LifePointe Christian Church
Speaker: Chris Delfs, Senior Pastor
Christians love loopholes
Loophole Christians ask: “How close can I get to sin without actually sinning?”
1 John 1:9 NIV
Loophole Christians love theology
Theology enables us to build a barricade to avoid doing what the Bible says
Loophole Christians use theology and Bible verses to justify persecuting people
Jesus followers (disciples) don’t look for loopholes
Jesus followers (disciples) seek to imitate Jesus and follow His example
The religious leaders of Jesus’ day were loophole experts
Religious leaders more in love with the Commandments than the Commander
Matthew 15:1 NIV
Matthew 15:2 NIV
Matthew 15:3 NIV
Matthew 15:4 NIV
Matthew 15:5 NIV
Matthew 15:6 NIV
Matthew 15:7 NIV
Jesus doesn’t like it when we use The Father’s WORDS to avoid doing The Father’s WILL
John 13:34-35 NIV
1 John 4:11 NIV
Romans 13:8 NIV
Romans 13:8 . . . for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.
Romans 13:9 NIV
Romans 13:9 are summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
Loving others as yourself is the FILTER through which you make every single decision
Disciples don’t look for loopholes; Christians do!
Disciples ask the question: What does love require of me?
The question will draw you out of your comfort zone and into uncomfortable places
God didn’t look for a loophole when it came to his love for you?
What does love require of me?