Complete the sentence
A person is known by her ____, but the object is known by its ____.
Relations; use
" We love Him because ______" 1 John 4:___
He first loved us, 19
What is virtue?
Good things developed in one's character/ soul.
Is God an object or a being?
A being
What meeting is necessary for your spiritual life?
Meeting your father of confession
We attain the knowledge of God by _______ Him ________.
knowing; personally
"who love me and __________" Galatians __: 20
gave himself for me; 2
How is reading the Bible and praying building a relationship with God?
Prayer = We speak to God
Bible = God talks back to us
What are the 3 important components of developing a relationship with God?
1. Desire
2. Time
3. Strength and Effort
+400
woohooo
Remember that ____ ____ increases your love for God.
Giving thanks
" You shall love the Lord your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength." _______
Deuteronomy 6:5
" Ask, and it will be given to you: seek and you will find: knock, and it will be opened to you." (Matthew 7:__)
7, aren't you a smart cookie!!
How do we keep the relationship with God alive throughout the day?
verses, hymns, personal requests, and Agpeya
Name 4/8 ways to spend time with God.
1. hymn 2. agpeya prayer 3. give thanks 4. give a daily account 5. contemplative reading of the Bible 6. praying for others 7. personal prayer requests 8. meditation/ quiet time.
His love for us is ____ ___ on what is ____ us.
not based; in
"Therefore I exhort first of all that ____, ____, ____, and _________ made for all men" (1 Timothy 2:1-2)
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks
-200
Difference between believing in God and knowing God.
+100 Bonus points: are the 2 mutually Inclusive?
Yap away!
Difference between positive striving & Negative struggle.
Positive striving = growing in virtue and in the relationship of love. Aka "fighting the good fight"
Negative struggle = struggling against a sin.
He love us because we are ___ ___.
His children
" Behold, I stand ________________________________________" (Revelation ___: ___)
at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me." Revelation 3:20
How can someone develop virtue?
Consistently practicing good habits for its own sake.
How do we should sacrificial love to God?
1. praising when there's no desire to.
2. praying when you don't feel like it.
3. helping others even if you are too tired to
Name one of Tasony Mary's catch phrases (in-class)
There's a ton