RITUAL | PART 4
Scripture Part 2

Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You. —Psalm 119:11

If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. —John 8:31-32 NABRE

WAYS TO ASSIMILATE:
1.

“Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing. That’s the Law of Consistency…If you want to grow, consistency is key.” —John Maxwell

2.

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. —James 1:22-25

“The point is: whenever Scripture challenges some of our deeply held beliefs, as it often does, we have a choice. We can challenge the Bible, or we can let the Bible challenge us. We can do a Jefferson on it, cutting out the bits we like and binning the rest. Or we can do a Jesus on it, affirming the accuracy of the Bible in spite of the difficulties we have with it, and allow it to refine our view of God, the world, sexuality, or whatever it may be.” —Andrew Wilson

“For believers to “follow Jesus” implies, among other things, adopting the same attitude towards God’s Word as Jesus had…Following Christ also means practicing what the Bible says. Simply put, we cannot truthfully say that we are followers of Jesus if we neglect or refuse to obey what the Bible tells us.” —Ray Lubeck