2026-02-20: Favourite verse to share, as first meeting to start group

2026-02-27: Romans 1:19-20 (NIV), “19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.”
Question: How have you experienced that – or not?

See: reflection in QuestionsAndBelief.org

2026-03-06:
2 Peter 1:20-21 (NIV), “20 Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
And
2 Timothy 3:16 (NIV), “16 All Scripture is God-breathed …”
Question: What is your personal response to these claims for the bible?

See: reflection in QuestionsAndBelief.org

2026-03-20: On Sin:
Genesis 6:5-6 (NIV): ‘The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time. The Lord regretted that he had made human beings on the earth, and his heart was deeply troubled.’
Romans 3:10: ‘As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one;”’
Question: I hope that, like me, you have received great kindness and goodness from many people in your life, but how do we reconcile that with the above verses?
Further reading – Gen 2:16-17, Gen 3:1-19, Lev 19:2

See: reflection in QuestionsAndBelief.org

2026-04-17: Theme: The nature of God
Matthew 3:16-17 (NIV), ‘As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”’
Questions:
This verse speaks of God in the person of Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the Father:

• What is your response to verses like these which point to the “triune nature” of God?
• Is there a contrast to verses like Deuteronomy 6:4, “The Lord our God, the Lord is one!”?
• If you were asked to explain how this works, what might you say?
• Do you have questions or comments about this you would like to put to the group to discuss?

Related verses: Matt 28:19, 2 Cor 13:14, Gen 1:1-2, John 1:1-3

See: reflection in QuestionsAndBelief.org

2026-04-24: Theme: The purpose of Jesus’ life on earth

1 Peter 2:24 (NIV), ‘“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”’

Question: What does this mean to you, what is your personal experience of this verse?

Related verses: Isaiah 53:5, 53:12, Mark 10:45, Luke 19:10, John 10:10, 12:46, 18:37

See: reflection in QuestionsAndBelief.org

2026-05-01: Theme: The nature of belief and faith

John 3:16 (NIV), “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Question: What does belief mean to you, what is your personal experience of this verse?

Related verses: Matthew 17:20, John 1:12, 6:28-29, 20:29, 20:31, Romans 1:17, 5:8, 10:9, 10:17, 1 Corinthians 12:8-9, 2 Corinthians 5:7, Ephesians 2:8-9, Hebrews 11:1, 11:6, 12:2, James 2:17,

2026-05-08: Theme: The nature of Jesus

John 1:14: “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Question: This verse, and many others, speak of Jesus having two natures – that He was true God and true man.
— What are your thoughts on this?
— Is it important and meaningful to you, and if so, why?
— How might you respond if people ask you how can this be?

Some related verses: Heb 2:14, 4:15, 1 Tim 3:16, Col 2:9
The Nicene Creed tries to capture some of the meaning of those Bible verses: https://questionsandbelief.org/nicene-creed/