06 Idolatry – The Darling Sin of Humanity

1. Do you think every Christian has a moral responsibility to reach out to the lost, even those who don't feel they have a “gift” of evangelism? Discuss why or why not.
2. What is the First of the Ten Commandments? What does that mean to you personally as a Christian, in the area of sharing your faith?
3. What is the Second Commandment? Explain what this means, and how people today can form a god with whom they are more comfortable. Why do you think each of us naturally leans toward idolatry?
4. Were you an idolater before you came to faith in Jesus? Briefly explain your personal form of idolatry before becoming a Christian.
5. Think of someone you care about who is an idolater. What is his god like?
6. Discuss why idolatry is perhaps the deadliest of all sins.
7. Why is idolatry (“to me God is like...”) unintelligent and foolish?
8. Why is “hell-fire preaching” unreasonable? How is biblical evangelism different from “hell-fire preaching”?
9. Explain why Felix “trembled” (Acts 24:25).
10. Is “fear” a legitimate motivator to cause a person to come to Christ—to flee from the wrath to come? (See Acts 17:30,31; 1 Thessalonians 1:10.) Discuss how fear can be positive.
11. Was “the fear of the Lord” a motivating factor in your own conversion?

Questions taken from “The Way of the Master Study Guide” ©2005 by Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort