6 Gospel Questions

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I am doing a little research for one of the books I am writing (which I hope to put out later this year for FREE to people who subscribe to the newsletter).

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What is the Gospel?

Answer the Six Gospel Questions Below

I have asked the following six questions to various Bible study groups and discipleship classes over the years. If you are familiar with Evangelism Explosion, you may recognize a couple of the questions….

Note that I have never asked any of these questions to unbelievers, nor do I recommend anyone doing so. I do not think that asking these sorts of questions is a good way to do evangelism… I do, however, think that these sorts of questions are helpful to ask Christians as a way to gain insight into what sorts of ideas and truths people think are essential to the “gospel” and as a way to see what people think about how to gain or keep eternal life. So that is why I am asking them now.

I am not going to judge or condemn your answers…. in fact, your answers are anonymous. I am just curious what sorts of ways these questions get answered.

Oh, and one more disclaimer…. I know that the questions are loaded. They contain terms and ideas that carry lots of religious baggage, and lead you to answer the questions in a certain way. I am aware of this, but it is intentional. So answer the questions as best you can. I look forward to reading your answers.

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  • http://mickholt.com/ mickholt

    Good survey. I especially enjoyed the “30 Second” question. Really made me think about what I believed and how I would say it. Not sure I could do it in 30 seconds. Hope I do not find myself in that position!

    • http://www.tillhecomes.org/ Jeremy Myers

      I have actually found myself in a situation like this twice, though neither were “life and death” like my example. But in both cases, I had less than 30 second to answer a complete stranger who specifically asked me “How can I get to heaven?” Both were almost 20 years ago though….

      • http://mickholt.com/ mickholt

        Cannot imagine. How do you think you did?

        • http://www.tillhecomes.org/ Jeremy Myers

          Awful. Terrible. A bunch of mumbo-jumbo confusion. Those situations made me realize I should start learning more about the Gospel and God’s free offer of eternal life in Jesus.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bob-MacDonald/1043189517 Bob MacDonald

    I cannot answer question 1. Is there anywhere in the Bible that really speaks about going to heaven? So I have to say I don’t know – but there is still an excluded middle. Because I do know.

    • http://www.tillhecomes.org/ Jeremy Myers

      Interesting. Great question and input!

  • Kirk

    Nice little survey. I hope you will share the results once enough people fill it out (not necessarily every answer, but some overall statistics). I am curious about the different answers everyone gave.

    • http://www.tillhecomes.org/ Jeremy Myers

      I have not yet decided what to do with the responses. I will put some of them in the book, of course, but just to make a point, and not to make fun of or ridicule anyone…

  • Sam

    Hmmm…. I don’t want to be negative here and I don’t know where you’re going with this. I’ve heard all of these questions in the past, especially during the heady “soul-winning” days of the 70′s and in some areas extending into the early 80′s. However, in my personal opinion, the questions attempt to force a construct on the grace of God that exists primarily in the minds of the people who devised these questions.

    It’s not that there is no connection to truth in what the questions are asking. It’s that the questions attempt to lead to certain theological constructs or systems that I think force Scripture to say more than it really says. You may be aware of various groups who are fond of asking these questions, but I have always heard them debated in the Calvinism vs. Arminianism wars.

    • http://www.tillhecomes.org/ Jeremy Myers

      I did say they were loaded questions, ha!

      I know they are are loaded, and that is part of the reason I ask them. This is intentional.

  • WARD KELLY

    Good questions!

    • http://www.tillhecomes.org/ Jeremy Myers

      Thanks!