DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
In what ways do we become closed off to those outside of our circles?
Why do you think this happens?
What is salvation by grace?
How has the church, in America, generally become compromised by focusing on morality, ego, or patriotism, and not Jesus?
How do we move toward focusing on Jesus?
Why do you think Paul joined the Jews in their demands?
How can Paul going along with the Jews bring unity inside and outside the church?
In what ways might God be calling us to walk alongside others in our Christian freedom in order to bring unity?
Explain these three statements by Paul’s relationship with the law, and how it applies to our lives:
1) I am not under the law;
2) I am not without the law of God;
3) I am under the law of Christ. Who, or what people group, is God calling you to love more deeply?
Are you becoming more self-focused than Christ focused?
Is your passion for people knowing who Jesus is growing or shrinking as you get older?
Are we using our freedom to make the good news that Jesus died to set us free plain for all to understand?
How can we make the good news more plain while staying theologically true to the Scriptures?