Taking Time to Change - Unit 1 Day 2
Mar 13th, 2007 by Amanda
This one definitely has more self-reflection in it, and was a lot harder to complete.
1. Two most significant statements, and why.
a. Our Lord did not come to this planet, live a perfect life, and become a worthy atonement for the sins of the world so that those who become His children can merely be well adjusted, live morally upright lives, and enjoy personal happiness and success. He died to redeem us from the penalty and power of a sinful heart that keeps up from being the useful servants of the living God.
b. A truly humble servant of God will be well adjusted, will have a morally sensitive conscience, and will enjoy the blessedness of life with God–but these are byproducts of godliness, not primary goals for the Christian life.
These two statements are one paragraph in the book. This paragraph resonates with me more than anything else I’ve read in it. It speaks to the nature and character of Christ. It speaks to the character of those who follow Christ.
2. Describe a time when you tried to change something in your life without the Holy Spirit’s help and describe the resulting miserable defeat.
Stopping my addiction to porn. I was too ashamed to take it to God, and I repeatedly failed at victory. It wasn’t until I could call on God’s power that the chains disappeared.
3. All biblical change is aimed at helping us become more like Jesus Christ–a humble servant. List two unbiblical goals for change that you may have experienced in your own life or that you may have seen in the lives of others.
a. A wife giving in to her husband without question in order to keep him happy and the household in peace.
b. Giving the right answers and saying the right things just to be liked and not risk being looked on unfavorably.
4. What does Romans 8:14 mean when it says that God’s children are “led by the Spirit of God”?
Those who yield to the power of God in their lives.
5. Complete this sentence from the text: The filling of the Spirit refers to
the supernatural work of the Spirit within a believer whereby that believer is enabled or empowered to become like Christ (sanctification) and become useful to Christ (service).
