Wednesday, April 20, 2011

7 Tough Questions to ask your Friends when it come to Accountability

from Steven Altroggw

Have you consistently pursuing the Lord through scripture reading an prayer?

Have you diligently pursued your wife/husband this week?

Have you seen any persistent patterns of sin in your life recently?

Last week you confessed struggling with [insert sin] . Have you taken steps to fight it this week?

When you gave into [insert sin], what were you believing about God in that moment? What were you believing about yourself?

What is the truth that you need to believe in this situation?

When you had the conflict with [insert person], what were you craving at that moment?

What dose Christ dose when He Regenerates you

  • Moves you from spiritual death to life. (John 3:1-8)

  • Buys you our of slavery to Sin (1 Peter 1:18-19)

  • Justifies you, declaring up you innocent in His sight. (Romans 5:1-9)

  • Sanctifies you, setting you apart as holy (1 Corinthians 1:2,30)

  • Forgives you of all of you sins. (Ephesians 1:7, Lev. 17)

  • Cleanses you, removing from you the stain of sin. (Hebrews 9:14)

  • Reconciles you to Himself. (2 Corinthians 5:17-19)

  • Seals you with His Spirit as a guarantee of your future hope. (Ephesians 1:13)

  • Indwells you, sending the Holy Spirit to live in you. (Romans8:9)

  • Adopts you, making you His child. (Romans 8:14-17)

  • Baptizes you into Christ's body, the Church. (1 Corinthians 12:3)

  • Illuminates your mind so you can understand the Scriptures. (2 Corinthians 4:3-4)

  • Makes you a new creation. (2 Corinthians 5:17)

  • Reveals you one of His elect. (Ephesians 1:4, Romans 8:29-30)

  • Grants you eternal life. (John 11:25-27, 1 John 5:11-13)

  • Name you an heir with Christ. (Romans 8:17)

  • Grants you an inheritance. (1 Peter 1:3-4)

  • Declares you a saint. (Romans 1:7, Colossians 1:2)

  • Grants you new citizenship, making your home Heaver rather than this world. (Philippians 3:20)

  • Makes you a slave of Christ, a slave with the greatest, most glorious Master that any could ask for. (1 Corinthians 7:22-23)