 -- Well, I am back again after almost 2 weeks of no posting, and here is the second part of the Bible Study taken from "Disciplines of a Godly Woman" written by Barbara Hughes.
Please leave any comments or thoughts which would help be an encouragement to me or to others if you have found this helpful. lots of love, Violet ****************** Discipline of the Gospel
I. Two types of ‘Christians’ A. False Christians 1. ‘Christianity’ is just one part of their busy lives. They have their secular work, their social life, their family life – oh, and their ‘spiritual life’ that is only good for Sunday but not for every day of their lives! 2. These people just have their ‘Christian life’ as an experience to look back on. It’s just “the day I said ‘THE’ prayer” or “walked the aisle” or “joined the church.” These people also do not allow anything to affect their daily lives. 3. These people only look for a ‘ticket to heaven.’ They want the assurance that they will go to heaven but are not serious enough to want it to be life changing. 4. These people only want a nice Sunday package for their family. They want a wholesome atmosphere, good moral teaching, occasional meal times together at church, and possibly a Ladies’ meeting every now and then if they’re not too busy, thank you very much! All these things are not wrong or bad in and of themselves but if there is no change within their lives and they are depending on these things to get them to heaven then they are dependent on the wrong things. These things will NOT get anyone to heaven! B. True Believers – these people realize several different things. 1. They have a lot of baggage or sin in their lives that only the Lord can change. Rom. 8:9-13; 1 Cor. 6:19, 20; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 2:10; Heb. 9:14; Titus 2:14; 2. They seek to spend time with the Lord which results in building a relationship with Him. Jn. 15:4-6 3. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit produces a life of fruit that becomes obvious to the world. Jer. 31:33-34; Rom. 6:6; 8:1-14; 13:14; Gal. 5:22-26; Eph. 4:22; Col. 3:1-17 4. There is a time of pruning within their lives (Jn. 15:1-3) which the end result should produce the peacable fruit of righteousness. (Heb. 12:1-11) 5. They are not above the Master and there will be times of persecution within their lives when they stand for God’s truth! Jn. 15:18-25; 1 Pt. 3:13-17 6. They realize the importance of seeking to build a relationship with other believers on the truth of God’s Word in love. Jn. 15:12-17; 1 Pt. 3:8-12 7. They realize that every area in their lives will begin to change because the gospel changes our very soul. 2 Cor. 5:17 1. Which one would you consider yourself, the first or second ‘Christian’? Why? 2. Is there something in your life that would give forth a testimony that you are different from the world? Could someone pick you out as a Christian by your ‘walk’ or ‘lifestyle’? Could you be convicted as a Christian by the way you live your life? 3. What could you do differently by the grace and help of God? II. The Gospel! A. God’s gospel – Gal. 3:8 God’s gospel is about what GOD has done not what man needs! Eph. 2:8-9 B. Christ crucified – 1 Cor. 15:1-4 1. Jesus died for our sins. 1 Cor. 15:1-3 2. He was buried and rose again. 1 Cor. 15:4 3. Jesus is prophecy fulfilled to every gospel promise in the Bible. Gen. 3:15; Lk. 24:24-27; Cor. 1:20 a. We cannot work for our salvation. Jn. 6:28-29 b. Only believe through the faith God gives us Rom. 10:9-11; Eph. 2:8-9 III. The Gospel is everything! A. It defines us. 1. We are made in the image of God. Gen. 1:26-28 2. We are sinners without hope. Gen. 3; Is. 53:6; Rom. 3:23; Eph. 2:1-3 3. We can be saved from God’s wrath. Rom. 6:23; Eph. 2:3-9 4. We can be adopted into God’s family. Mk. 3:31-35; Jn. 1:12; 3:5-8 5. Once we are saved we are partners with all the saints for the gospel’s sake. Php. 1:1-6; 2:14-15 B. It motivates us. 1. We have purpose in life through the gospel. 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 2:7; 3:17 2. It is part of every aspect of our lives. 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:17 3. It is the foundation of our very lives. 1 Cor. 3:5-11 C. It satisfies us – the gospel gives us everything we need for life and godliness. 2 Pt. 1:3; Jn. 4:13; 7:37-38 1. How can we show forth to the world that the gospel is the answer for everything in our lives? | 
