Navigating Allegiances

Navigating Allegiances          Pastor Crockett          1 Pet. 2:15-17 

1.     In what ways would freedom in Christ encourage a believer who is being persecuted or unjustly deprived of freedoms?

2.     Are there areas where you tend to abuse your freedom in Christ and take advantage of God’s grace? What are those areas?

3.     What is the relationship between restraining your freedoms and maintaining your witness?

4.     Are there areas of your life that you haven’t yielded to Christ? What steps can you take today to live according to the demands of your true Lord?

5.     Are there specific people, or categories of people that you find it difficult to respect? How does that typically manifest itself in your actions and attitudes?

6.     How would your attitude change, if you thought, “This is someone made in God’s image”?

7.     Do you find that sometimes loving those in your church family is harder than loving unbelievers? If so, why do you think that is?

8.     How do you define the fear of God? What does that phrase mean?

9.     How can you express disagreement and still obey God’s command to respect authority?