Grace & Truth: Truth-filled Grace (wk. 3)

Scriptures to Review: John 5:39-40, Matthew 23:25-28, John 8:3-11, Matthew 7:1-5, John 4:9, Micah 6:8

Questions:
Share a time when you have witnessed or experienced a Pharisee-like (all truth, no grace): attitude, use of Scripture, view of Salvation. (John 5:39-40, Matthew 23:25-28)

What are some ways that your life may have looked more Pharisee-like than Christlike?

What does it mean for the Church to “drop the stones”? Are there sins we are quicker to condemn than others? Why do you think that is?

What are some practical ways we can be surprisingly gracious, especially toward those who might expect rejection, judgement, and condemnation from the Church? (John 4:9)

Has there been a time where, in love, you guided someone to “go and sin no more”? How did they respond?

How does the communion table represent truth-filled grace?