Going Deeper–For Growth Groups:
- Jesus taught us to love our enemies, and yet God eventually judges them. How do we reconcile these ideas? Why is punishment eternal?
- Paul notes twice, in v. 5 and v. 11, that we are “counted worthy” of salvation. How is that different from being worthy?
- We think of the gospel as a blessed set of facts, but Paul also points out that it is to be “obeyed.” How is the gospel also a command?
- Here God’s judgment is portrayed as an instantaneous event, but the prophets and Revelation (16:12-16) speak of “Armageddon.” In light of Psalm 2, how long do you think such a battle with God would last?