Test 1 Q4 Flashcards
Who stated at the beginning of Chapter 3 “a man is but a product of his thoughts….what he thinks, he becomes.”
Ghandi
Who stated at the beginning of Chapter 4 “all men a caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny…… I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What is the concept known as the “fabric of society” and explain how character and service function to support it.
Fabric of society is the interconnectedness of humanity. Like a piece of quilt fabric, the strength of the entire quilt (society) is dependent upon the strength of each individual piece (you and others developing character) and the strength of how those pieces are connected (you and others in acts of service).
What are the two characteristics of living in a “STUPOR” and what does this behavior have to do with our chapters on character and service?
Disobedient and obstinate. They prevent an individual from developing their character and being able to serve because they are in a “stupor” of self-centeredness
The foundation of how you will mature the start of every given day begins with how we address the _______ questions.
___ self-centeredness___
Our life is _______ when the principles we claim to believe for our lives equal the way we actually live our lives.
__ congruent__
Our life is ______ when the principles we claim to believe for our lives does NOT equal the way we actually live our lives.
__ incongruent__
Explain why Professor Millard has the sequential order of Faith, Character, and Service as the three components of the Foundational Values section.
a. Faith – what you believe in regarding the three questions will serve as the foundation for the decisions you make throughout each day
b. Character – is what develops based upon the decisions you’ve made
c. Service – The kind of life that results from Faith and Character development – (a lifestyle of service is the result of choosing to live for God (faith) and develop the gifts He’s given you (character)
If the principles of our life do NOT equal the way we actually live our lives, what are our only two options to make them equal?
a. __ change our behavior__
b. __ change our principles__
Why does the author use driving as a metaphor for our character?
a. __ how we view our role on the road gives an example of how we are answering the self-centeredness questions__
The three Questions ?
1) how did I come into existence
2) why do I exist
3) where does my existence lead
How did I come into existence?
i. If we answer that there is a __ to our existence, we would subsequently want to live in __ with that __, resulting in __.
ii. If we answer that there isn’t a ___ to our existence, we would live however suited us, resulting in __.
- pattern
- congruence
- pattern
- harmony
- pattern
- disharmony
Why do I exist?
i. If we answer that we were Created by God, we would seek after what our __. is within this existence and find ____ within that role.
ii. If we answer that we exist for ourselves or that there isn’t an overall meaning to our existence, our actions would lead us down a path of____
personal role
purpose
purposelessness
Where does my existence lead?
i. If we believe that we have an____ place in the universe, we live for __ and find our _____ in trying to continually mature.
ii. If we believe that this _____physical world__ is all that there is, than our life would seem to be totally _____ and live as though nothing really matters that much.
eternal
eternity
significance
insignificant
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such a faith save them?
a. James 2:14
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
a. Galatians 5:25
Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
a. 1 Samuel 15:22
Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
a. Matthew 11:29
Which Biblical character was used in the text to illustrate how an individual’s principles (living for God) did NOT equal what was actually done in their life (following their own direction)?
Saul
What was the teaching contained in Jesus’ parable of the two sons, and how does it relate to our chapters on character and service?
You’re known by what you DO, not what you say