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| Christian Spirituality is a dynamic relationship in which we: |
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1) personally commune with God
2) worship only God
3) walk consistently in obedience to God |
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1- set of beliefs held by all denominations
2- set of ethical values
3- way of life |
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| Definition of christian spirituality |
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-life of loving attention to God
-the practice of focusing our inmost being on God himself
-“Beautiful of Soul” |
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-Fundamental Characteristics
of the contemplative |
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-Deepening Love for God
-Peace-a quiet rest defined by a presence
-Delight-pleasure, friendship-God laughs into our soul
-Emptiness-a yearning, searching, a living thirst
-Darkness-dryness-fasting as opposed to the pleasure as feasting
-Fire-steady flaming passion-purifying fire of God’s love
-Wisdom-knowledge of the Glory of God
-Transformation-God captures the inner faculties |
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| -Major Strengths- ( contemplitive ) |
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-constantly falling in love with God-demands ceaseless vigilance
-forces us beyond merely a cerebral religion
-stress on centrality of prayer-especially through silence and unceasing prayer
-emphasis the solitariness of our life with God |
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-Potential Perils-
( contemplative ) |
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-tendency to separate it from ordinary life-think it can’t be done by an ordinary person
-keeps some from serious engagement with the social issues of our day
-consuming asceticism-disciplines a means not an end
-tendency to devalue intellectual efforts to articulate our faith
-neglect the importance of the community of faith |
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-Related Disciplines-
(contemplative) |
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-prayer of the heart
- meditation
-breathing prayer
- contemplation-
-worship
-slowing
-prayer
- solitude
-fasting |
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- turning from thinggs of the world and to god
-enter the living presence of god
-be comfortable and not distracted from god
forus heart and mind on god
- learn by doing
-can meditate on music and scripture |
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-abstaining from food fro spiritual puposes
- from all food but no water
-absolute .. no food or water
-CAN BE PERSONAL OR IN A GROUP
- ther are also partial fasts |
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- historical= desert father anthony... gave up all that he had and wen to the desert- ten ministered to the poor
- Biblical= john the beloved- obsessed with love and the gods love
- contemporary= Frank c laubach- missionary educator in philippines- explored growth of soul under god, involved in the literacy movement. |
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| Definition- holiness tradition |
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-Virtuous-marked by moral goodness, integrity, morality, chastity, merit, efficacy, purity
-Goodness on Fire
-deeper formation of an inner personality that reflects the Glory of God
-a life that works |
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| Characteristics of the holiness tradtion |
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--not focusing on actions but on the formation and transformation of your being
-not dividing life into sacred/secular but living all of life in the world and for God
-not obsessively denying yourself in the name of God but using spiritual disciplines to mold you into God’s likeness for his glory
-Not trying to be good enough for God but striving to know God more thru living the life he calls you to
-not perfection, but progress in purity and being set apart for holy use
-not denying yourself but growing to be all God created you to be |
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| -Major Strengths- holiness |
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-an ever deeper formation of the inner personality so as to reflect the glory of God
-intentional focus upon the heart-call us to purity of heart
-assurance of progress
-practical understanding of how we grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ
-we understand we grow because of grace |
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-legalism-result of turning focus away from heart and onto externals-replace with love
-Pelagianism- earning our standing with God-our goodness our doing-replace with Grace
-perfectionism-feeling we are perfect-replace with Growth |
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| Disciplines for the holiness tradtion |
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-Submission
-confession
-christlikeness
-secrecy
-suffering
-resisting temptaion |
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-6 Steps-
1-Preperation-find what God wants us to confess
2-self examination-own up to faults in clear and precise ways
3-Pereception-seeing sin thru God’s eyes and the person we sinned against eyes
4-New Feeling-leads to Godly sorrow, desire make restitution and growth
5-New Promise-steps to take to avoid the same sin
6-Healing Grace-knowing in depths of being God has forgiven you |
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-3 sources of temptation-
1-the world-argues for pleasure, moral autonomy
2-the flesh-sinful distorted desires
3-Devil and Demons-false guilt-accuses us to hurt relationship with God |
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| what is the definition of the charismatic tradition? |
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-centers upon the power to do
-God in charge
-Spirit empowered life
-Spiritual Gifts working in Love
-taking responsibility
-accepting limitation
-esteeming others
-maintaining unity within diversity |
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| -Major Strengths- of the charismatic tradition |
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-offers ongoing correction to our impulse to put God in a box
-offers constant rebuke to our taking God for granted
-offers a continuing challenge toward spiritual growth and development
-offers life of gifting and empowering for witness and service |
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| -Potential Perils- of the charismatic tradition |
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-trivialization-focus on gift not the giver
-rejecting the rational and intellectual
-danger of divorcing the gifts of the spirit from fruit of the spirit
-linking our walk in the Spirit to highly speculative end-time scenarios |
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| paradgims of the holiness tradtion |
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-Phoebe Palmer-most influential female theologian
-James the Just-epistle about action
-Dietrich Bonhoeffer-activist attacking the Aryan Cause
-Costly Grace-grace with discipleship, with the cross, which JC living and incarnate
-took Jesus, his call to discipleship, spiritual discipline, free obedient responsible action, purity of the Church and the world seriously |
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| -Disciplines- of the charismatic tradition |
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-Guidance of Holy Spirit
-Proper use of Spiritual gifts
-development of fruit of the Spirit
-listening for Spirit Continually and response to God’s voice
-practice listening in the small matters |
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| paradgims of the charismatic tradition |
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-St. Francis of Assisi-lived in utter poverty preaching the gospel with power of Spirit
-Apostle Paul-balance between rational objective view and ecstatic subjective charismas of the Spirit
-William J. Seymour-azusa street mission-huge Pentecostal explosion-erased colour lines-divine love the standard |
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| -Definition- of the social justice tradition |
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-Living out the holiness tradition
-living out faith in the social arena
-having the power to be the kind of people we were created to be
-focus on justice and peace in all human relationships and social structures |
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| -Three Great Themes of the social justice tradition |
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1-Mishpat-Justice-a morality over and above legal justice
-involves wisdom to bring equal, harmonious relationships between people
2-Hesed-incldues concepts of compassion, loving kindness, steadfast love
-called to exhibit to all people and to environment
-Micha 6:8- walk justly(Mishpat), love mercy(hesed) walk humbly
3-Shalom-peace-emobodies a vision of living together in harmony and community
-economically and socially caring for all people-poor no longer oppressed
- 3 Arenas-Personal-actions match words and thoughts
-Social-relationships with all people-close and distant-friends and strangers
-Institutional structures-make it easier to do good harder to do evil |
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| -Major Strengths- of the social justice tradition |
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-calling to a right ordered society
-enhances our doctrine of the Church by making our faith real
-promotes harmony between peoples
-provides a bridge between personal ethics and social ethics
-gives relevance to the language of Christian love
-gives foundation for ecological concerns
-points to the new heaven and new earth |
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| -Potential Perils- of the social justice tradition |
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-tends to become an end in itself
-caring for social needs without caring for the heart
-strident legalism
-may become too closely identified with a particular political agenda |
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| what are the disciplines of the social justice tradition |
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-practice of love and compassion
-be invovled for the sake of the oppressed
-simplicity in living with what you need and not living with what you do not |
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-lifestyle free from excess and greed to draw closer to God and reach out to others
-learn to live without
-being good stewards of what God has given us
-God-serving not self-serving
-focus on enjoying things available that you do not own
-turn from things that try to replace God as your first love |
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| paradgims of the social justice tradition |
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-John Woolman- Quaker fighting against slavery-freed slave mores then 100 yrs before rest of states-paid slaves for time in bondage
-Prophet Amos-message of justice in world of haves and have nots
-Dorothy Day-strove to help the poor, dispossessed and exploited-renounced hatred |
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| Definition- of the evangical tradition |
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-addresses the need for people to see the good news lived and hear it proclaimed
-studying the bible, knowing the bible, sharing the good news
-not big until after reformation
-ecclesiology-knowing the doctrine of the Church
-life founded upon the living Word of God, the written Word of God, and the proclaimed Word of God |
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| -3 Great Themes of the evangical tradition |
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1-The proclamation of the gospel
-no longer have to be barred from nearness to God by sin and rebellion
-rooted in JC
-we can enter into loving, living eternal relationship with him
2-the centrality of scripture as a faithful repository of the gospel
-the gospel has been faithfully preserved in scripture
-the primacy of scripture as the only infallible rule of faith and practice
3-the confessional witness of the early Christian community as faithful interpretation of the gospel |
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| -Major Strengths- of the evangical tradition |
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-evangelical call to conversion-complete and dedicated
-sola gratia, sola fide, sola Christus
-stress upon Christ’s missionary mandate to disciple the nations
-commitment to biblical fidelity
-witness to sound doctrine-finding doctrine sola scriptura |
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| -Potential Perils- of the evangical tradition |
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-tendency to fixate upon peripheral and nonessential matters-ie.pretrib rapture
-tendency to sectarian mentality-denominations-when secondary matters gain primary importance-only true Church
-tendency to present too limited a view of the salvation that is found in Jesus Christ-forgets about social and community aspects of salvation
- tendency toward bibliolatry-(idolatry of the bible) |
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| Disciplines- of the evangical tradtion |
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-Bible Study
-Fellowship
-Evangelism
-Church-ecclesiology-doctrine of the Church |
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| -5 Types of Training(The Hand) |
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1-Hearing-easiest-continullaly listen to preaching, bible study etc.
2-Reading-Jesus assumed people of God would read Word-an overview of the Word
3-Studying-looking beneath the surface for things normally missed-devoted to study
4-Memorizing-Benefits-defending against temptation, help during witnessing/counseling
5-Meditate-intersects with all other fingers-filling our mind with God and his truth
-lectio divina-word divine-prayerfully focusing on the word |
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| paradgims for the evangical tradition |
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-Augustine-against heresies-wrote many books, studied God’s word-wrote doctrine
-Peter-fisher of men and women-was trained -commissioned to evangelical ministry
-Billy Graham-if allowed to do life over would have studied God’s word more-trained other evangelists-proclaims good news not theology-brought integrity to evangelism |
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| -Definition- of the incarnational tradition |
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-making present and visible the realm of the invisible spirit
-experiencing God as present and active in daily life
-any life given in service to God |
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| -two arenas of the incarnational tradition |
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1-Religious Dimension
a)expressed in worship-‘working at worship’-using all material and human forms to express our worship of God.
b)role of sacraments(communion and baptism)
-demonstrations of God’s use of matter to make present and visible the realm of the spirit
2-Everyday Life
a)work-having a sense of calling, responsibility, freedom, creativity, dignity, community, solidarity with the poor, and of meaning and purpose.
b)Family/home/spouse
i)make the home the centre of life lived for God for all who live there
ii)Make your marriage your top priority. Be examples of Christ to one another
iii)make everyday meal time significant for you and your family
c)society at Large-bring reality of God to bear upon cultural, political, institutional life |
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| -major strengths- of the incarnational tradition |
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-underscores fact that God is truly among us in our earthly experience
-roots us in everyday life
-gives meaning to our work since we do it for him
-valuable corrective to Gnosticism
-constantly beckons us Godward
-makes body a portable sanctuary through which we daily experience presence of God
-deepens our ecological sensitivities |
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| -Potential Perils- of the incarnational tradition |
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-pitfall of idolatry-failure to distinguish between sacred object and spiritual reality it signifies
-the way we seek to manage God through externals
-seek to confine and control work of God through ritual systems |
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| disciplines of the incarnational tradition |
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-recover a christian spirituality of work- see human task as sacrements
-submission |
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| -Submission-surrendering our whole selves to God |
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-allows us to receive new life of Christ within us
-good for us-brings contentment
-brings freedom from introspection
-Cultivates the mind of Christ in us
-Yield ourselves to God-Say yes to God in all areas of our life
-Yield ourselves to scripture
-Yield ourselves to one another |
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| paradgims of the incarnational tradition |
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-Susanna Wesley-mother of John and Charles Wesley-motherhood as her vocation-trained her Children exceptionally well, taught others-endured much troubles
-Jesus-Mary-servants of the Lord
-Bezalel-skilled artisan-built tabernacle and ark of the Covenant
-Dag Hammarskjold-though civil servant he cared more about God’s marriage to his soul |
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