Season 4- Episode:
“Faith”
Romans 4:9-25
Is this blessedness only for the circumcised, or also for the
uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as
righteousness.
10 Under what circumstances was it credited?
Was it after he was circumcised, or before? It was not after, but before!
11 And he received circumcision as a sign, a
seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still
uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but have not been
circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. 12 And he is then also the father of the circumcised
who not only are circumcised but who also follow in the footsteps of the faith
that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
13 It was
not through the law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he
would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 For
if those who depend on the law are heirs, faith means nothing and the promise
is worthless, 15 because the law brings
wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression.16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law but also to those who have the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. 17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not.
18 Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” 23 The words “it was credited to him” were written not for him alone, 24 but also for us, to whom God will credit righteousness—for us who believe in him who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead. 25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.
Jeremiah 1:4-10
The
word of the Lord came to
me, saying,
5 “Before I formed you in
the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
6 “Alas, Sovereign Lord,” I said, “I do not know
how to speak; I am too young.”
7 But the Lord said to me, “Do not say,
‘I am too young.’ You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I
command you.
8 Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you
and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.9 Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. 10 See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.”
1 Kings 5
Reflect on the Bible
passages in light of the episode.
What is ‘faith’ to
you?
What does it mean to
take ‘a leap of faith’?
What leaps of faith
do we see in the episode?
How did Abraham take
‘a leap of faith’?
If Abraham is our
example of faith and its power, what kind of example is that? What do we learn
about faith from the
figure of Abraham?
What leaps of faith
have defined your life?
What do you think of
the Cylons reaching out to Cara for a truce?
Reflect upon the
mutiny: the reasons behind it, the act itself, and what it all means.
Reflect upon the choice
to send Sharon Athena with Cara and the various reactions to this plan?
What has life become
for Laura and Tori?
What do you think it
is like to be in a situation like Laura’s?
What ‘plan’ guided
Abraham’s life?
Reflect upon the
conversation about music.
What is the
significance of the ship for Cara? What does it say that she has seen this
prophecy all her life?
What does Sharon/
“8” find on the Cylon ship? What happens with them? What do you think of this?
What message did
Jeremiah receive as a child? How did he see this vision play out in his life?
What is the
significance of Laura meeting the dying woman?
What do the Cylons
need from Cara? What does Cara need from the Cylons?
What did Namaan need
from Elisha.
Compare the
conversation among the Cylons about Cara seeing the Hybrid with Namaan’s
argument with his servant
over his healing.
Reflect on the fight
over the death of Barrowman and of the Six.
Reflect on the way
Elisha punished his servant.
Reflect on this
quote: “I had an experience that made me rethink all my misconceptions.”
What experiences do
we see like this in the Bible passages?
Why would her experience
turn her to Gaius and his philosophy?
Reflect on this
quote: “There is more to this existence than we can see with our naked
eye…there is a power we can’t
begin to understand.”
What kinds of things
does Cara hear from the Hybrid? What does the Cylon tell her about encountering
God through the
Hybrid’s words?
Reflect upon this.
Reflect on this
quote: “you are a spark of God’s fire, corrupted yet complete.”
Reflect on this
quote: “you are the harbinger of death, Cara Thrace, you will lead them all to
their end.”
What do Laura and
the woman talk about concerning Gaius’ conception of God?
What does the woman
say about the human polytheistic religion?
Reflect on the
conversation about metaphor and literalism. Who do you think is right in this
conversation?
What is the
conversation about death between them all about?
Reflect on Laura’s
vision of heaven and her monologue about ‘not being ready’.
Reflect upon the
conversation between Adama and Laura at the end of the episode.
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