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Romans 5:11-21 shows how much Christ's sacrifice means than Adam's disobedience. But, isn't this also a foundational passage for teaching original sin? Can you expand on the concept of original sin? There appear to be somewhat different Catholic, Orthodox, Reformed and mainstream Baptist interpretations. You briefly mentioned universalism. Can you say more about that?

You described Paul’s descriptions of salvation as being like an elephant - but isn’t there a distinct progression from justification to sanctification to glory? Is the development of character that leads to hope a potential pathway of discipleship?In the Life Group resources (and recent sermons) you have focused on the need for unity. Why is this front of mind at the moment, where do you see us disunited?

The passage talks about God’s servant Nebuchadnezzar. In what sense was he God’s servant? Why was he held accountable for persecution if he was serving God?Baruch’s father is always mentioned. Was he important?Why are the prophecies out of order? The next one, chapter 46, is different again?

Numbers 14:24 says Caleb had a different spirit. What does this mean and why wasn’t Joshua included since he also believed God’s promises?What happened to Caleb? Did his family become important? If so, why isn’t he in Jesus’ genealogy?Are there other lessons we can learn from Caleb?

This week's questions: 1. Given the state of the world governments could definitely use the office of the prophet, is there a biblical foundation for this role ceasing to exist? 2. How do we reconcile Deut 18:22, Jer 23:16, Ezekiel 13:9 with the fact Nathan says one thing then says the opposite to David? 3. How can David be a man after Gods own heart (1 Sam 13:14) yet have broken so many of Gods commandments? What does this mean for us?

If there’s a problem with calling the resurrection life a ‘purchase’ then why do we say Jesus ‘paid’ our debts? Should we rephrase it?Did Abraham really obey the law before it was given to Moses? Why is it still counted to Abraham as righteousness when he submitted to Sarai and slept with Hagar? What does this mean for us?I’ve always heard that grace is an unmerited gift. If it was more in the first century, why don’t we emphasise the other parts?

You mentioned how Paul mashed a handful of verses together to convey his message, but today this methodology of picking and mixing verses is frowned upon, why?Romans 3:11-18 contains many references to wicked speech, violence & destruction. Why do you think this is? Is it more of a theological emphasis or a pastoral one?Say more about the Romans road.

Paul’s letter was full of practical applications to a fractured church. What practical applications can GBC take from it in our current day situation?Paul suggests that people were slandering him by saying that he supported doing evil (3:8). What was the basis of this claim?If circumcision is no longer needed why did God initially instigate it if He was just going to get rid of it?

Is the Catholic Bible with apocrypha the correct Bible or is the Protestant Bible without these additional books the correct version? What’s the reasoning? Do verses 14-15 suggest a natural law that some follow without belief in Jesus? Is it possible for people who haven’t heard of Jesus to be saved? Given there is no obvious Jew/Gentile divide at GBC, if you were Paul writing to the church of GBC what would you say to your imaginary dialogue partner?

In Romans 1:32, if Christians do not speak up about what is evil behaviour are we not guilty of giving approval by default? Sins of omission, good men do nothing.  Given the Bible's teaching that all wrongdoing is sinful and worthy of death, why does the Church often single out sexual sin for special condemnation? Does Paul's teaching in Rom1:26-27 mean that ALL homosexual sexual activity is wrong, even if it's in the setting of a committed, monogamous relationship?

Why does Paul choose to delineate that the Jews are the first to be saved? Verse 16 in other bibles says “gospel of Christ” and the Greek says “εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ Χριστοῦ”, it was said Christ wasn’t mentioned. Can you please explain. Romans 1:13 NIV says “harvest” which is translated from the Greek karpos which is “fruit”. Does use of the actual meaning change how we should interpret this?

Can you comment on the provision coming as the distribution is taking place? That was a new thought for me.  How does generosity relate to only having a couple of loaves and fish? What if we have more loaves and fishes?  What is the significance of 12 baskets of leftovers?

Given God remains the same. Do we as Christian’s have the choice to pass on the blessings of God like Issac did? How do we navigate the space between God’s promises and our responsibility to act? Everyone in the story takes the blessing really serious. What if Isaac had blessed Esau instead?

How as Christians do we maintain our faithfulness to God in trusting Him to fulfil His promises without taking matters into our own hand like Abram and Sarai? Given Exodus 33:11, is this one of the Old Testament appearances of Jesus? Does Galatians 3:16 change how were understand the blessings given to Hagar?

If unity is mission critical should we try to overcome denominational differences? Given that the Jew/Gentile fault line doesn’t really exist now, how important is our Jewish heritage? Is there any Old Testament significance to the olive tree metaphor?