- Reconciliation explains the relational aspect of our salvation.
- Because of reconciliation, we are completely acceptable to and by God…we enjoy a full and complete relationship with Him, and in this relationship, His determination of our value is not based on our performance.
- If we based our self worth on the approval of others then we are actually saying that our ability to please others is of greater value than Christ’s payment (on the cross).
- The strength, comfort, encouragement and love of Christians toward one another are visible expressions of God’s love.
- God’s answer to the pain of rejection is reconciliation. Christ died for our sins and restored us to a proper relationship with God. We are acceptable to God and are accepted by Him. We are not rejected! We are His.
Questions that we will discuss this week at Tuesday at 7am and Friday at 6:30am include:
- What does it mean to you to be reconciled to God? Has there ever been a person in your life with which you were reconciled with after a falling out? What were the steps in that process?
- In what way has this study of reconciliation changed your understanding of God? What scriptures referenced in the chapter has the greatest impact on you?
- In Step 6 (in the workbook), it introduces the thought that we feel at times “partially righteous” – do you ever fall victim to this flawed thinking? What stands in your way of living convinced that you are loved and fully accepted by God?
- The author introduces some guidelines for determining the health of a relationship? Do you agree with his points? Are you in or have you ever been in an unhealthy relationship? What impact did that relationship have on your relationship with God?
- Did the exercise on page 78 (my copy), in which you replaced the word Love with My Father in reading 1 Cor 13 have an impact on you? If God is Love, why do we often lose sight of his true character?
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