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The Puritanical view of sex called for no or limited sex within marriage. |
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Foster believes that Christians should reject greed and embrace an ascetic lifestyle. |
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Foster's basic premise is that money, sex, and power are inherently evil and will always ultimately lead people away from God. |
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Foster claims that this book is a book about ethic but not an ethics book. |
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Foster claims that the need today is for the people of faith to live faithfully. |
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Foster believes that an increase of money is a sign of God's blessing. |
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Foster tells of a summer internship he did in Hawaii during summer following his senior year in high school. |
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According to Foster, Jesus saw money as an idolatry we must be converted from in order to be converted to him. |
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According to Foster, the majority of comments made by Jesus concerning money focus on the negative aspects of money. |
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According to Foster, material provisions are the lavish gifts of a bountiful God. |
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Foster believes that Jesus gave "Mammon" a personal and spiritual character. |
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According to Foster, when we consistently give money we are actually giving ourselves. |
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Foster makes a clear distinction between working sacred (church related) jobs and secular jobs (non-church related) and states that Christians should only take secular as a last resort. |
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According to Foster, the key to using money properly is to cultivate a spirit of thanksgiving. |
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According to Foster, Jesus talked about money more than any other subject except the kingdom of God. |
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According to Foster, Jesus uses a dishonest act to teach an important spiritual truth. |
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According to Foster, to buy or sell frivolous items that have no real purpose or usefulness should be out-of-bounds for the follower of Jesus. |
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Foster makes a clear distinction between 'using' money and 'serving' money in this chapter. |
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Foster teaches that to be spiritual and fiscally responsible we must make decisions concerning Òmoney mattersÓ on the basis of our current financial condition (the balance in our bank account). |
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According to Foster, Jesus tells us to make friends through the use of unrighteous mammon. |
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According to Foster, all Christians should take a vow of poverty. |
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According to Foster, when you give something to someone, you are supporting the world of commerce. |
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According to Foster, the tithe is an Old Testament concept that has no baring on Christian behavior today. |
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According to Foster, it is best to reserve conversations about money with your child until the child is at least a teen so they will be able to fully understand. |
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According to Foster, Christians should respect money. |
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According to Foster, Christians should seek out financial advisors in their attempt to be good stewards. |
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According to Foster, some people need to give less than they are currently giving to be faithful to God. |
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According to Foster, single people are asexual. |
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According to Foster, single Christians should try to suppress their sexual feelings. |
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Foster can speak with authority concerning the single life because he is a single person himself. |
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According to Foster, nearly 10% of Jesus' teaching in the New Testament related to sex and marriage. |
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According to Foster, homosexuality is always a chosen behavior. |
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According to Foster, physical contact between singles should be limited to hand-holding until marriage. |
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According to Foster, genital sex outside of marriage violates the inner realty of the act. |
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According to Foster, masturbation is not inherently wrong or sinful. |
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According to Foster, St. Augustine promoted a positive and healthy view of sex. |
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According to Foster, the Bible holds a high celebrative view of human sexuality. |
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According to Foster, sex did not exist before the Fall (in the Garden of Eden). |
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Foster both believes in premarital sex for Christians as well as does not believe in it. |
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According to Foster, lust can easily be overcome if the Christian will simply say no to those things that attract them sexually. |
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According to Foster, the Song of Songs is a story about erotic love. |
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According to Foster, the relationship between a male and a female is the human expression of our relationship with God. |
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According to Foster, sexual fantasies are always wrong and should be eliminated from the Christian's life. |
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According to Foster, singles should avoid nurturing any type of intimacy. |
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According to Foster, sexual needs are on the same level as the body's needs for food, air, and water. |
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According to Foster, the mentally handicapped should not get married. |
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According to Foster, churches must not be distracted by 'counseling people before marriage' leaving this to the professionals. |
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Foster argues that married life is ultimately superior to single life. |
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According to Foster, marriage that is Christian is covenantal. |
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According to Foster, the welfare of others beyond the couple to be married must be considered when choosing a person to marry. |
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According to Foster, love is the basis for divorce as it is the basis for marriage. |
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According to Foster, all Christians should take a vow of fidelity. |
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According to Foster, although it might be necessary for a Christian to divorce a spouse, under no circumstance should they remarry because that would be a form of adultery. |
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According to Foster, we need two kinds of marriage; one governed by the State and one governed by the church. |
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According to Foster, as we grow spiritually a person's sexual intimacy within marriage will grow. |
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According to Foster, it is possible to commit emotional adultery. |
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According to Foster, the New Testament never mentions romantic love. |
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According to Foster, Moses permitted divorce to avoid women having their heads bashed against a wall. |
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According to Foster, adultery and desertion are the only two acceptable reasons for a Christian to seek a divorce. |
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According to Foster, leaders are more susceptible to misusing power than are those who follow. |
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According to Foster, Simon Magnus presents a positive response to power offered to him. |
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According to Foster, the sin of the Garden of Eden was the desire to be more than creatures. |
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According to Foster, he experienced 'spiritual darkness' while writing The Challenge of the Disciplined Life. |
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According to Foster, religious power can destroy in a way no other power can. |
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According to Foster, a key to not being enticed by destructive power is to have nothing to lose. |
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According to Foster, pride and power can both be sinful but one seldom impacts the other. |
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According to Foster, nothing touches us more profoundly for good or for ill than power. |
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According to Foster, to defeat destructive power one must exercise the spiritual gift of discernment. |
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According to Foster, it is an overstatement to think that cruel leaders like Hitler were being influenced by the demonic. |
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According to Foster, all power is inherently evil. |
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According to Foster, people can do the work of the Spirit in the flesh, although not as well as if they rely on the Spirit. |
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According to Foster, self-denial is the way the desire for self-esteem is satisfied. |
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According to Foster, leaders that abolished slavery demonstrated creative power. |
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According to Foster, Mickey Mantle, the great New York Yankee home run hitter, demonstrated the joy which is a hallmark of spiritual power. |
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According to Foster, humility is a mark of spiritual power. |
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According to Foster, servant leadership is the model that should exist in the local church. |
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According to Foster, parents should serve their children. |
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According to Foster, leaders must be under the authority of others. |
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According to Foster, a Christian can't be useful in service until they have learned to be obedient to God. |
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According to Foster, Bill Clinton demonstrated both positive and negative power while President of the United States of America. |
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According to Foster, service should be focused on God's people and allow the world systems serve those outside the church. |
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According to Foster, the parable of the prodigal son illustrates the powerless position of the almighty father. |
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According to Foster, when Jesus washed the disciple's feet, he redefined power. |
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According to Foster, the key to being a person of service is to look in the eye of the fugitive. |
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According to Foster, the answer to obtaining a biblical world-view on power is to take the vow of service. |
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| How did Puritans view work? |
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| They honored work. They saw no difference between the sacred and the secular. Proper moderation was taught. |
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| Do all Christian authors agree on the nature of money? |
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| How does one solve the debt problem? |
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| Getting out of debt is not the answer to the "debt problem." Paul teaches that the love of money is at the root of the problem. So we need to fall out of love with money to do so. |
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| Did Jesus live an ascetic life? |
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| Jesus lived among the people and enjoyed a normal life as a member of His society. If Jesus endorsed the ascetic life, He would have lived it. |
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| Is asceticism a good option for Christians? |
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| The better option is to live a life of simplicity. The common element of living within one's means remains constant. |
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| Which view of money is self-centered? |
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| Should Christians always buy the cheapest items? |
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| Christian's approach to money and possessions must align with Scripture if he or she desires to be an Authentic Christian. |
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| How does one’s view of money affect the way they use it? |
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| Their view on money will determine if they will abuse money or will use the money to further God's kingdom. |
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| What is the point of materialism/stuff? |
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| Money provides an avenue for self-fulfillment even if it means discomfort for others. |
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| What is the statistic that was given as to the $ amount most people believe would make them content? |
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| The American Institute of Public Opinion found that 70% of Americans thought they would be happier if they could earn only $37 more per week. |
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| Can non-Christians experience sex on the same level as a believer? |
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| The non-Christians hasn't experienced the unity that those who have become united with Christ have experienced. |
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| Is the Bible opposed to homosexual relationships? |
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| Are the two genders really that different? |
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| Yes, like the example given in the notes. "Girls dream of their wedding day, boys dream of their wedding night." |
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| When is adultery permissible? |
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| It is never accepted within a Christian marriage. |
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| Is it okay to be addicted to sexual activity? |
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| No it is not, if sex is like a drug addiction, if you keep feeding into your drug addiction you become more addicted to the point it destroys you and your life. |
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| What happens when Christ is brought into an unsanctioned sexual relationship? |
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| When we lower our sexual activities to that of animals or Non-Christians, we cheapen our relationship with God. |
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| For what purpose do hurt people often use sex? |
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| They usually use sex because they have a deep emotional issues. |
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| Which vow believed leaders were appointed by God? |
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| The Puritan Vow of Order. Leaders are appointed by God to accomplish His will. |
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| Is it ever ok to play along with the culture of power? |
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| No, it can become seductive and you can end up abusing the power. |
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| Which is better? Power over or Power within? |
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| Power within, because it is most likely the power is coming through God. |
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| What is the relationship between intervening power and exploitive power? |
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Intervening power: The perservative power of individuals often is insufficient against the magnitude of exploitive power.
Exploitive power: The ultimate goal is "power with" instead of "power over" |
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| What role does solitude play in receiving power? |
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| We need to have a willingness to be alone to reconnect with God. |
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| Which vow believed that power should be renounced? |
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| The Monastic Vow of Obedience |
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| What are Attained power, Positional power, Preservative power, and Intervening power? |
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Attained Power: Power-comes over time
Preservative Power: The ability of a particular existence to act in accordance with its being. Power is a gift from God, the Creator and Sustainer.
Intervening Power: Limits exploitive powers. |
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| What type of leadership should believers exhibit? |
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| They should experience Spiritual power |
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