1 – In verse 8, why might we feel ashamed of our church, of other cultures, and of Christ?

2 – Why might early Christians felt shame by association with Paul? Why might Christians in China or Islamic countries not want to be identified with other Christians?

3 - In what way is shame a form of suffering?

4 – In verse 9, how did we come to salvation? When was our salvation secured? Explain sovereign grace, pre-existent grace, and visable grace.

5 – In verse 10, if Christ abolished death, then why do Christians still die? Explain physical death, spiritual death, and eternal death.

6 – In verse 12, What single reason explains why Paul is not ashamed to be a Christian?

7 – Timothy is charged to guard what was entrusted to him; Paul is confident that God will guard what Paul entrusted to God; we are charged to guard the good deposit entrusted to us. What is it, and how do we do that? Why is this challenging?