The Christian Ethic

MESSAGE - Pastor Dale Thiele

John: That You May Believe

The Christian Ethic 

  • The Ethical Application
  • The Ethical Blessing
  • The Ethical Threat  

Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:

  1. Read John 13:12-20. How does this application of the foot-washing connect with what Jesus said in verses 8 & 10?
  2. Is Jesus requiring literal foot-washing in verse 14? Why or why not? What ought we to do?
  3. What is the significance of verse 16? What keeps you from humble, loving, self-sacrificial service?
  4. Compare verse 17 with James 1:22-25. Why is knowing insufficient for blessing?
  5. How might Judas’ betrayal be a threat to the Christian ethic? How do modern day “betrayals” threaten the Christian faith and ethic? What encouragement does Jesus offer in verses 18-19? 

Memory Verse of the Week:

1 John 3:16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. (ESV)