Radical Chapter 2 Study Guide

Chapter 2 Homework


1. Read pages 23-26. D.P observes that millions of believers gather around the world and have" no ________ _______, no ________, no ________, no _________, no __________ ________, no __________ or ____ _______ buildings, just the _______ of _____, and the ______ of _____." What do you think his point is?


2. D.P. started a "Secret Church" night as his church. Describe this. Is this something you would be interested in going to? Why or why not?

How often would you like to go to one of these?

3. D.P. talks about the primary reward of the gospel on page 28. What do you think the American Church and culture teaches is the primary goal of the gospel?

4. Read the following verses and comment on what they say is the primary goal of the gospel?

Genesis 15:1

Deut. 10:8,9

John 5:39,40

John 17:3

Francis Chan quotes John Piper in "Crazy Love" Chapter 6; “The critical question for our generation—and for every generation—is this: If you could have heaven, with no sickness, and with all the friends you ever had on earth, and all the food you ever like, and all the leisure activities you ever enjoyed, and all the natural beauties you ever saw, all the physical pleasures you ever tasted, and no human conflict or any natural disasters, could you be satisfied with heaven, if Christ was not there?”—John Piper, God is the Gospel (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2005)


How would you respond to that quote?

5. In the middle of page 29, D.P. states, "God hates sinners." What was his reason for making that statement?

Do you agree with him?

Read the following verses and comment on what they say about our condition before Christ;

Rom. 5:10

Rom. 8:7,8

Eph. 2:1-3

Eph. 5:14

Gen. 8:21

Eph. 4:18

2Cor. 4:4

John 6:44

D.P. attacks modern evangelism, essentially the "4 Spiritual Laws" on page 32. Look at these laws below and tell what he doesn't like about them. Do you agree?

  1. God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life. (John 3:16, John 10:10)
  2. Man is sinful and separated from God. Therefore, he cannot know and experience God's love and plan for his life. (Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23)
  3. Jesus Christ is God's only provision for man's sin. Through Him you can know and experience God's love and plan for your life. (Romans 5:8, I Corinthians 15:3-6, John 14:6)
  4. We must individually receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; then we can know and experience God's love and plan for our lives. (John 1:12, Ephesians 2:8,9, John 3:1~8, Revelation 3:20)

Explain his illustration on page 33 in your own words.

6.According to the top of 34 and the bottom of 36 into 37, how does he say modern Christianity is presenting the gospel as "going up the hill".?

7. Read Luke 22:41-44. What does D.P. say Jesus was anguishing over in the garden?

What was the "cup"?

8.What does he say the Biblical gospel is? (Look on the 2nd to last paragraph on page 36 and the top of 39)?


How does he say we should present it on the middle of page 32?

9. In conclusion he says on the bottom of 39, "...you and I can't settle for anything less than a ______ _______, ______ ______, _______ _______ gospel"

What does he say God gives us to enable us to live this radical, Biblical gospel?