If you live as the Old Self
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If you live as the New Self
|
|
Relationship with God
|
Living as
·
an Orphan
·
Guilty
Under the Law
·
Punished
by God
|
Living
·
as a
Child
·
Free from
the law and guilt
·
Disciplined
by God
|
Starting
point of Growth
|
·
Strength,
abilities, self-effort
·
Focuses
on me and personal choices
|
·
Weaknesses
or inabilities, brokeness
·
Focuses
on relationship with God and others
|
Definition
of Spiritual Maturity
|
·
Performance: activities, achievements, victories
·
Results
either sense of failure or self-righteousness
|
·
Love for
God and others
·
Results
in connection and intimacy
|
Goal
of growth
|
·
To
appease God and feel good about me
|
·
To trust
God
|
Dependence
|
·
Independence-
not needing God or others
|
·
Dependence: knowing it can’t be done without God and
others
|
Approach
to Daily Living
|
·
Hide sin
and difficulty “no one knows I struggle”
·
Expect
victory now, deal with reality later
·
Deal with
external behaviors and actions
·
Sin
management
|
·
Expose
sin and difficulty “no one thinks I’ve arrived”
·
Focus on
reality now; long for victory later
·
Deals
with the internal life- motivations
·
Authentic
living- appropriate vulnerability
|
Correction
|
·
Leads to
shame
·
Anger/frustration
over getting caught
·
Alienation
·
Causes
guilt
|
·
Leads to
godly sorrow
·
Greater intimacy
and transparency
·
Leads to
a righteous lifestyle
|
Confession
and repentance
|
·
Handled
privately to keep up appearances
·
For
myself
·
Legal
process: sin+confession=restored
status
|
·
Done with
appropriate people
·
Focuses
on others
·
Relational
process: sin+confession=restored fellowship
|
Character
qualities
|
·
Character
qualities are the goal
·
Self-control
is the power for growth and the start of the process
|
·
Character
qualities are the product, the result from walking in dependency
·
Self-control
is the product, the fruit of the growth process
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Old Self/New Self Chart
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