THE GOSPEL'S GRADUAL INFLUENCE
11. What was the positive benefit of the preaching of the gospel in this passage of scripture?
WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHRIST'S PLAN OF SALVATION.
12. How might this result relate to 1Cor 3:6-8 in regard to how God brings an individual to salvation?
PAUL TEACHES THAT PEOPLE MAY COME TO CHRIST ONLY AFTER HEARING THE GOSPEL PREACHED SEVERAL TIMES.
13. What does this passage teach us about the grace of God when we preach the gospel in a group setting?
ALTHOUGH SOME MAY REJECT THE GOSPEL OTHERS IN THE SAME SETTING MAY ACCEPT IT'S MESSAGE.
14. What does this passage teach us concerning, when our preaching of the gospel, does not result in someone surrendering his life to Christ, at that moment?
THIS LACK OF INITIAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOSPEL MAY BEAR THE FRUIT OF SALVATION AT A LATER TIME.
15. What does this passage teach concerning the power of the gospel, and its ability to influence beyond those to whom it has been directly preached?
ONE PERSON'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE GOSPEL CAN LEAD TO THEIR ENCOURAGING OTHERS TO HEAR THE GOSPEL'S MESSAGE.