Author: Chris Baldelomar

Q. Does God have the right to be in charge of our actions, our emotions, and our desires? Q. Read Galatians 5:1. What do you think of the statement “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free”? If we are wholly devoted to Christ, can we be slaves of anyone or anything else?…

Q. When you have a scholar who has won the Nobel Prize, the Turing Award, the Pulitzer Prize, with an IQ of 230, would you feel confident challenging him as a teacher if he taught you things contrary to your understanding of science and literature? Q. How does a person’s experience and background affect him…

Q. As a child, did any adult ever put any expectations on you? Or say that you were gifted in a certain area, and claim what you might be when you grew up? Q. Consider what your best skill is. How were you prepared in order to acquire that skill? How long did it take…

Q. The Holman Bible dictionary defines God’s providence as “God’s faithful and effective care and guidance of everything which He has made toward the end which He has chosen.” Do you have any questions about this definition? Q. Review some ways that God provided His providence in Moses’ life. Q. Do you believe it was…

Q. What are some common myths and legends from your nations’ culture and history? Q. Are those myths and legends based on any actual truth? Or are they completely fabricated? Q. How do you understand the nature of angels, fallen angels, demons, and evil or unclean spirits? Q. How do you think God feels about…

Q. What in your opinion are some reasons why people lived so long according to Genesis? Q. Discuss John Piper’s suggestion that God allowed Adam and Noah (and others) to live long lives so that we could remember that God’s design for mankind is life and not death. Remember: “The wages of sin is death,…

Q. Was there anything you didn’t understand about today’s verses or message? Q. Adam and Eve’s “minor” sin opened the world to evil – what sins in your life open the door to even more sinning? Q. Is it easier to find home when you’re a little bit lost in the woods or really lost?…

Q. In your culture (and cultures you know), is there a Satan-like figure? What is he like and what does he do among people? How powerful is he? Q. John wrote about “sinful desires, sinful eyes, and pride in themselves,” Do these three cover all sins? What do these sins look like in daily life?…

Q. What are the traditions and stories you have been told as a child of the origins of mankind? How are they the same as the account in Genesis chapter 2? How are they different? Q. Are there any claims in the Bible that you doubt? Maybe a claim that contradicts your understanding of science…