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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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The ability to focus upon the receptive interaction of listening and gaining direction for our lives.

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Discernment

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What is the primary reason that discerning God’s way is more difficult than discerning what you want?

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Being selfish comes easy – it’s a natural state of mind. Whereas learning about God’s way is more difficult because the following process takes time and effort:

a. Choosing to not be selfish
b. Choosing to study/learn about God
c. Choosing to remain disciplined in the learning process
d. Choosing to live by faith and apply what has been learned

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3
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Spending time by yourself so you can listen to God’s voice in your spirit.

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Meditational solitude

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Joining with other people in small groups and large gatherings to pursue spiritual growth.

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Fellowship

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5
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Reducing distractions in your life that keep you from hearing God.

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Simplicity

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6
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allows you to discern what is morally right and wrong in situations.

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Proclaiming

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allows you to discern the emotional needs of others.

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Comforting

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allows you to discern the organizational needs others have when working collectively together.

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Managing

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allows you to discern encouragement and practical solutions needed for life’s problems.

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Exhorting

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allows you to discern the legitimate needs or tasks others have.

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Helping

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allows you to discern the truth through careful research.

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Teaching

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12
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allows you to discern the financial needs others have in their life or efforts.

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Giving

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13
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by providing mercy to those in emotional distress.

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Comforting

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14
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by finding practical ways to provide physical assistance to fulfill needs and tasks.

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Helping

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15
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by publicly speaking out from internal convictions.

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Proclaiming

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by presenting truth to others in such a way that it is easy to learn.

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Teaching

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17
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by organizing, coordinating, and guiding activities and setting goals for projects.

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Managing

18
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by financially investing in others.

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Giving

19
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by outlining practical steps of action to assist in overcoming problems.

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Exhorting

20
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What professor stated that “a society that focuses on the physical attributes of humans cannot nurture their mind and soul”?

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Allan Bloom, in book “Closing of the American Mind”

21
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What is the primary reason people focus upon their physical attributes?

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Because it appeals to instant gratification

22
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What type of ethics do people use in order to justify being self-centered?

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Statistical and Situational ethics

23
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What is the primary reason people desire to remain self-centered?

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Because they want to remain comfortable

24
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What is the primary cause of someone complaining?

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Because they are uncomfortable because selfish desires are not being fulfilled

25
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When living by faith, what is the three-step process we use in living out the life God has called us to?

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Identify – What is God’s call for your life and what are the spiritual gifts he’s given you
Sharpening – Developing your gifts & call through study, work, effort
Applying – Using your gifts & call in the service of the needs of society

26
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At which step does spiritual discernment develop?

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Sharpening

27
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the nine virtues Paul called the “fruit of the spirit” in his letter to the Galatians

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Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness, Patience, Kindness,

Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control

28
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List the eight steps of spiritual development IN ORDER that is taken from 2 Peter 1:5-7

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Faith, Goodness, Knowledge, Self-Control, Perseverance, Godliness, Kindness, Love

29
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At which of the eight steps do the majority of the virtues showing the “fruit of the spirit” occur?

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Godliness

30
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  1. Holds everything together 2. All other pieces build off of this foundation
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Belt of truth

31
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protects our emotional state (irrational fears, manic depression, etc)

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Breastplate of righteousness

32
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directs us toward righteous places

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Shoes of peace

33
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protects us from outward temptations / situations

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Shield of faith

34
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protects us from the negative thoughts & fears within our own mind

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Helmet of salvation

35
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Gives us the weapon we need to attack the evil forces that come upon us

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Sword of the word

36
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The activity that roots us and gives the reason why

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Prayer in the spirit

37
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What is the primary danger when taking a Spiritual Wellness Test like the one given at the end of chapter 10?

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That if we score low, we become depressed thinking that the score shows that we are not good enough to be loved by God and that we have failed in our lives. Or If we score high, we become manic thinking that the score shows that we are better are following God than others, that God approves us more than others, and that we are a success in our lives.

38
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Why is it tempting to believe that using one’s spiritual gifts in the service of God will be easy?

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Since our spiritual gifts are irrevocable they can be easily used for selfish gain, therefore we think applying them with God will be just as easy.

39
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List the three elements of spiritual strength

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Spiritual gifts, spiritual habits, spiritual truth

40
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Why is it tempting for individuals to believe they can bypass the eight steps of spiritual development and simply act in the manner God calls them to?

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Because acting selfish comes so natural, they become fooled into believing that anything one “wants” will become reality.

41
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The capacity in our lives that enable us to discern and respond in service to transcendental influences that are encountered above or beyond that which is explainable by natural law or phenomena.

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Spiritual strengths domain

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