Junior High:
Q1. Can we save ourselves from sin?
A. No, by our sins we increase our guilt daily.
Q2. How can we be saved?
A. Only by God’s Son, our Mediator.
Q3. Why is God’s Son called the Mediator?
A. He stands between God and sinful man.
Q4. Why does He stand between these two parties?
A. To bring man back to God.
Q5. Did man ask God for a Mediator?
A. No, God freely gave us His Son (John 3:16).
Senior High:
1. What do we mean here by calling?
It is God’s invitation to salvation.
2. What distinction do we make in God’s calling of sinners to salvation?
external and internal.
3. What is God’s external call to salvation?
A call to trust in Jesus for salvation.
4. What is God’s internal call to salvation?
It is the new birth.
5. What is the new birth?
It is the operation of the Holy Spirit whereby we come to love what we once hated and to hate once what we once loved.
6. Who are called by God’s external call?
Everyone.
7. Who are called by God’s internal call?
Only God’s elect.
8. What is another difference between the internal and external call?
Only the internal call results in salvation.
9. Why is the internal call necessary if anyone is going to be saved?
Because we are totally depraved.