Temple Society Australia - Confirmation 2005

Lesson 6 - Questionnaire for confirmands

The motto and hymn of the Temple Society

 

Read the 'Notes for confirmands' before answering. Please answer all questions.

1. What is a 'motto'?

2. We asked you to find out your school motto for this lesson. Please write it here and explain in your own words what it means.

3. What is the Temple Society's motto, and in what well-known part of the Bible are these words of Jesus found?

4. What does 'Setting one's mind on God's Kingdom' actually mean?

5. How do we know how to act according to 'God's justice'?

6. What is a hymn?

7. Name three hymns that you know or have sung.

Which is your favourite hymn and why?

8. By whom and when was the Templer Hymn written?

9. What are the opening words of the English translation of the Templer hymn?

10. What do you think the Templer hymn challenges us to do?

11. What does the Templer hymn indicate as essential parts of one complete, harmonious whole?

12. Think back to our discussion of the hymn and its meaning.

 

Which verse do you like the best? Why?

What is the message behind the verse you have chosen?