Calvin's Institutes, Theology
By Camilo on June 15, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 28 (see notes) Question 4. What seems to happen in verse 6? Has this ever happened to you? Should we expect this every time? Why or why not? 6 Blessed be the Lord! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. David was praying … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 12, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 28 (see notes) Question 3. We have seen what David was petitioning for. What do we learn in the psalm about how we should petition God? (a) What attitudes or beliefs underlie his requests? (Think especially of what “uplifted hands” (v. 2) symbolize. Why is each attitude/belief … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 12, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 28 (see notes) Question 2. Now look at David’s definition of “wickedness” in verses 3-5. (a) Define and describe the “wickedness” that so concerns David (v. 3 and v. 5). (b) How is verse 3b a complete reverse of what our relationships should be with others? (c) … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 11, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 28 (see notes) Question 1. This psalm is a prayer of petition. (a) What two things is David asking for with regard to the wicked (v. 3 and v. 4)? (b) Why do we have more assurance than David did that the petition of verse 3 will … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 10, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 73 (see notes) Question 8. Think back over the psalm. What have you learned that can help you “pray through your doubts and difficulties” better? In a way that is similar to the lesson learned in the previous study, I have learned a difficult lesson about prayer. … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 9, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 73 (see notes) Question 7. How does knowing about the work of Jesus Christ make it even easier for us (a) to understand the idea of a God who seems to sleep through the world’s storm of injustice (v. 20), and (b) to know that God will … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 8, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 73 (see notes) Question 6. Derek Kidner says “Verse 1 is the key to the whole psalm.” How might that be true, in light of all you’ve seen? One way to answer this question is to think of this collection of words as a song, which it … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 6, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 73 (see notes) Question 5. Get more specific ideas about what Asaph did “in the sanctuary” (v. 17a). (a) Read verses 21-24. How did worship give him a new perspective on himself? (b) Read verses 25-26. How did worship give him a new perspective on God? How … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 5, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 73 (see notes) 4. Verses 15-20. What are the next three steps or things that occur that help him to “get his foothold” back? 15 If I had said, “I will speak thus,” I would have betrayed the generation of your children. 16 But when I thought … Continue Reading
Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men's Bible Study, Theology
By Camilo on June 4, 2015
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Sycamore Presbyterian Church Friday Men’s Bible Study Psalm 73 (see notes) Question 3. Verses 3, 13-14. The first stage out of his anger and doubt is an honest view of his own motives and attitudes. What does he admit about the roots of his resentment in these verses? For I was envious of the arrogant … Continue Reading