New Perspective on Making Disciples
1A) I will always have Christians in my life that are less mature than me. (v.7)
2A) I must be aware of how my freedom is impacting other believers. (vv.8-11)
John 8:36 (ESV)
If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
The Issue: My perspective on weaker believers...
• My bother to be avoided, an interruption to my agenda; or,
• My brother to be served, my God-given privilege in disciple-making.
3A) Failure to care for my brother or sister in Christ is sin. (v.12)
Conscience: The God-given moral compass for choosing acceptable and unacceptable conduct.
1Timothy 1:18–19 (ESV)
This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith.
Titus 1:15 (ESV)
To the pure, all things are pure, but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
4A) Worship is demonstrating a commitment to sacrificial, patient, and relentless Love. (v.13)
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