were all on a spiritual search, but there are obstacles along the way

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were all on a spiritual search, but there are
obstacles along the way A thief is only there to
steal and kill and destroy. I came so they can
have real and eternal life, more and better life
than they ever dreamed of. John 1010
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most of us are unaware of how thoroughly Satan
has deceived us 8 Watch out for people who try t
o dazzle you with big words and intellectual
double-talk. They want to drag you off into
endless arguments that never amount to anything.
They spread their ideas through the empty
traditions of human beings and the empty
superstitions of spirit beings.
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most of us are unaware of how thoroughly Satan
has deceived us But that's not the way of Christ
. 9 Everything of God gets expressed in him, so
you can see and hear him clearly. You don't need
a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to
realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness
of the universe without him. Colossians 28-9
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weve reached a mark of maturity when we
begin testing the deceitful thoughts of our
mind against the Word of God
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2 Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture
that you fit into it without even thinking.
Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be
changed from the inside out. Readily recognize
what he wants from you, and quickly respond to
it. Unlike the culture around you, always
dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God
brings the best out of you, develops well-formed
maturity in you. Romans 122
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The Blame Game / Fear of Punishment
false belief Those who fail are unworthy of
love and deserve to be punished.
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1 Always 3 Often 5 Seldom
7 Never2 Very Often 4 Sometimes 6
Very Seldom
1. I fear what God may do to me.
2. After I fail, I worry about Gods response.
3. When I see someone in a difficult situation,
I wonder what he or she did to deserve it.
4. When something goes wrong, I have a tendency
to think that God must be punishing me.
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1 Always 3 Often 5 Seldom
7 Never2 Very Often 4 Sometimes 6
Very Seldom
5. I am very hard on myself when I fail.
6. I find myself wanting to blame people when
they fail. 7. I get angry with God when someone
who is immoral or dishonest prospers.
8. I am compelled to tell others when I see them
doing wrong.
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1 Always 3 Often 5 Seldom
7 Never2 Very Often 4 Sometimes 6
Very Seldom
9. I tend to focus on the faults and failures of
others.
10. God seems harsh to me.
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0-26 experiences of punishment dominate your
memory and probably result in depression
will not simply disappear time alone cannot
heal your pain need to experience deep healing
in your self-concept, your relationship with
God, and your relationships with others
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27-36 fear of punishment forms the backdrop t
o your life robs you of the joy and peace God
wants you to experience
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37-46 some problems may relate to a sense of
punishment previous decisions based in fear
future decisions will be affected unless you
take action to address it
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47-56 fear of punishment only rarely (or only
in certain situations) controls your responses
my not be fully honest with yourself
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57-70 strong appreciation for Gods love and
acceptance freed from fear of punishment my
be deceived or callous
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defining blame blame is condemning the person
for their failed behavior, rather than
addressing the behavior independent of the
persons value (including myself)
we evaluate ourselves and others based on our
perception of success and failure
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what the blame game looks like
when we blame others we blame others becaus
e their failure is a threat to our identity
by blaming others, we feel superior
we often try to blame others for every
failure or mistake
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what the blame game looks like
when we blame ourselves because of our past
failures OR mistakes, we feel we have no
right to feel good, be happy, enjoy life, etc.
sometimes we accept someone elses blame
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what the blame game looks like
when we blame ourselves we blame ourselves
because we believe we are unworthy of love
and we deserve to be punished
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Gods Answer Propitiation false belief Those
who fail are unworthy of love and deserve to
be punished. propitiation describes the subst
itution that occurred when Jesus died on the
cross
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propitiation dwells in the character of God
God is holy, and because of His holiness,
God punishes those whose righteousness is not
the same as His We're all sin-infected, sin-cont
aminated. Our best efforts are grease-stained
rags. We dry up like autumn leaves sin-dried,
we're blown off by the wind. Isaiah 646
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propitiation dwells in the character of God
when Jesus died on the cross, He was our
substitute He took our place
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4 But the fact is, it was our pains he
carriedour disfigurements, all the things wrong
with us. We thought he brought it on himself,
that God was punishing him for his own failures.
5 But it was our sins that did that to him, that
ripped and tore and crushed himour sins! He took
the punishment, and that made us whole. Through
his bruises we get healed. 6 We're all like sheep
who've wandered off and gotten lost. We've all
done our own thing, gone our own way. And God has
piled all our sins, everything we've done wrong,
on him, on him. Isaiah 534-6
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9 This is how God showed his love for us God
sent his only Son into the world so we might live
through him. 10 This is the kind of love we are
talking about not that we once upon a time loved
God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a
sacrifice to clear away our sins and the damage
they've done to our relationship with God.1 John
49-10
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propitiation dwells in the character of God
the law of retribution says we deserve to be
punished for our sin Gods love says Christ
died to offer forgiveness, and an opportunity
to embrace Christ as our Savior and our Lord
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Gods truth Because of propitiation I
am deeply loved by God. I no longer have
to fear punishment or punish others.
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forgiveness what is forgiveness? forgivenes
s is to give up resentment against or
the desire to punishment to stop being angry
with to pardon
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forgiveness what forgiveness is NOT reconc
iliation with the offender forgetting what hap
pened condoning inappropriate behavior fr
ee from pain natural, its supernatural
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Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea,
until they have something to forgive.
-- C. S. Lewis
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