Tonight, from Matthew 22:23-33, David Leonard encouraged us to consider how to love God with our minds. Dave spoke about Jesus being a philosopher and that we are called to use our mind to love Him. Here are some possible topics to discuss...
- The nature of following Christ because Jesus is the truth and not because it works for us.
- The positive aspects of apologetics. Reasons and evidence to believe. As an example of this Dave asked why John would be doubting in Matthew 11:1-6 (that would be good for us to discuss).
- The negative method of apologetics. Dealing with difficult issues or direct confrontation of another religion.
- Jesus’ example of challenging the Sadducees and His intellect to use common ground for His proof (i.e., an authority they would acknowledge).
- The connection of this story with the Great Commandment in Matthew 22.
- Your own thoughts from tonight, maybe something spurred on by singing or a conversation you had.
So Bible scholars, reflect on how we can obey Jesus' command to love Him with our minds!
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