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Week 19 : Imitate Christ, Christian Mens Breakfast

Week 19 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In Chapter 5, Kempis wrote about God’s love. Is it correct to say that love is so closely related to God, that love carries, by its nature, a bit of Godliness? (Day 128)
  2. Has the love you have experienced in this life been what Kempis described: “nothing stronger or higher or wider; nothing is more pleasant, nothing fuller, and nothing better in heaven or on earth?” (Day 128)
  3. The Little Kempis says, “Do you wish to have the love of God, and peace with the your Christian brothers and sister?” How does the peace you have with other Christians relate to your love of God? (Day 130)
  4. In chapter 6, Kempis wrote that we ought to stand with those we love in good times and in bad times. Is this advice a bit dated — or does it still apply? (Day 131)

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 5 : The Wonderful Effect of Divine Love (May 8, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 6 : The Proving of a True Lover (May 11, 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 18: Christian Mens Breakfast: Imitate Christ

Week 18 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In chapter 3, Kempis includes a prayer with this passage: “I am Your poorest and meanest servant, a vile worm, much more poor and contemptible than I know or dare to say.” The context of this thought is key to understanding its meaning. (Day 121)
  2. John Paul II wrote in CROSSING THE THRESHOLD OF HOPE, “The right to life means the right to be born and then continue to live until one’s natural end.” Many people, apparently including a majority of the Justices on the US Supreme Court disagree. Do you think there are exceptions to the right described by John Paul II? (Day 122)
  3. In chapter 4, Kempis refers to the widely quoted scriptural fragment, “the truth will make you free.” But taken out of context, the meaning is completely perverted. It is not just any truth that will make you free–it is the truth of Jesus Christ! John 8:31-32 (Day 124)
  4. Kempis wrote in chapter 4, “Let nothing seem important or precious or desirable except that which is everlasting.” Since nothing, apart from God and His Kingdom, is “everlasting,” it is God alone who is truly “important, precious or desirable.” (Day 124)

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 3 : Listen Humbly to the Words of God. Many Do Not Heed Them (May 1, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 4 : We Must Walk Before God in Humility and Truth (May 4, 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 17: Christian Mens Breakfast: Imitate Christ

Week 17 Discussion Notes:1

  1. In section 359 of THE LITTLE KEMPIS, the author wrote, “Your conversations should be brief and devout. It is better to be silent, than to talk without caution.” Do you agree? (Day 113)
  2. Kempis recommends in chapter 1 that we listen to God, and ignore the gossip and idle chatter of this world: “Blessed are the ears that catch the accents of divine whispering, and pay no heed to the murmurings of this world.” Is this good advice? How do we put it into practice? (Day 114)
  3. Kempis urges in section 197 of THE LITTLE KEMPIS, “It is difficult to take time, and exercise moderation, with every word you use and every duty you perform.” Is this advice a recipe for never getting ahead in today’s world? (Day 115)
  4. In chapter 2, Kempis says God alone can perfectly instruct us. Without God, not even the the great prophets could instruct us. (Day 117)

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 1 : The Inward Conversation of Christ with the Faithful Soul (April 24, 2012)
  2. Book 3 , Chapter 2 : Truth Speaks Inwardly Without the Sound of Words (April 27, 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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