and subjective problems of fallen man to one another.

Companion Meeting Week 5 #1

Consider the following questions in your group:

• What does the tree of life signify? What verses confirm your answer?
• What is the principle of the tree of life?
• What does the tree of the knowledge of good and evil signify?
• What is the principle of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
• In what chapter of the Bible do we first see the fall of man?
• Practice explaining the fall of man as if you we helping a friend or classmate to understand it.
• What is Satan’s way of deceiving man? What verses in the Bible reveal this?

Companion Meeting Week 4 #2

Consider the following questions in your group:

• What verses show the church as the kingdom of God?
• What chapter of Ephesians reveals the church as the Body of Christ? What other verses in the New Testament mention the Body of Christ?
• What kind of relationship with the Lord is seen in Ephesians 5:25?
• What verses show the church as the new man?
• What aspect of the church is seen Revelation 1:20?
• What are the seven major aspects of the church?