Jason Logoluso asks anyone who doubts the early Christians' spiritual reading of the law of Moses whether they have a better explanation for why God put those things there. What does that reading suggest about God's wisdom and purposes in giving the law? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jason asks if anyone has a better reason why God put certain things in the law of Moses. What does a spiritual reading of the law show about God's wisdom and plans?
In Luke 24, Jesus said He would open His disciples' understanding to see Him in the law, the prophets and the Psalms. What does the early Christian habit of seeing Christ throughout the Old Testament reveal about God's purposes across the Scriptures? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jesus said He would help His disciples see Him in the law, the prophets and the Psalms. What does seeing Christ all through the Old Testament show about God's plans?
Jason Logoluso says the early Christians did not read Scripture in a vacuum. How did keeping the whole context of a topic in mind, including the Old Testament, shape their interpretation of a passage, and how does that differ from building a teaching on one verse? JumpstartAnother way to ask: The early Christians kept the whole Bible's teaching on a topic in mind when they read a passage. How did that help them, and how is it different from building a teaching on one verse?
Jason Logoluso says Christ gave His gospel to the apostles and the apostles gave it to the church. What does that line of delivery reveal about how the early Christians understood the way truth is received and kept? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Christ gave the gospel to the apostles, and they gave it to the church. What does that show about how the early Christians thought truth was passed on and kept?
Jason Logoluso admits he once assumed, without realizing it, that Christians today know more than people in the past. Why is that assumption so easy to hold, and what might it cost a Christian to give it up? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jason once assumed that Christians today know more than people in the past. Why is that idea so easy to believe, and what might it cost to let it go?
Jason Logoluso warns that separation from the world will be hard to maintain if it does not rest on the two kingdoms. Why might the early Christian view of the two kingdoms sit so uneasily with modern norms around wealth and entertainment? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jason says it is hard to stay separate from the world without the teaching of the two kingdoms. Why might that teaching feel so uncomfortable in a culture focused on money and entertainment?
Many Christians today speak of "me and my Bible and the Holy Spirit" and say they need no one else to teach them. How does that assumption compare with the early Christian reading of John 16:13 and with the faith once delivered to the saints? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Many Christians say they need only their Bible and the Holy Spirit, with no one else to teach them. How does that compare with how the early Christians saw John 16:13 and the faith once delivered to the saints?
Jason Logoluso's upbringing never told him the Sermon on the Mount applied to Christians today, while the early Christians took it seriously and put it into practice. What does that contrast expose about modern assumptions concerning obedience, grace and freedom? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jason grew up without being told the Sermon on the Mount was for Christians today. The early Christians took it seriously and lived it out. What does that show about how Christians now think about obedience, grace and freedom?
Jason Logoluso calls himself a recovering Calvinist who can now read Romans 9 without anxiety. How can a theological system train Christians to read something into a word like "elect," and what did the repeated phrase "free will" in the early writings do to that reading? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jason calls himself a recovering Calvinist. How can a system of beliefs teach people to read extra meaning into the word "elect," and how did the phrase "free will" in the early writings change that reading?
Jason Logoluso says the early Christians' understanding always points us to the narrow way, and he finds it convicting how much Scripture they knew. What specific habits of reading and study could you build from their example, and which motives in you would need to change? JumpstartAnother way to ask: Jason says the early Christians always point us to the narrow way, and that how well they knew Scripture convicts him. What habits could you start from their example, and what motives in you would need to change?
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