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Week 42 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 42 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In Chapter 56, Kempis discusses Jesus’ promise, “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life.” (John 14:6) Many people who don’t follow Jesus Christ will tell you THEY know the way, the truth — and even have a life — without Christ. What’s our response to be? (Days 288 & 289)
  2. Kempis wrote in Chapter 56, from Christ’s point of view, “If you wish to reign with Me, carry the Cross with Me. For only the servants of the Cross find the life of blessedness and of true light.” Does Kempis mean there is value in suffering? If so, do you agree? (Day 290)
  3. Are you a fair weather Christian? That is, do you remain firm in your walk with Christ during good times; but fall into doubt and despair when the trouble is unexpected or lasts for a long time? (Day 291)
  4. In the God ordained institution of marriage, a man and a woman grow closer in their relationship by both the good things and the bad things in this life. How is our relationship with God the same? (Day 293)

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:

  1. Book 3 , Chapter 56 : We Ought to Deny Ourselves and Imitate Christ Through Bearing the Cross (October 16, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 57 : A Man Should Not Be Too Downcast When He Falls Into Defects (October 19, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

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

Footnotes:

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

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Week 41 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 41 Discussion Notes:1

  1. Rev. Bush wrote “Circumstances change, but principles abide, and human nature is the same from age to age.” Have you found this principle to be true? (Day 281)
  2. In Chapter 54, Kempis addresses the issue of “nature” (the old person, in sin) verses “grace” (the new person, saved by Christ). How do YOU match up in the comparison? (Days 282 and 283)
  3. Have you observed, what Kempis calls in chapter 55, “a nature prone to evil from youth.” That is, do you see, with your own eyes, that people, apart from God, tend, naturally, toward an evil nature? (Day 284)
  4. Kempis wrote in Chapter 55, “For without grace I can do nothing, but with its strength I can do all things in You.” Is accepting God’s grace literally a matter of all or nothing? (Day 286)

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:

  1. Book 3 , Chapter 54 : The Different Motions of Nature and Grace (October 9, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 55 : The Corruption of Nature and the Efficacy of Divine Grace (October 12, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

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

Footnotes:

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

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Week 39 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 39 Discussion Notes:1

  1. Kempis wrote in chapter 50, “You know all things without exception, and nothing in man’s conscience is hidden from You.” Is this a good or a bad thing for you? (Day 268)
  2. Kempis wrote that Jesus is willing to give us more than we ask of Him. Have you found this to be true? (Day 268)
  3. Kempis asks in Chapter 50, “What does Your servant possess that he has not received from You, and that without any merit of his own?” Are you a “self made” person? To what extent are you correct in saying you earned what you possess? Are you claiming credit for what God has done? (Day 268)
  4. Richard Henry Dana notes in Two Years Before the Mast that personal hardships don’t mitigate punishment. Everyone has hardships, so no one would ever be punished, if this was an adequate excuse for bad behavior. Do you agree? How does Dana’s observation on punishment compare to God’s treatment of punishment? (Day 271)

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:

  1. Book 3 , Chapter 50 : How a Desolate Person Ought to Commit Himself Into the Hands of God (September 25, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 51 : When We Cannot Attain to the Highest, We Must Practice the Humble Works (September 28, 2012)

Also Posted this Week at ImitateChrist.ORG:

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

Footnotes:

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

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