2.4 Flashcards
(23 cards)
___ is a matter of the ___; it has more to do with our ‘___’, than our ‘___’.
Integrity, heart, being, doing
This tells us that people of integrity have an ___ ___ and are __ ___ ___ themselves.
inner wholeness, not divided within
___ of ___ have ___ ___ about what is ___ and ___ those ___ ____; in ___ ___ of ___; no matter ___ or ___ ___ they are. They are not ___ but they are ___, ___ and ___
People, integrity, clear convictions, right, follow, convictions dependably; every arena, life, where, with whom, perfect, earnest, authentic, consistent.
Other words that ___ to the ‘integrity family’ are ___ and ___.
belong, truthful, honest
Another way to say it then is, ___ comes by ___ according to God’s word, which means, having the ___ to live by ___ ___.
traction, living, character, bibilical values
Looking at his (Joseph’s) story, what values do we see provided traction in this extremely challenging situation?
1. He valued his ___ with his God.
2. He valued the ___ his employer had placed upon him and was not willing to let him down.
3. He valued his ___ more than his job.
4. He valued his ___ and ___.
- relationship
- trust
- testimony
- dream, destiny
Notice this- Joseph may have ___ his job, and even his reputation because of false accusations, but he still ‘___’ his integrity, his ___ and his ___ with God.
lost, owned, testimony, relationship
However, ___ choices always lead to ___ and ___ returns such as peace, the grace and favor of God, growing wisdom, perserverance, etc.
right, internal, tangible
In the case of integrity, one of the greatest ___ is ___.
rewards, trustworthyness
A ___ is a dividing line or mark, it ___ ___ and ___ us in some way.
boundary, set limits, confines
We must ___ letting feelings and ___* diminish and ___ the boundaries God has set.
resist, opinions, override
Also, the ___ we ___ to ___ should be ___ on ___ ___, ___ and ___, ___ ___ our ___.
answers, give, others, based, God’s Word, ways, values, not simply, opinion
Reasons we cross boundary lines:
- ___
- ___
- _ ___ __ __ ___ __ __ ___
- ___ __ ___
- ___ ___
- __ ___ ___
- ___ ___ ___ ___ __ ___
- ignorance
- choice
- A lack of the Fear of the Lord
- Unteachable and Uncorrectable
- Delayed consequences
- Not understanding freedom
- Forgetting What our Freedom Cost the Father
It is ___ ___ to ___ what the Bible says.
our responsibility, learn
Obedience is ___ and disobedience is ___- the choice is ___.
life, death, ours
The ‘___ of the ___’ is where ___ begins.
fear, Lord, wisdom
We can be ___ that we ‘got away with it’ when ___ are not ___or obvious.
misled, consequences, immediate
True ___ is __ the ___ of boundaries but the outcome of ___ to them.
freedom, not, absence, conforming
When we ___ cross boundaries, we are making ___ of the ___ Jesus paid for our freedom.
willfully, light, price
God is ___, but He’s not ___. In kindness, He takes us ___ by the hand and leads us into a ___ life-change.
kind, soft, firmly, radical
Let us consider three consequences for violating God’s boundaries:
1. ___ (or, a return to slavery)
2. God’s D___
3. ___-truction and D___
- Slavery
- Displeasure
Diss, Death
Therefore, ___ blesses us with ___ of sins and grace also serves to ___ __ ___ ___.
grace, forgiveness, keep us from sinning
Therefore, by the grace of God, let us walk in the following basic principles that are keys to help us win the battle over temptation to ‘cross the line’.
- Recognize the ___ belongs in the ___
- ___ your mind and your attitudes ___
- Realize what ___ your mind will ___ the choice you make
- Give __ ___ to the enemy
- ___ basing your values on the mind-set that comes from ‘___ ___’
- battle, mind
- Renew, daily
- dominates, dictate
- no place
- Resist, this world
