C. Thought and Discussion Questions

1. Why is compromise still a danger to the church? (p. 322)

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2. Christ taught that “those who willfully indulge in sin” should not be received into the church, yet He connected Himself with men who were “faulty in character” so that He could influence them for good. (p. 323) What is the difference between these two types of people?

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3. Why do backsliders become such successful opposers of truth? (p. 324)

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4. Make a list of false doctrines and how they came into the church. Are the same sources existing today, and the same conditions in the church? (pp. 326-334)

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5. Is Luther’s challenge to the universities in regard to putting the Bible paramount still applicable? (p. 344)

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6. Compare Luther at Worms with Paul before Festus. (p. 347) See Acts 25.

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7. Apply Luther’s statement on the Bible to modern theories of science and revelation. (p. 348)

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