Assumption #12 If I know the truth, I will grow.
1. The truth will set you free. John 8:32, Psalm 19:7-14
2. But is scriptural study alone enough? Job 22:21-22, John 5:39
3. The successful Christian is one who is reconciled to God, others
and himself. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19
4. "God with skin on." The Gospel is incarnational. God became flesh,
Christ. The church is Christ extended.
1 John 4:20 , 1 Peter 4:8-10
5. The Christian life is about relationship. Ephesians 4:15-16
6. God designed sanctification. It goes beyond learning the truth to
doing the truth. James 1:22-25
7. One must still know the truth, but to not practice it is foolish.
Luke 6:46-49; 8:15
Solomon and Paul talk about grief. Jesus and Paul talked about forgiveness.
Jesus, Paul, Peter, David, and John urge their listeners to connect with
other people for support. Genesis speaks of leaving and cleaving, and Jesus
say that you may end up being enemies with your own family members when you
begin to do what he says. Both Paul and James write about being honest and
confessing to others our shortcomings, feelings and sins. And Job and Jesus
stressed honest relationships with God. Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr.
John Townsend 12 ‘Christian’ Beliefs that can Drive You Crazy;
Relief from False Assumptions Pp. 201-2