The Vineyard
I am the vine; you
are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much
fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. – John 15:5
I
Peter 2:1-12
- The
things we are told to put away are sins, but specifically they are sins that
destroy community, including friendships and relationships. Why is being in a community a necessary part
of being a Christian?
- Peter
tells us to long for spiritual milk, or those things (Bible reading, worship,
praying), that nourish our spirit. Do
you truly long for these things, or do you simply get by on the spiritual “junk-food”
the world provides us with?
- Jesus
is someone we either stumble over, or someone who build our lives on. His teachings either get in our way, or they
become a part of who we are. Are you
tripping over Jesus, or are you building your life on Him and his teaching?
Jonah
4
- Have
you ever gotten angry when someone else received forgiveness for something,
when they received grace or mercy? Why
do you think you felt that way?
- Anger
at others not receiving punishment, or “getting what they deserve”, is often a
sign that we are living life based on legalism.
That may work when it comes to our society’s laws, but it doesn’t work
when it comes to our relationship with God.
Why?
- When
it comes right down to it, we all deserve what Nineveh was threatened with,
destruction. If we deny grace to
Nineveh, or others around us we deem to be “sinners”, we are really denying it
to ourselves as well.
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