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The Process: Your Life as a Christian
How do you go about growing spiritually? What does it take? Peter explains that God has already given you everything you’ll ever need:
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:3)
There is nothing else to find, nothing to add, nothing to build.
And yet Peter goes on to speak about growth:
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. (2 Peter 1:5-7)
How can you grow, develop—progress—if you already have everything you need from God? This book follows the process of spiritual growth as outlined by Peter: a process that on the face of it is a paradox
Peter lists eight processes that are linked intimately to one another in spiritual growth.
They are:
1. Faith
2. Goodness
3. Wisdom
4. Self-control
5. Perseverance
6. Godliness
7. Brotherly Kindness
8. Love
This book is organized into eight chapters, according to Peter's eight topics; each chapter includes study questions which take the following format:
1. Pre-Study—these are questions the reader should stop and answer before he or she proceeds. It is recommended that the reader write down his or her answers to all the questions posed in this book.
2 Self Study—these are questions along the way that may help clarify or solidify points that have been discussed.
3. Round Up—these are questions at the conclusion of each chapter that review the topics covered; it is hoped that the questions will force self-examination and will help the reader measure what he or she has learned.
This book may be used for individual or group study. If it is used for group study, it is recommended that the students answer at least the Pre-Study questions before meeting together; this will help facilitate discussion.
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. (2 Peter 1:3)
There is nothing else to find, nothing to add, nothing to build.
And yet Peter goes on to speak about growth:
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. (2 Peter 1:5-7)
How can you grow, develop—progress—if you already have everything you need from God? This book follows the process of spiritual growth as outlined by Peter: a process that on the face of it is a paradox
Peter lists eight processes that are linked intimately to one another in spiritual growth.
They are:
1. Faith
2. Goodness
3. Wisdom
4. Self-control
5. Perseverance
6. Godliness
7. Brotherly Kindness
8. Love
This book is organized into eight chapters, according to Peter's eight topics; each chapter includes study questions which take the following format:
1. Pre-Study—these are questions the reader should stop and answer before he or she proceeds. It is recommended that the reader write down his or her answers to all the questions posed in this book.
2 Self Study—these are questions along the way that may help clarify or solidify points that have been discussed.
3. Round Up—these are questions at the conclusion of each chapter that review the topics covered; it is hoped that the questions will force self-examination and will help the reader measure what he or she has learned.
This book may be used for individual or group study. If it is used for group study, it is recommended that the students answer at least the Pre-Study questions before meeting together; this will help facilitate discussion.
170 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 26, 2013
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About the author
R.P. Nettelhorst
38 books6 followersR.P. NETTELHORST is a writer of biblically and theologically related works, science fiction, and fantasy, among other things. He did a weekly newspaper column for a small Northern California newspaper called The Ridge Rider News from 2004 through 2016. He intermittently blogs for the Jerusalem Post. Since August 2015 he has been the interim pastor at Quartz Hill Community Church.
He was a volunteer with the X-Prize Foundation at the winning launches of SpaceShipOne. He's the founder and Academic Vice President of Quartz Hill School of Theology where he also serves as Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages. While an undergraduate, he spent two summers working on a kibbutz in Israel. He went on to complete his graduate work at UCLA in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, majoring in Semitic languages. Before founding Quartz Hill School of Theology, he taught at Christian Heritage College and Los Angeles Baptist College (now the Master's College).
He is married, with three daughters. A cat and a dog also live with them in their house in southern California.
He was a volunteer with the X-Prize Foundation at the winning launches of SpaceShipOne. He's the founder and Academic Vice President of Quartz Hill School of Theology where he also serves as Professor of Bible and Biblical Languages. While an undergraduate, he spent two summers working on a kibbutz in Israel. He went on to complete his graduate work at UCLA in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, majoring in Semitic languages. Before founding Quartz Hill School of Theology, he taught at Christian Heritage College and Los Angeles Baptist College (now the Master's College).
He is married, with three daughters. A cat and a dog also live with them in their house in southern California.
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