The School of Biblical Evangelism – Chapter Questions
Chapter 1 – Forgotten Key to Biblical Evangelism
1. How did Paul seek to persuade his hearers concerning Jesus? Why did he do this?
2. What is it that actually converts the soul? (See Psalm 19:7.)
3. Why do you think the preaching of the cross seems foolish and offensive to an unregenerate sinner?
4. Therefore, what should someone be told first, before he hears the good news of his fine being paid?
5. What does it mean that the Law “stops every mouth”? (See Romans 3:19.)
6. What are four functions of the Law? (See Romans 3:19,20; 7:7; Galatians 3:24.)
7. What is the biblical definition of sin? (See 1 John 3:4.)
Chapter 2 – Making Grace Amazing
1. What is a definition of grace?
2. Why should the Christian be concerned about how to make grace amazing to the world?
3. What is it that makes grace abound?
4. What caused the speedster to see the seriousness of his transgression?
5. What did Charles Spurgeon say about the Law?
6. Why did the prostitute weep at the mention of God’s love?
7. What did John Newton say about the harmony between Law and grace?
Chapter 3 – The Problem with the Modern Gospel
1. What percentage of those making decisions fall away from the faith?
2. What is the tragedy of modern evangelism?
3. What was the result of the first passenger’s experience?
4. What was the result of the second passenger’s experience?
5. What should we be telling the other “passengers”?
6. What is it that the Bible says “delivers from death”?
7. Why should a Christian have joy and peace?
8. As Christians, what should tribulation do to us?
Chapter 4 – How to Confront Sinners
1. Why should we not tell sinners that God has a wonderful plan for their lives?
2. Give an example where Jesus used the Ten Commandments to show sinners God’s righteous standard.
3. If we mention God’s love to a lost person, in what context should it be?
4. How did David come to realize his sin? (See 2 Samuel 12:1–13.)
5. Why is citing Romans 3:23 to a sinner not sufficient for bringing about repentance?
Chapter 5 – The Ten Commandments - Part 1
1. Name the First of the Ten Commandments.
2. Why do you think humanity has such a shallow understanding about what God requires of them? (See 2 Corinthians 4:3,4.)
3. What do you think could be the greatest sin of humanity?
4. In what ways have you transgressed this Commandment?
5. Using Psalm 14 and Romans 3:10–18, list the characteristics of human nature.
6. How did Jesus demonstrate that He kept this Commandment?
7. Why should we put God first?
Chapter 6 – Ten Commandments - Part 2
1. Why is idolatry perhaps the greatest sin?
2. Why do you think idolatry appeals to the secular mind?
3. Before you were saved, what was your concept of God like?
4. Think of someone you know who is an idolater. What is his god like?
5. How does the Catholic version of the Ten Commandments sidestep this prohibition?
Lesson 7 – Ten Commandments - Part 3
1. What does blasphemy reveal?
2. Why will some people claim that they don’t truly hate God?
3. With what is God’s name synonymous? Why is this fearful?
4. How do blasphemers often compound their sin?
5. How should you react if you hear someone using God’s name in vain?
Lesson 8 – Ten Commandments - Part 4
1. What does the Bible say to do on the Sabbath?
2. According to Exodus 31, to whom was the Sabbath given?
3. Did Paul worship on the Sabbath? Why or why not?
4. Why is the Christian free from the Law?
Lesson 9 – Ten Commandments - Part 5
1. What does it mean to “honor” your mother and father?
2. Should someone always have to honor his mother, even if, for example, she’s a prostitute?
3. Why is it so important for children to obey this Commandment?
4. When witnessing, why is it important to go through the Commandments that deal with the sins of the flesh before mentioning this one?
Lesson 10 – Ten Commandments - Part 6
1. Why is civil law limited when it comes to prosecuting criminals?
2. Most people will claim to be not guilty of violating the Sixth Commandment. How can you explain God’s perspective?
3. Why does God consider hatred to be murder?
4. Is there someone you dislike strongly enough to not want to see the person in heaven? Do you think God considers you a murderer for this?
5. Do you think God views abortion as murder? Why or why not?
6. Does the Bible equate capital punishment with murder? Why or why not?
Lesson 11 – Ten Commandments – Part 7
1. How did the Messiah make the Law “honorable”?
2. What are some of the sins that accompany lust?
3. What does lust want from you? (See John 10:10 and James 1:14,15.)
4. How would you answer someone who said that the Ten Commandments do not condemn sex outside of marriage?
5. Why shouldn’t you be discouraged if you have a problem with lust?
6. What does the Bible say to those who consider viewing pornography to be a harmless activity?
Lesson 12 – Ten Commandments – Part 8
1. Why is the value of a stolen item irrelevant?
2. What does a news item about someone returning a lost wallet reveal about human nature?
3. Is it wrong for a man to steal when he is hungry?
4. How would you react if you saw $600,000 fluttering along a freeway?
5. What would keep you from stealing the money?
6. Why isn’t it enough for a thief to reform his ways?
Lesson 13 – Ten Commandments – Part 9
1. What is the dictionary definition of a lie?
2. What is the difference between a lie and discretion?
3. Do you think it is ever okay for a Christian to tell a lie in order to protect someone? Why or why not?
4. What is the difference between a white lie, a half-truth, a fib, and an exaggeration?
5. How many lies must one tell to be a liar?
6. What will happen to all liars?
Lesson 14 – Ten Commandments – Part 10
1. What does it mean to covet?
2. Why is the quiet sin of covetousness so harmful?
3. What is the opposite of covetousness? (See Hebrews 13:5.)
4. What can we learn from Psalm 23 about this sin?
5. Are there some areas in which you are guilty of this sin?
6. Why do you think covetousness is so prevalent?
Lesson 15 – Our Ally – the Conscience
1. What does the word “conscience” mean?
2. What is the function of the conscience?
3. How do sinners dull the voice of their conscience?
4. How can you (with God’s help) awaken a conscience?
5. According to John Wesley, what is “the ordinary method of the Spirit”?
6. What are some phrases you can use in addressing the conscience?
Lesson 16 – The Necessity of Repentance
1. Why do you think it would be easier to tell sinners to “believe” than to tell them they need to repent?
2. How did the old soldier sum up repentance?
3. Explain why salvation entails more than merely “believing in Jesus.”
4. Who does God command to repent? (See Acts 17:30.)
5. According to Scripture, what should we be preaching?
Lesson 17 – Personal Witnessing: How Jesus Did It
1. What are the four principles of evangelism that Jesus demonstrated with the woman at the well?
2. List some different ways to relate in the natural realm to sinners.
3. Why can you ask if someone has kept the Ten Commandments without it seeming confrontational?
4. Why doesn’t our unbelief negate reality?
5. Why can the sinner not rely on God’s “goodness” to save him?
6. At what point in the evangelism process should you talk about the Savior? Why?
Lesson 18 – The Sinner’s Prayer
1. How can we “guide the head” in a spiritual birth?
2. Why is this understanding important?
3. Where does this understanding come from?
4. Why are the sinner’s words not important?
5. Does your church invite sinners to the altar, or to the Savior?
Lesson 19 – True and False Conversions
1. What did Jesus tell His disciples when they questioned Him about the Parable of the Sower?
2. Name some of the parables Jesus told that speak of true and false conversions.
3. When will false converts be exposed?
4. What damage can be done by a Christian who doesn’t understand that there is such a thing as a false conversion?
5. How can we make sure we are not responsible for bringing false converts into the church?
Lesson 20 – Hypocrisy
1. Why do unbelievers argue that the church is full of hypocrites?
2. What is “hypocrisy”?
3. Why are there no hypocrites in the Church?
4. What will be the final end of hypocrites?
5. What is the root of hypocrisy? Explain.
6. Why should we examine ourselves?
Lesson 21 – The Certainty of Judgment
1. Why was John the Baptist imprisoned?
2. According to Jeremiah 28:1–9, what did the false prophet say?
3. Why do those who neglect to preach future punishment teach “rebellion against the Lord”?
4. How would you compare this false message to the modern gospel?
5. Why did God judge Judah?
6. Do you think the United States is under judgment? If so, why?
7. Explain how God’s retribution and compassion are related.
Lesson 22 – Judgment Day
1. Why should we not be concerned that speaking of judgment causes sinners to fear?
2. If we don’t preach about the coming judgment, what will result?
3. Why is it difficult for Christians to preach about judgment and hell without making reference to the Law?
4. What does the Law do to judgment?
5. According to R. C. Sproul, what do most people think of God’s wrath?
6. What does eternal punishment for sin show us about God?
Lesson 23 – The Reality of Hell
1. What would be the implications if hell were not real?
2. What are some of the ways that people picture hell?
3. What are some of the ways that the Bible describes hell?
4. Why does the concept of annihilation go against our desire for justice?
5. What will help convince sinners of the reality of hell?
Lesson 24 – Man’s Sinful Condition
1. What two things are meant by the expression “original sin”?
2. What is the sinful nature called?
3. In what four ways are all individuals “depraved” when they are born?
4. Some individuals claim that people are basically good. How does that fit with the concept of depravity?
5. What is the greatest defense against sin?
6. Based on that, how do you think the U.S. is faring?
Lesson 25 – Our Primary Task
1. What was the crime of the lighthouse keeper?
2. Did the judge do the right thing in punishing him? If so, why?
3. What is the primary responsibility of the Church?
4. What did Oswald J. Smith say about our wrong priorities?
5. What tasks is your own church involved in, while it neglects evangelism?
Lesson 26 – The Fear of Man
1. How did Paul describe his feelings when evangelizing?
2. Can anything positive come from a fear to reach out to the lost?
3. How can we put our fears in perspective?
4. What was the lesson the U.S. Navy wanted their recruits to learn?
5. Why should we quote God’s Word in the face of fear?
6. According to William Gurnall, why do we experience fear and how should we overcome it?
Lesson 27 – The Empowering of the Holy Spirit
1. Why did God give His Holy Spirit to the Church?
2. What did the disciples do when they received the Spirit?
3. What did Bill Bright say about the contemporary church?
4. Why do you think so many don’t share their faith?
5. How can you be “filled” with the Spirit?
Lesson 28 – How to Capture the World’s Attention
1. What is an often-overlooked tool for reaching the lost?
2. What Bible verse tells us that every human being fears death?
3. Why should we not speak of the remaining life in terms of years?
4. How should the awareness of our own mortality affect us as Christians?
5. Why should we be concerned for the ungodly?
6. What did Charles Spurgeon say about this subject?
Lesson 29 – Gospel Tracts, Part 1
1. Name some individuals who were saved through a gospel tract.
2. List five advantages of using gospel tracts.
3. What is an effective way to get people to take a tract?
4. If you are fearful of passing out tracts, what are the sources of that fear?
5. How can we conquer our fears?
6. What was Charles Spurgeon’s advice on gospel tracts?
Lesson 30 – Gospel Tracts, Part 2
1. According to the American Tract Society, what percentage of conversions to Jesus Christ comes through the use of printed gospel literature?
2. For what kind of people did Charles Spurgeon say tracts were adapted?
3. What did Spurgeon call gospel tracts?
4. What are some of the places where you will commit today to begin giving out tracts?
5. What encouragement did you receive from the “George Street” message?
Lesson 31 – Personal Testimony
1. Why is it wise to speak in the natural realm first when witnessing?
2. Why was the woman at the well able to persuade others to come to Christ, despite the fact that she wasn’t well versed?
3. What was the essence of the woman’s testimony?
4. What should we include in our testimony?