Trouble Understanding Grace?
Here's a little quiz that will help you assess your handle on grace. Try it.
Agree or Disagree?
1) God's love for me depends on what I do.
2) I try hard to obey God and it irritates me when others aren't as committed as I am.
3) I fall short because I don't have enough faith.
4) I fall short because I don't pray enough.
5) I fall short because I need to be a better person.
6) God is often disappointed with me.
7) My sense of spiritual well being is connected more to my church attendance than my relationship with God.
8) The exterior choices a person makes (tattoos, piercings, hair, clothing) are a clear indication of their character.
9) I worry when grace is preached too much that people will get the idea they can do whatever they want.
10) I will likely get into heaven because I try to be a basically good person.
Click comments and share your thoughts on any or all of these 10 statements.
Agree or Disagree?
1) God's love for me depends on what I do.
2) I try hard to obey God and it irritates me when others aren't as committed as I am.
3) I fall short because I don't have enough faith.
4) I fall short because I don't pray enough.
5) I fall short because I need to be a better person.
6) God is often disappointed with me.
7) My sense of spiritual well being is connected more to my church attendance than my relationship with God.
8) The exterior choices a person makes (tattoos, piercings, hair, clothing) are a clear indication of their character.
9) I worry when grace is preached too much that people will get the idea they can do whatever they want.
10) I will likely get into heaven because I try to be a basically good person.
Click comments and share your thoughts on any or all of these 10 statements.
3 Comments:
1) God's love for me depends on what I do.
A) Not true
2) I try hard to obey God and it irritates me when others aren't as committed as I am.
A). Sometimes, but sometimes people are probaly mad at me for acting holy when I am still a sinner.
3) I fall short because I don't have enough faith.
A). Occasionally, usually when I fall short it is because in my pride I think I can handle my own problems.
4) I fall short because I don't pray enough.
A). Not really
5) I fall short because I need to be a better person.
A). Being a good person doesn't get you into heaven, althugh Christians are held to a certain standard. But when I treat someone badly it doesn't reflect my relationship with God in the way I would like.
6) God is often disappointed with me.
A). My human thoughts would be yes, but I know that he forgives us of our sins and washes us clean.
7) My sense of spiritual well being is connected more to my church attendance than my relationship with God.
Not true
8) The exterior choices a person makes (tattoos, piercings, hair, clothing) are a clear indication of their character.
A). to be honest I make judgement on people to fast that way, because it is easier than getting to know the person.
9) I worry when grace is preached too much that people will get the idea they can do whatever they want.
A). Haven't really thought about that to much.
10) I will likely get into heaven because I try to be a basically good person.
A). I will get into heaven because I accepted Jesus into my heart and because of my relationship with him and his Father.
Colin B
By milford, at 11/23/2005 1:05 PM
1. no such thing. God loves me doesnt depend on what i do.
2. hmm... nope, cos i know there'll be time they understand the truth.
3. disagree. u fall when u fail to reject what u are supposed to reject
4. hm.. not sure about this hehe
5. um.. to be frankly speaking i dont quite understand this question
6. I believe God always give new hope everytime i fail
7. that means ur God is church
8. um.. not really..
9. disagree.
10. nope. we go to heaven because of God's grace.
By lissya, at 11/25/2005 11:11 AM
1) God's love for me depends on what I do - [No, and it's a good thing too]
2) I try hard to obey God and it irritates me when others aren't as committed as I am. [No. Try hard? If I succeed because of effort then God owes me. That's not gonna happen. As for being irritated at others' lack of commitment - I try to reserve my irritation for important things. Like I-4 traffic jams.]
3) I fall short because I don't have enough faith. [I fall short because no matter what I do, in and of myself, I'm still a million light-years away from being good enough by God's measure.]
4) I fall short because I don't pray enough. [See #3]
5) I fall short because I need to be a better person. [Likewise]
6) God is often disappointed with me. [Don't think so, no. I never fail to meet His expectations.]
7) My sense of spiritual well being is connected more to my church attendance than my relationship with God. [No. Attending church does keep me spiritually healthy, no relationship with God = no well-being]
8) The exterior choices a person makes (tattoos, piercings, hair, clothing) are a clear indication of their character. [Um. No. Except for shoes, of course. Shoes are a clear indication of... something. I think.]
9) I worry when grace is preached too much that people will get the idea they can do whatever they want. [No. But is it even possible to preach too much on grace?]
10) I will likely get into heaven because I try to be a basically good person. [No. And if you don't mind, can you define "basically good" for me?]
By Radioactive Jam, at 11/26/2005 7:21 PM
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