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The Six A's of Christian Growth Assess Your Spiritual Life Here You embrace moving forward (v.15a, 13 & 14) - Accelerate All of us who are mature should take such a view of things.  What view?   The view Paul mentioned in verses 13 and 14.  But one thing I do:  Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.   Is your life indicative of spiritual progress?   What changes can you make to ensure you are moving forward?   You seek God as your primary option (v.15b) - Authority And if on some point you think differently, that too God will make clear to you.  God has his ways of teaching us if we are wrong and guiding us to do the right thing.   It only happens if we seek him first.    What are some things in your life that you need to seek God first?    You build ...

What does the Bible says about planning? Have a goal in life, Proverbs 29:18, Where there is no vision, people perish The Lord's will is ultimately followed James 4:13-15, "...instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that. Prov. 16:9 - The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his step Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.    Seek counsel. Prov. 15:22 - Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed. Do not plan with people of different mindset/conviction/perspective:   Psalm 1-3, Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the  Lord , and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season...

WHAT OTHER RELIGIONS TEACH ( click here ):  Hinduism - Escape the cycle or reincarnation Buddhism - Destroy all desire Judaism - Perform righteous works Islam - Submit to the whim of Allah Mormonism - Perform enough good works Jehovah's Witnesses - You can't.  There is no heaven and only 144,000 are anointed to fill the earthly kingdom Christian - Only through Jesus WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY ABOUT BEING SURE.  Can a person really be sure of going to heaven.   In this day and age, people call it arrogance when they know for sure of something that they think no can be sure of.  Look at these passages and tell how a person ought to feel about going to heaven: The Bible was written so you can know for sure.   " These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life..."  (I John 5:13) The Apostles remind us to be sure.   "Therefore, my br...