Spiritual Form midterm

Define adoption

Believers are made legally adopted children of God through faith in Christ, we become heirs to all the blessing available in Christ

define Gloria Dei

Glory of God

define Imago Christi

Image Christ

What are the benefits from doing devotion? (BV)

More insight to help you with your personal walk with Christ (James 1:5) You will bear the fruit of the Spirit and your life will be transformed by Christ (Gal 5:22-23) You will be able to stay focused in God even in the midst of trials and suffering (James 1:2-4) It will improve your relationship at home, work, church and in the society (Matt. 5:16; Phi 2:15)

According to Joseph Hellerman authentic Christian community comprises four values. What are they? (list them all)

sharing our stuff sharing our hearts staying, embracing the pain and growing together reaching out beyond the nuclear family

What is Christian devotion? support answer with three biblical examples (BV)

the discipline of Bible reading and prayer with which Christians start or end their day Abraham got up early in the morning and met with God Gen 19:27 David speaks about the importance of seeking the Lord early in the morning Psalm 5:3 Jesus Christ set an example of getting up early to seek his father Mark 1:35

List and explain briefly the role of the Holy Spirit in transforming the person into the likeness of Christ.

through empowerment of the holy spirit of fostering development in the seven primary life dimensions

why spiritual formation? (5 reasons for exam) (BV)

to develop and adopt biblical life style (Rom 12:2) to develop pattern or series of concrete action that will gently move us toward transformation (1 Tim 4:15) to learn to obey the Word of God and to listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit (John 14:15 & Rom 8:14) to live the great Commission lifestyle (Matt. 28:18-20) to develop a good Christian environment in their home to raise godly children (Eph. 5:22-24)

explain the tensions in the process of spiritual formation

two kinds of lives- self-directed life: self is on the throne, Christ on the outside and interests are directed by self often resulting in discord and frustration Christ-directed life: Christ is in the life and on the throne, self is yielding to Christ, interests are directed by Christ

List the five practical steps how to do devotional Bible study (BV)

step 1: pray for insight on how to apply the passage (Ps. 119:18) step 2: meditate on the verse/s chosen to study (Ps. 119:15) step three: read verse/s and follow the following suggestion steps- what new thing have I learned today? Is there a command for me to obey? Is there any example for me to follow? Is there an error for me to avoid? Is there a sin for me to forsake? Am I willing to work on my attitude? Is there a promise to claim? Is there a new thought about God/Christ/Holy Spirit or other biblical teaching? Is there something here I can be thankful for? Is there anything I need to pray back to God step 4: write out an application (James 1:22, 2:26, Phil 4:9 and Prov. 22:17) application should be personal, practical and provable step 5: memorize a key verse

What are the four basic elements of devotional prayer? (BV)

Adoration- praise and worship of the soul to God (Ps. 95:6) Confession- confess every known sin and repent right away (Ps. 32:5) Thanksgiving- thankful for everything including joys and sorrows (Phil. 4:6) Supplication- intercession, petition, request and desires (1 Tim. 2:1)

What is spiritual formation (NBV)

defined as an interactive process by which God the father fashions believers in the image of His Son, Jesus through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit by fostering development in seven primary life dimensions

List and explain briefly five reasons why devotion is important (BV)

fellowship with God - Rom 8:15 Align/tune our spirit with Him - 1 Cor. 2:16 deepening our love for him - Job 13:15 Gain strength to run our spiritual race - Heb 12:1 help to be prepared for life - Phil 4:13

What is emotional healing? List the five steps in bringing emotional healing

finding healing from deep emotional wounding, unforgiveness and bondage five steps: acknowledge that we cannot heal ourselves healing cannot occur in a relational vacuum we need to receive God's grace in a posture of humility to embrace healing we need to be open to the Holy Spirit's guidance in the emotional healing process need to be committed to a healing approach that is completely consonant with Scripture

list and explain seven dimensions of christian spiritual formation

formation of the spirit- faith based on Christ emotional formation- God has given us emotions relational formation- building good relationships with other, we are not created to do life alone intellectual formation - reading the Bible and other books vocational formation- our job is important and can be used for God physical formation- exercise, eating well, sexual purity resource formation- giving to ministries and others, saving so that it is easier to give

Why application is important? (BV)

the Bible was given to show us that can we have living relationship with God and how we are to live His ways (Psalm 119:10, Titus 1:1) The Bible was written to be applied to our lives (James 1:22, Luke 11:28) You can't really get to know the word of God unless you apply it (Prov. 30:5) The Bible is a practical book, for it is concerned with practical Godly living (Prov. 2:6)

What is devotional Bible study method?

involves taking passage of the Bible, large or small, and prayerful meditating on it until the holy spirit show you a way to apply to your personal life in a way that is personal, practical, possible and measurable

define Imago Dei

latin word meaning Image of God derived from the Genesis creation narrative and furthered by understanding how Christ became the image to whom we are conformed

Explain briefly the four perspectives on the Imago Dei?

perspective 1-the imago Dei as humankind's capacity to think and reason: a structural view signifying humankind's qualities that reflect God's reasoning ability perspective 2- the imago Dei as humankind's capacity for relationship: all powers to know God are found outside of themselves- within God alone- through relationship with God perspective 3- The imago Dei as humankind's dominion over the earth: functional view, recognizing the empowerment of humankind to superintend the earth's resources and creatures perspective 4- the imago Dei as humankind's divine goal and destiny: goal that anticipates present transformation for future eschatological fulfillment

list and explain the three biblical foundations of spiritual formation (BV)

salvation- humanity is tainted by sin and is therefore man is separated by God (Romans 3:23), the consequence of sin is death (Romans 6:23), God wants to redeem us so that we can have fellowship with Him again (Romans 5:8), Jesus is the only way (John 14:6), one must believe in Jesus Christ to be saved (Acts 16:31) sanctification- to be set apart for special use, it is a process (2 Corinthians 3:18; 4:6) glorification- God's final removal of sin from the life of the saints in the eternal state (Romans 8:18; 2 Corinthians 4:17), at Christ's coming, the glory of God (Romans 5:2)