========================
We are to love one other
========================
1)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about loving one another:
§
We are to love one
other deeply, from the heart.
§
We are to love
the family of believers.
§
We are to keep on
loving one another.
§
We are to be
devoted to one another in love.
§
We have passed
from death to life because we love each other.
§
Anyone who loves
God must also love their brother and sister.
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1 Peter 1:22
22Now that you have purified
yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other,
love one another deeply, from the heart.
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2)
What does obeying
the truth do for us?
o
We have purified
ourselves by obeying the truth.
3)
How do we have
sincere love for each other?
o
We have sincere
love for each other.
o
When
o
We have purified
ourselves by obeying the truth.
4)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We are to love one
other
§
Deeply.
§
From the heart.
5)
What is the
question we should be asking ourselves when we claim to have obeyed the truth and
thus purified ourselves?
o
Have we truly
§
Repented of our
sins.
§
Turned from our
sins.
§
And thus truly
purified ourselves.
o
When
o
We claim to have
obeyed the truth?
6)
Why do we need to
answer the question in the context of loving one another?
o
There is no basis
for loving one another
§
Deeply.
§
From the heart.
o
If
o
We continue to
harbor sins against one another.
o
While
o
We claim to have
obeyed the truth.
7)
What is the
danger of mishandling a high-minded command such as loving one another deeply
by simply making claims of having obeyed the truth?
o
We could become frivolous
in claiming to have obeyed the truth.
o
Because
o
We are not held
accountable for our claim.
o
Then disciples
collectively become disillusioned about all these high-minded commands in the
bible that have no reality in our lives.
8)
How do we deal
with the danger?
o
Participate in
discipleship training.
o
And be held
accountable for obeying the truth.
o
It is more
difficult for us to make frivolous claims.
o
When
o
We are held
accountable for them.
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Conclusion
9)
What have we
found out what the bible says about loving one another?
o
We are to love one
other
§
Deeply.
§
From the heart.
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1 Peter 2:17
17Show proper respect to everyone, love the family of believers, fear God,
honor the emperor.
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10)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
Show proper
respect to everyone.
o
Love the family
of believers.
o
Fear God.
o
And honor the
emperor.
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Conclusion
11)
What have we
found out what the bible says about loving one another?
o
We are to love
the family of believers.
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Hebrews 13:1
13Keep on
loving one another as brothers and sisters.
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12)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We are to keep on
loving one another.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
13)
What have we
found out what the bible says about loving one another?
o
We are to keep on
loving one another.
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Romans 12:10
10Be devoted to one another
in love. Honor one another above yourselves.
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14)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
Be devoted to one
another in love.
o
Honor one another
above ourselves.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
15)
What have we
found out what the bible says about loving one another?
o
We are to be
devoted to one another in love.
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1 John 3:14-15
14We know that we have passed
from death to life, because we love each other. Anyone who does not love
remains in death.
15Anyone who hates a brother
or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life
residing in him.
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16)
According to
verse 14 why have we passed from death to life?
o
We have passed
from death to life.
o
Because
o
We love each
other.
17)
According to
verse 14 what is the condition of anyone who does not love?
o
Anyone who does
not love remains in death.
18)
According to
verse 15 what is anyone who hates a brother or sister?
o
Anyone who hates
a brother or sister is a murderer.
19)
According to
verse 15 what is the status of eternal life for murderers?
o
No murderer has
eternal life residing in him.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
20)
What have we
found out what the bible says about loving one another?
o
We have passed
from death to life.
o
Because
o
We love each
other.
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1 John 4:20-21
20Whoever claims to love God
yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their
brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not
seen.
21And he has given us this
command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.
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21)
According to
verse 20 what is the reality of those who claim to love God yet hate a brother
or sister?
o
Whoever
§
Claims to love
God.
§
Yet hates a
brother or sister.
o
Is a liar.
22)
According to
verse 20 why is the person a liar who claims to love
God yet hates a brother or sister?
o
For whoever does
not love their brother and sister.
o
Whom
o
They have seen.
o
Cannot love God.
o
Whom they have
not seen.
23)
According to
verse 21 what is the command God has given us?
o
Anyone who loves
God must also love their brother and sister.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
24)
What have we
found out what the bible says about loving one another?
o
Anyone who loves
God must also love their brother and sister.
========================
We are to love one other
========================
========================
We are to identify with one
another in need
========================
25)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need:
§
We are to
Ø
Rejoice with
those who rejoice.
Ø
And mourn with
those who mourn.
§
We are to carry
each other’s burdens.
§
We are to
Ø
Share with the
Lord’s people who are in need.
Ø
And practice
hospitality.
§
We are to
remember those who are imprisoned and mistreated as a result of persecution.
----------------------------------------
Romans 12:15
15Rejoice
with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.
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26)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We are to
§
Rejoice with
those who rejoice.
§
And mourn with
those who mourn.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
27)
What have we
found out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need?
o
We are to
§
Rejoice with
those who rejoice.
§
And mourn with
those who mourn.
----------------------------------------
Galatians 6:2
2Carry each other’s burdens,
and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
----------------------------------------
28)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We are to carry
each other’s burdens.
29)
What is the
consequence of our carrying each other’s burdens?
o
In this way we will
fulfill the law of Christ.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
30)
What have we
found out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need?
o
We are to carry
each other’s burdens.
----------------------------------------
Romans 12:13
13Share
with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
----------------------------------------
31)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We are to
§
Share with the
Lord’s people who are in need.
§
And practice
hospitality.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
32)
What have we
found out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need?
o
We are to
§
Share with the
Lord’s people who are in need.
§
And practice
hospitality.
----------------------------------------
Hebrews 13:3
3Continue to remember those
in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are
mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
----------------------------------------
33)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
Continue to
remember
§
Those in prison.
§
As if
§
We were together
with them in prison.
§
And those who are
mistreated.
§
As if
§
We ourselves were
suffering.
34)
What does remembering
mean?
o
It means helping.
35)
Do we help those
who are imprisoned and mistreated on a one-time basis and why?
o
No, because we
are to continue to remember them.
36)
What is the
reason for the imprisonment and mistreatment?
o
The imprisonment
and mistreatment are due to persecution.
37)
What is the
attitude we should have in helping those who are imprisoned and mistreated as a
result of persecution?
o
It is as though
we ourselves were
§
Imprisoned.
§
And suffering.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
38)
What have we
found out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need?
o
We are to
remember those who are
§
Imprisoned.
§
And mistreated.
o
As a result of
persecution.
========================
We are to identify with one
another in need
========================
========================
We must not discriminate
========================
39)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about not discriminating:
§
We should be
willing to associate with people of low position.
§
We must not show
favoritism.
----------------------------------------
Romans 12:16
16Live in
harmony with one another. Do not
be proud, but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be
conceited.
----------------------------------------
40)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
Live in harmony
with one another.
o
Do not be proud.
o
Be willing to
associate with people of low position.
o
Do not be
conceited.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
41)
What have we
found out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need?
o
We should be
willing to associate with people of low position.
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James 2:1-4
1My brothers and sisters,
believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.
2Suppose a man comes into
your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old
clothes also comes in.
3If you show special
attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,”
but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,”
4have you not discriminated
among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?
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42)
According to
verse 1 what is the admonition for us?
o
We must not show
favoritism.
43)
According to
verse 2 what is the setting for illustrating favoritism?
o
Suppose a man
comes into our meeting wearing a
§
Gold ring.
§
And fine clothes.
o
And a poor man in
filthy old clothes also comes in.
44)
According to
verse 3 how would we have shown favoritism in the setting?
o
We
§
Show special
attention to the man wearing fine clothes.
§
And say, “Here’s
a good seat for you.”
§
But say to the
poor man,
Ø
“You stand there”
Ø
Or “Sit on the
floor by my feet.”
45)
What is the discrimination
that has taken place?
o
Those who are
well-off are treated well.
o
But those who are
poor are treated poorly.
46)
What is the judging
with evil thoughts in the discrimination?
o
Those who are
well-off deserve to be treated well.
o
But those who are
poor deserve to be treated poorly.
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Conclusion
47)
What have we
found out what the bible says about identifying with one another in need?
o
We must not show
favoritism.
========================
We must not discriminate
========================
========================
We must speak truthfully to
one another
========================
48)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about speaking truthfully to one another:
§
We must
Ø
Put off falsehood.
Ø
And speak
truthfully to one another.
§
We must speak the
truth in love.
----------------------------------------
Ephesians 4:25
25Therefore each of you must
put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members
of one body.
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49)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We must
§
Put off falsehood.
§
And speak
truthfully to one another.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
50)
What have we
found out what the bible says about speaking truthfully to one another?
o
We must
§
Put off falsehood.
§
And speak
truthfully to one another.
----------------------------------------
Ephesians 4:15
15Instead, speaking the truth
in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is
the head, that is, Christ.
----------------------------------------
51)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We must speak the
truth in love.
52)
What is the
consequence if we follow the admonition for us?
o
We will grow to
become in every respect the mature body of Christ.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
53)
What have we
found out what the bible says about speaking truthfully to one another?
o
We must speak the
truth in love.
========================
We must speak truthfully to
one another
========================
========================
We should deal with sins in a
productive manner
========================
54)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about dealing with sins in a productive manner:
§
We should confess
our sins to each other and pray for each other so that we may be healed.
§
We should pray
for our brother or sister who has committed a sin that does not lead to death.
§
We should love
each other deeply because love covers over a multitude of sins.
----------------------------------------
James 5:16
16Therefore confess your sins
to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of
a righteous person is powerful and effective.
----------------------------------------
55)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
Confess our sins
to each other.
o
And pray for each
other.
56)
What is the
consequence if we follow the admonition for us?
o
Harms caused by our
sins may be healed.
57)
What is the
effect of the prayer of a righteous person?
o
The prayer of a
righteous person is
§
Powerful.
§
And effective.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
58)
What have we
found out what the bible says about dealing with sins in a productive manner?
o
We should
§
Confess our sins
to each other.
§
And pray for each
other.
o
So that
o
We may be healed.
----------------------------------------
1 John 5:16-17
16If you see any brother or
sister commit a sin that does not lead to death, you should pray and God will
give them life. I refer to those whose sin does not lead to death. There is a
sin that leads to death. I am not saying that you should pray about that.
17All wrongdoing is sin, and
there is sin that does not lead to death.
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59)
According to
verse 16 what should we do if we see any brother or sister commit a sin that
does not lead to death?
o
We should pray.
o
And God will give
them life.
60)
What is the sin
that leads to death, given Mark 3:29?
o
The sin of
blaspheming against the Holy Spirit leads to death.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Mark 3:29 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
29But whoever blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal
sin.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
61)
According to
verse 16 should we pray for anyone about the sin of blaspheming against the
Holy Spirit?
o
No.
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Conclusion
62)
What have we
found out what the bible says about dealing with sins in a productive manner?
o
We should pray
for our brother or sister who has committed a sin that does not lead to death.
----------------------------------------
1 Peter 4:8
8Above all, love each other
deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
----------------------------------------
63)
What is the
admonition for us?
o
We should love
each other deeply.
64)
Why should we love
each other deeply?
o
We should love
each other deeply.
o
Because
o
Love covers over
a multitude of sins.
65)
How does love
cover over a multitude of sins, given Luke 7:47?
o
Those who love much
have many sins forgiven.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud Luke 7:47 that says,
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
47For this reason I say to
you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but the
one who is forgiven little, loves little.”
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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Conclusion
66)
What have we
found out what the bible says about dealing with sins in a productive manner?
o
We should love
each other deeply.
o
Because
o
Love covers over
a multitude of sins.
========================
We should deal with sins in a
productive manner
========================
========================
We should be peacemakers
========================
67)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about being peacemakers:
§
Peacemakers will
be called children of God.
§
We as members of
one body were called to peace.
§
We must make
every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
§
We are to be
peaceable.
§
We are to be
peacemakers who sow in peace.
§
We are to be
reconciled with our brother or sister before offering our gift to God.
----------------------------------------
Matthew 5:9
9Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.
----------------------------------------
68)
How are peacemakers
blessed?
o
Peacemakers will
be called children of God.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
69)
What have we
found out what the bible says about being peacemakers?
o
Peacemakers will
be called children of God.
----------------------------------------
Colossians 3:15
15Let the peace
of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were
called to peace. And be thankful.
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70)
Why should we let
the peace of Christ rule in our hearts?
o
We should let the
peace of Christ rule in our hearts.
o
Since
o
As members of one
body we were called to peace.
71)
What should we be
thankful for?
o
We should be thankful.
o
That
o
We have peace
with God through Christ.
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Conclusion
72)
What have we
found out what the bible says about being peacemakers?
o
We as members of
one body were called to peace.
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Ephesians 4:2-3
2Be completely humble and
gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
3Make every
effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
----------------------------------------
73)
According to
verses 2 and 3 what is the admonition for us?
o
Be completely
§
Humble.
§
And gentle.
o
Be patient,
bearing with one another in love.
o
Make every effort
to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
74)
What have we
found out what the bible says about being peacemakers?
o
We must make
every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
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Titus 3:1-2
1Remind the people to be
subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever
is good,
2to slander no one, to be
peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.
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75)
According to
verses 1 and 2 what is the admonition for us?
o
Be subject to
§
Rulers.
§
And authorities.
o
Be obedient.
o
Be ready to do
whatever is good.
o
Slander no one.
o
Be peaceable.
o
Be considerate.
o
And be gentle
toward everyone.
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Conclusion
76)
What have we
found out what the bible says about being peacemakers?
o
We are to be
peaceable.
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James 3:13-18
13Who is wise and
understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in
the humility that comes from wisdom.
14But if you harbor bitter
envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the
truth.
15Such “wisdom” does not come
down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16For where
you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil
practice.
17But the wisdom that comes
from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive,
full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere.
18Peacemakers who sow in
peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
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77)
According to
verse 13 how do the wise and understanding among us show
it?
o
Let them show it
by
§
Their good life.
§
And deeds done in
the humility that comes from wisdom.
78)
What does the
truth in verse 14 refer to?
o
It is the truth
of God.
79)
According to
verse 14 what are we told not to do if we harbor bitter envy and selfish
ambition in our hearts?
o
We must
§
Not boast about
it.
§
Or deny the truth.
80)
Why would we boast
about bitter envy and selfish ambition?
o
It is because our
sinful nature does not consider them
§
Bad.
§
But actually good.
81)
What does wisdom in
verse 15 refer to?
o
It refers to
§
Bitter envy.
§
And selfish
ambition.
82)
According to
verse 15 what is the origin of bitter envy and selfish ambition?
o
It
§
Does not come
down from heaven.
§
But is
Ø
Earthly.
Ø
Unspiritual.
Ø
And demonic.
83)
According to
verse 16 what would we find along with envy and selfish ambition?
o
Where we have
envy and selfish ambition.
o
There we find
§
Disorder.
§
And every evil
practice.
84)
According to
verse 17 what are the qualities of wisdom that comes from heaven?
o
Wisdom that comes
from heaven is
§
Pure.
§
Peace-loving.
§
Considerate.
§
Submissive.
§
Full of mercy.
§
Good fruit.
§
Impartial.
§
And sincere.
85)
According to
verse 18 what do peacemakers who sow in peace reap?
o
Peacemakers who
sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.
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Conclusion
86)
What have we
found out what the bible says about being peacemakers?
o
We are to be
peacemakers who sow in peace.
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Matthew 5:23-24
23“Therefore, if you are
offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister
has something against you,
24leave
your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.
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87)
According to
verse 23 what comes to our mind in the current context when we are offering our
gift at the altar?
o
There we remember
that our brother or sister has something against us.
88)
According to
verses 23 and 24 what should we do upon that thought?
o
We should
§
Leave our gift
there in front of the altar.
§
Go and be
reconciled to our brother or sister.
§
Then come and
offer our gift.
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Conclusion
89)
What have we
found out what the bible says about being peacemakers?
o
We are to be
reconciled with our brother or sister before offering our gift to God.
========================
We should be peacemakers
========================
========================
We should not judge
========================
90)
What are we going
to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about not judging:
§
We should let
mercy triumph over judgment.
§
We should not
grumble against one another or we will be judged.
§
We should first
take the plank out of our own eye, and then we will see clearly to remove the
speck from our brother’s eye.
§
We should not
have lawsuits against one another.
§
We are condemning
ourselves because we who pass judgment do the same things.
----------------------------------------
James 2:12-13
12Speak and act as those who
are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom,
13because judgment without
mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over
judgment.
----------------------------------------
91)
What does it mean
for the law to give freedom?
o
We have freedom
from sin.
o
When
o
We have perfect
obedience to the law.
92)
What would we
want from the judge when we realize that we are not perfect and we are going to
be judged by the law?
o
We want mercy.
93)
According to
verse 13 what if we judge others without mercy regardless of the fact that we
want mercy for ourselves?
o
Judgment without
mercy will be shown to us.
94)
According to
verse 13 what is the right relationship between mercy and judgment?
o
Mercy triumphs
over judgment.
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
95)
What have we
found out what the bible says about not judging?
o
We should let
mercy triumph over judgment.
----------------------------------------
James 5:9
9Don’t grumble against one
another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at
the door!
----------------------------------------
96)
Why should we not
grumble against one another?
o
We should not grumble
against one another.
o
Or we will be
judged.
97)
How imminent is judgment
on us?
o
The Judge is
standing at the door!
----------------------------------------
Conclusion
98)
What have we
found out what the bible says about not judging?
o
We should not grumble
against one another.
o
Or we will be
judged.
----------------------------------------
Matthew 7:1-5
1“Do not judge, or you too
will be judged.
2For in the same way you
judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be
measured to you.
3“Why do
you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to
the plank in your own eye?
4How can you say to your
brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a
plank in your own eye?
5You hypocrite, first take
the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the
speck from your brother’s eye.
----------------------------------------
99)
According to
verse 1 what is the admonition for us?
o
Do not judge.
o
Or we too will be
judged.
100) According to verse 2 what is the basis for the
admonition?
o
For in the same
way we judge others.
o
We will be judged.
o
With the measure we
use, it will be measured to us.
101) According to verses 3 and 4 what is the hypocrisy in
our fault-finding attitude?
o
We
§
Look at the speck
of sawdust in our brother’s eye.
§
And pay no
attention to the plank in our own eye.
o
We offer to take
the speck out of our brother’s eye.
o
When
o
All the time
there is a plank in our own eye.
102) According to verse 5 how should we deal with our
hypocrisy?
o
We should first
take the plank out of our own eye.
o
And then
o
We will see
clearly to remove the speck from our brother’s eye.
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Conclusion
103) What have we found out what the bible says about not
judging?
o
We should first
take the plank out of our own eye.
o
And then
o
We will see
clearly to remove the speck from our brother’s eye.
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1 Corinthians 6:1-8
1If any of you has a dispute
with another, do you dare to take it before the ungodly for judgment instead of
before the Lord’s people?
2Or do you
not know that the Lord’s people will judge the world? And if you are to judge the world, are you not
competent to judge trivial cases?
3Do you not know that we will
judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
4Therefore, if you have
disputes about such matters, do you ask for a ruling from those whose way of
life is scorned in the church?
5I say this to shame you. Is
it possible that there is nobody among you wise enough to judge a dispute
between believers?
6But instead, one brother
takes another to court—and this in front of unbelievers!
7The very fact that you have
lawsuits among you means you have been completely defeated already. Why not
rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?
8Instead, you yourselves
cheat and do wrong, and you do this to your brothers and sisters.
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104) Whom does ‘you’ in verse 1 refer to?
o
‘You’ in verse 1
refers to believers of the church at
105) According to verse 1 what have the believers not done
right?
o
When any of them
has a dispute with another, they take it
§
Before the
ungodly for judgment.
§
Instead of before
the Lord’s people.
106) According to verses 2 and 3 why have the believers not
done right?
o
The Lord’s people
will judge the world.
o
They are competent
to judge trivial cases.
o
If
o
They are to judge
the world.
o
They will even
judge
§
Angels.
§
How much more the
things of this life.
107) According to verse 4 whom do the believers ask for a
ruling from for their disputes?
o
They ask for a
ruling from those.
o
Whose
o
Way of life is
scorned in the church.
108) According to verse 5 what is it that puts the believers
to shame?
o
There appears to
be nobody among them wise enough to judge a dispute between believers.
109) According to verse 6 what specific actions do the believers
take as a result of involving unbelievers in their disputes?
o
One brother takes
another to court.
o
And this in front
of unbelievers.
110) According to verse 7 how have the believers been
completely defeated already?
o
They have
lawsuits among them.
111) According to verse 7 what are the proposed
alternatives to having lawsuits among them?
o
Why not rather be
wronged?
o
Why not rather be
cheated?
112) According to verse 8 what adds to the fault of the believers?
o
They
§
Cheat.
§
And do wrong.
o
They do this to their
brothers and sisters.
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Conclusion
113) What have we found out what the bible says about not
judging?
o
We should not
have lawsuits against one another.
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Romans 2:1-5
1You, therefore, have no
excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge
another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same
things.
2Now we know that God’s
judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
3So when you, a mere human
being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will
escape God’s judgment?
4Or do you show contempt for
the riches of his kindness, forbearance and patience, not realizing that God’s
kindness is intended to lead you to repentance?
5But because of your
stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself
for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed.
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114) According to verse 1 who is passing judgment on
someone else?
o
We are.
115) According to verse 1 how are we condemning ourselves?
o
We who pass
judgment do the same things.
116) According to verse 2 what is God’s judgment against
wrongdoers based on?
o
It is based on
truth.
117) According to verse 3 what is the reason we will not escape
God’s judgment?
o
We
§
Pass judgment on
someone else.
§
And yet do the
same things.
118) According to verse 4 what is God showing us instead of
judgment?
o
God is showing us
his
§
Kindness.
§
Forbearance.
§
And patience.
119) According to verses 4 and 5 how have we shown contempt
for God’s kindness, forbearance and patience?
o
We have refused to
repent regardless of God’s
§
Kindness.
§
Forbearance.
§
And patience.
120) According to verse 5 what are we doing against ourselves in
our stubborn refusal to repent?
o
We are storing up
wrath against ourselves for the day of God’s wrath.
121) According to verse 5 what will be revealed on the day of
God’s wrath?
o
God’s righteous
judgment will be revealed.
122) When is the day of God’s wrath?
o
Jesus’ return is the
day of God’s wrath.
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Conclusion
123) What have we found out what the bible says about not
judging?
o
We are condemning
ourselves.
o
Because
o
We who pass
judgment do the same things.
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We should not judge
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We need to manage our anger
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124) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about managing our anger:
§
In our anger do
not sin.
§
Do not let the
sun go down while you are still angry.
§
We should be
Ø
Quick to listen.
Ø
Slow to speak.
Ø
And slow to
become angry.
§
Anyone who is
angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.
§
We should start
praying when we are about to enter into angry dispute.
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Ephesians 4:26-27
26“In your anger do not sin”:
Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
27and do not give the devil a
foothold.
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125) According to verse 26 what are we to avoid in our
anger?
o
In our anger do
not sin.
126) According to verse 26 how should we restrain our anger?
o
We should not let
the sun go down.
o
While
o
We are still
angry.
127) According to verses 26 and 27 what would we have done
if we have let the sun go down while we are still angry?
o
We would have given
the devil a foothold.
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Conclusion
128) What have we found out what the bible says about managing
our anger?
o
In our anger do
not sin.
o
Do not let the
sun go down while you are still angry.
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James 1:19-20
19My dear brothers and
sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak
and slow to become angry,
20because human anger does
not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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129) According to verse 19 what is the admonition for us?
o
Everyone should
be
§
Quick to listen.
§
Slow to speak.
§
And slow to
become angry.
130) According to verses 19 and 20 what is the reason for
the admonition?
o
It is because
human anger does not produce the righteousness.
o
That
o
God desires.
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Conclusion
131) What have we found out what the bible says about managing
our anger?
o
We should be
§
Quick to listen.
§
Slow to speak.
§
And slow to
become angry.
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Matthew 5:21-22
21“You have
heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘You shall not murder, and
anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’
22But I tell you that anyone
who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again,
anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is
answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of
the fire of hell.
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132) According to verse 21 what is the traditional saying?
o
You shall not
murder.
o
Anyone who
murders will be subject to judgment.
133) According to verse 22 what is the more binding
requirement for us than the traditional saying?
o
Anyone who is
angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment.
134) What does Raca mean?
o
It means
worthless.
135) According to verse 22 what are the cited examples of
being angry with a brother or sister?
o
Saying to a
brother or sister, ‘Raca.’
o
Saying to a
brother or sister, ‘You foo!’
136) In what way is the expression of anger illegitimate in
the current context?
o
It is illegitimate
in that anger is expressed in a disparaging way.
137) Is it then legitimate to express anger to a brother or
sister in a non-disparaging way?
o
Yes.
138) Again what is the more binding requirement for us than
the traditional saying?
o
Anyone who is
angry with a brother or sister in a disparaging way will be subject to judgment.
139) According to verse 22 what judgment are the cited
examples of being angry with a brother or sister subject to?
o
Anyone who says
to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the
court.
o
Anyone who says,
‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.
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Conclusion
140) What have we found out what the bible says about managing
our anger?
o
Anyone who is
angry with a brother or sister in a disparaging way will be subject to judgment.
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1 Timothy 2:8
8Therefore I want the men
everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or disputing.
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141) What should men everywhere do when they are about to
enter into angry dispute?
o
They should start
praying.
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Conclusion
142) What have we found out what the bible says about managing
our anger?
o
We should start
praying.
o
When
o
We are about to
enter into angry dispute.
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We need to manage our anger
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We should forgive
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143) What are we going to do?
o
We are going to
find out what the bible says about forgiving:
§
We should forgive
one another just as in Christ God forgave us.
§
Our heavenly
Father will forgive us only when we forgive others.
§
We should forgive
our brother or sister from our heart or else our heavenly Father will not
forgive us.
§
We should forgive
our brother or sister as often as they repent.
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Ephesians 4:32
32Be kind and compassionate
to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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144) What is the motivation for us to forgive each other?
o
We should forgive
one another.
o
Just as
o
In Christ God
forgave us.
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Conclusion
145) What have we found out what the bible says about
forgiving?
o
We should forgive
one another.
o
Just as
o
In Christ God
forgave us.
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Matthew 6:14-15
14For if you forgive other
people for their offenses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
15 But if you do not forgive
other people, then your Father will not forgive your offenses.
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146) According to verse 14 under what condition
will our heavenly Father forgive us?
o
Our heavenly
Father will forgive us.
o
When
o
We forgive others.
147) According to verse 15 under what condition
will our heavenly Father not forgive us?
o
Our heavenly
Father will not forgive us.
o
If
o
We do not forgive
others.
148) What is the only condition under which our heavenly
Father will forgive us?
o
Our heavenly
Father will forgive us.
o
Only when
o
We forgive others.
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Conclusion
149) What have we found out what the bible says about
forgiving?
o
Our heavenly
Father will forgive us.
o
Only when
o
We forgive others.
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Matthew 18:21-35
21Then Peter came to Jesus
and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins
against me? Up to seven times?”
22Jesus answered, “I tell
you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
23“Therefore, the kingdom of
heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
24As he began the settlement,
a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him.
25Since he was not able to
pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he
had be sold to repay the debt.
26“At this the servant fell
on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back
everything.’
27The servant’s master took
pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
28“But when that servant went
out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.
He grabbed him and began to choke him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
29“His
fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I
will pay it back.’
30“But he refused. Instead,
he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
31When the other servants saw
what had happened, they were outraged and went and told their master everything
that had happened.
32“Then the master called the
servant in. ‘You wicked servant,’ he said, ‘I canceled all that debt of yours
because you begged me to.
33Shouldn’t you have had
mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
34In anger his master handed
him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
35“This is how my heavenly
Father will treat each of you unless you forgive your brother or sister from
your heart.”
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150) What was Peter’s expectation in asking how many times
he should forgive his brother or sister who sins against him and in the
meantime proposing the number of times?
o
He was expecting Jesus
to give him a specific number of times.
151) In accordance with what Jesus said in verse 22 did he give
Peter a specific number of times and why?
o
No, because seventy-seven
times mean countless times.
152) According to what Jesus said in verse 23 what is the
kingdom of heaven like?
o
The kingdom of
heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants.
153) How much were ten thousand bags of gold worth?
o
They are worth a
huge amount of money.
154) According to what Jesus said in verses 24 and 25 what did
the master do when a man who owed him a huge amount of money and who was not able to pay was brought to him?
o
He ordered that
§
The man.
§
And his wife.
§
And his children.
§
And all that he
had.
o
Be sold to repay
the debt.
155) According to what Jesus said in verse 26 what did the
servant do upon hearing the master’s decision?
o
He
§
Fell on his knees
before the master.
§
And begged
Ø
That the master
be patient with him.
Ø
And that he would
pay back everything.
156) According to what Jesus said in verse 27 how did the
master respond to the servant’s plea?
o
He
§
Took pity on the
servant.
§
Canceled the debt.
§
And let him go.
157) According to what Jesus said in verse 28 whom did the
servant encounter when he went out?
o
He found one of
his fellow servants who owed him a hundred silver coins.
158) How much were a hundred silver coins worth?
o
It is worth
§
A substantial.
§
But not a huge
amount of money.
159) According to what Jesus said in verse 28 what did the
servant do upon seeing his fellow servant?
o
He
§
Grabbed his
fellow servant.
§
Began to choke
him.
§
And demanded that
he paid back what he owed.
160) According to what Jesus said in verse 29 how did the fellow
servant respond?
o
He
§
Fell to his knees.
§
And begged
Ø
That the servant
be patient with him.
Ø
And that he would
pay back everything.
161) According to what Jesus said in verse 30 how did the
servant respond to the fellow servant’s plea?
o
He refused.
o
Instead, he
§
Went off.
§
And had the
fellow servant thrown into prison.
o
Until he could
pay the debt.
162) According to what Jesus said in verse 31 what did the
other servants do when they saw what had happened?
o
They
§
Were outraged.
§
And went.
§
And told their
master everything that had happened.
163) According to what Jesus said in verses 32 and 33 what did
the master point out was the servant’s fault?
o
He
§
Called him a wicked
servant.
§
And faulted him
for not having mercy on his fellow servant.
§
As
§
His master had on
him.
164) According to what Jesus said in verse 34 what punishment
did the master mete out to the servant?
o
In anger he handed
the servant over to the jailers to be tortured.
o
Until
o
He should pay
back all he owed.
165) According to what Jesus said in verse 35 how did he drive
home the matter of forgiveness using the story?
o
This is how our
heavenly Father will treat us.
o
Unless
o
We forgive our
brother or sister from our heart.
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Conclusion
166) What have we found out what the bible says about
forgiving?
o
We should forgive
our brother or sister from our heart.
o
Or else
o
Our heavenly
Father will not forgive us.
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Luke 17:3-4
3So watch yourselves.
“If your brother or sister sins against you, rebuke them; and if they repent,
forgive them.
4Even if they sin against you
seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying ‘I repent,’ you
must forgive them.”
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167) According to what Jesus said in verse 3 what should we
do if our brother or sister sins against us?
o
We should rebuke
them.
168) According to what Jesus said in verse 3 what should we
do if our brother or sister repents?
o
We should forgive
them.
169) What does it mean for us to forgive our brother or
sister if they sin against us seven times in a day and seven times come back
repenting in verse 4?
o
It means that we
should forgive our brother or sister.
o
As often as
o
They repent.
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Conclusion
170) What have we found out what the bible says about
forgiving?
o
We should forgive
our brother or sister.
o
As often as
o
They repent.
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We should forgive
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