討論問題

TAFPC Adult Sunday School Bible Study

台美團契長老教會成人主日學三年讀經運動 12/18/2005 討論問題

Question 1:    1 Samuel 8: 5, 19, 20
The Israelites asked Samuel to appoint a King, "Then we will be like all the other nations, with a King to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles."  In our daily lives, do we sometimes ( hopefully not often) choose to rely on tangible powers such as weapon, wealth, technology and organized social authority for our survival, in stead of on faith in the invisible God alone?

Question 2:    1 Samuel 10:1-8, 13:5-14 

    When anointing Saul to be the first ruler of Israelites, Samuel gave Saul a few signs and an instruction that prove God’s will.  The instruction was to ask Saul to wait at Gilgal for 7 days for Samuel to get there and then gave burnt offering and sacrifice.  Saul originally did so but as in the urgent condition that Philistines were about to attack, Saul, trying to please God, could not wait but by himself giving sacrifice to God. 

    In our common sense living in this fast pace American society, this expediency seems reasonable.  In this Biblical context, why did the action become Saul’s sin against God?  In our religious experiences, under which conditions should we wait for God’s help, and when otherwise should we go ahead to take up tasks without delay?