BIG IDEA: The more we abide together, the more we can overcome together.
These 7 letters reveal that Jesus DOES care about right and wrong and equally cares how we treat others.
Contrary to seeing Jesus as a nicer version of the Old Testament God, think of them as 2 peas in the same pod. Jesus came to reveal His Father’s amazingly huge heart!
So, true followers of Jesus Christ uphold truths found in both Testaments and share them not as a judge and jury, but more like the example from Ephesians 6:4.
Grace doesn’t relieve a duty to obey God’s commands, it fills us with the desire and power to become all we could never be our own.
