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Authentic Spirituality

Authentic Spirituality. Colossians 1. Background. Col. 1:1-2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, [2] To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father. Paul. Ephesus. Acts 19:9-10

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Authentic Spirituality

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  1. Authentic Spirituality Colossians 1

  2. Background Col. 1:1-2 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, [2] To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.

  3. Paul Ephesus Acts 19:9-10 … He took the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the lecture hall of Tyrannus. [10] This went on for two years, so that all the Jews and Greeks who lived in the province of Asia heard the word of the Lord.

  4. Background Col. 1:3-5 We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, [4] since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and the love which you have for all the saints;

  5. Background Col. 1:5-7 because of the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel [6] which has come to you, just as in all the world also it is constantly bearing fruit and increasing, even as it has been doing in you also since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth;

  6. Background Col. 1:7-8 just as you learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow bond-servant, who is a faithful servant of Christ on our behalf, [8] and he also informed us of your love in the Spirit.

  7. Gnosticism

  8. Authentic Spirituality - What does it look like? - Is it obtainable, tangible, practical? - How obtained?

  9. Authentic Spirituality:Gostic View • Personal Experience • Intuition • “Look Within”

  10. Authentic Spirituality:Bradshaw’s View “There are myriad approaches to both prayer and meditation. No way is the right way . . . The real thing is the actual experience of God . . . Spiritual growth comes through deepening insight into my being.” • John Bradshaw, Bradshaw On: The Family (Deerfield Beach, Florida: Health Communications, 1988), pp.234,235.

  11. Authentic Spirituality:Walsh’s View GOD: You cannot hear God until you stop thinking that you’ve already heard God. I cannot tell you my truth until you stop telling me yours. WALSH: But my truth about God comes from you. GOD: Who said so? WALSH: Others.

  12. Authentic Spirituality:Walsh’s View GOD: What others? WALSH: Leaders, ministers, rabbis, priests, books--the Bible, for heaven’s sake! GOD: Those are not authoritative sources. WALSH: They aren’t? GOD: No.

  13. Authentic Spirituality:Walsh’s View WALSH: Then what is? GOD: Listen to your feelings. Listen to your highestthoughts. Listen to your experience. Whenever any of these differ from what you’ve been told by your teachers or read in your books, forget the words. Words are the least reliable purveyor of truth.

  14. Authentic Spirituality:Darth Vader’s View Search your heart, Luke…

  15. Authentic Spirituality:the Biblical View 1) Seek Answers Within or Be Filled by God • Source: a Knowledge of God’s Will. • Objective, Contentful, Cognitive. • Revolves around the Messiah. • Col. 1:6 • …since the day you heard of it and understood the grace of God in truth; • Col. 1:5 • …the hope laid up for you in heaven, of which you previously heard in the word of truth, the gospel… Col. 1:9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 2) Build Experience or Knowledge Base • Col. 3:16 • Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God. • Romans 12:2 • And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. • Hebrews 5:13 • For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is an infant. • Ephes. 5:17 • So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

  16. Authentic Spirituality - Why Pursue It? - Why Would Anyone Want It? - What’s It Good For?

  17. Motivation:Gnostic Viewpoint Experiences! Power!

  18. Motivation:New Age View

  19. Authentic Spirituality:the Biblical View • Source: a Knowledge of God’s Will. • Motive: A Desire to Please Him. Source: ME or God • Col. 1:10 …so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects… Motive: Please ME or God

  20. Authentic Spirituality:the Biblical View • Source: a Knowledge of God’s Will. • Motive: A Desire to Please Him. • Effects: • Impacting Other People • Ch.3: Spouse, Children, Work, Citizen • Ch.4: Everyday Life What's it look like? Col. 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects: Col. 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects,bearing fruit in every good work…

  21. Authentic Spirituality:the Biblical View • Source: a Knowledge of God’s Will. • Motive: A Desire to Please Him. • Effects: • Impacting Other People • Intimate Knowledge of God Col. 1:10 so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; dðßãíùóéò = Real Knowledge

  22. Authentic Spirituality:the Biblical View • Source: a Knowledge of God’s Will. • Motive: A Desire to Please Him. • Effects: • Impacting Other People • Intimate Knowledge of God • Strengthened with His Power Col. 1:11 strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might…

  23. Authentic Spirituality:the Biblical View • Source: a Knowledge of God’s Will. • Motive: A Desire to Please Him. • Effects: • Impacting Other People • Intimate Knowledge of God • Strengthened with His Power • Steadfastness • Patience • Joy and Thankfulness Col. 1:12 …joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. Col. 1:11 …for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience… Hebrews 6:19 This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, a hope both sure and steadfast

  24. Authentic Spirituality:Summation Col. 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, [14] in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

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