1.0Bible Lessons from Jeff Gullesonhttps://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studiesJeff Gullesonhttps://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studies/author/jgulleson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l1zIr1urvu"><a href="https://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studies/the-christian-mystic/evangelical-spirituality-04/">EVANGELICAL SPIRITUALITY – 04</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jeffgulleson.com/bible-studies/the-christian-mystic/evangelical-spirituality-04/embed/#?secret=l1zIr1urvu" width="600" height="338" title="“EVANGELICAL SPIRITUALITY – 04” — Bible Lessons from Jeff Gulleson" data-secret="l1zIr1urvu" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> EVANGELICAL SPIRITUALITY – # 04   (Oct. 14, 2012) REVIEW:  1.    Defining Evangelical Spirituality Evangelical Spirituality is based on “Christian Mysticism.” What is a “Christian Mystic?” One who experiences God in trans-rational and non-empirical ways. A Christian Mystic is one who has received the Spirit who is from God, who is taught by the Spirit and who accepts things that come from the Spirit of God.   (See 1 Cor. 2:12-14).   2.      “Christian Mystics” Experience the New Birth   Everyone who is “Born-Again” is a “Christian Mystic.”  One who is “Born-Again” is born of the Spirit and sees and enters the Kingdom of God. None of these experiences can be proved empirically and all are trans-rational.  (See John 3:1-8)   3.      The “Christian Mystic” and God’s Guidance   “Christian Mystics” experience God’s guidance again and again.  God’s guidance is primarily given in non-empirical and trans-rational ways.  (See Acts 15:1-28, especially 15:26. Also 26:17-18, 13:2, 16:6, 16:9-10, 18:9-11, 21:10-14, 23:6, 24:21, 21:28, 23:11.)   SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT “WORK”   QUESTION: Who has ever had a job that you didn’t like but still went to work?  Tell us about your job.   QUESTION: Who has had a job that was okay but there were days that you didn’t want to go to work?  Tell us about your job.   QUESTION: Who has had a job that you liked but still experienced days that going to work was hard, unpleasant?   QUESTION:  In all these situations why did you continue to go to work?   A mature person, healthy emotionally, does what needs to be done even if it, at times, is difficult.  That is what we call maturity!   REFLECTING ON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS   READ: Exodus 20:1-17   QUESTION: Out of the Ten Commandments, which one seems to most incongruous, the most out of place?   QUESTION: If you could leave just one commandment out of the list, what one would you leave out?  What do you think is the least important commandment in this list?   QUESTION: Why do you think God included the Fourth Commandment?   To help the Jewish people and mankind have time to focus on cultivating a relationship with God.   SORTING THROUGH THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES   QUESTION: What are the five love languages?   (1) Words of Affirmation; (2) Quality Time; (3) Receiving Gifts; (4) Acts of Service; (5) Physical Touch   QUESTION: If you were to re-arrange these in order of importance as they might relate to God, what would be first? Quality Time – The person whose love language is quality time likes being with those that they love and enjoy spending time just being together.  This person enjoys being with other people. When you offer to spend time with a person whose love language is quality time they are overjoyed at the thought that you value them enough to take time with them. They think of time as valuable and a gift when given. If you don’t plan time to spend […]