Monday, March 19, 2018

A Purpose Driven Life - Chapter 24

A Purpose Driven Life Chapter 24 - Transformed By Truth

Chapter Overview:  This chapter in growing to be like Christ was about seeing and accepting God's Word as truth - as it is, complete and infallible - and acting on it.  Rick also suggested that the reader try and get into a daily/yearly habit of reading through the bible.

Transformed by truth - hipster holding bible leaning on brick wall

2011 (40 years old)

What would you do if you knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Bible was the end all source of God's truth? Apparently Billy Graham had questions about certain passages in the bible. One night he laid them before the lord and decided to accept the bible as a whole as gods truth and after that his ministry had more power and anointing.

I gotta say this is one of the things I struggle with. It's interesting, actually, since one of the things Rick mentions in his introduction where he talks about all the different versions of the Bible he uses in the book is that he uses many short quotes/phrases from scripture following how scripture was quoted on the bible by Jesus and the apostles - sort of leaving the context out. God help me get to the place You want me to be.... figuring out the place for the Bible in my life.

2016 (45 years old)

The Truth transforms me. 'If you continue in my word, the you are my disciples indeed; and you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free'. What has God already told me in his Word that I haven't started doing yet?  Speaking the truth in love - being more confrontational in situations where I know something is not right.... choosing to ignore the situation is wrong. Essentially this chapter was the first one that focussed on the Bible and how important it is to the Christian walk and discipleship.


For background on what these 'Purpose Driven Life' posts are about, click this link.
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 1 - Its Not About Me
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 2 - You Are Not an Accident
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 3 - What Drives You?
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 4 - Eternity In Our Hearts
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 5 - What is Life?
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 6 - Life on Earth is a Temporary Assignment
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 7 - The Reason for Everything
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 8 - You Were Planned for God's Pleasure
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 9 - What Makes God Smile?
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 10 - The Surrendered Life
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 11 - Friend of God
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 12 - Friend of God II
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 13 - Worship That Pleases God
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 14 - When God Isn't There
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 15 - Part of God's Family
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 16 - What Matters Most
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 17 - You Belong
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 18 - Life is Meant to be Shared
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 19 - Made for Community
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 20 - Restoring Broken Fellowship
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 21 - Unity of the Church
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 22 - Transformed to be Like Christ
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 23 - Transformed by Thought
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 25 - Transformed by Trouble
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 26 - Transformed by Temptation
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 27 - Defeating Temptation
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 28 - It Takes Time
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 29 - Shaped for Serving God
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 30 - Our Place in Serving
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 31 - Finding Your Specific Purpose
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 32 - Using What God Gave You
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 33 - How Real Servants Act
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 34 - Thinking Like a Servant
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 35 - God Uses Our Weaknesses
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 36 - You Were Made for a Mission
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 37 - Sharing Your Life Message
  • My Appendix to Chapter 37
  • My Testimony Based on Chapter 37
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 38 - Becoming a World-Class Christian
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 39 - Balance
  • Purpose Driven Life Chapter 40 - Living With Purpose
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