Complementary New Testament Passage:
Galatians 6:1-10
Sermon Outline:
- Sound the alarm about false knowledge of God
- The government you desire reveals the God you desire
- Sow compromise and reap irrelevance
- Your sin will take you back to Egypt
Family Discussion Questions:
- Are any sins safe to do?
- Should governments make laws that God loves?
- What bad thing did Israel’s king do right after they split from Judah?
- Can a person go to church and also not be a Christian?
- Why do we often call people troublemakers when they bring warnings?
- How can we admit that some things are harder to understand and also refuse to agree that any sin is acceptably small?
- Unlike the Old Testament, the Church is not a nation. Does this mean that Christians are free to ignore God’s desires for laws and nations?
- How can we affirm that we are not saved by our works while also agreeing that a person reaps what they sow?
- What are ways which the church has made compromises for its success which have also undermined its value to the world?
- When Israel was freed from Egypt, how long did it take for them to desire to go back? What lesson is there for us if we do not kill our sin as soon as we notice it?
- What is the warning here about worshipping God without knowing Him?
- How does the cross of Christ help us to acknowledge our sin rather than ignoring it or being in hopelessness about it?
