GOSPEL FREEDOM
1 Corinthians 8
The knowledge of what you are allowed to do does not determine what you should do.
Instead, LOVE determines whether you should do what you are allowed to do.
THE FOUR QUESTIONS OF GOSPEL
1. DOES IT VIOLATE
2. DOES MY
3. WILL IT LEAD ME TOWARD A JESUS-FIRST
4. WILL IT LEAD
GROUP / FAMILY DISCUSSION
What are some areas of Christian freedom that believers have differing opinion about?
“The knowledge of what you are allowed to do does not determine what you should do. Instead, LOVE determines whether you should do what you are allowed to do.”
Do you agree with this statement? How would you explain this concept to a new believer?
Can you give an example of how doing something you are allowed to do could end up hurting (not loving) someone?
Read Romans 15:1-2. How is the principle in these verses connected to the issue we are learning about in 1 Corinthians 8 (Hint: look back to Romans 14)?
What is our obligation in matters of Christian freedom?
What would that look like?
Have you ever chosen your Christian freedom over another’s conscience? What happened?
Take a few moments and walk through the four questions from the message on determining what we should do using one or more areas of Christian freedom discussed in the first question.
PRAY for someone who needs to be built up by your love this week.