Respectable Sins by Jerry Bridges
Week 7: Chapter 6 — Unthankfulness
Read Chapter 6 of Respectable Sins. Key Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18; Romans 1:21; Colossians 3:15–17.
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Ingratitude may be the most invisible sin in this book — we rarely confess it, and we rarely even notice it, yet Bridges shows it to be deeply serious.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Romans 1:21 lists 'they did not glorify him as God or give thanks to him' as one of the first steps in humanity's downward spiral away from God. Why does Paul place thanklessness so early and so seriously in that sequence?
2.Bridges notes that we tend to notice what we lack rather than what we have been given. Think back over the past week: what blessings did you receive without pausing to thank God — or even to consciously notice them?
3.He distinguishes between formal thanksgiving (saying grace at meals, closing prayers) and a genuine posture of gratitude that shapes how we experience daily life. How would you describe the difference, and which describes you more accurately?
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