Unfolding Grace – Week 26

The Hope of a New Creation (Isaiah 63-66)

Read pages 379-395 in Unfolding Grace.

1. If God is all powerful and all loving, why is there evil in the world?

1. How could a loving God send people to hell?

1. How do each of these questions answer the other?

1. In Scripture, Hell is pictured as punishment, destruction, and banishment. How did Christ experience each of these on the cross?

Read Isaiah 63-64

1. Why do you think Christians are tempted to be ashamed of the potent and graphic images of God’s wrath in Scripture?

1. How should the reality of the righteous judgment of God motivate us in share the gospel?

Read Isaiah 65

1. What truths does God draw our attention to in this chapter with the word “behold”?

1. How does God show grace and patience to sinners in verse 1?

Read Isaiah 66

1. What does it mean to tremble at His word? How can you cultivate the posture of verse 2 in your own life?

1. From Sunday’s sermon, what did you find either most encouraging or most challenging?