1. How does the author seek to answer the question, "How should believers live?" (p. 132)
The authors answer to this consists of a believer having relationships with God, others, their self and with the world. A believer will alsio have commitment, purpose, and meaning that relfect God and are diffrent from the world. He also describes it as a life of tension between what god wants and what the world wants. A believer loves justice, righteousness, and mercy. He also strives for peace and holiness.
2. According to Scott, what does he define as the GOAL of the Christian Life? Do you agree or disagree and why? (p. 133)
The goal is the restoration of the divine image, of God's purposes, and eventually glorification.
When going back to creation before the fall of humanity. This is what God had in mind for us from the beginning. I agree with this goal. As James puts it, we are to be mature and complete, not lacking anything." Though impossible with our current bodies, it is something that we strive for in this life and will attain in the life to come.
3. After all the good things the author lists in regards to what the Christian life is, why does he land on "the Christian life is a life in tension"? (p. 134)
Why would he not include this? It is a constant fight between the human nature and what the Lord has commanded. He mentions that we are foreignors in this world. It is a tension to continue to choose to live according to His purposes and not ours.
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The Christian Life is definetely a life of struggle and tension. Attempting to have a life that glorifies His name and yet keeping ones sanity is hard. Like when you have challenging co-workers or when you feel overwhelmed with work and school specially. I don't know how we can do it sometimes. Well, I guess only by the grace of God, there is not other explanation.
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ReplyDeleteDo we need to remind Timothy about the blog this week? I might be mistaken but I don't think he has blogged at all.
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