the futility of their mind
The passage it comes from
“So this I say, and affirm together with the Lord, that you walk no longer just as the Gentiles also walk, in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; and they, having become callous, have given themselves over to sensuality, for the practice of every kind of impurity with greediness.”
The phrases he takes, in order
the futility of their mind
excluded from the life of God
given themselves over
impurity with greediness
Where the book teaches it
Questions answered from this passage
- What is the relationship between truth, grace, and legalism?
- What are the seven steps downward that lead to death and the seven steps that lead to recovery?
- What are the five strengths and kinks of the soul of man?
- What does the Bible teach about mentality as a soul strength and soul kink?
- What is self-consciousness according to the Bible?
- What is the nature of humility, and how does it relate to our relationship with God?
- What does the Bible teach about the soul, including its strengths and weaknesses, and how it relates to spiritual warfare and the filling of the Holy Spirit?
- What are spiritual gifts and how do they differ from the gift of the Spirit?
- What is a spiritual gift and what is its purpose?
- How important are spiritual gifts in the life of a believer?
- How would you explain spiritual retreat/reversion to a friend? What Scriptures would you use to back your claims?
- What is the biblical definition of meekness?
- What is judging in the Christian life?
- What is meekness?
- What does it mean that Christ is the Head and the Church is His Body?
- How would you explain spiritual gifts and the ministry of the believer to a friend? What Scriptures would you use?
- What is spiritual retreat/reversion?
- What are the seven steps of reversion?
- What is the difference between discipline and punishment?
- What are the three stages of God’s discipline?
- What does the local church have to do with the individual believer’s spiritual growth?
- What does Paul mean in Ephesians 4:13 by “the unity of the faith”?
- What does he mean by “the knowledge of the Son of God”?
- What does Paul mean by “a mature man” in Ephesians 4?
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- What does he mean by “the fulness of Christ”?
- What qualities will characterize the lives of people who choose to remain spiritual infants?
- What is God’s goal for every believer?
- According to 2 Peter 1, what is the first prerequisite for growth?
- What does the Bible teach about our inherent power to overcome temptations?
- What are the seven steps from spiritual retreat to recovery?
- Describe the sin of Ahithophel and its results.
- Who is the uniquely born Son and why did He enter the human race?
- What does the Bible teach about judging in the Christian life?
- What is faith?
- In what five ways is water a picture of the Holy Spirit, and how do we harness His power?
- What does the Bible teach about spirituality?
- What are the three sources of temptation?
- What makes a person spiritual according to the Bible?
- What is the spiritual significance of letting God do great things in our lives?
- What does the Bible teach about carnality in the Christian life?
- What does the Bible teach about suffering?
- What does the Bible teach about faith-rest and sabbaths?
- What does the Bible teach about faith-rest?
- What is the spiritual life, and how do we live it?
- What is the biblical definition of a local church and its role in spiritual growth?
- What is the purpose of redeeming time?
- What is the Church?
- Who is Jesus Christ?
- What happened to Jesus on the cross?
- Retell the story of Zaccheus' encounter with Jesus.
- What do we have to do for salvation?
- What do we have to do after salvation for growth?
- Explain seven things the Bible says about faith.
- Explain the progression of faith using the five Hebrew words.
- What does the Bible teach about temptation, including its sources and how to overcome it?
- When the dispute arose between Hellenistic and Hebrew Christians in Acts 6, why did the apostles say it was not desirable for them to wait tables?
- What is the difference between the Church and the church?
- Define meekness in the biblical sense.
- What is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?
- What does “manifestation” (phaneroo) mean in 1 Corinthians 12?
- Who chooses a believer's spiritual gift?
- How can we discover our spiritual gift?
- What does he mean by “the race set before us”?
- Are believers who have died aware of what is happening on Earth? How do we know?
- On what are we to focus as we run our race? What happens if we focus on anything else?
- Name at least five things that you know absolutely are the will of God for your life and give biblical references for your answers.
- How would you describe to a friend the way the Christian life resembles a race? What Scriptures would you use to back your claims?
- What is carnality in the Christian life?
- What makes a person spiritual?
- How is water a picture of the Holy Spirit?
- What is the difference between the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and the filling of the Holy Spirit?
- Describe a “spiritual” person. How does one become spiritual?
- Are some people’s temptations more difficult than other people’s temptations?
- What limit does God set on our temptations?
- What are the three sources of temptations and how are we instructed to deal with each?
- Why did God allow a messenger of Satan to buffet Paul?
- Why did God say no to Paul’s prayer that He take away the thorn in Paul’s flesh?
- Why is it dangerous for us to harbor fears?
- What is the nature, formation, and function of the Church?
- What is the role of edification in the Church's mission?
- What does the Bible teach about baptisms?
- What are the different types of baptisms taught in the New Testament?
- What is the Christian way of life?