The Spiritual Journey of Bilbo Baggins
John 15:16 (NLT) You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.
Let’s have no more argument. I have chosen Mr. Baggins and that ought to be enough for all of you…There is a lot more in him than you guess, and a deal more than he has any idea of himself. --from The Hobbit, Chapter I
Key Question: How have you seen God inviting you to move from resisting Him to receiving Him?
Questions for Reflection and Discussion
Read Romans 9:10-24. How would you explain this in your own words?
Read Romans 10:9-13. While Romans 9 suggests that God calls us, Romans 10 suggests that we call on God. How can we reconcile these ideas?
There is a centuries-long debate about whether: (a) God wants everyone to be saved, but only a few people actually choose God, or (b) Everyone deserves destruction, but God mercifully chooses to save a few. Does this debate matter to you? Why or why not?
The fact that you are reading this suggests that God is moving in your life—He is pursuing you. What do you see as the next step He is asking you to take?
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