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Luke 14:34-35
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34“Salt is good, but if it
loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again?
35It is fit neither for the
soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out. “Whoever has ears to hear, let
them hear.”
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1)
What makes salt
useful as an agent of preservation against decay?
o
Saltiness makes salt
useful as an agent of preservation against decay.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 34 and 35 can salt be made salty again if it loses its saltiness?
o
No.
3)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 34 and 35 what happens to salt when it loses its usefulness as an agent of preservation
against decay?
o
It is fit
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Neither for the
soil.
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Nor for the
manure pile.
o
It is thrown out.
4)
How many righteous
people could have preserved the city of
o
Ten.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Genesis 18:20-33 that says,
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20Then the Lord said, “The
outcry against
21that I will go down and see
if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I
will know.”
22The men turned away and
went toward
23Then Abraham approached him
and said: “Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked?
24What if there are fifty
righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the
place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it?
25Far be it from you to do
such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and
the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge of all the earth do
right?”
26The Lord said, “If I find
fifty righteous people in the city of
...
32Then he said, “May the Lord
not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found
there?” He answered, “For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it.”
33When the Lord had finished
speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
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5)
What can righteous
people function as?
o
Righteous people can
function as an agent of preservation against decay for the earth.
6)
What is it about righteous
people that enables them to function as an agent of
preservation against the decay of the earth?
o
Their righteousness.
7)
How do we guard
ourselves from losing the function as an agent of preservation against decay
for the earth?
o
We must produce
fruit in keeping with repentance, turning
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From disobedience.
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To obedience to
God’s commands in the bible.
8)
What happens to
us when we lose our usefulness as an agent of preservation against decay for the
earth?
o
We are not fit for
anything.
o
We are thrown out.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 35 what should whoever
has ears to hear do?
o
Whoever has ears
to hear, let them hear.
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Luke 14:34-35
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