On Sunday, we learned that Jesus called His followers to a new code of conduct for relationships – a code that is based in grace.1. Listen again to the following statement made on Sunday: “God’s grace makes demands on those who have received it. His grace is relentless and will never leave us where we are.” What is your initial response to this?
- Read Luke 6:37-38
2. We all would agree that a judgmental spirit and an overly-critical attitude are inappropriate for a follower of Jesus. But why are these so hard to avoid? What does Christ call us do and believe in these verses? How does grace enable us to be generous even though people hurt us?
- Read Luke 6:39-40
3. What attitude is Jesus condemning here? Jesus is calling for His followers to have a teachable spirit. How does grace make us teachable?
- Read Luke 6:41-42
4. What point is Jesus making by giving the absurd example of the “telephone pole” versus the speck? Darrell Bock writes: “If there is to be accountability, it must start with ourselves. We often are aware of little faults in others, such as our children or our spouses, while we ignore our own great faults. Jesus calls such priorities hypocrisy. He calls his disciples to self-accountability. Those who do the best job of restoring others in their walk are those who can restore themselves. That means being able to receive rebuke and honestly going before the Lord so that our beam may be removed. Only then are we ready to consider how to help a fellow believer remove the speck from his or her eye.” What stumbling blocks do we encounter in our efforts to stay spiritually sensitive in the way Bock describes?
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