Chapter 10

Question 1

The ability to focus upon the receptive interaction of listening and gaining direction for our lives.

Answer 1

Discernment

Question 2

What is the primary reason that discerning God’s way is more difficult than discerning what you want?

Answer 2

Being selfish comes easy – it’s a natural state of mind. Whereas learning about God’s way is more difficult because the following process takes time and effort:

a. Choosing to not be selfish
b. Choosing to study/learn about God
c. Choosing to remain disciplined in the learning process
d. Choosing to live by faith and apply what has been learned

Question 3

Spending time by yourself so you can listen to God’s voice in your spirit.

Answer 3

Meditational solitude

Question 4

Joining with other people in small groups and large gatherings to pursue spiritual growth.

Answer 4

Fellowship

Question 5

Reducing distractions in your life that keep you from hearing God.

Answer 5

Simplicity

Question 6

allows you to discern what is morally right and wrong in situations.

Answer 6

Proclaiming

Question 7

allows you to discern the emotional needs of others.

Answer 7

Comforting

Question 8

allows you to discern the organizational needs others have when working collectively together.

Answer 8

Managing

Question 9

allows you to discern encouragement and practical solutions needed for life’s problems.

Answer 9

Exhorting

Question 10

allows you to discern the legitimate needs or tasks others have.

Answer 10

Helping

Question 11

allows you to discern the truth through careful research.

Answer 11

Teaching

Question 12

allows you to discern the financial needs others have in their life or efforts.

Answer 12

Giving

Question 13

by providing mercy to those in emotional distress.

Answer 13

Comforting

Question 14

by finding practical ways to provide physical assistance to fulfill needs and tasks.

Answer 14

Helping

Question 15

by publicly speaking out from internal convictions.

Answer 15

Proclaiming

Question 16

by presenting truth to others in such a way that it is easy to learn.

Answer 16

Teaching

Question 17

by organizing, coordinating, and guiding activities and setting goals for projects.

Answer 17

Managing

Question 18

by financially investing in others.

Answer 18

Giving

Question 19

by outlining practical steps of action to assist in overcoming problems.

Answer 19

Exhorting

Question 20

What professor stated that “a society that focuses on the physical attributes of humans cannot nurture their mind and soul”?

Answer 20

Allan Bloom, in book “Closing of the American Mind”

Question 21

What is the primary reason people focus upon their physical attributes?

Answer 21

Because it appeals to instant gratification

Question 22

What type of ethics do people use in order to justify being self-centered?

Answer 22

Statistical and Situational ethics

Question 23

What is the primary reason people desire to remain self-centered?

Answer 23

Because they want to remain comfortable

Question 24

What is the primary cause of someone complaining?

Answer 24

Because they are uncomfortable because selfish desires are not being fulfilled

Question 25

When living by faith, what is the three-step process we use in living out the life God has called us to?

Answer 25

Identify – What is God’s call for your life and what are the spiritual gifts he’s given you Sharpening – Developing your gifts & call through study, work, effort Applying – Using your gifts & call in the service of the needs of society

Question 26

At which step does spiritual discernment develop?

Answer 26

Sharpening

Question 27

the nine virtues Paul called the “fruit of the spirit” in his letter to the Galatians

Answer 27

Love, Joy, Peace, Goodness, Patience, Kindness, | Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control

Question 28

List the eight steps of spiritual development IN ORDER that is taken from 2 Peter 1:5-7

Answer 28

Faith, Goodness, Knowledge, Self-Control, Perseverance, Godliness, Kindness, Love

Question 29

At which of the eight steps do the majority of the virtues showing the “fruit of the spirit” occur?

Answer 29

Godliness

Question 30

1. Holds everything together 2. All other pieces build off of this foundation

Answer 30

Belt of truth

Question 31

protects our emotional state (irrational fears, manic depression, etc)

Answer 31

Breastplate of righteousness

Question 32

directs us toward righteous places

Answer 32

Shoes of peace

Question 33

protects us from outward temptations / situations

Answer 33

Shield of faith

Question 34

protects us from the negative thoughts & fears within our own mind

Answer 34

Helmet of salvation

Question 35

Gives us the weapon we need to attack the evil forces that come upon us

Answer 35

Sword of the word

Question 36

The activity that roots us and gives the reason why

Answer 36

Prayer in the spirit

Question 37

What is the primary danger when taking a Spiritual Wellness Test like the one given at the end of chapter 10?

Answer 37

That if we score low, we become depressed thinking that the score shows that we are not good enough to be loved by God and that we have failed in our lives. Or If we score high, we become manic thinking that the score shows that we are better are following God than others, that God approves us more than others, and that we are a success in our lives.

Question 38

Why is it tempting to believe that using one’s spiritual gifts in the service of God will be easy?

Answer 38

Since our spiritual gifts are irrevocable they can be easily used for selfish gain, therefore we think applying them with God will be just as easy.

Question 39

List the three elements of spiritual strength

Answer 39

Spiritual gifts, spiritual habits, spiritual truth

Question 40

Why is it tempting for individuals to believe they can bypass the eight steps of spiritual development and simply act in the manner God calls them to?

Answer 40

Because acting selfish comes so natural, they become fooled into believing that anything one “wants” will become reality.

Question 41

The capacity in our lives that enable us to discern and respond in service to transcendental influences that are encountered above or beyond that which is explainable by natural law or phenomena.

Answer 41

Spiritual strengths domain