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Post by pastormeyer on Mar 21, 2020 18:35:34 GMT -6
This question follows up on Pastor Koelpin's sermon. Give it a listen (in the Resources section on rlrochester.org). Now you're ready for:
10. What danger lurks in looking for or expecting precise fruit in the lives of Christians?
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Post by beckytomfohrde on Mar 22, 2020 8:43:13 GMT -6
Self righteous thinking.
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Post by webers on Mar 22, 2020 9:18:45 GMT -6
Looking for meaningless things not what is most important Salvation from our sins.
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Post by brorings on Mar 22, 2020 9:38:50 GMT -6
Fruits don't look the same for each person.
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Post by pastormeyer on Mar 23, 2020 13:23:24 GMT -6
Good answers.
If we expected the exact same fruit from each Christian, it seems we'd expect a bunch of Christian clones to be running around doing the same things at the same time. This wouldn't honor God who gives each of us different gifts and opportunities. It would not be loving to the people of our lives since their lives and needs would all require different faith-filled responses and service.
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Post by Kara on Mar 28, 2020 21:00:15 GMT -6
It could easily become just another section of boxes to check off on a to-do list, going through the motions instead of having any real worship or meaning. If the "fruit" was something that I was good at, I could become self-righteous or even prideful that I had done this or that well. If, on the other hand, the expected "fruit" were something that just isn't in my wheelhouse, I could experience guilt and feelings of inadequacy, thus turning what is supposed to be worship into something that is about me. We are not God and thus not in a position to expect precise fruit or even know what to expect from our own selves, much less anyone else. We then become focused on our expectations rather than on God, and also potentially become distracted, so that we don't recognize the really awesome things that are happening because it's not on our expected fruit list.
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