Lesson 8 Review: His Ways May Offend You

The review returns to questions arising from Matthew 11. It considers the relationship between the message of judgment and the goodness of God, inviting students to examine how they recognise His work.

The conversation revisits John’s question, the challenge of responding to God when His instruction is uncomfortable, and the danger of allowing personal investment in this life to govern the response.

The final discussion revisits the yoke and burden. Student reflections provide an opportunity to clarify what was learned and how it can be applied, before the concluding prayer.

Learning outcomes
1. Clarify a question left from the main Matthew 11 lesson.
2. Distinguish a challenging instruction from a conclusion that God is not good.
3. Relate the yoke discussion to the invitation in Matthew 11.
4. State one corrected understanding and its application.

Lesson navigation
00:01:20 Review questions on Matthew 11
00:12:21 Judgment and the message being preached
00:20:17 Romans 1:16 and the gospel
00:26:24 Returning to John’s question
00:43:30 Responding to an uncomfortable instruction
00:56:34 The yoke, burden and rest