You Want Me to Do What? Part 2

This is the Bible study page for the Thursday Night Bible Study Group meeting January 14 to study Luke 6:37 through 49 (possibly).  This may finish out the chapter.  It was a good discussion on verses 20-36, so I expect this will be no less challenging.

The two (or three) remaining sections include a call to not judge while providing criteria to do so, and the last section has a dramatic call to obedience.  Keep the previous passages in mind as you study the remaining ones, they are dependent upon each other.

These are the remaining study questions from the previous study page:

• The next section, especially verse 37 is often quoted, but not necessarily understood.  Look up 1 Corinthians 4:3-5 and 1 Corinthians 5:3, 9-13.  Based on Paul's understanding of 'judging others', what do you think Jesus means here?
• Consider the context with verse 37.  The next set of statements has to do with forgiveness and giving.  Why do you think Jesus would connect that with judgement? How does this connection help you better understand judging others?
• Jesus moves through four reciprocating attitudes toward others.  In each case do you view the reciprocation coming from God or other people (in other words, who will be doing to you)?  Why did you choose whichever one you chose?
• Jesus then threads blind leading blind, disciples and teachers, and beams versus splinters in the eye.  We have probably heard a lot of these taken on their own, but what connection do you see between blind leading blind and disciples being above teachers?  How about disciples being above teachers and helping someone with a splinter when you have a beam in your own eye?  What's the connection there?
• Why do you think Jesus is telling them these parables?  Jesus is a power radiating healing machine as He tells them this.  Would they really think that they're smarter than Him?  Who is this for, and why is Jesus telling them?
• Fruit shows the kind of tree...how do you see this related to the blind leading blind, disciples and teachers, and board-eyed splinter helpers?
• From the treasury of the heart the mouth speaks.  This is related to fruit, but also to the previous parables.  Again, what do you see as the connection?
• Jesus wraps up with obedience and what it looks like for disobedience.  How do you see this connected to the previous "fruit/words" point, and the three parables?
• If Jesus is so adamant about obedience at the end, then how should we approach the treatment of the poor versus rich from the beginning?  What about the treatment of enemies?

As I said before, I can't imagine there being no AHA moments from this.  I don't think I even need to list out how to process it as such.  You know what to do...