BEMA Episode Link: 98: A Good Eye
Episode Length: 40:12
Published Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 01:00:00 -0800
Session 3
About this episode:

Marty Solomon and Brent Billings discover how worry leads to judgment, and judgment leads to muddy pearls.

Discussion Video for BEMA 98

Walking in the Dust of Rabbi Jesus by Lois Tverberg

Sitting at the Feet of Rabbi Jesus by Ann Spangler and Lois Tverberg

The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

Transcript for BEMA 98

Notes

*Note: The following notes are handwritten by me, Adam, and I reserve the right to be wrong.

  • Good eye, Bad eye
    • Worry, generosity or stinginess
  • Stringing pearls
    • Tying together teaching from Torah together.
    • Gentiles were known as swine.
    • Don’t expect gentiles or non believers to follow teachings they did not sign up to follow.
  • Judgment of others
    • Types of judgment
      • Civil judgment
      • Discernment; light versus darkness; good versus bad
        • “In the beginning, God separated the darkness from the light and that has been our job ever since.”
      • Discernible the value of people
    • What is the opposite of judging the value of others?
  • Forgiving others
    • Why don’t we forgive others?
    • If I forgive you them, I’m worried they won’t get what they deserve.
    • We are worrying. Why don’t we just let God give us what we need.
    • Maybe it’s about praying for what God wants to do in our lives rather than praying for what I want God to do in my life.
  • Read: Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard

Discussion Questions

  • What do you think about not holding non-believers to Christian expectations?
  • Head Conversations
    • Five and discuss Louis Tovlberg’s teachings?
    • What does it look like to wrestle with: Worry, Treasure, Judging, Ask, Seek, Knock and Find in our own lives?
      • How does this lead to judging other people?
      • How do you trust God?
    • Wrestle with the Good Eye.
      • Our world does not facilitate a good, generous eye well. Our world thinks the worst about everyone and everything: Whichever political ideology we don’t align with, the economy, whichever group we have identified as the scapegoat.
      • How do we balance boundaries with a good eye?
      • What is healthy skepticism within the context of a good eye?
      • In what ways do boundaries enable us to have a good eye?
      • Do you have a good eye with social media, the news, family, coworkers, church?

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