Chapter 4 Flashcards
Holiness of life is not precisely a human achievement, however much of it demands of human effort. It’s a work of the _____ ______
Holy Spirit
Personal holiness is personal _______— the ongoing rein generation of our integrated and disordered personhood as we pursue our goal of single minded Jesus likeness
Wholeness
Warning of two extremes:
The ________ ________ of Pharisee-ism and the antinomian idiocy that rattles on about love and liberty, forgetting that the God-given law remains the standard of the God honoring life
Legalistic hypocrisy
In the Christian life there are two journeys; the _______ journey from the cradle to the grave, and the inward journey into Christ’ knowledge
Outward
Holiness is the redirecting of _____
Desire
At times God uses the discipline of ________ ___ _______ ________ ________ for himself as a means of strengthening the life of his servants
Dryness and temporarily unfulfilled desire
Holiness means not only desiring God, but also loving and practicing righteousness,out of the constant ________ ___ ________ to discern right from wrong and an ardent purpose of doing all that one can please God
Exercise of conscience
Holiness involves following the Holy Spirit urgings. There is a danger of following prompting some by the spirit when they do not ______ _____ ___ _____
Square with the word
Holiness always involves the exercising of _____ by praying for specific benefits
Faith
Looking for, and trusting to, God,s fulfillment of his very great and precious ______ is a basic exec excise of faith portrayed in Scripture
Promises
There is no genuine holiness that does not have at its heart constant, focused _____, in which faith is being exercised for the bestowing of particular benefits and the meeting of particular needs
Prayer
To develop ________ with God in the face of pressure we must have a planned orderly, thoughtful approach to the business of daily living
Fellowship
Experience confirms that those who have adjusted their minds to the fact that _____ ____ ____ are able to keep their footing and handle their feelings better than troubles do come
Troubles may come
_________ __________ is a prime element of Holy life, for it is here that true discipline begins
Sanctified thoughtfulness
Holiness is basically a _______ to God, which God himself graciously imparts to us
Relationship