Week 40: Christian Mens Breakfast: Imitate Christ

Week 40 Discussion Notes:¹

Is life fair? Do you generally get what you deserve? (Day 274)
It is human nature to (i) deny we have made a mistake; and (ii) resist submission to the correction of another. Do you find yourself resisting God in this manner? (Day 275 & 276)
Kempis writes in chapter 53, “if you completely conquer yourself, you will more easily subdue all other things. The perfect victory is to triumph over self.” Should we have complete control over ourselves, before we try to influence the world about us? (Day 278)
Kempis wrote, “Having too many worldly possessions causes strife, and many vices.” Should we try to not have so many possessions? (Day 279)

The Christian Mens Breakfast group meets this Saturday and (almost) every other Saturday at a local restaurant in Davie, FL. Call Tom Truex, or use the CONTACT tab at K-Line.ORG to get more information.

Our discussion will focus on the Chapters listed below, from The Imitation of Christ, by Thomas à Kempis.²

All items listed below are online at ImitateChrist.ORG:

Book 3 , Chapter 52 : A Man Ought Not to Consider Himself Worthy of Consolation, But Rather Deserving of Chastisement (October 2, 2012)
Book 3 , Chapter 53 : God’s Grace Is Not Given to the Earthly Minded (October 5, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

Challoner’s Reflections³ on The Imitation of Christ for each of the above chapters.

Footnotes:

References to days are from the Imitate Christ Study Guide ↩
The dates listed are the dates the chapters were posted online, which also corresponds to the suggested reading plan in the study guide. ↩
Right Rev. R. Challoner, D.D., V.A., Imitation of Christ, Dublin: McGlashan and Gill, 1873 ↩

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