Why in The World (3) – Classless

Welcome to CROLCC, we are so glad you are here worshiping with us. We have been in our series Why in The World and we have been asking this question, why did Jesus came as one of us to live among us? The first thing we talked about was Jesus came to communicate and demonstrate what God is like. I have also been encouraging you to pick one of the first gospels in the New Testament and read it with this question in mind, what can I learn about the Father from the Son? If you have not had the chance, don’t worry, you can still do it today, because I surely don’t want you to spend the rest of your life looking for God and miss Him. He can be known right there in your Bible, as long as you are willing to read it.

Today we are going to talk about the second reason why Jesus came, and we are going to start by asking you to think back maybe in your childhood.  Have you ever been picked on for something you had no control over?  Or have you picked on others for something they have no control over?  It’s dehumanizing to be picked on, but it’s also so easy and natural to pick on others.  We have probably all been guilty of that outwardly or inwardly.  One of the reasons Jesus came into the world was to change all that, by elevating the dignity of each individual.

Moving Forward

At the cross, you lost your right to discriminate against others. Everybody is somebody. Everybody is somebody God loves. Everybody is somebody for whom our Savior died. As a result, everybody has dignity and deserves to be treated with respect.

This week, read one of the Gospels and ask yourself this question: “Where do I catch Jesus elevating the dignity of individuals?”

Discussion Questions

1. Think about the people you hung out with in high school. How did your association with that group benefit you? How did it influence the way you treated others?

2. In what ways do adults label people? How does this impulse to attach labels to other human beings shape our culture?

3. Read Romans 5:7–8. How does this passage change the way you view your value as a human being? How does it challenge the way you view others?

4. What person or group of people do you power up around, look down on, treat as less than, or maintain a bad attitude toward? What causes you to respond to that person or group the way you do?

5. What is one thing you can do this week to begin to treat that person or group with dignity? How can this group support you?