We had a good discussion about this past Sunday's sermon from Romans 1 & 2. Mark asked us when, in our christian journeys, we became aware of God's wrath.
Some of us lived in guilt, some had a sense of God's displeasure or wrath, some were aware of being alone or searching for meaning in life. God worked in us in many different ways, in our hearts and minds, to move us toward Him and the knowledge of the truth.
In many different ways God made us aware of His displeasure with us, our sin, and our need for Him and His salvation.
The next question he asked was about how we are tempted to look down on others who may be caught in sin.
We agreed that we humans are hard-wired to judge others. How sad! Even though we are so imperfect and have received so much forgiveness and mercy, we still tend to look down on others who don't "have our knowledge or understand the bible like we do."
It's by His work and grace that we can be turned away from this kind of arrogance in thinking and living!
God reveals His flawless, perfect righteousness to us with no pride. He is truly awesome!
We go through seasons of getting a little bit of knowledge in an area and then can feel superior to others.
We need to remember that all we have is a gift! There's no room for arrogance or pride in a christian's life.
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