What reasons does Jesus give as motivation for why Christians are to be slow to judge, and slow to condemn? What reasons does he give as motivation for why Christians should be willing to give, and to forgive? What does it look like for us to live in godly obedience to these commands?

How can we, as Christians, be careful to obey Jesus’s instruction not to judge others (Luke 6:37), while also being faithful to our responsibility to instruct and confront one another in the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:15-16, Galatians 6:1-2)?

What is the spiritual application of Jesus’s parable in Luke 6:39? How should this affect our lives as Christians?

What does Jesus mean when he says that “A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher,” (Luke 6:40)? How can we, as Christians, be training to be more like Jesus?

What does Luke 6:41-42 illustrate about the instinctive tendencies of the human heart? How should these verses inform how we interact with other Christians in the body of Christ?

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