Charity & Its Fruits Application Assignment #9
It’s been a couple weeks since any of us have engaged in Charity, myself included! Hopefully you have enjoyed the break from the class, and hopefully are sticking with the reading and application work down the stretch. Trust me, the best part of the book is coming up. So keep up the good work, and we’ll be done in three weeks!
Here’s the application questions, taken from sermons 10 and 11.
1. In sermon 10, on page 71 in the notes, Edwards talks about the balance between judging others too quickly, either on the negative or positive side. What does Edwards mean by this, and which way are you naturally prone to judge others?
2. Edwards lists three arenas where a censorious spirit occurs (points a., b., and c., pp. 71-73). Review the notes on these areas. Which of these are you most prone to judge others, and why?
3. Based on your answer in question #2, review now the Edwards’ applications on pages 75-76. What particular facets of application are instructive to you, and how will you arm yourself to better fight against a censorious spirit in the future?
4. Edwards’ text for sermon 11 was 1 Corinthians 13.6. The application portion of his sermon is very heart-searching. Read carefully over this section of the sermon (very bottom of page 245 through page 250 in the book), then review “B. 2.” in the notes (pp. 80-82).
Work through each of the aspects of self-examination by marking down, on a scale of 1 to 5 (where “1″ is poor, “2″ is fair, “3″ is okay, “4″ is good, and “5″ is excellent), how “real and sincere grace is in your soul.” Next to each aspect, write down a 1-2 sentence summary of your rationale for each mark.
