12 Principles * Principle 12  
 Principle 12   

HAVING BEEN ACTIVELY LIVING OUT THESE PRINCIPLES AND SEEING THE FRUIT OF RECONCILIATION AND RESTORATION IN MY LIFE, I NOW DESIRE TO FULFILL THE COMMAND OF CHRIST, TO SHARE HIM WITH THOSE WHO ARE STILL CAUGHT IN A LIFESTYLE WHICH SUBJECTS THEM TO THE BONDAGE OF SIN AND FEAR, AND TO PRACTICE THE LORD’S PRINCIPLES IN ALL AREAS OF MY LIFE.

The first personal part of this principle experience is spiritual regeneration that I received when I accepted Jesus Christ into my life. By His grace I became born again, filled with the Holy Spirit, and came into a right relationship with God the Father. The second part was experienced when I came to the revelation that was revealed to me in Matthew 10:8 which states, "Freely I have received, freely I am to give." I will never grow in maturity nor can I keep what I will not give away if I don’t heed the principle that is stated in Luke 9:24. If having Jesus in my life is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me, nothing will keep me from telling others about Him. Then, finally, practicing the Lord’s principles becomes an ongoing, one day at a time, way of living in which I will continue to grow in the Lord and be renewed and transformed daily from faith to faith and glory to glory.

Acts 1:8—
  1. When do I receive power? Why do I receive it? Have I received this power?
  2. How can I be an effective witness? Who enables me to be one?
2 Corinthians 1:3-4—
  1. How does God comfort me? Why does He comfort me?
  2. Can I comfort others if I myself haven’t been comforted? Why or why not?
  3. Can my understanding of addiction/slavery enable me to minister more effectively to those who have been addicted? It is a necessity to have been addicted or can God enable someone who has never been addicted to minister if He so chooses?
Galatians 6:1-4—
  1. What should I do when "someone is caught in a sin"? Why should I "watch myself"? (compare with (cf) Matthew 7:1,5)
  2. How do I "restore someone gently"? Why should I? (cf Matthew 7:12)
  3. What does it mean to "carry each other’s burdens"?
1 Peter 5:8-9—
  1. What has self-control to do with resisting evil? (cf Romans 12:9-21)
  2. Do I know who my enemy is? Do I know who my enemy is not? (Ephesians 6:12) Am I ignorant of his schemes? Give an example of standing firm.
  3. How do I resist the devil? (cf 1 John 4:4, 5:4)
Jude 20-23—
  1. Whose faith am I to build myself up in, and whose spirit do I pray in?
  2. What three things do the scriptures direct me to do concerning others?
2 Timothy 4:3-5—
  1. What four things do these scriptures direct me to do? Am I doing these today? How?
  2. How many situations am I directed to "keep my head" in? Give an example.
Matthew 10:32-33—
  1. How do I "acknowledge or confess" Him? How can I "disown or deny" Him?
  2. Who restored me and keeps me sober and sane?
  3. Am I acknowledging Him in my lifestyle and word today?
Romans 10:14-17—
  1. What is the "good news"?
  2. How does God hear sinners? How does faith come to an unbeliever? What part do I have in it?
  3. Am I to carry the alcoholic or the message? What should my message contain? How is it different from the message of the world or secular support groups?
Matthew 9:35-38—
  1. What did Jesus experience when He saw the crowds? Is the lack of what He experienced why the workers are so few?
  2. Have I been called? Have I been sent? Is there anyone who is exempt or cannot fulfill this command? (cf 1 Peter 3:15) What should my desire be today?
1 Corinthians 9:19-23—
  1. What does it mean to become "as one under the law" or "as one not under the law"? What difference, if any, does it produce in a believer?
  2. To what extent am I willing to go in order to be used by God to lead people to Christ?
John 8:31-32—
  1. How do I become a disciple of Jesus? Do I realize I am one? How can "knowing the truth set me free"? When do I know the truth has set me free? Is it a feeling, experience, or the like?
  2. According to these scriptures, which come first: obedience, knowledge, or freedom?
John 15:7-8—
  1. When will "whatever I wish" be given to me? Why?
  2. What are the conditions for asking and receiving?
  3. How do I bring glory to the Father? What are His promises to me for remaining in His Word?
John 15:15-17—
  1. Why does Jesus call us His friends? What is "the Master’s business"? (cf Luke 9:56; John 3:17)
  2. Who does the choosing? Why? (cf John 15:16; 1 John 4:10; Romans 3:11)
  3. Am I aware of Whom I belong to? Why? (cf 1 Corinthians 6:19-20)
1 Peter 4:7-8—
  1. What does self-control and clear-mindedness have to do with prayer?
  2. Is love (Agape) a gift? Can I give it if I do not have it? What does it take to get love (Agape)? Why should I "love others deeply"?

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