Gospel Correction Week 3
GOSPEL CORRECTION STUDY DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
What stood out to you from our study in Gospel Correction today?
What is your attitude toward correction/ being corrected? What are those who reject correction called in Proverbs 10:17, 12:1, 13:18, 15:5, 10, and 32? How are those who receive correction contrasted in those same verses? How do the wise view correction according to Proverbs 25:12?
What do you make of this quote from David Mathis in his book Habits of Grace: “Even when it’s a rebuke poorly delivered, and the timing and tone are poor, and the motivation seems suspect, we’ll want to ransack it for every grain of truth, and then repent and thank God for the grace of having people in our lives who love us enough to say something hard...When a brother or sister in Christ goes to the inconvenience to have the unpleasant conversation that brings correction into our lives, we should be floored with thanksgiving. Count it as love from your brother, and as God’s channel of his love for you.” Is this how you view the correction that comes through a brother or sister? Why or why not?
What does the Psalmist call the rebuke of a righteous man in Psalm 141:5? Few of us like correction. How does knowing the source and heart of the one confronting and correcting change your attitude toward it?
In both the Old and New Testament, "discipline" (Greek - paideia) refers to the entire gamut of tools necessary for a parent to teach a child and bring them to maturity. It includes instruction, teaching, warning, reproof, correction, and chastisement. What are the three potential attitudes towards the Lord’s discipline in Hebrews 12:5-6?
The Father-son metaphor runs through the whole text of Hebrews 12:5-11. How does knowing the character of God change our attitude toward his reproof? If it is a blessing and merciful kindness to receive a rebuke from a righteous brother, how much more of a blessing is it to receive one from our righteous Heavenly Father?
What is the aim of God’s loving correction in our lives according to Hebrews 12:10-11? How does this further transform our attitude towards his discipline?
Are there any trials, afflictions, difficult circumstances, or personal conflicts currently grieving you? Have you voiced those concerns to God in prayer? Have you acknowledged that, though they are not easy, you trust him that they are necessary (1 Peter 1:6)? Have you asked him to use each one to reveal “the tested genuineness of your faith” (1 Peter 1:7). Have you asked him to accomplish his purposes in his instruction and correction (Heb 12:10-11)? Have you thanked him for the privilege of participating in the “praise and glory and honor” of Jesus Christ (1 Peter 1:7) and for his desire to make you pure, holy, and spotless (Col 1:22, Eph 5:27)?
How did this study increase your appreciation for texts like James 1:2-3, and 12, Romans 5:3, and 1 Peter 1:6-7? What have you learned about your Heavenly Father through this study? What attitudes, affections, or actions need to change as a result of this study?
