Chapter 22-23
People often repent of speaking.
Our bodies are temples of God/The Holy Spirit and we should treat them with respect and care.
Fill in the blank: This is the last and only word. Jesus is ___. And we learn from Him.
humble.
True or False: Is complaining excessively actually a sin?
True.
What is God?
God is LOVE!
Where do we exercise authority and wield power all the time? (name four places)
In our homes, churches, work places, and in society.
What is the meaning of the word Chastity?
Chastity is the word for this wholeness and wisdom.
In the Christian tradition, what grows our faith, hope, love and all positive qualities of the spirit?
The virtue of Humility.
The Lenten season is the time for bearing fruits worthy of ___?
Fill in the blank: Jesus did not say, __ you fast. He said, __ you fast.
if, when.
Why were human beings created?
Human beings are created to imitate the loving humility of God himself.
Fill in the blank: "The time of Lent is the time of total__".
Purification.
True or false: Jesus' final word is that God-given humility is the ability to live by the fact that everything is from God.
True.
What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
What do the first two commandments touch on about love?
When has Jesus Christ earned all his authority?
He earned all his authority as a man when coming on earth in human flesh.
Currently, what do we identify the cause of our happiness or sorrow, fulfillment or dissatisfaction, our success or failure as human beings?
The idolism of sexual activity.
What does Jesus connect His teaching about humility to be like?
He connects His teaching about humility with the ability to be childlike.
"Whoever humbles himself like this child, he is the greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven."
What does the word "patience" literally mean?
The word "patience" literally means "to endure", to suffer with and to suffer though, in quiet expectation of the hoped-for result.
The point here is not about fasting. Fasting is necessary. But not as an end in itself. It is necessary, like prayer, as a means and a tool. But what is the goal when we fast?
The service of God is the goal, the acquisition of the Holy Spirit and the attainment of His fruits.
What are human being's most prized possession? And what does it distinguish people from? (name 3 things that it distinguishes people from).
The word is the human being's most prized possession and it is what distinguishes people from rocks, plants and animals.
What is a chaste person?
A chaste person sees reality as it is, they see themselves and others, and indeed all of creation. They are blessed to see even God in the purity of their hearts.
The saint then calls all who are led by the Spirit of God to gather to investigate the meaning of this precious inscription of Holy Humility. He lists several definitions and "attentively and soberly" considering them all "as...".
"as a dog gathering crumbs that fall from the table".
Fill in the blank: If the Lenten spring is to blossom with fruits worthy of ___, it will do so only with ___.
repentance, patience.
People say that God's people need not fast since we are saved by grace and not by works, and that fasting can easily become hypocritical, done merely for the show and for the condemnation of others. Who are these people imitating and what are they doing/how was it similar for Jesus?
These people are imitating the devil and they are quoting the scriptures to their advantage, just like the devil did when tempting Jesus in the desert when he was fasting for forty days and forty nights.