WINDSOR FULL GOSPEL MISSION CHURCH GROUP BIBLE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS       
John 5:10-18 (B)

Jesus and Sabbath

1.  1) Why did God allow the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden?

     2) What do you think the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is in the modern day?

2.  There are two kinds of physician.

     1) What does a diagnostic physician do?  What does therapeutic physician do?

     2) What do diagnostic Radiologists do?  What do therapeutic Radiologists do?

3.  1) What is the difference between the Law of Moses and the grace of Jesus?

     2) What can the Law of Moses do?

     3) What can’t the Law of Moses do?

     4) What can the grace of Jesus do?

4.  Jesus went to visit the Bethesda pool on Sabbath Day and healed a patient who had been sick for 38 years. Why did the religious leaders try to persecute Jesus?

5.  1) Why is Sabbath Day (7th day) important for the Jews?

     2) How many days did it take God to create the universe? (Exodus 20:11)

     3) What is God’s last creation?

     4) Why did God rest after 6 days of creation?

     5) For whom was the universe created?

     6) Why did God want the Jews to rest on Sabbath Day (Exodus 20:10)

     7) Why was Sabbath Day holy?

     8) How should Sabbath Day be observed time-wise?

     9) Was the Sabbath Day Command for regional or global observation?

6.  1) Did God give the 4th commandment as a form of bondage or freedom? 

     2) Under what condition would it give you freedom?  

     3) Under what condition does it give you a sense of restriction?  (James 1:25)

7. 1) To whom did God give the 4th commandment? And Why?  (Mark 2:27)

    2) When Jewish religious leaders made 234 regulations out of the 4th commandment, how did Jewish people feel about the Sabbath? (Acts 15:10)

    3) What are the characteristics of the Law?  (James 2:11, Deuteronomy 28:2, 28:15)

    4) How does Satan use the Sabbath to harass the Jews?

8. 1) What is the difference between the Old Testament and the New Testament?  (Luke 22:20)

    2) How did Jesus abolish the bondage of the Law?  (Galatians 3:10, 3:13)

9. 1) How is the Lord’s Day different from Sabbath Day? 

    2) How do you rest physically, mentally and spiritually?  (Matthew 11:28-30)

Life application:
1. How do you express my love for Jesus in your life?
2. How many times did you miss the Lord’s Day worship in the last 12 months?
3. Can you think about the reason for missing the Lord’s Day worship?
4. Does it give you a sense of burden or joy from keeping the Lord’s Day?

Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for creating the whole universe for us because You love us. My most joyous day is the Lord’s Day. That is the day I go to the Lord’s house with my family, thanking Jesus for setting US free from the bondage of the Law so that I can rest spiritually through having fellowship with you and worshipping you. Thank You for letting me rest in you on the 1st day of the week so that I am able to start working for the rest of this new week.  I pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen!