CG Questions: Labor and Reward

1. The OT has laws about how employers are to treat hired workers that are designed to protect the workers. In what other ways does the OT law show God’s gracious care for his people?

2. When you look around at the blessings that others have received, how does that make you feel? Do you struggle with comparing yourself to others? How can we fight that?

3. What is the relationship between equality and justice?

4. The kingdom reveals the character of the king. As you look at the ways Jesus describes the kingdom of God, what do you learn about God’s character?

5. How can God be just and act with grace towards sinners at the same time? 

6. How would you explain the idea of grace-driven effort to someone who is not a Christian? How and why do we seek to obey God if we are saved by grace?

7. What does obedience to Colossians 3:23 look like for you? How can you encourage one another in that?