1.9 Flashcards
In the garden of Eden, the ‘___ Adam’ ___ mankind’s innocence, purity and place with God.
First, lost
In the garden of Gethsemane, the ‘___ Adam,’ Jesus Christ, fought against man’s rebellious, disobedient, fallen nature so that we could ___ our position
second, regain
Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross is the divine intervention in all human disputes- for it is redemption ___ as ___ as sin has gone and ___ ___ that sin has damaged!
reaching, far, restoring all
Love’s ___, Trust’s ___, Respect _____, Understanding ____
revival, recovery, re-established, reawakened
There is a resource of godly love in the ___ that can ___ a human love that has been so hurt, it has ___.
cross, regenerate, died
There is enough ___ in the ___ to make those who have failed in the past ___ trustworthy, the undependable to become dependable, the unreliable to become faithful.
power, cross, become
The ___ makes it possible for us to seperate a person from their behavior and thereby ___ their intrinsic ___.
cross, see, worth
Therefore, there is a ___ in the ___ to give us the ___ and ability to let the walls come down between us man-to-man so we can both ‘___’ and let ourself ‘___ ___.’
grace, cross, courage, know, be known
Our ___ can be very ___ in what it stores and rejects, and our ___ are also ___
emotions, selective, emotions, unreliable
When we look at the way God reconciles, He doesn’t ___ by pointing out our ___- ___, God ___ us as a ___.
begin, problems, first, finds, person
___ needs to ___ with the ___ __ to ___ ___ ___ as a ___ again- and for some, they ___ and ___ find ___ ___ for the ___ ___.
Reconciliation, begin, solitary aim, find each other, person, actually, truly, each other, first time.
Problem ___ is a ___ of reconciliation, ___ the ___ of it.
solving, result, not, means
Some of these ___, such as ___ or ___, need to be ___ ___ in us, regardless of the ___ of the ___ ___, because they will ___ in the way of our ___.
feelings, resentment, bitterness, dealt with, attitude, other person, stand, progress.
When we ‘___ __’ to these negative feelings we ___ ___ ___ of the situation.
hold on, lock Christ out
If we have chosen to ‘hold something against someone’ then we can also ___ to ‘___ __ __.’
choose, let it go.
Forgiveness is not based on whether they ___ it, but based on how ___ first ___ received it- freely giving it determines your right to ___ receiving it!
deserve, you, freely, keep
In relationships, ___ have been the offender at least ___ of the times, and ___ need ___ forgiveness, and most likely, ___ as well.
we, part, we, His, theirs
Basic steps of reconciliation:
1. ___ ON THE ___
2. ___ THROUGH ___
3. ___ and ___ ___
FOCUS, GOAL, FIND, FORGIVENESS, Repeat, take responsibility.
This ___ ___ mean the matter is to be ___, but forbearance gives us the ___ to wait for an ___ time to approach the matter in a more ___ and helpful way.
does not, ignored, patience, appropriate, positive
Trivial things can become ‘___’ when we are already starting to ___ apart through indifference or neglect.
major, drift
We can only be healed of that which we are made ___ of, as it is part of our journey toward wholeness; therefore, we should not resist when ___ ___ these things to come into the ___
aware, God allows, light
We should not put ourselves in the role of ___ when it comes to the ___ of another person’s heart.
judge, motive
On the other hand, we must also be willing to ___ that even though we may have had no ill-intent, we ___ hurt the other person.
accept, still
___ wrongs, whether real or imagined, should be ___.
All, acknowledged
___ as a feeling is neutral- rather, it is the ___ that we take in the time of anger, that makes it sinful or not.
Anger, behavior
It is ___ responsibility to direct anger in a ___ manner
our, constructive
In these cases, what needs to be ___ is our perception, so we can ‘___’ things more ___.
corrected, see, clearly
This does not mean we are to deny that the emotion of anger exists, but we must say ___ to anger ___ our ___
no, controlling, behaviour
As we ___ deal with issues when they arise, and resolve them __, and continue in the process of ___ change, we will succeed in building and maintaining a healthy relationship
promptly, correctly, positively
Sometimes we may need to make ___; ___ ___ to the injured party what we have ___ them to ___.
restitution, giving back, caused, loose
Thus, when we’ve been forgiven and reconciled, we must ___ ___ with a readiness to ‘__’.
follow through, do
Forgiveness is ___ saying something that was ___ is now ___; nor is it saying that it ___ ___.
not, wrong, right, doesn’t matter
Forgiveness is the ___ of our ___
choice, will
Every time the negative feeling begins to rise up, we should stop and ___ for the person, bless them, and find an opportunity to do them ___.
pray, good
Negative emotions will eventually die, __ we ___ to pet and ___ them.
if, refuse, feed
The ultimate release for our feelings in painful situations like this is to ___ one-sided ___ ___.
give, unconditional forgiveness
