THE PRINCIPLE OF PROTECTION 'I must be disciplined in the choices I make'
* Is every issue black and white? Can I not do something that another could do? * What situations do you need to avoid, things you need to keep away from your eyes?
* Four Personal Disciplines from Paul: 1) Striving - all out training effort - avoid spiritual impediments 2) Sacrifice - must sweat in effort 3) Strategy - Christian walk not aimless - must plan: a) Keep future always in sight (the final prize) b) Engage in effective labor - life cannot be mismanaged 4) Surrender - give up anything that distracts from the spiritual
* Cannot separate practical messages from personal character
THE PRINCIPLE OF CAUTION 'I must exercise a realistic examination of self in temptation'
* Temptation not sin, only wrong response to it * Don't live on edge of freedom God gives * Three Phases of Tempatation (Israelite example): 1) Privlege a) Cloud - God's direction and guidance b) Red sea - God's fortification
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