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A Barna study revealed that 62% of lapsed Christians said the #1 quality they look for in a person with whom to discuss faith is ‘non-judgment.’
Only 34% said they know any Christians who possess this quality.
John 12:41-50 from Tim Keller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFLGkIAJjiY&t=814s
Why did this Scripture specify judgment as the reason for preaching, teaching, and making disciples of Jesus through the gospel?
Do you typically think of God as giving mercy or as rightly judging sin? What’s the danger of thinking of Him as only just or only merciful?
Other than salvation, how have you specifically experienced God’s mercy?
Are you more prone to want God to be just or merciful to other people?
How does the fact that Christ takes no pleasure in the destruction of the wicked affect the way you view others? How does it affect the way you view God?
What does it mean to mourn with Christians around the world who endure evil through persecution? How can we intentionally identify with the global church?
Hebrews 9:27-28 And just as it is appointed for people to die once—and after this, judgment— so also Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.
With regard to believers, what was the purpose of Jesus’ first coming?
What will be the purpose of His second coming?
Only a handful of disciples witnessed the Lord ascend to heaven. His birth was even less conspicuous. Even with a sky full of angels singing, only Mary, Joseph, and a few shepherds witnessed Jesus’ coming into the world. However, His second coming will be unlike His first.
What names and phrases are ascribed to Jesus? What do they emphasize?
Who will witness the second coming? How will those witnesses respond?
Although it hasn’t happened yet, the second coming of Jesus is just as certain as His first coming. The question to ask yourself isn’t whether He will return, because He will. The question to ask yourself isn’t even a matter of when He will return, because we can’t know. The only question you need to ask yourself is whether you’re ready to stand before Him when He returns to judge the living and the dead.
The Bible teaches us that we can’t know when Jesus will return and that we shouldn’t waste time wondering but should always be ready.
Why did Jesus emphasize that nobody knows when He will return?
What would change if you knew Jesus would return this week?
If you would change something because you knew the time of Jesus’ return, what keeps you from making those changes now anyway?
Read the following parables and summarize key points in each.
