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Of course, as is true of all our good works, we live our lives in this disciplined way, not to earn anything with God, but rather to show our thankfulness to God for our salvation in Jesus Christ. Gratitude for God’s grace is what will drive us, day after day, morning and evening, to be consistent a
Before we examine spiritual discipline in any detail, we must realize that discipline is not merely a human response to our life of sin, confession, and thankfulness for redemption. The ability to discipline ourselves is itself a gift from God. As fallen human beings, who are by nature irresponsible
The level of your spiritual discipline will determine the joy and the blessedness of your life as a Christian. By God’s grace you have been disciplined spiritually already. You have been raised as a spiritual athlete. From early on your parents had as their goal that you would be godly children who
Such personal piety is expressed in our intimate walk with God. We love God and seek Him with our whole heart. We walk with him, even as Enoch of old. The sweetness of covenant fellowship is to meditate on His Word, worship Him, pray to Him, and thus to enjoy Him all the days of our life. Out of thi
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Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald S. Whitney, Carol Stream, IL: NAVPRESS, 2014. Paperback, 304 pp. The theme for this book on spiritual discipline is scriptural: “Exercise [or discipline] thyself…unto godliness” (I Timothy 4:7). But when we hear of a book with a title such as t
A couple months ago I rode my bike across the state of Michigan, a 204-mile (almost fifteen–hour) ride, consisting primarily of non-paved roads. I had this race in mind for several months, then in December 2024 I actually committed to doing it. Prior to signing up, I had been exercising but didn’t h
Take away the love of God and the value of the words, and music is void of spiritual value, a mere, empty, aesthetic achievement. In summary, then: Christian spiritual training begins with the basics of Christian living and applies this to all of life. The parent has the awesome responsibility and p
Though there are times where Whitney’s Southern Baptist background of experience and Puritanism are quite apparent, the work as a whole is written from the understanding that “we stand before God only in the righteousness that’s been earned by another, Jesus Christ” (3). The book does not stem from
Christian discipline is one of the means by which she does this. Christian discipline also contributes to the church’s ability to preach the gospel. It is a terrible contradiction when a church preaches the holiness of God and how it must apply to her members and the members themselves walk in evil